Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 26 July 2018.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 6 September 2018 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

The Chair reported that following a discussion at the last meeting in respect to Carillion and the potential transfer of their former work contracts to TLC, he had spoken to the Cabinet Member for Reform & Governance who had agreed to provide an update to the Corporate, Resource Management and Governance Scrutiny Committee.  The Chair confirmed that he had written to the Group Leaders informing them of this. Councillor John McGahan confirmed that the Cabinet Member had reported to the Scrutiny Committee but that in his opinion there were a number of questions which still needed to be addressed and questions he had asked at the meeting had not in his opinion been responded to adequately.

Councillors and officers were invited to declare any interests they had in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

No declarations of interest were made.

No urgent decisions were reported.

Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair on any matters within the powers and duties of the Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice.  (Questions must be submitted prior to the commencement of the meeting on the card provided.  These are available at the meeting. You can also submit via the Council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/publicquestions)

Members of the public were invited to put questions to the Chair on any matters within the powers and duties of the Area Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice.

No public questions were submitted.

To consider whether it is in the public to exclude the public during consideration of agenda items which contain information “not for publication by virtue of Category 3 ‘Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority)’ as set out in the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

RESOLVED – That in order to prevent the disclosure of information which was not for publication relating to the financial or business affairs of the any particular person (including the authority), the disclosure of which would not be in the public interest, would not be fair and would be in breach of Data Protection principles, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration agenda items 6 and 7 (see minutes 6 and 7 below)

To consider a verbal update of the Chief Executive, Totally Local Company.

The Chief Executive, TLC provided an update in respect to proposals to upgrade the Control Room. He confirmed that discussions remained ongoing with Council Officers and that the intention was to submit a detailed joint report to the November 2018 meeting of the Committee.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

To consider a report of the Chief Executive, Totally Limited Company.

The Committee are invited to consider and comment on the report.

Officer Contact: Steve Jallands by email: steve.jallands@stockport.gov.uk

The Borough Treasurer, Stockport Council and the Finance Director, TLC submitted a joint report (copies of which had been circulated) requesting the Committee to give consideration to a proposed strategy for the replacement of TLC’s fleet of HGV and light vehicles used for delivering the company’s services.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         The implications of State Aid had been considered when formulating the proposals.

·         The objectives of the strategy were two-fold – to urgently replace the fleet of ageing vehicles and to reduce operating costs to the company.

·         The benefits and disadvantages of leasing vehicles vs purchasing them outright.

·         Vehicle maintenance contracts, maintenance providers and the implications of procurement rules.

It was then

MOVED AND SECONDED – That the Cabinet be informed that the Committee strongly supports the proposals detailed in the report and that the Cabinet be requested to approve the proposals at their November 2018 meeting.

It was then

RESOLVED - That the Cabinet be informed that the Committee strongly supports the proposals detailed in the report and that the Cabinet be requested to approve the proposals at their November 2018 meeting.