AGENDA - EXECUTIVE
Thursday 2 March 2006 at 10:00 am in the Cary Room


 

1.         Minutes - to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 26 January 2006 (as previously circulated).  

2.         Members in Attendance.  

3.         Urgent Business - brought forward at the discretion of the Chairman.  

4.         Division of Agenda - to consider whether the discussion of any item of business is likely to lead to the disclosure of 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.         Public Question Time - a period of up to 15 minutes is available to deal with questions submitted by the Council in accordance with the Executive Procedure Rules.

7.         Changes in Community Safety Arrangements – to consider a report which informs Members of the reasons for developing a Joint Commissioning Group for the delivery of services in relation to the Council’s statutory responsibilities under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and to explain the next steps in that process;  

8.         Reorganisation of Essential Health Care Services – to consider a report which advises of planned changes by the Department of Health for the delivery of local health services and seeks Members’ views in order to submit a formal response to the consultation currently being undertaken;  

9.         Corporate Equality Scheme – to consider a report which presents the Corporate Equality Scheme which has been prepared by the Corporate Equality Scheme working group;  

            Annex A

            Annex B

10.       Anti-Fraud and Corruption Strategy – to consider a report which seeks Member approval for a revised Anti-fraud and Corruption Strategy;  

11.       St Barnabas Church, Dartmouth – to consider a report which sets out the current position regarding the conversion of the former church and seeks approval to provide a capital grant to enable the scheme to progress;  

12.       Community Grant Fund:

            to consider a report which seeks approval to offer grant assistance towards two projects.  Firstly, Newton and Noss Village Hall towards the cost of improving disabled access and secondly to Startupbiz towards the cost of providing business advice and ongoing support to disabled entrepreneurs

13.       Loans to Community Groups and Parishes – Harberton Parish Council – to consider a report which seeks approval to offer an Interest Bearing Loan following an application from Harberton Parish Council, towards the cost of flood defence works;  

14.       Performance Indicators – Progress Report – to consider a report which keeps Members informed of achievement against selected Performance Indicators;  

            Appendix A:
    -    Dec & 3rd Qtr C&R

  
-    Dec & 3rd Qtr Ops
    -    Dec E&E

            Appendix B

15.       Write-off Report – Rent Arrears – to consider a report which highlights a number of historic former rent arrears which are required to be written-off;

16.       Write-off Report – Revenue and Benefits Service – to consider a report which informs Members of the individual debts for all revenue streams, up to the value of £3,000 written off by the Head of Financial Services under delegated authority and for those debts in excess of £3,000 to be permitted to be written off;  

17.       Reports of Other Bodies - To receive, and as may be necessary to approve, the minutes and any recommendations of the under-mentioned body:-  

(a)               Business Board (Operations Team) – 26 January 2006

(b)               Community Policy Development Group – 1 February 2006

(c)               Business Board (Leisure, Car Parks and Markets) – 2 February 2006

(d)               Scrutiny – 23 February 2006                      

18.       Exclusion of Public and Press - to consider the following resolution to exclude the public and press:-                                                                                                 

“That in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business as the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act is involved;  

19.       Local Development Framework – Landscape Character Assessment and Areas of Great Landscape Value (AGLVs) – to consider an exempt report which highlights to Members the need to undertake two elements of work to underpin the progression of the Local Development Framework.

 

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