AGENDA - Executive, 3 February 2005 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 27 January 2005 (minutes to follow).

 

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 (see attached explanatory note – page 1 only).

 

7.         Options for the Future Delivery of the Building Control Service – to consider a report which advises Members of the strategic issues affecting the Building Control Service and to evaluate the options for the future delivery of the Building Control Service (pages 2 to 18);

            Report
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3

8.         Climate Change Declaration and Sustainable Energy Issues – to consider a report which advises Members about the establishment of the Devon Sustainable Energy Network, the proposed Devon wide declaration on climate change and fuel poverty, and the Renewable Energy Devon project (pages 19 to 27);

             Report
 Appendix 1
 Appendix 2

9.         Update Report on Formation of Customer Service Team – to consider the first report in a series of quarterly update reports on the progress made in the forming of the Customer Service Team and the migration of services into this new environment (pages 28 to 34);

            

10.       Community Group Loan Application – Aveton Children’s Resource Centre – to consider a report which seeks Member approval to offer a Pool Rate Loan, following an application from Aveton Gifford Parish Council, as a match funding element of the proposed new Children’s Centre (pages 35 to 36);  

            Report
 Form

11.       Revenue Budget Monitoring 2004/2005 – to consider a report which enables Members to monitor income and expenditure variations against the approved budget for 2004/05 (pages 37 to 39);

 

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

 

(a)       Community Development Steering Group – 18 January 2005     (pages 40 to 46);

 

13.       Second Homes Council Tax: Oral Update;

 

14.       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 items of business as the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act is involved.

 

15.       Management Change Update – to consider an exempt report which provides Members with an update on management change (pages 47 to 53).

 

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