1. Minutes – to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 4 February 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);
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, lead Executive Member for Financial Affairs
(a) How many outbreaks of food poisoning related to retail outlets have been confirmed in the South Hams over the past year?
(b) Who took the decision to move ahead with the ‘Scores on the Doors’ food standards agency scheme?
(c) Will this scheme be of any extra cost to the Council or our retail outlets in the South Hams?
From Cllr Brazil to Cllr Howarth, lead Executive Member for Value for Money
(d) How many planning training sessions have there been over the past two municipal years, not including the training sessions last Thursday (18 March)?
(e) How many Councillors did not attend?
(f) How many Councillors have been disqualified from the planning process as a result of not attending the planning training sessions?
9. Notice of Motion – to consider the following motions received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10.1:
(a) By Cllrs Pennington and Squire
‘In view of the fact that a number of Brownfield sites have been identified as possible potential site options for housing development during the Local Development Framework and DPD public consultation period which ran from 17 December 2009 to 10 February 2010, this Council agrees to a short delay in the finalisation of the currently proposed Local Development Framework programme and process to enable further in depth investigation and analysis into the feasibility of developing those Brownfield sites for housing development which accords with Government and planning policy for housing development in advance of development of Greenfield sites and especially in designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Areas of Great Landscape Value and also in the democratic interest of public consultation and concern.’
(b) By Cllrs Brazil and O’Callaghan
‘This
Council believes that Second Homes should be liable to pay double Council Tax.’
(c) By Cllrs Lawrence and Barber
‘That this Council notes with concern the current proposal for an incinerator and associated landfill at Lee Mill and directs its officers to investigate with urgency the following issues and report back to the April Development Control Committee.
The issues are:-
1) Impact of
traffic on the community of Lee Mill, on roads surrounding the development and
the A38 trunk road;
2) Risks of air pollution, particularly on the health of residents in the
nearby town of Ivybridge;
3) Risks of water pollution into the water table and the river Yealm;
4) Visual impact;
5) Effects on the wildlife at present in and near the site;
6) The need for an incinerator in this location, remote from potential users
of the excess heat generated;
7) The suitability of this form of waste disposal.
10. South Hams Local Development Framework: Site Allocations for Kingsbridge and Salcombe – to consider a report which seeks resolution of those matters where the final content of the Site Allocations DPDs has not been resolved under the delegation arrangements agreed by Council;
11. Review of Car Park Charges and Conditions – to consider a report which outlines the representations made in respect of the South Hams (Permit and Boat Storage) Re-advertised (Amendment) Order 2010 and seeks approval of a Revised Scheme for 2010;
12. Petition Received from the South Hams Against Mobile Emissions Group – to consider a report which presents a petition received by the Council from the South Hams Against Mobile Emissions (SHAME) Group against the T Mobile phone mast in Babbage Road, Totnes;
13. Risk Management – Annual Report – to consider a report which provides information on the risk management activities undertaken since April 2009;
14. Appointments to Council Bodies – to consider a report which seeks to appoint Cllr Tony Barber to the Prosperity Policy Development Group for the remainder of the 2009/10 Municipal Year;
15. 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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26 January 2010 |
PP.15/09 – PP.27/09 |
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(b) |
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10 February 2010 |
DC.49/09 – DC.54/09 |
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(c) |
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11 February 2010 |
SC.51/09 – SC.57/09 |
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(d) |
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23 February 2010 |
CTSP.1/09 – CTSP.3/09 |
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(e) |
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25 February 2010 |
EPDG.19/09 – EPDG.24/09 |
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(f) |
4 March 2010 |
E.96/09 – E.107/09 |
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(g) |
9 March 2010 |
S.35/09 – S.41/09 |
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(h) |
10 March 2010 |
DC.55/09 – DC.62/09 |
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