Agenda

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

The minutes of the meeting of the Neighbourhood Services Scrutiny Commission held on 17 March 2022 are attached and Members are asked to confirm them as a correct record.

Members will be asked to note the Terms of Reference for Scrutiny Commissions as set out in the Council’s Constitution.

See Leicester City Council’s Constitution here.

Members will be asked to note the membership of the Commission for 2022/23:

Councillor Thalukdar (Chair)

Councillor Solanki (Vice-Chair)

Councillor Byrne

Councillor Kitterick

Councillor O’Donnell

Councillor Pickering

Councillor Rahman

Members will be asked to note meeting dates of the Commission for 2022/23 which are as follows:

Tuesday 28 June 2022

Tuesday 16 August 2022

Tuesday 4 October 2022

Tuesday 15 November 2022

Thursday 12 January 2023

Thursday 2 March 2023

All meetings to take place at 5.30pm at City Hall unless otherwise notified.

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any petitions submitted in accordance with the Council’s procedures.

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 Director of Neighbourhood and Environmental Services submits a presentation giving an overview of the Services covered by the Commission.

The Director of Neighbourhood and Environmental Services submits a report to provide an outline of how Ward Funding was spent across the city between April 2021 and March 2022. This report seeks to provide an insight into the variety of projects and initiatives that took place in the wards, and some of those that were important to residents locally.

The Director of Planning, Development, and Transportation submits a presentation updating the Commission on the planned regeneration project in Stocking Farm.

The Director of Neighbourhood and Environmental Services submits a report to provide Members with an update on progress for the period 2021/22 on the Tree Strategy which was adopted by the City Council in November 2018.

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