Venue: Civic Centre, Dagenham
Contact: Alan Dawson, Democratic Services Officer, Civic Centre, Dagenham Telephone - 020 8227 2348, Fax - 020 8227 2171 / e-mail - alan.dawson@lbbd.gov.uk
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Minutes (3 August 2004) Minutes: Agreed. |
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Minutes: Received a report based on a survey carried out in the Borough in 2002 / 2003 exploring the experiences of LGBT people living and working in the Borough and identifies key issues and concerns which will help to inform policy and service planning.
Agreed, in order to respond proactively to the European Union Directive on sexual orientation and deliver on existing policy commitments in the Council’s Corporate Equalities and Diversity Policy Framework, to:
1. Approve the contents of the report;
2. the LGBT Strategic Statement of Intent; based upon the recommendations contained in the ‘Breaking the Silence’ Report;
3. Endorse the establishment of an LGBT consultative mechanism and proposals to continue work with the local LGBT communities through the Council and the Partnership; and
4. Recommend that the Report and its Executive Summary be formally referred to the Barking and Dagenham Partnership. |
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Additional documents: Minutes: Received a report seeking the Council’s endorsement of proposals by Transport for London (TfL) to develop the first phase of the East London Transit (ELT) as a bus based Intermediate Mode System from Ilford, via Barking Town Centre, to Barking Riverside and Dagenham Dock. The report also outlined TfL’s proposed route and technology as well as highlighting issues for consideration.
Agreed, in order to contribute to the Council’s Community Priorities of “Regenerating the Local Economy” and “Making Barking and Dagenham Cleaner, Greener and Safer”, to the principle of the East London Transit, subject to the following conditions:
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Performance Monitoring Additional documents: Minutes: Received the Best Value Performance Plan monitoring report for the first quarter 2004 / 2005. The Management Team gave a presentation on, and we discussed, performance against a range of key Performance Indicators within the Plan.
Agreed to receive further reports on the following two areas:
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Budget Monitoring Report 2004 / 2005 - April to June 2004 Additional documents: Minutes: Noted a report providing an update on the Council’s revenue and capital position from the beginning of April to the end of June 2004. The report also highlighted continuing pressures on Education, totalling about £0.6 million, some pressures in Corporate Strategy and the current position of the Housing Revenue Account
Agreed, as a matter of good financial practise, that:
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Minutes: Noted a report providing an update on the continued refinement of the Council’s ethnic monitoring systems. |
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Private Business Minutes: Agreed to exclude the public and press for the remainder of the meeting, as the business was confidential. |
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* Olympic Bid 2012 |
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* Items considered as a matter of urgency with the consent of the Chair under Section 100 (4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972. |