Agenda item

To consider the report of the Director of Service Delivery, (copy enclosed).

The Council considered the report of the Director of Service Delivery updating Members on conclusions of the Strengthening Communities Task and Finish Working Group (the Working Group).

The report provided background information regarding the establishment of the Working Group and its original Terms of Reference were attached as Appendix 3 to the report.  The Working Group had recently considered an Audit of Strengthening Communities which showed that a strengthening communities approach underpinned most of the Council’s Health and Wellbeing activities (attached at Appendix 1 to the report).  Members were reminded of the Council’s health and Wellbeing Priorities for 2018 / 19.

A new Strengthening Communities vision had been development by the Working Group and was attached as Appendix 2 to the report.  Members were informed that this would help embed and underpin the Strengthening Communities approach across all of the Council’s services.

Members noted that the Working Group considered that its work was now completed and monitoring of progress would be through the regular reports on the Key Service Activities.  However, it was suggested that the current Membership of the Working Group be expanded and those Members be appointed as Member representatives on the Livewell Partnership Group.

Councillor A S Fluker proposed that the recommendations as set out in the report be agreed and that in relation to recommendation (vii) the following Councillors be appointed to the Livewell Partnership Group:

From the Community Services Committee........................ Councillors E L Bamford and Mrs B D Harker

From the Finance and Corporate Services Committee....... Councillors I E Dobson and B E Harker

From the Planning and Licensing Committee.................... Councillors Mrs P A Channer and A K M St. Joseph

This proposal was duly seconded and upon a vote being taken was agreed.

RESOLVED

(i)              that the significant work undertaken by the Strengthening Communities Task and Finish Group, be noted;

(ii)            that the wide range of activities and projects that are being undertaken to support the Councils Key Corporate Activity of Strengthening Communities (as set out in Appendix 1 to the report) be noted;

(iii)          that the Strengthening Communities Vision Statement (Appendix 2 to the report) be approved;

(iv)          that the main Strengthening Communities Projects be monitored and reported on as part of the Councils Key Service Activities;

(v)            that the alignment of  Strengthening Communities to Health and Wellbeing activities and Projects, and the proposal to expand the Terms of reference Maldon Livewell Partnership Group to include Strengthening communities, be noted;

(vi)          that the development of a joint Health and Wellbeing and Strengthening Communities Strategy during 20018 / 19, be approved;

(vii)        that the following Members be appointed to attend the Livewell Partnership Group:

From the Community Services Committee................... Councillors E L Bamford and Mrs B D Harker

From the Finance and Corporate Services Committee.. Councillors I E Dobson and
B E Harker

From the Planning and Licensing Committee............... Councillors Mrs P A Channer and A K M St. Joseph

(viii)      that the work of the Strengthening Communities Task and Finish Working Group be concluded.