Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Social Well-Being) summarising the findings of a study by the Panel’s Neighbourhood Forum Working Group.

Agreed to adopt the "Shape Your Place" initiative in Huntingdonshire.

With the assistance of a report by the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Social Well-Being) (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book), the Cabinet considered details of the "Shape Your Place" initiative currently being piloted in Fenland.

Members were informed that the initiative was a web based site established by Cambridgeshire County Council to promote community engagement by enabling local public bodies to establish dialogue with local residents.  Having recognised the potential benefits of introducing the initiative in Huntingdonshire and in noting the initial cost of establishing the scheme was estimated to be around £3,500 plus ongoing costs, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

  that the "shape my place" initiative be adopted in Huntingdonshire.

To receive a report on a recent meeting of the Neighbourhood Forums Working Group.

10 Minutes.

With the aid of a report prepared by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Panel received an update on a recent meeting of the Neighbourhood Forums Working Group. In noting the investigations undertaken to date, Members were advised of the Shape My Place initiative. The initiative sought to promote community engagement by enabling local public bodies to establish dialogue with a sector of local residents that might not utilise the Forums. It was reported that Cambridgeshire County Council was leading on the scheme, with a pilot currently being held in Fenland. Having noted that the next meeting of the Working Group would be held on 12^th December 2011, the Panel

RESOLVED

  that the Cabinet be recommended to adopt the Shape My Place initiative within Huntingdonshire.