Issue - meetings

This report provides a further update to the report summarising the Council’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was presented to Cabinet in June 2020. 

The Chief Executive presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'B' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The Chief Executive advised that this report provided a further update summarising the Council’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic since the last meeting of the Cabinet.

In presenting the report the Chief Executive highlighted that the key activities for the Council during June and early July had been to respond to the challenges resulting from the relaxation of Government restrictions on movement and the opening of a wider range of businesses, together with working on a transformational approach to re-introducing and resetting Council services.

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Board addressed Cabinet advising that at their recent meeting the Board resolved to make the following recommendation to Cabinet in respect of this item:

The Overview and Scrutiny Board recommends to Cabinet that it seeks to bring in year rigorous, responsive and robust enforcement action into current operational practices, particularly in regard to parking and overnight camping on the beaches.

The Leader thanked the Board for their recommendations and in relation to this highlighted that the by laws relating to overnight camping were very out of date, and that the intention was that these will be reviewed during the winter stressing that this wasn’t feasible for a review to be carried out over the summer season. In addition the Leader advised that a new policy will be established with regards to clamping and towing away and that this was already being considered.

RESOLVED that the Council’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic be noted.

The Chief Executive presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'B' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The Chief Executive advised that this report provided a further update summarising the Council’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic since the last meeting of the Cabinet.

In presenting the report the Chief Executive highlighted that the key activities for the Council during June and early July had been to respond to the challenges resulting from the relaxation of Government restrictions on movement and the opening of a wider range of businesses, together with working on a transformational approach to re-introducing and resetting Council services.

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Board addressed Cabinet advising that at their recent meeting the Board resolved to make the following recommendation to Cabinet in respect of this item:

The Overview and Scrutiny Board recommends to Cabinet that it seeks to bring in year rigorous, responsive and robust enforcement action into current operational practices, particularly in regard to parking and overnight camping on the beaches.

The Leader thanked the Board for their recommendations and in relation to this highlighted that the by laws relating to overnight camping were very out of date, and that the intention was that these will be reviewed during the winter stressing that this wasn’t feasible for a review to be carried out over the summer season. In addition the Leader advised that a new policy will be established with regards to clamping and towing away and that this was already being considered.

RESOLVED that the Council’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic be noted.