Agenda item

APPOINTMENT OF SUB-COMMITTEES

Report of the Town Clerk.

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk concerning the appointment of its Sub-Committees, their composition and terms of reference. The Town Clerk advised that under the new standing orders, the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of a sub-committee would be the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the appointing committee or their nominees subject to the support of the wider Committee membership.

 

Streets and Walkways Sub Committee

The Town Clerk announced that with seven Members expressing an interest in standing for the seven available spaces from the Planning and Transportation Committee, a ballot would not be required.

 

Local Plans Sub-Committee

The Town Clerk announced that with nine Members expressing an interest in standing for the five available spaces from the Planning and Transportation Committee, a ballot would be required.

 

MOTION – A Motion was put and seconded that for the ensuing year, the Sub-Committee should be expanded to include nine members of the Committee (excluding the Chairman and Deputy Chairman) rather than five Members, to ensure continuity.

 

The Motion was put and fell with 8 votes for, 13 votes against and 1 abstention.

 

RESOLVED – That the appointment, composition and terms of reference of the sub-committees for the ensuing year are approved as follows: -

 

1)     Streets and Walkways Sub-Committee

·       The Chairman of the Grand Committee

·       The Deputy Chairman of the Grand Committee as Chairman

Seven other Members as follows:

·       Deputy Randall Anderson

·       John Edwards as Deputy Chairman

·       Deputy Marianne Fredericks

·       Deputy Edward Lord

·       Deputy Alastair Moss

·       Alderwoman Susan Pearson

·       Ian Seaton

 

  • Together with four Members representing the Finance, Police and Open Spaces, City Gardens and West Ham Park and Port Health and Environmental Services Committees.

 

Terms of Reference

 

6.

 

The Sub-Committee is responsible for:-

 

(a)

traffic engineering and management, maintenance of the City’s streets, and the agreement of schemes affecting the City’s Highways and Walkways (such as street scene enhancement, traffic schemes, pedestrian facilities, special events on the public highway and authorising Traffic Orders) in accordance with the policies and strategies of the Grand Committee;

 

(b)

all general matters relating to road safety;

 

(c)

the provision, maintenance and repair of bridges, subways and footbridges, other than the five City river bridges;

 

(d)

public lighting, including street lighting;

 

(e)

day-to-day administration of the Grand Committee’s car parks

 

(f)

all matters relating to the Riverside Walkway, except for adjacent open spaces; and

 

(g)

to be responsible for advising the Grand Committee on:-

(i)     progress in implementing the Grand Committee’s plans, policies and strategies relating to the City’s Highways and Walkways;  and

(ii)    the design of and strategy for providing signposts in the City

 

(h)       Those matters of significance will be referred to the Grand Committee to seek concurrence.

 

2)     Local Plans Sub-Committee

·       The Chairman of the Grand Committee as Chairman

·       The Deputy Chairman of the Grand Committee as Deputy Chairman

Five other Members as follows:

·       Deputy Randall Anderson

·       John Edwards

·       Deputy Edward Lord

·       Deputy Alastair Moss

·       Alderwoman Susan Pearson

 

·       Together with two Members representing the Policy and Resources Committee and the Port Health and Environmental Services Committees.

 

The Committee also approved the Terms of Reference as set out in the report.

 

Terms of Reference

 

To provide guidance and make recommendations on changes to the City of London

Local Plan to the Grand Committee.

 

3)     Planning Applications Sub-Committee

 

 

Terms of Reference

 

To determine all planning, listed building and advertisement consent applications (including matters relating to planning obligations,  conditions and to the principle of stopping up orders under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relevant to such determinations) not delegated to officers under the Scheme of Delegation with all other functions within the Terms of Reference of the Planning and Transportation Committee not delegated to officers continuing to be exercised by that Committee or any other Sub-committees to which it delegates functions.

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