AGENDA - COUNCIL
Thursday 15 July 2010 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 meeting of the Council held on 13 May 2010);

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);

            Report

            Appendix A

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 Saltern, lead Executive Member for Housing

                (i)     SHDC has the worst record on building affordable houses in Devon and Cornwall. Why do think this is the case?

              From Cllr Brazil to Cllr Hitchins, lead Executive Member for Prosperity

                (ii)   How long has SHDC known that the Environment Agency was withdrawing the discharge licence for the East Portlemouth

                    public toilets?

              From Cllr Brazil to Cllr Howarth, lead Executive Member for Value for Money 

                (iii) How many complaints have been made by members of the public about council officers in the past two years and how

                many of  these complaints have been upheld?

              From Cllr Brazil to Cllr Tucker, Leader of Council

              (iv)  On the 17 December 2009 this Council voted to approve the publication of the Site Allocations Development Plan Documents.

              Do you think it is right that members who voted for this approval should now criticise the Council in public about these documents?

            From Cllr C Jones to Cllr Tucker, Leader of Council

            (v)  As the Council prepares to make difficult decisions on budget reductions and 'prioritisation' of resources and services in the

            year ahead, will the Leader of the Council:

                a)     provide clear and firm assurances that the rural parishes will be treated fairly and equitably vis-ΰ-vis the towns in the allocation

                        of District Council resources;

                b)     explain by what method(s) such 'rural-proofing' will be achieved in the decision-making process; and

                c)      provide clear and firm assurances that the District Council will not 'dump' onto rural parishes against their will the responsibility

                         for and/or cost of running facilities and services hitherto supported by the District Council.
 

9.         Notice of Motion – to consider the following motions received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10.1: 

(a)   By Cllrs Pennington and Cooper

            “This Council fully endorses and supports the undermentioned letter sent to the Leaders of all Councils by the Rt Hon Eric

             Pickles Conservative MP and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in the Coalition Government.”

10.       Petition submitted to the Chairman of Council on behalf of the Residents of Hope Cove and Galmpton - the Chairman to formally receive a petition from Mr Clive Higgs on behalf of residents of Hope Cove and Galmpton on the Concessionary Bus Fares Scheme'

11.       Adoption of Development Policies Development Plan Document – to consider a report which outlines the importance of adopting the DPD in order to enable progress against Council priorities and to assist in processing planning applications;

            Report

            Appendix

12.       Development Management – Scheme of Delegation - to consider a report which seeks to amend the Scheme of Delegation for the Head of Development Management in light of the Vanguard service review;

             Report

13.       80% Planning Training Threshold – to consider a report which presents the recommendations of the Political Structures Working Group in respect of the constitutional requirement for Members to attend annual planning training (;

             Report
 

14.       Annual Report of Scrutiny and the Policy Development Groups – to consider a report which outlines the working of Scrutiny and the Policy Development Groups during the 2009/2010 Municipal Year;

             Report

            Appendix A

            Appendix B1

            Appendix B2

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

 * 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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