AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING
Thursday 16 February 2006 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 22 December 2005 (circulated herewith).

2.         Urgent Business – the Chairman to announce if any item not on the agenda should be considered on the basis that she considers it as a matter of urgency (any such item to be deal 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.         Chairman’s Announcements  

6.         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.  

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 Ward to Cllr Yonge:  

Can the Leader inform Members as to what measures have been put in place or are planned for in the future to implement the Council's commitment to the Devon Declaration on Climate Change and Fuel Poverty (which the Council signed up to in February 2005).  Specifically:

·      to prepare a plan with our local communities (including the Business and Health sectors) to mitigate the causes of climate change and fuel poverty;

·       to integrate within this plan, implications and actions contained in the Devon Affordable Warmth Strategy and the Devon Renewable Energy Strategy and Action Plan; and

·       to publicly declare its commitment to achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gases from the authority's operations especially energy sourcing and use, travel and transport, waste production and disposal and the purchasing of goods and services.

9.            Notice of Motion – to consider the following motion which has been submitted in accordance with  Council Procedure Rule 10.1.               

             By Cllrs Squire and Hitchins:

            “That this Council requests Stagecoach Ltd to relocate the stop in Ivybridge as it is in an
            inappropriate position on the A38 Expressway and causes inconvenience to passengers.
           
In doing so, the Council also requests that consideration be given to locating the stop in
            the centre of Ivybridge which would assist with passenger convenience and increase the
            uptake of seats to the benefit of the company.”  

10.          Budget 2006 / 2007

                (a)      to consider a report of the Executive on the proposals for the Council’s budget for
             2006 / 2007 (circulated separately) - hard copy format only available

                (b)     to consider a report of the Head of Business Development on a revised scheme of car
            park charges
(circulated separately)  

                         Appendix B

11.         Improving delivery of CP1 “Securing a supply of housing for local people at affordable levels” and budget implications – to consider a report which advises Members of the likely costs of improving the Council’s capacity to make further progress on the delivery of CP1 (circulated separately)

            Appendix A

12.         Members’ Allowances – to consider a report of the Independent Panel on Members’ Allowances on a revised Scheme of Members’ Allowances for 2006 / 2007 (circulated separately)  

            Appendix A

            Appendix B

            Appendix C

13.       Implementing Electronic Government (IEG) Statement 5 – to consider a report on the Council’s fifth IEG Statement (circulated separately)  

            Appendix A

            Appendix B

14.       Appointments to Council / Outside Bodies – to consider a report on appointments to various Council and Outside Bodies (circulated separately)  

15.       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)

Community Policy Development Group

 

12 December 2005

CPDG.17/05 – CPDG.20/05

(b)

Community Policy Development Group

 

12 January 2006

CPDG.21/05 – CPDG.23/05

(c)

Community Policy Development Group

 

18 January 2006

CPDG.24/05 – CPDG.27/05

(d)

Community Policy Development Group

 

1 February 2006

 To Follow

(e)

Licensing Committee

 

13 December 2005

L.1/05 – L.4/05

(f)

Development Control Committee

 

14 December 2005

DC.43/05 – DC.48/05

(g)

Development Control Committee

 

11 January 2006

DC.49/05 – DC.55/05

(h)

Prosperity Policy Development Group

 

15 December 2005

PPDG.13/05 – PPDG.15/05

(i)

Environment Policy Development Group

 

15 December 2005

EPDG.09/05 – EPDG.11/05

(j)

Environment Policy Development Group

 

12 January 2006

EPDG.12/05 – EPDG.15/05

(k)

Scrutiny

 

19 January 2006

SC.47/05 – SC.51/05

(l)

Scrutiny

9 February 2006

 

 To Follow

(m)

Executive

 

5 January 2006

E.100/05 – E.113/05

(n)

Executive*

 

26 January 2006

E.114/05 – E.121/05

(o)

Business Board (Operations)

 

26 January 2006

BBD .12/05 – BBD .16/05

(p)

Business Board (Leisure, Car Parks and Markets)

 

2 February 2006

 To Follow

(q)

Personnel Panel

9 February 2006

 To Follow

                      * 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 12.45 pm

MEMBERS REQUIRING LUNCH

Please inform Mrs S Amos (Ext 1273) by NOON on

Wednesday 15 February 2006

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             MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER

 

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