Cabinet Member Announcements
To invite Cabinet Members to provide a brief update on matters concerning their portfolio.
Decision:
The Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Business Development and Tourism reported that the D-Bid was progressing with the closing date fast approaching. There were some important meetings with Historic England and Arts Council coming up.
The Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education and Lifelong Skills expressed thanks to island secondary schools for the good job they had done in rolling out the COVID vaccine to 12-15 year olds.
The Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health stressed that it was important to maintain the COVID message and to get the vaccine. The Integrated Care Discharge Team had been nominated for an award in the LGA awards being held on 4 November.
The Cabinet Member for Environment, Heritage and Waste Management reported virtually that he was sorry not to be at the meeting in person. Members were reminded that the COP26 summit was taking place shortly. The island was advancing in terms of the environment and climate change. Many things were to be discussed over the next few months, including enhancing the biosphere status of the island and a dark skies policy.
The Cabinet Member for Strategic Finance, Corporate Resources and Transformational Change also reported virtually that he supported comments made regarding levelling up and using island businesses to provide services wherever possible.
The Cabinet Member for Planning and Community Engagement also reported virtually that some frustrations with use of the council’s planning portal had been expressed by residents, particularly with certain devices. A solution was trying to be found and this would be discussed further with the Cabinet Member whose portfolio included digital transformation.
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Business Development and Tourism reported that the D-Bid was progressing with the closing date fast approaching. There were some important meetings with Historic England and Arts Council coming up.
The Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education and Lifelong Skills expressed thanks to island secondary schools for the good job they had done in rolling out the COVID vaccine to 12-15 year olds.
The Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health stressed that it was important to maintain the COVID message and to get the vaccine. The Integrated Care Discharge Team had been nominated for an award in the LGA awards being held on 4 November.
The Cabinet Member for Environment, Heritage and Waste Management reported virtually that he was sorry not to be at the meeting in person. Members were reminded that the COP26 summit was taking place shortly. The island was advancing in terms of the environment and climate change. Many things were to be discussed over the next few months, including enhancing the biosphere status of the island and a dark skies policy.
The Cabinet Member for Strategic Finance, Corporate Resources and Transformational Change also reported virtually that he supported comments made regarding levelling up and using island businesses to provide services wherever possible.
The Cabinet Member for Planning and Community Engagement also reported virtually that some frustrations with use of the council’s planning portal had been expressed by residents, particularly with certain devices. A solution was to be found and this would be discussed further with the Cabinet Member whose portfolio included digital transformation.
Cabinet Member Announcements
To invite Cabinet Members to provide a brief update on matters concerning their portfolio.