Agenda

Special Meeting, Economic Development, Transport and Climate Emergency Scrutiny Commission - Thursday, 6 August 2026 5:30 pm

Venue: Meeting Room G.01, Ground Floor, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ

Contact: Ed Brown, Senior Governance Officer, email:  edmund.brown@leicester.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

1.

Welcome and Apologies for Absence

To issue a welcome to those present, and to confirm if there are any apologies for absence.

2.

Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed on the agenda.

3.

Membership of the Commission 2026-27

The Membership of the Commission will be confirmed and noted.

 

CHAIR

Councillor Sue Waddington

VICE CHAIR

Councillor Ted Cassidy

 

Councillor Stephen Bonham

 

Councillor Adam Clarke

 

Councillor Nags Agath

 

Councillor Hemant Rae Bhatia

 

Councillor Abdul Osman

 

Councillor Nigel Porter

 

4.

Dates of Meetings for the Commission 2026-27

Members will be asked to note the meeting dates of the commission for 2026-27:

 

26 August 2026

11 November 2026

19 January 2027

25 February 2027

5.

Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 63 KB

The Commission will be asked to note the Terms of Reference.

6.

CALL-IN OF EXECUTIVE DECISIONS: ST MARGARET'S JUNCTION IMPROVEMENT FUNDING AND LEICESTER RAILWAY STATION - FUNDING SUPPORT FROM DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT pdf icon PDF 99 KB

Two Executive decisions taken by the City Mayor on 22 July 2026 relating to major transport infrastructure funding has been the subject of a 5-member call-in under the procedures at Rule 12 of Part 4D, City Mayor and Executive Procedure Rules, of the Council’s Constitution.

The Committee is recommended to either:

 

a)    Note the report without further comment or recommendation. (If the report is noted the process continues and the call in will be considered at a future meeting of Full Council); or

 

b)    Comment on the specific issues raised by the call-in. (If comments are made the process continues and the comments and call in will be considered at a future meeting of Full Council); or

 

c)    Resolve that the call-in be withdrawn (If the committee wish for there to be no further action on the call-in, then they must actively withdraw it. If withdrawal is agreed the call-in process stops, the call-in will not be considered at a future meeting of Full Council and the originaldecision takes immediate affect without amendment).

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7.

Any Other Urgent Business