A meeting of the North Devon County Committee will be held on the above date at 9.30 am at the Beaford Arts Centre, Beaford to consider the following matters.

Please note the venue and revised start time

PHIL NORREY

Chief Executive

A G E N D A

PART ONE - OPEN COMMITTEE

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman

3. Minutes

Minutes of the meeting held on 19 March 2008 (Page 1).

4. Items Requiring Urgent Attention

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

5. The Arts in Torridge

Presentation by Mark Wallace Director of Beaford Arts and Community Strategy Officer to report on recent meetings on Arts and the Economy in the District.

6. Adult and Community Learning Presentation

Caroline Verney, Skills for Life Local Co-ordinator to report

7. Countywide Asset Review Programme

Report of the Chief Executive (CX/08/57 - text only | pdf CX/08/57) attached (Page 5) and Asset Register Data for Torridge attached appendix A.

8. North Devon Coast: Consultation Draft of the Management Strategy for the North Devon Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Report of the Director of Environment, Economy and Culture (EEC/08/145/HQ - text only | pdf EEC/08/145/HQ), attached

(Page 9). Management Plan collated separately, attached.

Electoral Divisions: All

9. Local Area Agreement: Draft Agreement 2008 -2011

Report of the Community Strategy Officer to the North Devon and Torridge Local Strategic Partnership (CX/08/68 - text onlyCX/08/68) attached (Page 15).

Electoral Divisions: All

10. Torridge County Committee Locality Budget 2007/08 Outturn and spend to date for 2008/09

Report of the County Community Strategy Officer (EEC/08/146/HQ - text only | pdf EEC/08/146/HQ), attached (Page 18) and request for support for purchase of vehicle for Devon Youth Service Tony Wasley to report.

Electoral Divisions: All

11. Update on Member Development and the SW Charter

There has been an excellent response for the recent one to one programme which has been helping to identify personal development needs. On behalf of the Member Development Steering Group, we would like to thank everyone who has spared the time to talk to the team. By the end of June most elected Members will have undertaken one of these interviews.

This information has been collated into a learning and development plan and work is underway to start to address these needs. Individuals are being contacted to inform them as their needs are being met. In addition to development needs, Councillors also identified other barriers which prevented them from achieving their best in some aspects of their role. These issues are being directed to relevant senior officers.

The next step will be to deliver the activities and to measure their success in meeting the original objectives. This feedback will be used to make future improvements.

Lastly, the Member Learning and Development webpage s are now available (accessed through the Members Web), which contain a range of information about learning and development opportunities, policies and links to useful websites.

The next meeting of the Member Development Steering Group was on Monday 16^th June.

12. Update on Children s Trust Governance Arrangements

Background paper attached for information (Page 23).

A nomination is invited for one representative on the Children s Trust Local Planning and Implementation Partnership (CTLPIP) drawn from the membership of this Committee.

13. Forward Plan

Community Strategy Officer to report.

14. Future Meetings

Wednesday 17 September 2008

Tuesday 3 December 2008,

Wednesday, 18 March 2009

PART II - ITEMS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN IN THE ABSENCE OF THE PUBLIC AND PRESS

Nil.

LUNCH A sandwich lunch will be provided

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

Councillors, Barton, Ford, Rawlinson, Shadrick and Temperley

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 Devon 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.