A meeting of the Place Scrutiny Committee will be held on the above date at 2.00pm at County Hall, Exeter to consider the following matters.

P NORREY

Chief Executive

A G E N D A

PART I - OPEN COMMITTEE

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes

Minutes of the meeting held on 19 March 2015 (previously circulated).

3. Items Requiring Urgent Attention

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

MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION OR REVIEW

4. Call-in of Cabinet Member Decision: Revenue Budget 2015/16 Fees and Charges for Highways, Planning and Design Public and Community Transport

(2.00pm)

In accordance with Paragraph 17 of the Scrutiny Procedure Rules, 7 Members of the County Council (Councillors Connett, Dewhirst, Greenslade, Hook, Way, Wragg and Younger-Ross) have invoked the call-in procedure in relation to the decision of the Cabinet Member for Highways Management Flood Protection taken in accordance with Paragraph 11 of the Scheme of Delegation as set out in Part 3 of the County Council's Constitution on the charges for Highways, Planning and Design Public and Community Transport contained in the Revenue Budget 2015/16, as notified to Councillors on 20 March 2015; particularly, to assess the business case for the proposed new charges for disabled parking spaces, access protection markings, residential and charity parking permits and doctors spaces (i.e the specific proposed charges at items 7, 22.1, 22.2(d) and 30 on the attached schedule) on the grounds that the decision was silent on the methodology used to arrive at the new charges and what preliminary consultation, if any, was undertaken, nor does it indicate how much the council expects to generate from the new charges, and if there are any circumstances when proposed charges may be waived due to local or individual circumstances.

The Cabinet Member decision form and accompanying documentation (CS/15/17 - supplementary information CS/15/17), is attached (Page 1).

The Committee s views will be reported to the Cabinet at its next meeting on 8 July 2015.

Electoral Division(s): All

5. Public Transport Budget

(2.45pm)

The Cabinet on 10 June 2015 was to be recommended to invite this Committee to comment on the proposals emanating from the review of the County Council s funded bus services in line with the Policy and Budget Framework Rules prior to the Cabinets final consideration and determination of this matter on 8 July 2015. Head of Scrutiny to report. Head of Scrutiny to report.

The Report of the Head of Services for Communities (SC/15/9 - text only | pdf | supplementary information SC/15/9) on the outcome of consultations of the aforementioned review and suggested implementation of proposed Supported Bus Services Reductions is attached (Page 11).

Electoral Division(s): All

6. Review of Energy Strategy

(3.30pm)

Report of the Head of Planning, Transportation and Environment (HCW/15/36 - text only | pdf HCW/15/36) containing an update on the revised energy policy and proposed energy strategy and action plans for the Council to meet its revised energy policy targets and objectives, attached (Page 59).

Electoral Division(s): All

7. Planning Definition of the Highway Condition

(3.50pm)

Report of the Head of Planning, Transportation and Environment (PTE/15/18 - text only | pdf PTE/15/18), analysing and commenting upon the suggestion for a Devon wide definition of severe within the context of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the outcomes of planning appeals for highways impacts since the introduction of the NPPF and other relevant factors, attached (Page 75).

Electoral Division(s): All

8. Devon Audit Partnership: Service Specific Annual Report

(4.10pm)

Report of the Audit Manager (CT/15/44 - text only | pdf | supplementary information CT/15/44), summarising performance against the internal audit plan for the 2014/15 financial year, highlighting the key areas of work undertaken and the assurance opinions given, attached (Page 81).

Electoral Division(s): All

9. Young People and Employment: Task Group Report

(4.20pm)

Task Group s Report on Young People and Employment (CS/15/9 - text only | pdf CS/15/9), which embarked on finding out how young people can be supported in order to access education, training and/or employment, attached (Page 97).

Electoral Division(s): All

10. Performance Dashboard Summary of Performance

(4.35pm)

Report of the Head of Services for Communities (SC/15/10 - text only | pdf | supplementary information SC/15/10), outlining performance against the Council s Strategic priorities within the remit of this committee for Quarter 4 (January to March) of 2014/15, attached (Page 109).

Electoral Division(s): All

STANDING ITEMS

11. Future Library Service: Progress Report

(5.00pm)

The Cabinet Member for Community and Environmental Services and the Head of Libraries, Culture and Heritage Services to report.

Electoral Division(s): All

12. Place Scrutiny Committee Work Programme

In accordance with the previous practice, Scrutiny Committees are requested to review the list of forthcoming business (previously circulated) and to determine which items are to be included in the Work Programme. The Work Programme is also available on the Council's website at:

http://new.devon.gov.uk/democracy/committee-meetings/scrutiny-committees/scrutiny-work- programme/

The Committee may also wish to review the content of the Cabinet Forward Plan (available at http://new.devon.gov.uk/democracy/how-the-council-works/forward-plan/) to see if there are any specific items therein it might wish to explore further.

MATTERS FOR INFORMATION

13. Dates of Future Meetings

Friday 11 September 2015; Monday 16 November 2015; Thursday 7 January 2016; Thursday 21 January 2016 (Budget); Friday 29 January 2016 (Joint Budget Scrutiny); Monday 7 March 2016.

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

Nil.

Members are reminded that Part II Reports contain exempt 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 invited to return them to the Democratic Services Officer at the conclusion of the meeting for disposal

MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER

Membership

Councillors Moulding (Chairman), Ball, Bowden, Clarance, Dempster, Eastman, Edgell, Hawkins, Hill, Hook, B Hughes, Owen, Radford, Vint and Way.

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 the Scrutiny Work Programme or any Reports or Background Papers relating to any item on this agenda should contact Stephanie Lewis on 01392 382486. The Work Programme is published on the County Council's website at http://new.devon.gov.uk/democracy/committee-meetings/scrutiny-committees/scrutiny-work-programme/ Agenda, Reports and Minutes of the Committee are published on the Council s Website at http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/councildemocracy/decision_making/cma/index_see.htm

Webcasting, Recording or Reporting of Meetings and Proceedings

The proceedings of this meeting may be recorded for broadcasting live on the internet via the Democracy Centre on the County Council s website. The whole of the meeting may be broadcast apart from any confidential items which may need to be considered in the absence of the press and public. For more information go to:http://www.devoncc.public-i.tv/core/ In addition, anyone wishing to film part or all of the proceedings may do so unless the press and public are excluded for that part of the meeting or there is good reason not to do so, as directed by the Chairman. Any filming must be done as unobtrusively as possible from a single fixed position without the use of any additional lighting; focusing only on those actively participating in the meeting and having regard also to the wishes of any member of the public present who may not wish to be filmed. As a matter of courtesy, anyone wishing to film proceedings is asked to advise the Chairman or the Democratic Services Officer in attendance so that all those present may be made aware that is happening. Members of the public may also use Facebook and Twitter or other forms of social media to report on proceedings at this meeting. An open, publicly available Wi-Fi network (i.e. DCC) is normally available for meetings held in the Committee Suite at County Hall. For information on Wi-Fi availability at other locations, please contact the Officer identified above.

Emergencies

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Mobile Phones

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