Eastleigh Borough Council Policy and Performance Scrutiny Panel Meeting

There were no declarations of interest in relation to items of business on the agenda.

It was AGREED -

That the Minutes of the meeting of the Panel held on 9 March 2023 be confirmed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

There was no public participation on this occasion.

The Chair welcomed the Committee back to another municpal year and welcomed Councillors Caws, Baker and Reynolds as members.

Housing Policies Task and Finish Group

Councillor Broomfield confirmed that the Group had not met recently but a meeting was due to take place in the next couple of weeks. It was agreed that Councillor Baker be appointed to the Task and Finish Group which will be Chaired by Councillor Asman.

Graffiti Task and Finish Group

It was agreed that a Graffiti Task and Finish Group be formed which will be Chaired by Councillor Gomer and include Councillors Spencer, Broomfield and Baker.

The Resource Manager gave a short presentation and highlighted the key Corporate Performance Indicators.

Councillor Asman joined the meeting at 18:57.

RESOLVED –

That the Policy and Performance Scrutiny Panel noted the performance and provisional financial outturn position of the Council.

The Corporate Strategy Manager gave a presentation and outlined the purpose of the Corporate Plan, the themes of the new plan and the next steps.

Councillor Baker requested that the document be available in an Easy Read format.

RESOLVED –

Policy and Performance Scrutiny Panel noted the proposed new Corporate Plan Three-year Action Plan 2023-26.

The Planning Policy Specialist introduced the report.

RESOLVED –

That Policy and Performance Scrutiny Panel made the following recommendations to Cabinet:

(1)  To clarify the approach to EV charging points in residential apartment buildings with fewer than 10 associated parking spaces (paragraph 5.1.3) in order to provide greater certainty about what the policy seeks to achieve from such developments;

(2)  To note the potential affordances of slow charging, tariff-linked charging, and charging based on domestic micro-generation in order to support grid balancing and to take those capabilities into account in addition to the fast-charging capability requested in paragraph 5.1.4; and

(3)  To specify the minimum width on entry into car barns (paragraph 5.6.3).

The Panel considered the Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

It was AGREED that the report be noted.

Panel members considered their Work Programme.

Councillor Broomfield requested that an item on grass cutting performance strategy be discussed at a future meeting.

It was AGREED that the Work Programme be noted.