(a) Public Questioner 1
1. What is the timescale on producing the
community plan?
2. How can members of the public have an
influence on the community plan?
In response to question 1, Councillor Josie
Paszek informed the member of the public that a draft community
plan would be brought to the January Local Area Committee (LAC)
meeting.
In response to question 2, Councillor Josie
Paszek reassured members of the public that their voice would be
fed back through the LAC meetings and other sources of
communication such as the LAC survey, this would help Councillors
and Officers draft a community plan.
(b)
Public Questioner 2
When does the LAC survey finish?
The Head of Communities stated that the LAC
survey would end in November 2021.
(c)
Public Questioner 3
How can members of the public be assured that
people with learning disabilities are heard and engaged in the
community plan?
The Local Area Committee Manager explained
that it had previously been difficult to reach out and engage with
members of the public that had learning difficulties, although the
aim was to improve engagement with members of the public. The Local
Area Committee Manager added that LAC meetings were a place where
members of the public could come and share how they thought the
Council could better engage with members of the public with
learning difficulties.
(d) Public
Questioner 4
How does the Council aim to engage with other
organisations to deliver work in the local area?
Councillor Josie Paszek advised that other
organisations could be invited to Committee meetings where
Councillors can engage with staff and get an understanding of how
they could deliver a good service for the area. Councillor Paszek
added that ward Councillors would already have contacts with
organisations.
(e)
Public Questioner 5
How can the Council ensure resources are used
effectively?
The Chair responded by informing members of
the public that money from government was decreasing all the time
therefore the Council needed to make sure that resources were
shared appropriately.
(f)
Public Questioner 6
It was mentioned by a member of public at a
previous LAC meeting that part of the annual budget should be used
to generate more investment instead of looking to spend all 100% of
the budget of community plans. Is that something that the Central
LAC will look to do?
The Chair mentioned that this was a great idea
and should be looked into further. The Chair added that the Council
also needed to confirm whether budgets could be carried over if a
LAC did not spend 100% of their annual budget.
(g)
Public Questioner 7
Is the LAC budget separate to CIL (Community
Infrastructure Levy)?
Councillor Josie Paszek confirmed the two
budgets were separate.
(h)
Public Questioner 8
How much CIL money is allocated to each
ward?
Councillor Josie Paszek informed the members
of public that this information was available on the Council
website. Councillor Paszek added that each ward would have
different amounts of budget to spend as there was different
priorities and challenges in each ward therefore some wards may
have more allocation of money than others.
(i) Public Questioner 9
Could residents propose that that the CIL
money be added to the LAC budget or part of the CIL be accessed by
this LAC?
The Chair suggested that the proposal be put
forward to Council Officers to review.
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