FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SELECT COMMITTEE – WORKPLAN 2004/05

Date of Meeting Style	Topic	Reason	Proposed Outcomes	Portfolio Holder	Officers	Stakeholders
21 June 2004	Quarterly Performance Management Report Budget Monitoring Community Wardens Task Group	Performance Management To monitor budgets To set up a Task Group to review the use of Community Wardens.	Raising Standards Findings to be reported back to the Select Committee in September 2004	David Knowles David Knowles Davis Knowles	Heidi Marshall Tracy Ringer Sue Chilton
19 June 2004	FAIRMAP – consider draft Action Plan Fire Verification Study Bereavement Services Task Group	An opportunity for the Select Committee to comment on items. Consultation ends August-September. Look at previous study from January 2004 to see what has been done. Self assessment currently taking place, where do we go from here. To update the Select Committee on Task Group issues	Feed into the consultation before the report goes to the Executive later in the year. Preliminary report from field work	David Knowles David Knowles David Knowles	Richard Hards Richard Hards Rob Owen
INFORMAL 16 August 2004	Tetra Masts on the Isle of Wight	To receive the results of the monitoring exercise carried out by Dr Paul Bingham, Director of Public Health	Policy Development from Full Council	David Knowles	Rob Owen	Dr Paul Bingham
20 September 2004	Quarterly Performance Management Report Review options for Community Wardens	Performance Management To reduce crime and disorder.	Raising Standards Series of costed policy options.	David Knowles/ Peter Harris David Knowles	Heidi Marshall Sue Chilton
18 October 2004	FAIRMAP current action plan.	To receive an update and to monitor progress.		David Knowles	Richard Hards
15 November 2004	Marine Safety – Jet skis etc Coroner Consumer Direct/Good Trader Schemes	To monitor progress and review current practice. To monitor progress of the national review. Policy Development	Raising standards Raising standards Raising standards, value for money	John Fleming David Knowles David Knowles	Rob Owen Rob Owen	Marine Police Inshore Rescue
20 December 2004	Quarterly Performance Management Report	Performance Management	Raising Standards	David Knowles/ Peter Harris	Heidi Marshall

Arrange a visit to the Fire Service College at Moreton-in-Marsh – invite Executive members – Chief Fire Officer to arrange.

Livex – 13/14 October – arrange for Fire & Public Safety Select Committee members to attend – stagger times.

Arrange informal session on the Modernisation agenda to be held at Ryde Fire Station - possibly include spokesperson from GOSE, ODPM, Audit Commission, Fire Service College (perhaps also invite other Fire Authorities) - Chief Fire Officer to arrange.

Possible presentation by Simon Dennis on crime and disorder.

Community Wardens Task Group – Look at other options, compare with other areas

Look at the costs/implications of vandalism

How effective are Community Wardens and cost of wardens

Educating public (not to drop litter rather than doing litter picks)

(Sandown Observers)