Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: David Hicks 1 - Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham RG40 1BN

Contact: Anne Hunter  Democratic & Electoral Services Lead Specialist

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Items
No. Item

36.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence

Minutes:

An apology for absence was submitted from Councillor Charlotte Haitham Taylor.

37.

Declaration of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest submitted.

38.

Public Question Time

To answer any public questions

 

A period of 30 minutes will be allowed for members of the public to ask questions submitted under notice.

 

The Council welcomes questions from members of the public relating to the item on the agenda only.

 

For full details of the procedure for submitting questions please contact the Democratic Services Section on the numbers given below or go to www.wokingham.gov.uk/publicquestions

Minutes:

There were no public questions submitted.

39.

Member Question Time

To answer any member questions

 

A period of 20 minutes will be allowed for Members to ask questions submitted under Notice relating to the item on the agenda only.

 

Any questions not dealt with within the allotted time will be dealt with in a written reply.

Minutes:

There were no Member questions submitted.

40.

Council Plan Engagement Document pdf icon PDF 82 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the Engagement Summary document be approved, subject to minor amendments put forward at the meeting, and a consultation with the Wokingham Borough community and stakeholders commence.

Minutes:

The Executive considered a report setting out the Engagement Summary for the Borough Plan which summarised the proposed vision and priorities for Wokingham Borough over the next five years.

 

During discussion of the report Members raised the following matters and asked for appropriate amendments to be made to the Engagement Summary:

 

·         Main Areas of spend the Council also provides:

o   The word “housing” should be clarified to show that the responsibility of the Council was limited to the provision of affordable housing;

o   It was queried why Libraries were not mentioned;

·         Affordable housing:  “More people becoming homeless and in priority need”.  Members asked that some context be included with the wording as it gave the impression that there were a large number of homeless people in the Borough;

·         The Facts: the wording “delayed transfers of care” to be explained.

 

RESOLVED: That the Engagement Summary document be approved, subject to minor amendments put forward at the meeting, and a consultation with the Wokingham Borough community and stakeholders commence.