AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING
Thursday 29 September 2005 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 21 July 2005

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.         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 questions (if any) received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8:-

(a)   To Members of the Executive

(b)   To the Chairman of Council or the Chairman of any body.  

9.         Presentation by Executive portfolio holders:

(i)   Cllr Tucker – Value for Money, particularly asset management and finance;

(ii)  Cllr Saltern – Communities, communication and consultation.  

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

            By Cllrs Pennington and Boughton:  

“This Council fully supports and endorses the views of the Council of Circuit Judges, the Association of     Chief Police Officers, David Davies MP, Shadow Home Secretary and Anthony Steen MP that the Licensing Act to allow public houses to stay open beyond 11pm will result in an increase in the already unacceptable anti-social behaviour in South Hams towns and villages.  

            Therefore, the Council urges the Home Secretary and HM Government to rescind the Licensing Act forthwith in the interests of public order.”  

11.       Future of Primary Care Trusts and Local Health Services – to consider a report of the Chief Executive on a consultation on the review of local health services (circulated separately)

            Appendix 1 (NHS Thelma Holland letter attached to Appendix 1 only available in hard copy format)

12.       Erme Resource Centre, Ivybridge – to consider a report of the Strategic Director (Resources) on a request for funding for the Erme Resource Centre (circulated separately)  

            Appendix A 

13.       Additions / Amendments to the Constitution – to consider a report of the Head of Corporate Services on a number of proposed additions to the Constitution (circulated separately)  

14.       Camping in East Prawle – to consider a report of the Head of Planning and Building Control on the preferred approach to regulating camping in East Prawle (circulated separately)

            Appendix 1

            Appendix 2

            Appendix 3 

15.       Lee Mill Housing Site Development Brief – to consider a report of the Strategic Director (Community) on the draft Development Brief for a housing site at Lee Mill (circulated separately)  

            Appendix 1

16.       Appointment to Outside Body – to consider a report of the Head of Corporate Services on an appointment to the Slapton Executive Body (circulated separately)  

17.       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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MEMBERS REQUIRING LUNCH

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

Wednesday 28 September 2005

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             MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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