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1/19 |
Petition - Climate Change Emergency
Minutes:
In
accordance with Council Procedure Rule 28 (Petitions), notice had
been received from Ms Ella Dangerfield of her wish to formally
present a petition to the Chairman of the Council.
At this
point, the Chairman confirmed that he had exercised his discretion
to permit Ms Dangerfield to make a brief statement to the
Council. In so doing, Ms Dangerfield
provided an explanation that outlined why she had organised the
petition that called on the Council to:
1.
Declare a ‘Climate
Emergency’;
2.
Pledge to make the district
of the South Hams carbon neutral by 2030 (in line with the 2018
IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Special Report),
taking into account both production and consumption
emissions;
3.
Call on Westminster to
provide the powers and resources to make the 2030 target
possible;
4.
Work with other local
governments (both within the UK and internationally) to determine
and implement best practice methods to limit Global Warming to less
than 1.5 degrees Celsius;
5.
Continue to work with
partners across the county and region to deliver this new goal
through all relevant strategies and plans; and
6.
Report to Full Council
within six months with an Action Plan, outlining how the Council
will address this Emergency. The Action
Plan will detail the leadership role South Hams District Council
will take in promoting community, public, business and other
Council Partnerships to achieve this Carbon Neutral 2030 Commitment
throughout the District. The Action
Plan will also outline adequate staff time and resources to
undertake the actions to achieve the target.
A Member
proceeded to advise that, in line with Council Procedure Rule 11(c)
(Motions Without Notice – to change the order of business in
the agenda), he wished to PROPOSE that:
‘Agenda Items 14: Urgent Business
and 19: Business Brought Forward by the Chairman be moved up the
agenda to be considered immediately.’
This
procedural motion was subsequently SECONDED and
when put to the vote was declared CARRIED.
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2/19 |
Urgent Business
the Chairman to announce if any item not on
the agenda should be considered on the basis that he considers it
as a matter of urgency (any such item to be dealt with under
‘Business Brought forward by the Chairman’);
Minutes:
At this
point, a Member felt that, given the levels of public interest that
had been generated by the petition, it would be courteous to give
formal consideration to the matter of declaring a Climate Emergency
at this meeting. However, since this
matter had not been included on the published agenda for this
meeting, then the only means for this matter to be considered would
be via the Chairman agreeing that it could be raised as
‘Urgent Business’.
The
Chairman proceeded to consider this request and subsequently gave
his agreement that this matter could be debated as an urgent item
at this meeting.
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3/19 |
Business Brought Forward by the Chairman
to consider business (if any) brought forward
by the Chairman;
Minutes:
Given the decision
of the Chairman (Minute 02/19 above refers), a motion was then
PROPOSED and SECONDED as
follows:
‘In light of the declaration of the Climate Emergency by
Teignbridge Council on the 18 April 2019 and by Parliament on 1 May
2019 we request, as an urgent matter, the Council agrees to the
matter of the adoption of Teignbridge Council’s Climate
Emergency Declaration and cooperation with Teignbridge on tackling
Climate Change being referred to the Executive for its
consideration at its next meeting on 6 June 2019 in order that a
recommendation be put to the next meeting of Full
Council.’
In his
introduction, the proposer advised that he was aware from the
latest published version of the Executive Forward Plan that the
Executive was already due to consider a report related to Climate
Change at its next meeting on 6 June 2019. It was therefore the intention of his motion for
specific reference to be included in this report on the ambitious
actions that had been recently approved by Teignbridge District
Council (including a pledge to do what was within their powers to
make the Teignbridge District carbon neutral by 2025).
In the
ensuing debate, the following points were raised:-
(a)
An amendment was PROPOSED and SECONDED to read as
follows:
‘In light of the declaration of the Climate
Emergency by Devon County Council and by Parliament on 1 May 2019
we request, as an urgent matter, the Council agrees to the matter
of the adoption of Devon County Council’s Climate Emergency
Declaration and cooperation with Devon on tackling Climate Change
being referred to the Executive for its consideration at its next
meeting on 6 June 2019 in order that a recommendation be put to the
next meeting of Full Council.’
In citing as an example the ongoing
work on the aligned Devon Waste Strategy, the proposer advised that
the Council was already working closely with Devon County Council
(DCC). Since the Council did not
currently work as closely with Teignbridge District Council (TDC),
it was felt to be more appropriate to co-operate with DCC rather
than Teignbridge District Council.
Another Member highlighted that the TDC
portfolio holder for Climate Change had recently made contact with
the Council pointing out that TDC was keen to work alongside its
neighbouring District Councils and DCC on the actions necessary to
become carbon neutral by 2025. As a
consequence, the Member felt that the amendment was discourteous to
TDC.
