Agenda and decisions

The Chair noted that the Members of the Scrutiny Committee had agreed to scrutinise the following items from the Scrutiny and Cabinet Board agendas:

-      3. Verbal Update - Waste Strategy Action Plan Measure 11 (pursuant to rule 10.1 of the scrutiny procedure rules)

-      7. Healthy Travel Charter

-      8. Performance Measures 2023/2024 – Quarter 3

-      13. Highways Works Programme 2024/25

-      14. Street Lighting Energy - Consultation Response

-      17. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Camera Request (Exempt under Paragraph 18)

-      18. Proposed lifting of Restrictive Covenants and sale of a small area of land at The Former Four Winds Hotel, Princess Margaret Way, Port Talbot (Exempt under Paragraph 14)

Cllr Stephanie Grimshaw declared an interest in Item 14 as she works for Welsh Women’s Aid.

The update was noted.

To select appropriate items from the Cabinet Board agenda for Pre-Decision Scrutiny (Cabinet Board reports included for Scrutiny Members)

7. Healthy Travel Charter

The report was noted.

8. Performance Measures 2023/2024 – Quarter 3

The report was noted.

13. Highways Works Programme 2024/25

Following scrutiny, members supported the recommendations to Cabinet Board.

14. Street Lighting Energy - Consultation Response

Following scrutiny recommendation 1 was noted.

Following scrutiny, recommendation 2 was supported to Cabinet Board.

Following scrutiny, an amendment was put forward in relation to recommendation 3. The amended recommendation as set out below was supported to Cabinet Board.

3. Approve a pilot study of part nighttime lighting to gain a better understanding of the impacts of such saving strategies and thereby enable evidence-based decisions to be made in the future, if considered appropriate. Prior to such a pilot taking place, a further report is brought before Members giving details of the geographical location of the proposed pilot study, the duration of the pilot study, and the times when the lights will be turned off/on, all to be agreed by Members prior to any pilot being undertaken. The results of pilot scheme then being referred to Members to inform any future decisions, if considered necessary. Consultation shall be undertaken as part of the pilot study and shall include an assessment of the impacts upon women and young girls in terms of violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence. The results of that consultation shall be reported to members following the completion of the pilot and consultation.

For the Committee to comment on and note the actions and the progress from the previous meetings.

The Members of the Committee noted the Action Log.

For the Committee to receive the Forward Work Programme of the Environment, Regeneration & Streetscene Services Scrutiny Committee for 2023-24.

The Members of the Committee noted the Forward Work Programme.

Any urgent items at the discretion of the Chairperson pursuant to Section 100BA(6)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

There were none.

Access to Meetings to resolve to exclude the public for the following item(s) pursuant to Section 100A(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972 and the relevant exempt paragraphs of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act.

That pursuant to Section 100A(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following items of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act.

To select appropriate private items from the Cabinet Board agenda for Pre-Decision Scrutiny (Cabinet Board reports enclosed for Scrutiny Members).

17. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Camera Request (Exempt under Paragraph 18)

Following scrutiny, members supported the recommendations to Cabinet Board.

18. Proposed lifting of Restrictive Covenants and sale of a small area of land at The Former Four Winds Hotel, Princess Margaret Way, Port Talbot (Exempt under Paragraph 14)

Following scrutiny, members supported the recommendations to Cabinet Board.