Any other items of scrutiny Members wish to consider
Minutes:
The Director of Resources requested that Members advise any items they wish to be considered for inclusion in the Committee Programme of Work. The following issues were raised:-
· Tennis Courts at Promenade Park - The Council owned tennis courts at the Promenade Park are currently leased out and following the end of the contract will be going out to tender in April 2019.
· Provision for a Business Advisor to Local Businesses for support following BREXIT - Members questioned whether a business advisor could be provided within the district to advise on import/export tariffs under the World Trade Act following BREXIT on 29 March 2019. After a brief discussion the Committee agreed that this was not an item for the programme of work.
· Ownership of the Burnham-on-Crouch Allotments - Councillor P G L Elliott provided information to the Committee in support of his request for the Council Solicitor to take the case of Ownership of the Burnham-on-Crouch Allotments at no expense to the Parish Council. Included in this was a timeline of the ownership for the Allotments as follows:
o 1932 land gifted to Burnham Town Council.
o 1972 transferred to MDC.
o 1995 MDC transferred the land to Plume (now Moat).
Members agreed this is a legal issue and not an item for scrutiny at this time. It was requested that Burnham Town Council provide suitable information to Moat.
RESOLVED:
(i) That no items be added to the Programme of Work at this time.