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North Devon County

Committee Agenda

Thu Dec 03 2009

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A meeting of the North Devon Locality (County) Committee will be held on the above date in the Taw Room at the Civic Centre, North Walk, Barnstaple on the rising of the North Devon HATOC to consider the following matters.

PLEASE NOTE REVISED START TIME

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 13 November 2009, attached (Page 5).

3. Items Requiring Urgent Attention

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

The Council has extended the membership of its County Committees for a trial period of 12 months, to help District Councils to be better briefed on both local and strategic issues and the further strengthening of relations between all organisations. Two (non-voting) places have been offered to District Councillors and place to a representative of the Devon Association of Parish Councils.

North Devon Councillor Luggar has been appointed accordingly. A second appointment by North Devon Council, and an appointment by the Devon Association of Parish Councils are awaited.

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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

Local Policing and Community Safety Issues. Inspector Pete Sarney and Inspector Toby Davies and Amanda Palmer, Community Safety Manager.

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)

5. Locality Budget 2009/10 - Confirmation of Proposals and Spend to Date

Report from Ian Hobbs, Community and Strategy Officer (CX/09/104 - text only | pdf CX/09/104), attached (Page 7).

6. Devon County Council Strategic Plan

To consider the implications of the Council s new Strategic Plan for 2009/13. Summary leaflet enclosed.

[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,]

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)

7. Adult and Community Services Update

Yvonne Langer/Chris Thomas, Cluster Managers to report.

8. The North Devon Economy

Rob Hetherington, Chief Economist to report. Briefing note attached (Page 12).

9. Member Development Steering Group

Minutes of the meeting held on 20 October 2009, attached for information (Page 30).

10. Devon County Council Overview and Scrutiny Committees: Workplan

The County Council s Overview and Scrutiny Workplan has been circulated., attached (Page 32). Members may wish to provide evidence to specific Task Groups or otherwise comment upon specific areas of activity to the appropriate Overview or Scrutiny Committee.

OTHER MATTERS

11. Future Meetings

(a) Dates

To note the following:

Next Meeting:

23 March 2010

Subsequent Meetings:

29 June 2010

26 October 2010

22 March 2011

(all Tuesday mornings on the rising of the HATOC, at Barnstaple Civic Centre)

(b) Work Plan/Items Identified for Future Discussion

Inspiring Young People (Sustainable Community Strategy theme);

Pilots involving Parish and Town Councils on New Ways of Working as part of Local Government Reorganisation;

Implementation of The Way Ahead - Data and Trends Information;

Overview of Educational Provision in North Devon - Informal briefing being

arranged;

Ilfracombe Narrowing the Gap Project;

The work of North Devon Voluntary Services.

PART II PRIVATE SESSION

(During which items 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.


Membership

Devon County Council

Councillors Haywood (Chairman), Cann, Chugg, Davis, Edgell, Fowler, Greenslade, Yabsley

South Hams District Council

Councillor Luggar and Vacancy

Devon Association of Parish Councils

Vacancy

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 01392 382289.

Internet

Agendas and minutes of this Committee together with any officers reports considered at the meeting 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.

Date Published: Wed Dec 02 2009