1.
Minutes
- to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the
meeting of the Executive held on
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.
Access to Services Strategy – to consider a
report which presents the draft Access to Services Strategy for adoption. The Strategy has previously been considered by the
Community Policy Development Group on
8. Corporate Improvement Plan – to consider a
report to seek Members’ endorsement of the Corporate Improvement Plan (pages 23 to
41)
9. Partnership Working with Neighbouring Districts –
to consider a report to seek Members’ endorsement of the principles and themes of
working in partnership with neighbouring districts (pages 42 to 44).
10.
Capital
Programme: Access for People with Disabilities
– to consider a report to set out the work which is required to be undertaken to the
Council’s buildings in order to comply with Part III of the Disability Discrimination
Act 1995. In addition, there are a range of
non-building assets which will require assessment in order that the Council ensures its
compliance with this legislation (pages 45 to 64).
11.
Arts Development – to consider a report to
seek Members’ approval for the redeployment of the remaining arts development budget
(pages 65 to 67).
12.
Castle
Cove,
13.
Proposal
to Join the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) National Partnership Scheme
– to consider a report informing Members of the current position with regard to the
adoption and implementation of the LANTAC National Type Approval Scheme. This first step will enable the Council to consider
in the future, whether it wishes to engage in a local strategic partnership of authorities
in
14.
Capital Programme: Monitoring Report 2003/06
– to consider a quarterly report which enables Members to monitor individual capital
schemes both in terms of cost and in terms of physical work against the approved programme
(pages 81 to 97).
15. Revenue Budget: Monitoring Report 2003/04 –
to consider a quarterly report which enables Members to monitor income and expenditure
variations against the approved budget for 2003/04. The
reported position is based on projections as at the end of February 2004 (pages 98 to
102).
Appendix A is not available electronically, if you would like a copy please contact Member Support Services on 861104.
16. Grants Policy – to consider a report seeking
approval for the adoption of the policy and practice which incorporates suggested
revisions by Scrutiny and responses received from town and parish councils and the
Voluntary Sector Forum (pages 103 to 108)
17.
Reports of Other Bodies - To receive, and as may
be necessary to approve, the recommendations of the under-mentioned bodies:-
(a)
Environment
Policy Development Group –
(b)
Scrutiny
–
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 9 of Part 1 of Schedule
12A to the Act is involved.
19. Disposal of the Council’s Former Depot in
Kingsbridge – to consider an exempt report outlining the terms for the proposed
transfer of the former Depot site in Kingsbridge (pages 114 to 117).
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