AGENDA - EXECUTIVE
Thursday 4 September 2008 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 10 July 2008 (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.         Medium Term Resource Strategy 2009/10 to 2013/14 – to consider a report which provides an updated forecast of the financial situation for the five-year period to 2013/14;

            Report + Appendix A

            Appendix B

            Appendix C

            Appendix D

 

8.         Annual Efficiency Statements (Gershon) to consider a report which identifies the achievements to date in achieving government efficiency targets;

            Report
 

9.         Revenue Budget Monitoring 2008/2009 to consider a report which enables Members to monitor income and expenditure against the approved budget for 2008/2009;

            Report

            Appendix A

            Appendix B

            Appendix C

 

10.       Exemption to Standing Orders Relating to Contracts and Financial Instructions to consider a report that informs Members of the exemption to the Standing Orders Relating to Contracts approved in certain circumstances;

            Report

 

11.       Write-Off Report to inform 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 permission to be sought for those debts in excess of £3,000 to be written off;

            Report

 

12.       Free Swimming Programme (Over 60’s Offer) to consider a report which describes the background and summarises the Government’s free swimming offer;

            Report

 

13.       Review of Members’ ICT Provision to consider a report which notes the outcome of a review that investigated additional ICT provision for Members;

            Report

 

14.       Installation of Emergency Generator – Follaton House to consider a report which seeks Members views on the level of provision that should be made with respect to an emergency generator at Follaton House;

            Report

 

15.       Proposed Transfer of Land Adjacent to the Flavel Centre, Dartmouth to consider a report which seeks approval for the transfer of land adjacent to the Flavel Centre, Dartmouth to Devon County Council;

            Report

 

16.       Community Policy Development Group Minutes – 6 July 2007 to consider a report which informs Members that the Community Policy Development Group minutes from its meeting of 6 July 2007 had recommendations which were subsequently not presented to the Executive for consideration;

            Report

            Appendix

 

17.       Concessionary Car Parking for Residents – to consider a report which brings together the comments received from the Prosperity Policy Development Group concerning the matter of residents’ car parking and an examination of the opportunities for introducing some form of discounted off-street car parking that meets the needs of the residents of the South Hams without placing a financial burden onto the Council Taxpayer;  

            Report

 

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

(a)   Prosperity Policy Development Group: 22 July 2008;

 

19.       South Hams Sub Market Rent Initiative to consider a report which seeks approval for an initiative to deliver additional intermediate affordable housing within the district in accordance with CP1 objectives;

            Report

 

20.      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 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act is involved”.
 

21.       Disposal of 10 Hermitage Road, Dartmouth to consider an exempt report which seeks approval for the disposal of 10 Hermitage Road, Dartmouth.

            Report - Exempt

 

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