AGENDA - EXECUTIVE
Thursday 4 October 2007 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 6 September 2007 (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 to the Council in accordance with the Executive Procedure Rules;

 

7.         Use of Planning Delivery Grant – to consider a report which decides how the Planning Delivery Grant 2007/08 should be best spent;

            Report + Appendix 1

            Appendix 2

           Appendix 3

8.         Update on the Development Control Process Review – to consider a report on the process that has been undertaken within Development Control in order to identify where savings and improvements in the service could be achieved;

            Report + Appendix 1

             

9.         Civil Parking Enforcement – to consider a report which seeks in principle agreement for a three district partnership of South Hams, West Devon and Teignbridge to work with Devon County Council to manage Civilianised Parking Enforcement;

            Report

 

10.       Adoption of South Hams Public Space Strategy – ‘Special Places and Active Spaces’ - to consider a report which seeks adoption of the Public Spaces Policy;

            Report

 

11.       Yealm Estuary Environmental Management Plan 2007 - 2011 – to consider a report which seeks approval for the revised environmental management plan for the Yealm Estuary;

            Report

            Appendix 1

 

12.       Revenue Budget Monitoring 2007/2008 – to consider a report which enables Members to monitor income and expenditure variations against the approved budget for 2007/2008 (NOTE: appendix A to follow);

            Report + Appendix A

            Appendix B

            Appendix C

            Appendix D

 

13.       Monitoring of Service Level Agreements: South Hams Council for Voluntary Service including the South Hams Volunteer Centre and South Hams Citizens Advice Bureau – to consider a report to review the operation in 2006/07 of the Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the South Hams Council for Voluntary Service ( CVS ) and its core funders;

            Report

 

14.       Purchase of Air Quality Monitoring Equipment – Langage Energy Centre – to consider a report which seeks approval to waive standing orders, and purchase the equipment from an existing provider, without going to tender;

            Report

 

15.      Batson Slipway Pontoon – to consider a report which informs Members of the action taken by the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader, to use urgent powers within the Scheme of Delegation to suspend Standing Orders relating to Contracts in awarding an extension of a contract to carry out works in respect of Batson Slipway Pontoon;

            Report

 

 16.      Ex-Council House Sale – Request For Consent To Purchase Ex-Council House Without Compliance With The Three Year Residency/Work In Devon Requirement – to consider a report which requests consent to purchase an ex-council house without compliance with the three year residency/work in Devon requirement;

            Report

            Appendix - Exempt

 

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)         Scrutiny – 20 September 2007;

b)         Community Policy Development Group – 27 September 2007

 

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