Issue - meetings

Committee is asked to:

1.    Agree the Terms of Reference (Appendix A) for establishing the Staines Masterplan Task Group and agree member appointments to the Task Group,

2.    Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chair of Environment and Sustainability Committee to make decisions on the Staines Masterplan project at the required gateway points in the project programme; and

3.    Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chair of Environment and Sustainability Committee to make any future changes to membership of the Staines Masterplan Task Group.

The Committee resolved to:

·       agree the Terms of Reference (Appendix A) for establishing the Staines Masterplan Task Group and agree member appointments to the Task Group as detailed but adding that they should be from Staines wards

·       delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chair of Environment and Sustainability Committee, to make decisions on the Staines Masterplan project at the required gateway points in the project programme; and

·       delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chair of the E&S Committee, to make any future changes to membership of the Staines Masterplan Task Group.

The Committee considered the establishment of a Staines Masterplan Task and Finish Group. The Staines Masterplan was a major project which would shape the future development of Staines, and establishing a cross-party task group would allow stakeholder involvement to ensure the masterplan reflected community priorities. The development of a masterplan was a key element of the Council’s Improvement and Recovery Plan.

The Committee expressed concern over decisions being delegated rather than brought to Committee, but the Committee were assured of member oversight and the delegation of decisions would assist with the project progressing at pace. The Committee clarified that councillors from the three Staines wards would be members of the task group.

The Committee resolved to:

1.    agree the Terms of Reference (Appendix A) for establishing the Staines Masterplan Task Group and agree member appointments to the Task Group as detailed but adding that they should be from Staines wards

2.    delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chair of Environment and Sustainability Committee, to make decisions on the Staines Masterplan project at the required gateway points in the project programme; and

3.    delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chair of the E&S Committee, to make any future changes to membership of the Staines Masterplan Task Group.