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 25 September 2008;
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
questions received in accordance with Council
Procedure Rule 8.
From Cllr Brazil to Cllr Hicks, Executive Member for Financial Affairs
(i) SHDC invested in an Icelandic Bank
on the 22 September 2008. Are you aware of any local authorities
that invested in Icelandic Banks on or after this date?
(ii) Do we pay external consultants to advise us on the Council’s investments?
(iii) What are the revenue implications if the £1.25 million is lost and will we
be increasing car parking
charges to cover the cost?
From Cllr Brazil to Cllr Hitchins, Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Prosperity
(iv) Given the haste in approving the planning application for the new
development called ‘Sherford’,
when can we expect building to start?
From Cllr Ward to Cllr Tucker, Leader of Council
(v) Can the Leader give the Council an update on what is happening with the
Totnes Rickshaw project
and whether any progress has been made following the previous Council meeting?
From Cllr Ward to Cllr Hewitt, Executive Member for a Clean Environment
(vi) Given the recent news that a local recycling company is to open a
recycling facility in Kingsbridge
next year which sorts out and processes different sorts of plastics, and that
plastics form a large part
of
the waste stream which this Council sends to landfill, how does the Council
intend to take
advantage of
this new facility and the opportunity to work in partnership with local
companies
on local solutions for
dealing with hard to process waste, thereby reducing the Council’s
costs and
carbon footprint?
From Cllr Lawrence to Cllr Hewitt, Executive Member for a Clean Environment
(vii) All car parking permits issued by the Council are
quoted as VAT inclusive. Why is it that the new “Residents Permit” is being
advertised at £10 plus VAT rather than the £10 agreed by Executive and Council
in September?
From Cllr Lawrence to Cllr Tucker, Leader of the Council
(viii) Our excellent Electoral Services Team are currently compiling the 2009 Electoral Register. What safeguards are there to prevent second home owners registering for a vote in the South Hams as well as registering for a vote in their main place of residence?
9. 9.
Notice of Motion – to consider the following motions received (if any) in
accordance with Council
Procedure Rule 10.1.
10. Appointments to Council and Outside Bodies – to consider a report which seeks to make appointments to Council and Outside Bodies (circulated separately);
11. Reports of Bodies – to receive, and as may be necessary, approve the minutes and recommendations of the under-mentioned Bodies:-
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Council Body |
Date of Meeting |
Minute Nos. |
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(a) |
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1 October 2008 |
DC.25/08 – DC.30/08 |
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(b) |
|
2 October 2008 |
E.52/08 – E.61/08 |
|
(c) |
Community Policy Development Group
|
8 October 2008 |
CPDG.14/08 – CPDG.19/08 |
|
(d) |
|
16 October 2008 |
SC.19/08 – SC.25/08 |
|
(e) |
Prosperity Policy Development Group
|
22 October 2008 |
PPDG.8/08 – PPDG.14/08 |
|
(f) |
Environment Policy Development Group
|
23 October 2008 |
EPDG.4/08 – EPDG.8/08 |
|
(g) |
29 October 2008 |
DC31/08 – DC.38/08 |
|
|
(h) |
|
3 November 2008 |
SH.30/08 – SH.36/08 |
|
(i) |
|
6 November 2008 |
E.62/08 – E.74/08 |
* Indicates minutes containing recommendations to Council.
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