AGENDA - Executive, Thursday 28 July at 10:00 pm 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 30 June 2005 (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 by the Council in accordance with the Executive Procedure Rules.  

7.         Management Options for Leisure Services – Future Arrangement for Leisure Centres – to consider a report which presents Members with a way forward with an estimated timescale for short and long-term management of Leisure Services.  

                Report
    Appendix A
    Appendix B
    Appendix C
    Appendix D - (exempt)
    Appendix E

8.         Employment Estates Review – Setting The Criteria – to consider a report which refers to the information presented to the Prosperity Policy Development Group (PPDG) on 1 July 2005 and sets out its recommendations on the proposed criteria for reviewing the Council’s existing employment estate.  

                Report
  
Appendix    

9.         Community Grant Funding:  

·        Dittisham Village Hall Management Committee Application;

·        Cornworthy Village Hall Application;

·        Aveton Gifford New Pre-School Application.

- to consider a report which seeks Member approval to offer grant assistance to two Village Hall projects at Dittisham and Cornworthy and to reject an application from Aveton Gifford New Pre-School for grant assistance.  

10.       Contaminated Land Strategy Update – to consider a report which updates Members on progress with respect to the implementation of the Strategy for the Investigation and Remediation of Contaminated Land formally adopted on 21 June 2001 and revised in April 2003.  

11.       Update Report on Formation of Customer Service Team – to consider the second quarterly update report on the progress made in the formation and development of the Customer Service Team and the migration of services over into this new environment .  

              Report
  Appendix

12.       Archiving Planning Files – Waiving Standing Orders – to consider a report which seeks approval for the use of Gcat and S-Cat framework contracts available via OGCbuying.solutions and to undertake the procurement necessary for the archiving of planning and building control history files.  

13.       Revenue Budget Monitoring 2005/2006 – to consider a report which enables Members to monitor income and expenditure variations against the approved budget for 2005/2006.  

14.       Write-off of Housing Benefit Overpayments – 2nd Half 2004/2005 – to consider a report which advises Members of the individual debts written off by the Head of Finance under delegated authority for debts up to £2,000.  

15.       Write-off of Sundry Debts – to consider a report which asks Members to note the individual debts written off by the Head of Finance under delegated authority for debts up to £2,000.  

16.       Write-off of Bad Debts – to consider a report which asks Members to note the individual debts written off by the Head of Finance under delegated authority for debts up to £2,000 and to ask Members to consider authorisation to write-off debts greater than £2,000.  

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)               Prosperity Policy Development Group – 1 July 2005 ;  

(b)               Scrutiny – 14 July 2005 (to follow);  

(c)               Joint Environment and Prosperity Policy Development Group – 19 July 2005 (to follow).  

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 items of business as the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraph(s) 8 and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act is involved.  

19.       Council Assets Within Totnes – to consider an exempt report on Council assets within Totnes.  

20.       Considering Options for Future Service Delivery – to consider an exempt report which highlights possible options for future service delivery for the Council (report to follow).

 

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