Agenda

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

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

The minutes of the meetings of the Overview Select Committee held on  1^st December 2025 and 3^rd December 2025 have been circulated, and Members will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

The Chair is invited to make any announcements as they see fit. 

To note progress on actions agreed at the previous meeting and not reported elsewhere on the agenda (if any).

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any questions, representations and statements of case submitted in accordance with the Council’s procedures.

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any petitions.

The Monitoring Officer informs that a petition has been received as follows:

“We, the residents of Arbour Road, are facing ongoing and increasing difficulties with parking on our street. Day by day, it has become harder for households to find safe and convenient parking near their homes.

Many nearby streets in our area already operate under a Resident Parking Permit scheme. Because of this, a large number of non-residents are choosing to park on Arbour Road instead, creating significant congestion and leaving local residents without available parking spaces.

This situation is causing daily stress and inconvenience for families, elderly residents, carers, and working people who depend on accessible parking close to their homes.

Therefore, we the undersigned respectfully request that the Council introduce a Household Resident Parking Permit Scheme for Arbour Road.

This will help to:

-         Ensure residents can park safely near their homes

-         Reduce congestion caused by non-resident long-stay parking

-         Bring fairness and consistency with neighbouring streets

-         Improve overall traffic management and community wellbeing

We kindly ask the Council to review this matter urgently and take action to support the residents of Arbour Road.”

The Monitoring Officer submits a report that updates Members on the monitoring of outstanding petitions. The Committee is asked to note the current outstanding petitions and agree to remove those petitions marked ‘Petitions Process Complete’ from the report.

The City Mayor will answer questions raised by members of the Overview Select Committee on issues not covered elsewhere on the agenda.

An Executive decision taken by the Deputy City Mayor for Housing on 9 January 2026 relating to a LGSCO Maladministration report 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).

The Director of Corporate Services submits a report to provide a broad outline of the workforce challenges that Local Authorities, including Leicester, are facing.

The Director of Housing Submits a report setting out the City Mayor’s proposed Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget for 2025/26 prior to it being considered at Full Council on 19th February 2025. A minute extract from the meeting of the Housing Scrutiny Commission on 13^th January 2026 is appended at Appendix H.

The Director of Finance submits a report setting out the City Mayor’s proposed Draft General Fund Revenue Budget for 2026/27.

The draft minute extracts detailing the respective Scrutiny Commissions’ discussion on the Draft Revenue and Capital Budget reports are attached:

Housing – 13^th January 2026

Economic Development, Transport and Climate Emergency – 14^th January 2026

Adult Social Care – 15^th January 2026

Children Young People and Education – 20^th January 2026

Culture and Neighbourhoods – 22^nd January 2026

The Director of Finance submits a report setting out the City Mayor’s proposed Draft Three Year Capital Programme 2026/27.

The Director of Finance submits a report outlining the Treasury & Investment Strategies for 2026/27.

The current work programme for the Committee is attached.  The Committee is asked to consider this and make comments and/or amendments as it considers necessary.