Councillor Brock, Leader of the Council and Chair of the Policy Committee, welcomed everyone to the first online meeting of the Policy Committee, which was being held ‘in public’.  He expressed his gratitude and appreciation to all those involved in the Coronavirus response, including every worker at the Council, every  ...  view the full minutes text for item 86.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 9 March 2020 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

To receive any petitions from the public and any questions from the public and Councillors.

Questions on the following matters were submitted by Councillors:

(The full text of the questions and responses was  ...  view the full minutes text for item 88.

To note the Decision Books published since the previous meeting of the Committee.

The Assistant Director of Legal & Democratic Services submitted a report listing the Decision Books that had been published since the previous meeting of the Committee held on 9 March 2020.

In relation to Decision Book 589 it was noted that:

(a)  the consultation on the draft Reading Transport Strategy 2036  ...  view the full minutes text for item 89.

This report sets out the arrangements to be made in accordance with Section 78 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 and ‘The Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020’ to enable Council meetings to take place online during the current Covid-19 pandemic.

The Assistant Director of Legal & Democratic Services submitted a report setting out the arrangements made in accordance with Section 78 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 and ‘The Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020’  ...  view the full minutes text for item 90.