A meeting of the Torridge Locality (County) Committee will be held on the above date at 2.00 pm in Riverbank House, Bideford to consider the following matters.

PHIL NORREY

Chief Executive

A G E N D A

PART ONE - 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 9 December 2009, attached (Page 1)

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

(a) Introduction to Devon Association of Parish Councils and issues in Torridge Councillor Marjorie Snetzler

(b) Representations form the public

(c) Policing In Torridge - Inspector Shaun Kenneally

(d) Community Transport - Update from the Local Community Transport Associations -

Duncan Goodman, Roy Bezzina (Torridge CTA) and David Perkin from North Tamar CTA

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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)

5. Locality Budgets 2009/10 - Confirmation of Proposals

Report of the Community Strategy Officer (CX/10/29 - text only | pdf CX/10/29) attached (Page 5).

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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)

6. Rural Access to Health: Task Group Report

Report of the Task Group (CX/10/36 - text only | pdf CX/10/36) (to follow)

7. Community Transport/LTP3/Accessibility

Transport Co-ordination Service Manager (Environment, Economy and Culture Directorate) to report

8. Member Development Steering Group

Minutes of the meeting held on 13 January 2010 (Page 10)

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OTHER MATTERS

9. Future Meetings

(a) Dates 14 June 2010, 11 October 2010, 7 March 2011

(b) Work Plan/Items identified for future discussion

(i) Tourism and the arts.

(ii) Policing Issues

(iii) Reports from members

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

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 Parsons (Chairman), Boyd, Boyle, Eastman and Robinson Torridge District Council Councillors P Pennington and Johns Devon Association of Parish Councils Councillor Snetzler

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 Gerry Rufolo on telephone number (01392) 382229.

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

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