Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Wednesday, 8th June, 2016 7.00 pm

Venue: Committee Rooms 2 & 3, Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 6SL. View directions

Contact: Kenna-Victoria Martin, Senior Democratic Services Officer  Email: Direct.Democracy@thurrock.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 135 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of Cabinet held on 9 March 2016.

Minutes:

The Minutes of Cabinet, held on 9 March 2016, were approved as a correct record.

 

Councillor B. Little commented that the Congestion Task Force was not included within the recommendations of the Lower Thames Crossing report. The Chief Executive explained that the Congestion Task Force was not a recommendation within the original report but it was mentioned within the minute of the Lower Thames Crossing item.

 

Cabinet were assured that the Congestion Task Force had been organised and was in place.

2.

Items of Urgent Business

To receive additional items that the Chair is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency, in accordance with Section 100B (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business

3.

Declaration of Interests

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

4.

Statements by the Leader

Minutes:

The Leader of the Council advised that the agenda for the evening was light; however the Cabinet were working with Officers to look at future items. He continued by commenting that he felt Overview and Scrutiny was not used to its full potential in Thurrock, therefore more reports would be presented to the relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committee prior to Cabinet.

5.

Petitions submitted by Members of the Public

Minutes:

There were no petitions submitted.

6.

Questions from Non-Executive Members

Minutes:

The Leader of the Council advised that no questions had been submitted from Non-Executive Members.

7.

Briefings on Policy, Budget and Other Issues

Minutes:

There were no items on Policy, Budget or other issue reported to the Cabinet.

8.

Matters Referred to the Cabinet for Consideration by an Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Minutes:

The Leader of the Council informed Members that no matters had been referred to the Cabinet by an Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

9.

Appointment s to Outside Bodies, Statutory and other Panels (Decision 01104371) pdf icon PDF 59 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Gledhill, the Leader of the Council, briefly introduced the report which outlined the nominations made by Cabinet to Outside Bodies, Statutory and Other Panels for those appointments.

 

The nominations to Outside Bodies, Statutory and Other Panels were as follows:

 


Organisation

Appointees

Anglian (Eastern) Regional Flood & Coastal Committee

(1 seat held jointly, bi-annually, with Southend)

 

1. Councillor G.Rice

Association for Public Services Excellence

 

1. Councillor Gledhill (Leader of the Council)

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Board of Governors

 

1. Councillor Ojetola

Anglian (Eastern) Regional Flood & Coastal Committee

(1 seat held jointly, bi-annually, with Southend)

 

1. Councillor G.Rice

East of England Regional Transport Forum

1.   Councillor B.Little

Essex Partnership for Flood Management

 

1. Councillor  Collins

Essex Pension Fund Advisory Board

 

1. Councillor  Hebb

Groundwork South Essex Trust

 

1. Councillor  Stewart

 

Impulse Leisure

 

1. Councillor  Redsell

Local Government Association

 

 

 

1. Councillor  Smith

 

2. Councillor  Kent

Museums in Essex

 

1. Councillor  G.Rice

Thames Gateway South Essex Partnership Board (Leader and Chief Executive)

1.   Councillor Gledhill (Leader of the Council)

Thames Gateway South Essex Transport Board

1.Councillor B.Little

Thurrock Arts Council

 

1. Councillor  B. Litte

Thurrock Local Enterprise Agency

 

1. Councillor  Hague

Thurrock Sports Council

 

1. Councillor  Watkins

Veolia North Thames Trust

 

1.Counicllor Tolson

Thurrock Children’s Trust Partnership Board

1.   Councillor Halden

 

2.Councillor Okunade

 

3.Councillor Gamester

 

Thurrock Community Safety Partnership

 

1. Councillor  Tolson

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the nominations to Outside Bodies, Statutory and Other Panels be approved.

 

Reason for Decision - as stated in the report

This decision is subject to call-in

 

 

 

 

Before closing the meeting the Leader assured everyone, that future Cabinet meetings would last longer than 6 minutes.