Agenda item

To note the draft public minutes of the meeting held on 27 June 2016.

RESOLVED – That the draft minutes of the meeting held on 27 June 2016 be noted.

Matters Arising

The Superintendent drew members’ attention to the Consultative Committee’s views on the proposed changes to the format of committee meetings and minute styles. The proposals were discussed under Item 5.

Café Leases

The Superintendent updated the Committee on the formation of the Café Working Party, the first meeting of which was due to take place on 19 July 2016.

There was a discussion on the composition of the group, following the Consultative Committee’s suggestion that the number of “petitioners” should be increased. In response to a Member’s concern that the opinions of one particular group could dominate the discussion and affect the outcome of the lease, the Chairman summarised the following points:

-       The group was non-decision making and collaborative

-       The “petitioners” provided knowledge of the local community

-       We needed to ensure that knowledge of each of the three cafes was adequately covered in the group’s composition

-       The petitioners did not have a single agenda and should no longer be referred to in those terms.

It was advised that the Working Party would be evaluating the suggested criteria for the consultation in terms of People, Environment and Economic outcomes. A consultation would be carried out with both users and non-users of the Heath using online and clipboard-based surveys, with focus groups used to form appropriate questions. Visits would also be conducted to other sites offering similar cafés.