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. Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman

3. Minutes of the meeting held on 8 March 2010, attached (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.

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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)

5. Feedback/Representations

(a) Education Provision East of the Water

(An item raised by Councillor Robinson in accordance with Standing Order 23)

Councillor Robinson has advanced the following motion for consideration:

With the rapidly growing number of young people in East-the-Water and the recognition that the newly-built Bideford College is already at its student numbers limit, the need for a Junior Secondary School as either a stand-alone or as an additional provision to the present Mines Road School needs to be addressed

(b)Community Planning

(An item raised by Councillor Robinson in accordance with Standing Order 23)

Councillor Robinson has raised the following for consideration:

In the light of increasing concern expressed by residents regarding the operation of bus services in Bideford and environs, this motion asks the County Committee to consider the possibility of it using its good offices to help coordinate and mediate so as to assist in resolving the problems that have arisen.

There is a growing belief that there is a need to take a comprehensive look at how 'bus services in general in the Torridge District (including rural areas) are planned. In the past Bideford Town Council has convened a Public Transport Forum at which members of the public were able to meet with representatives of the various transport providers. There would seem to be merit in reviving this concept and applying it to the whole of Torridge so that the public transport needs of the total community can be explored and recommendations be brought back to this County committee.

Specifically in Bideford, and of immediate concern, is the recent 75% reduction in the Beacon no. 14 financially supported service for Chubb/Churchill and Broadlands/Mines Road in East-the-Water. There is also concern that the 15/15A from and to Londonderry Farm no longer serves Atlantic Village, thus cutting off still further that estate from community resources that are absent on the estate.

The public are increasingly concerned about sustainability and wonder about how running three buses with similar destinations being driven in convoy along Heywood Road Northam with hardly a passenger between them can be justified in community, environmental or conservation terms - or even in economic terms.

If we are to promote the Sustainable Community Strategy to the public, we owe it to them to explore removing the "own goals" of excessive waste of resources and to investigate redirecting such resources to where they can serve a real public need .

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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. Asset Management: Torridge

Richard Buzzacott to report

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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. The Arts and Tourism in Torridge

Report of the Executive Director of Environment, Economy and Culture (EEC/10/118/HQ - text only | pdf EEC/10/118/HQ) attached (Page 4)

8. Locality Budgets 2009/10 Outturn and spend to date for 2010/11

Report of the Community Strategy Officer (CX/10/70 - text only | pdf CX/10/70) attached (Page 7).

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OTHER MATTERS

9. Member Development Steering Group

Minutes of the meeting held on 19 May 2010 (Page 12)

10. Future Meetings

(a) Dates 11 October 2010, 7 March 2011

(b) Work Plan/Items identified for future discussion

(i) Parish Emergency Plans

(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 Boyd, Boyle, Eastman, Parsons 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

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Internet

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