AGENDA - COUNCIL
Thursday 18 December 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 13 November 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 question received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8. 

                        From Cllr Baldry to Cllr Tucker, Leader of Council           

(i)   On 18 November 2008, the Conservative Member of Parliament for South West Devon asked the following question in the House of Commons: “Despite the current market correction, the need for affordable housing in south Devon remains as great as ever, yet both the proposed new towns, which were intended to deliver much of that affordable housing, are now unlikely to happen for many years because of the credit crunch. Can the Minister tell us what plan B is?” [Hansard col 117] 

What answer would the Leader of the Council have given?

 

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

 

10.       Delivery of Priorities - Current Progress – Leader of Council to provide a verbal update;

 

11.       Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document – to consider a report which sets out recommended changes to the SPD and seeks agreement to its adoption (circulated separately);

            Report

 

12.       Declaration of the Council Tax Base and Individual Tax Bases for Towns & Parishes – 2009/10 – to consider a report which sets out the basis of the approach culminating in the calculation of the Council Tax Base (circulated separately);

            Report

            Appendix A

            Appendix B

            Appendix C

 

13.       Concessionary Car Parking for Residents – to consider a report which presents the results of the consultation process on the Concessionary Car Parking Scheme for residents (circulated separately);

            Report

 

14.       Members’ Allowances – to consider a report which seeks to determine the new Scheme of Members’ Allowances for 2009/2010, whilst having regard to the recommendations of the Independent Panel on Members' Allowances (circulated separately);

            Report

            Appendix A

            Appendix B

 

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)

Personnel Panel

 

19 November 2008

PP.17/08 – PP.22/08

(b)

Scrutiny

 

20 November 2008

SC.26/08 – SC.31/08

(c)

Community Policy Development Group

 

27 November 2008

CPDG.20/08 – CPDG.24/08

(d)

Audit Committee *

 

2 December 2008

A.17/08 – A.24/08

(e)

Executive *

4 December 2008

E.75/08 – E.86/08

                       

            * 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

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             MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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