AGENDA - COUNCIL
Thursday 9 February 2012 at 2.00 pm in the Council Chamber

  

1.         Minutes – to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the annual meeting of the Council held on 15 December 2011

 

2.         Urgent Business – the Chairman to announce if any item not on the agenda should be considered on the basis that he considers it as a matter of urgency (any such item to be dealt with under item 7 below);

 

3.         Confidential Business – the Chairman to inform the meeting of any confidential item of business;

 

4.         Exempt Information – to consider whether the consideration of any item of business would be likely to disclose exempt information and if so the category of such exempt information;

 

5.         Declarations of Interest – Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests, including the nature and extent of such interests they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting;

 

6.         Chairman’s Announcements; 

 

7.         Business Brought Forward by the Chairman – to consider business (if any) brought forward by the Chairman as reported under item 2 above;
 

8.         Questions – to consider the following question(s) received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8. 


From Cllr Baldry to Cllr Tucker, Leader of Council 

(i)   You have issued a News Release stating there will be no cuts in front line services.  What do you mean by front line services?
 

            From Cllrs Vint and Gorman to Cllr Carter, lead Executive Member for Planning, Economy and Community 

(ii)  What obligation does the County Council have to provide Highways advice to assist the District Council with Forward Planning?  What powers does this Council have to ensure provision of adequate and timely support and advice from the County Council on this matter?

 

9.         Notice of Motion – to consider the following motions received (if any) in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10.1.

           

10.       Executive Member Presentation: Cllr Carter (lead Executive Member for Planning, Economy and Community) – in accordance with Council minute number 55/10, Cllr Carter is invited to provide a presentation for up to ten minutes, before allowing for Member questions for up to ten minutes, on the current achievements, aims and challenges which are ongoing within his portfolio area;

 

11.       Budget Proposals 2012/13 – to consider a report which presents the recommendations of the Executive on the proposals for the Council’s Budget for 2012/13 (circulated separately);

            Report

            Appendix A1

            Appendix A2

            Appendix B

            Appendix C

            Following is the report and appendices as originally considered by the Executive at its 26 January 2012 meeting:

            Report

            Appendix A

            Appendix B

            Appendix C

            Appendix C1

            Appendix D

            Appendix E

            Appendix F

            Appendix G

 

12.       Review of the Council’s Political Structure – to consider a report which advises Members of the discussions and recommendations arising from a recent meeting of the Political Structures Working Group (circulated separately);

            Report

 

13.       Proposed High Court application to correct an error in a certificate of lawful use – Leonard’s Cove Caravan Site, Stoke Fleming – to consider a report which seeks Council approval for the Chairman of the Development Management Committee to commence proceedings in the High Court to quash the certificate (circulated separately);

            Report - subsequently withdrawn

 

14.       Reports of Bodies – to receive and as may be necessary approve the minutes and recommendations of the under-mentioned Bodies:- 

           

Council Body

Date of Meeting

Minute Nos.

         (a)

Corporate Performance and Resources Scrutiny Panel
 

1 December 2011

CPR.28/11 – CPR.36/11

         (b)

Personnel Panel

1 December 2011

PP.10/11 – PP.13/11

         (c)

Development Management Committee
 

7 December 2011

DM.28/11 – DM.32/11

         (d)

Executive
 

8 December 2011

E.54/11 – E.61/11

         (e)

Development Management Committee
 

11 January 2012

DM.33/11 – DM.37/11

          (f)

Joint Scrutiny Panel

12 January 2012

JSP.1/11 – JSP.5/11
 

         (g)

Personnel Panel *
 

25 January 2012

PP.14/11 – PP.17/11

         (h)

Executive *

26 January 2012

E.62/11 – E.73/11

 * Indicates minutes containing recommendations to Council.

   

Members of the public may wish to note that the Council's meeting rooms

are accessible by wheelchairs and have a loop induction hearing system.

 

 

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An optional lunch will be available for all Members

in the Dining Room at 1.00 pm

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             MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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