AGENDA - COUNCIL
Thursday 26 March 2009 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 5 February 2009;

 

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 Lawrence to Cllr Tucker, Leader of Council           

            (i)   How many second homes are there in the South Hams?  How many in the Totnes Constituency
part and in the SW Devon part? 

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

            By Cllrs Brazil and O’Callaghan 

            ‘This Council is opposed to the introduction of identity cards and will write to the Home Secretary
            to register our opposition.’
 

10.       Local Government Review

            Report
 

11.       South Hams Local Development Framework: Development Policies Development Plan Documents – Pre Submission Stage – to consider a report which seeks approval to publish the pre-submission stage document (circulated separately);

            Report

            Addendum - Development Policies DPD Pre-submission Publication

 

12.       South Hams Local Development Framework: Site Allocation Development    Plan Documents – Options Consultation – to consider a report which seeks     approval to carry out community involvement and publish consultation documents for the site allocation Development Plan Documents (circulated separately);

            Report
 

13.       South Hams Local Development Framework: Site Allocation Development Plan Documents – Options Consultation – Use of External Facilitators – to consider a report which seeks approval for expenditure above delegated limits (circulated separately);

            Report
 

14.       Review of Car Parking Charges – to consider a report which makes reference to representations made in respect of the South Hams (Permit and Boat Storage) Re-advertised (Amendment) Order 2009 and seeks approval for a Revised Scheme for 2009 (circulated separately);

            Report
 

15.       Appointments to Council and Outside Bodies – to consider a report which seeks to make appointments to Council and Outside Bodies (circulated separately);

            Report
 

16.       Risk Management – Annual Report – to consider a report which provides information on risk management activities undertaken since April 2008 (circulated separately);

            Report
 

17.       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)

Prosperity Policy Development Group
 

3 February 2009

PPDG.18/08 – PPDG.21/08

(b)

Development Control Committee
 

11 February 2009

DC.51/08 – DC.55/08

(c)

Scrutiny
 

12 February 2009

SC.44/08 – SC.53/08

(d)

Personnel Panel
 

16 February 2009

PP.27/08 – PP.29/08

(e)

Standards Committee
 

17 February 2009

S.20/08 – S.22/08

(f)

Community Policy Development Group
 

18 February 2009

CPDG.29/08 – CPDG.37/08

(g)

Council Tax Setting Panel
 

24 February 2009

CTSP.1/08 – CTSP.3/08

(h)

Environment Policy Development Group
 

25 February 2009

EPDG.13/08 – EPDG.16/08

(i)

Executive *
 

5 March 2009

E.104/08 – E.123/08

(j)

Development Control Committee

11 March 2009

DC.56/08 – DC.62/08

                         * 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 1.00 pm

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             MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER

   THIS AGENDA HAS BEEN PRINTED ON ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PAPER

 

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