AGENDA - Executive, Thursday 3 March 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 3 February 2005 (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.         Harbeton Flood Management – to consider a report which updates Members on the estimated costs and external funding sources for a flood management scheme in Harbeton and seeks a decision on whether Members wish to increase their contribution to the project;

8.         Capital Programme Monitoring Report – to consider a quarterly report which enables Members to monitor the Council’s major capital schemes in terms of both cost and progress against the timetable; 

9.         Cultural Tourism – Partnerships – to consider a report which proposes a way forward that enables existing and new partnership working arrangements to be developed while the Council reviews its Tourism Strategy (2000-05) and establishes new prosperity priorities covering its work relating to culture, the arts and heritage in line with the Local Cultural Strategy (2002-08);

10.       Devon Supporting People Strategy 2005-2010 – to consider a report which seeks approval for the draft Supporting People Strategy;

             Report
Appendix

11.       Elwell House, Totnes – Section 28 Partnership – to consider a report which seeks Member authority for the Council to act as a conduit for funding to transfer funding from the Primary Care Trust to Signpost Care Partnership in relation to the re-housing of people with a learning disability from Elwell House to a property bought by Signpost in Totnes;

12.       Performance Indicators – Progress Report – to consider a report to keep Members informed of achievement against selected Performance Indicators;

             Report
 Appendix A
 Appendix B

13.       Write-off Report – Sundry Debtors – to consider a report which asks Members to note the individual debts up to the value of £2,000 written off by the Head of Finance under delegated authority for the period 2 October 2004 to 15 February 2005

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

(a)               Environment Policy Development Group 26 January 2005 ;

(b)               Business Board (Operations Team) 3 February 2005 ;

(c)               Scrutiny – 17 February 2005 (minutes to follow);

(d)               Business Board (Leisure, Car Parks and Markets) 17 February 2005 (minutes to follow).

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