Agenda and draft minutes
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Apologies for Absence and Substitutions
To report any apologies for absence and substitutions Minutes: None were received. |
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting: 5 December 2018 PDF 2 MB
To agree the minutes of the previous meeting as a true and accurate record of proceedings. Additional documents: Minutes: 1. A Member of the Committee raised an issue with the formatting of the Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Performance and Transformation Update presentation, which had been attached to the minutes of the previous meeting on 5 December 2018 as Annex 1. The Chairman told the Committee that the formatting will be corrected and attached to the minutes of the 22 February 2019 meeting as Annex 1. 2. The minutes were then agreed by the Committee. |
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Declarations of Interest
All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter:
i. any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or;
ii. other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting
NOTES:
· Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest;
· as well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner); and
· Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial.
Minutes: 1. Mr Jonathan Essex informed the Committee that he is a member of the Campaign to Protect Rural England. 2. A discussion was had about those Members of the Committee who are also members of the Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT). The Chairman stated that membership would not represent a conflict of interest. |
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Questions & Petitions
To receive any questions or petitions
Notes:
1. The deadline for Member’s questions is 12.00pm four working days before the meeting (insert date).
2. The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (insert date).
3. The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received. Minutes: None were received. |
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A Joint 25 Year Strategy for Surrey's Countryside Estate PDF 709 KB
Purpose of the Item:
· To update the Members of the Committee on the development of a joint 25 year strategy with the Surrey Wildlife Trust for Surrey’s Countryside Estate.
· Share outputs from engagement with the public and other key stakeholders.
· Set out the framework for the strategy and invite comments to help develop the final strategy.
Additional documents: Minutes: Witnesses:
Mike Goodman, Cabinet Member for Environment and Waste Lisa Creaye-Griffin, Countryside Group Manager
Key points raised during the discussion:
1. The Cabinet Member for Environment and Waste explained the background to the Strategy and discussed the public consultation which was scheduled to go live in May 2019. 2. The Committee heard from the Countryside Group Manager, who presented a slideshow (attached as Annex 1) on the strategy. The officer explained that the Strategy engagement process started by working with members of the community such as major landowners and community liaison groups and ran a Caring for the Countryside survey between September and December 2018. 3. The Countryside Group Manager then went on to discuss the feedback gathered through focus group workshops, which showed a difference in the views of younger and older users. This was particularly evident on the issue of car parking charges, with younger users showing a greater willingness to pay. 4. Discussing emerging themes, the Countryside Group Manager told the Committee that the feedback gathered showed a desire from users to know more about the sites and what they offer. As a result, Highways, Transport and Environment (HTA) were looking at ways to increase interaction with users and help join up sites across the county. The Countryside Group Manager also spoke about the importance of supporting the farms and businesses that are based on the Countryside Estate. 5. The Countryside Group Manager went on to speak about the structure of the Strategy and asked the Committee for their advice on whether it was moving in the right direction. The officer also talked about the desire to get communities more involved in running their local sites and potential areas of local collaboration moving forward. 6. The Chairman spoke about her disappointment with the Strategy and the lack of clarity contained within the feedback. While the Strategy indicated that there was a strong desire from residents for the Surrey countryside to be protected and maintained, the Chairman said that she felt there was a misunderstanding with residents over the management of the sites and the related costs. 7. Two Members of the Committee expressed their concern that the SWT were not present. 8. Responding to a Member’s question about disability access at the Countryside Estate, the Cabinet Member for Environment and Waste spoke about the improvements that had been made to trails and car parks but agreed that more needed to be done. He then told the Committee that a section of the final Strategy would be dedicated to the issue. 9. A discussion was had about the demographics of those who had responded to the consultation laid out in the report, with one Member saying they found it difficult to provide adequate feedback due to the small number of participants. Speaking about the annual costs of maintaining the estates, the Countryside Group Manager told the Committee that the estates are managed as a whole and have a central cost, which made it difficult to break down the ... view the full minutes text for item 23. |
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Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Transformation Working Group Scoping Document PDF 137 KB
Purpose of the Item: The Committee is asked to review and agree the scoping document for the Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Transformation Working Group before submission to the Corporate Overview Select Committee for comment and final sign off.
Additional documents: Minutes: Witnesses:
Denise Turner-Stewart, Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Fire and Resilience Steve Owen-Hughes, Acting Chief Fire Officer Jason Russell, Executive Director (Highways, Transport and Environment)
Key points raised during the discussion:
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Recommendations Tracker and Forward Work Programme PDF 113 KB
The Select Committee is asked to approve its Forward Work Programme and review its Recommendations Tracker providing comment as required. Additional documents: Minutes: Key points raised during the discussion:
1. The Chairman informed the Committee that the only change they needed to be informed of was concerned with a new community recycle centres working group that had been requested by the Cabinet Member for Environment and Waste. This would be chaired by Dr Andrew Povey, who would report to the Environment Select Committee before going to Cabinet. 2. The Chairman discussed the two items on the recommendations tracker and told the Committee that these would be chased up as they are yet to be completed. |
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Date of the Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Select Committee will be held 24 April 2019 in the Ashcombe Suite at County Hall. Minutes: The next meeting will take place on 24 April 2019 in the Ashcombe Suite, County Hall. |