A meeting of the Mid Devon Locality (County) Committee will be held on the above date at 2.00pm at Tiverton Town Hall to consider the following matters.

PHIL NORREY

Chief Executive

A G E N D A

PART I OPEN COMMITTEE

(During which members of the press and public may attend the meeting)

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of the meeting held on 21 September 2009 (Page 4).

3. Items Requiring Urgent Attention

Items which in the opinion of the Chairman should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

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WHAT CAN WE LEARN?

(During this part of the meeting there will be an opportunity for Members to hear from local communities or groups on local issues or consider any questions or feedback received from individual members of the public)

4. Feedback/Representations

5. Externalisation of Services

Mr Gary Patch, ACS Cluster Manager, Health and Social Care Lead Crediton and Cullompton, to make a presentation.

6. Building Schools for the Future

Mr Vic Ebdon, Building Schools for the Future Programme Director, to brief Members.

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HOW CAN WE HELP?

(During this part of the meeting Members will consider requests for financial support either from Members Locality Budgets or other sources of funding and respond to/advise local Councils and other organisations on the needs of this locality)

7. Mid Devon County Committee Locality Budget for 2009/10 - Confirmation of Spending Proposals and Spend To Date

Report of the Chief Executive (CX/09/108 - text only | pdf CX/09/108) (Page 6).

8. Devon County Council Strategic Plan

Mr Roland Pyle, Community and Strategy Officer, will outline the implication of the Council s new Strategic Plan for 2009/13 . (See coloured leaflet enclosed with the agenda)

[NB: Where presentations or background papers are available for any of the above items these will have been circulated, wherever possible, in advance of the meeting,]

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HOW ARE WE DOING?

(This part of the meeting will enable Members to be kept up-to-date with developments in the locality and monitor the provision of services, to help them identify issues that may need to be addressed or upon which representations may need to be made to influence local and national policy making; complementing the work of other relevant bodies such as the County Council s Scrutiny Committees)

9. Member Development Steering Group

Minutes of the meeting held on 20 October 2009 (Page 11) for information.

10. Mid Devon Local Strategic Partnership

Review of the Mid Devon Sustainable Community Strategy.

Mr Roland Pyle, Community and Strategy Officer, to update Members on progress.

11. Carbon Trading and Schools

Scrutiny Task Group report to Cabinet, for information and discussion (enclosed separately with the agenda).

12. Scrutiny Committees Current Activities

Report by the Chief Executive (CX/09/100 - text only | pdf CX/09/100) (Page 13).

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OTHER MATTERS

13. Future Meetings

(a) Dates

Monday 15 March 2010 at 2pm.

(b) Work Plan/Items identified for future discussion

Briefing from the Working Party on the Taunton/Exeter Commuter Rail Line.

PART II PRIVATE SESSION

(During which item may be taken in the absence of the press and public for specific reasons only)

Nil.

Members are reminded that Part II reports contain confidential information and should therefore be treated accordingly. They should not be disclosed or passed on to any other person(s).

Members are also reminded of the need to dispose of such reports carefully and are therefore urged to return them to the Committee Secretary at the conclusion of the meeting for disposal.

MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER

Membership

Devon County Council Councillors Radford (Chairman) Lee , Berry, Colthorpe (Vice-Chair), Hannon and Way Mid Devon District Council Councillors Mrs Campbell and Mrs Squires Devon Association Parish Councils Councillor ..

Declaration of Interests

Members are reminded that they must declare any interest they may have in any item to be considered at this meeting, prior to any discussion taking place on that item.

Access to Information

Any person wishing to inspect any minutes, reports or lists of background papers relating to any item on this agenda should contact Peter Stiles on telephone number (01392) 382289.

Internet

Agendas and minutes of County Council Committees together with officers reports considered by committees are published online on the Council s Website at: http://www.devon-cc.gov.uk/dcc/committee/mingifs.html

Copies of this Agenda and/or Reports may be made available in other formats (e.g. large print, audio tape, Braille or other languages). Please contact the Information Centre on 01392 380101 for more information.