Agenda and minutes

Including any notices of motion and any other items of business submitted as urgent for consideration at the meeting.

Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in the items of business for consideration, identifying the relevant agenda item and the nature of their interest.

If any

Minute of the Governance, Risk and Best Value Committee of 9 June 2020 – submitted for approval as a correct record

Decision

The approve the minute of the XXXX Committee of XXXX as a correct record.

Outstanding Actions – 7 July 2020

Edinburgh Leisure Accounts

(As per Outstanding Action 11 - The full accounts were scheduled to be presented to Committee at its March meeting. This meeting was cancelled due to Covid-19. June Peebles will be in attendance to answer any questions)

Motion by Councillor Doggart – Pandemic Planning

“Committee:

1.    Requests a report from the Executive Director of Resources in two cycles in respect of City of Edinburgh Council’s preparations for a pandemic affecting the city;

2.    Requests the report contains, but is not limited to:

a)    Lessons learned from the Council’s participation in Exercise Silver Swan in 2016;

b)    Lessons learned from, and communication with, other Edinburgh based authorities’ participation in Exercise Iris in 2016;

3.    Requests the report indicates how the two exercises were reflected in the Council’s risk management programme;

4.    Requests the report highlights how the lessons learned were implemented in the initial stages of response to Covid-19;

5.    Requests the report indicates those areas where additional planning is required to deal with a subsequent outbreak of Covid-19, or the discovery of an alternative virus.”