Agenda item - Chair's Communications

3.1       The Chair gave the following communication:

I’d like to inform those present that this meeting is being webcast live and will be capable of repeated viewing.

Today was the first anniversary of the fire at Grenfell Tower, and as we know it raised some serious concerns about the quality and the nature of local authority and social housing, and those matters were being dealt with through a public enquiry which was currently being held. The fire had a huge impact on those the family and friend of those seventy two people who perished in the fire. I would propose that we have a seventy two second period of silence in their honour, and have asked that flags fly at half-mast on Council buildings.

There were two items on the agenda relating to the i360 but, in order to give partners more time to consider the proposals put to them, I have decided to withdraw the items 10 and 17 on the agenda. The matter will come back to a future meeting of the Policy Resources & Growth Committee, which maybe a Special or Urgency meeting, but that decision will be taken once officers have had an opportunity to discuss the matter further with the partners.

Councillor Janio accepted the decision to withdraw the item, and suggested that as the next payment from the i360 was due on 30 June 2018, that a Special or Urgency meeting of this committee be arranged before that date. The Chair agreed.