Present:-

Councillors Connelly (Chairman), Hosking, McInnes and Marsh

*72 Minutes

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 January 2008 be signed as a correct record.

*73 Update on Member Development and the SW Charter

The Committee considered a report by the Director of Personnel and Performance (PP/08/015) drawing attention to:

progress on the identification of personal learning and development needs

(through interviews to inform the 2008/09 Training Plan and Personal Development Plans) and the Member Development website;

the recent signing of the Declaration of Commitment to the SW Charter for

Member Development;

the County Council s success in obtaining two free places for members for the

Leadership Academy run by the Improvement and Development Agency.

It was hoped that the County Council would achieve SW Charter accreditation by March 2009.

Councillor McInnes, the Committee s representative on the Member Development Steering Group, provided further feedback on progress. He and the other Committee members were very positive about the one to one interview process to identify personal learning and development needs.

It was MOVED by Councillor Connelly, SECONDED by Councillor McInnes and

RESOLVED

(a) that the progress being made towards achieving the criteria of the SW Charter for Member Development be noted;

(b) that Councillor McInnes be nominated to continue to represent the West Devon County Committee on the Member Development Steering Group during 2008/09.

*74 Devon Local Area Agreement 2008 - 11 Update

The Community Strategy Officer referred to:

the March 2008 Briefing Note on the LAA 2008 - 11 for the Devon Strategic Partnership circulated with the agenda which set out the timetable and key milestones and a list of proposed priorities and performance indicators developed in conjunction with public, private and third sector partners;

the opportunity to help shape the priorities/PIs from the West Devon district area perspective before they were finalised and the Agreement was submitted for ministerial approval.

The Committee noted the present position and supported the proposed priorities/PIs. It was felt that the West Devon Local Strategic Partnership was best placed to comment on the priorities/PIs from the local perspective.

*75 Invest in Devon (Sale of Exeter Airport)

The Committee considered a report by the Director of Finance, IT and Trading (FI/08/22 - text only | pdf FI/08/22) explaining how the funds derived from the sale of Exeter International Airport which had been set aside for additional capital investment in the County Council s strategic priorities could be accessed.

The report:

drew attention to the establishment of the following themed funds against which members could bid:

- the Local Projects Fund from which up to 25,000 was available to support individual smaller projects which could make a significant difference in towns and villages in Devon;

- targeted programmes: Green Fund, Community Fund, Economic Development Fund and Schools Estate Development Fund;

- the Major Projects/Programmes Fund.

outlined principles for the selection of projects, arrangements for value for money assessment and the approval process.

A pro-forma (which was available on-line) needed to be completed and returned for bids to the Local Projects Fund.

It was MOVED by Councillor Connelly, SECONDED by Councillor McInnes and

RESOLVED

(a) that the report be noted;

(b) that more information be sought on the operation of the Funds.

*76 West Devon County Committee Locality Budget for the Financial Year 2007/08 Confirmation of Spending Proposals and Spend to Date

The Committee considered a report by the County Community Strategy Officer (EEC/08/94/HQ - text only | pdf EEC/08/94/HQ) setting out the position as at 31 March 2008 regarding expenditure by members on local projects.

It was MOVED by Councillor Connelly, SECONDED by Councillor McInnes and

RESOLVED

(a) that the decisions made by members regarding the use of the West Devon Locality Budget as set out in Appendix 1 to the report be confirmed;

(b) that the current budget position be noted.

*77 Lottery Fund Grants

The Committee received and noted a list of recent Lottery Fund grants for organisations in West Devon. Members indicated that they would welcome regular updates on local Lottery Fund Grants.

*78 Dates of Future Meetings

The Committee noted that meetings would be held on the following dates:

11 July 2008

10 October 2008

9 January 2009

(all Fridays on the rising of the HATOC)

*DENOTES DELEGATED MATTER WITH POWER TO ACT

The meeting started at 3.40pm and finished at 4.15 pm

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