When put to the vote, the amendment was
declared CARRIED;
(b)
A further amendment was then PROPOSED and SECONDED to read as
follows:
‘In light of the declaration of the Climate
Emergency by Devon County Council and Teignbridge District Council
and by Parliament on 1 May 2019 we request, as an urgent matter,
the Council agrees to the matter of the adoption of Devon County
and Teignbridge District Councils’ Climate Emergency
Declarations and cooperation with Devon and Teignbridge on tackling
Climate Change being referred to the Executive for its
consideration at ...
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4/19 |
Election of the Chairman of the Council;
(The Chairman will then read and sign the
declaration of acceptance of office).
Minutes:
RESOLVED
That Cllr R Rowe be elected Chairman of the
Council for the period expiring on the date of the Annual Meeting
of the Council in 2020.
Cllr
Rowe subsequently declared and signed her acceptance of
office.
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5/19 |
Address by the New Chairman of Council;
Minutes:
In addressing the Council, Cllr Rowe
expressed her honour at being elected as Chairman of the Council
and wished to thank her fellow Members for their vote of
confidence.
During her address, Cllr Rowe also
made specific reference to:-
-
her wish to both congratulate and welcome new and returning Members
to the Council following the recent local elections. In so doing, the Chairman also wished to pay
tribute and thank those Members who had either retired or lost
their seats during this election;
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the importance of all Members working for the
benefit of the entire South Hams District and not being
parochial;
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the emphasis that should be given to the
‘3Es’ (Economy, Employment and Environment);
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the pride that she felt to be re-elected as both a Member and the
Chairman. In expressing her pride, the
Chairman expressed her best wishes to all Members and guaranteed
that she would do her very best to uphold the office;
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her chosen charity being the Devon Air Ambulance;
and
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her intention to hold a Civic Service in Stoke Gabriel during
September 2019 and a Members Christmas Party. Members were informed that the dates of these
events would be circulated in the next few weeks.
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6/19 |
Vote of thanks to the Retiring Chairman;
Minutes:
RESOLVED
That the thanks of the Council be extended to Cllr
Holway for the manner in which he had performed his duties during
his term of office as Chairman of the Council.
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7/19 |
Response by the Retiring Chairman;
Minutes:
Cllr Holway proceeded to address the
Council and highlighted how enjoyable he had found his year of
office. In so doing, he made particular
reference to:-
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his gratitude for the support he had received from the wider
membership during his year of office.
In particular, he wished to thank Cllr Rowe for her excellent
support and he hoped that she and her husband would have an equally
memorable year;
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the support he had also received from officers. Whilst Cllr Holway paid tribute to officers
throughout the Council, he expressed particular gratitude to the
Chief Executive and Democratic Services Officers; and
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the enjoyment he had gained from the civic events that he had
attended.
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8/19 |
Appointment of the Vice Chairman of the Council;
(The Vice Chairman will then read and sign
the declaration of acceptance of office).
Minutes:
RESOLVED
That Cllr R J Foss be appointed Vice Chairman of the
Council for the period expiring on the date of the Annual Meeting
of the Council in 2020.
Cllr Foss subsequently
declared and signed his acceptance of office.
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9/19 |
Minutes PDF 166 KB
to approve as a correct record and
authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting of the
Council held on 21 February 2019 and the minutes of the special
meeting held on 21 March 2019;
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The
minutes of the meeting of Council held on 21 February 2019 and the
special meeting held on 21 March 2019 were both confirmed as a
correct record and signed by the Chairman.
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10/19 |
Formal Adoption of the Council Constitution for the 2019/20 Municipal Year
Minutes:
Members were
informed that the previously approved amendments had been made to
the published Council Constitution.
It was
then:
RESOLVED
That the published version of the Council
Constitution for 2019/20 be formally noted.
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11/19 |
Election of Leader of the Council and Chairman of the Executive for the four year term from 2019/20
Minutes:
RESOLVED
That Cllr J A Pearce be elected Leader
of the Council and Chairman of the Executive for the period expiring on the date of the Annual Meeting of the Council
in 2023.
In expressing her gratitude at being elected Leader of the Council,
Cllr Pearce revealed to the Council that, in accordance with the
Strong Leader model (Minute 57/10 refers), it was her wish to
appoint Cllr Bastone to the position of Deputy Leader for the
period expiring on the date of the Annual Meeting of the Council in
2023. Furthermore, she would also be
appointing Cllrs Baldry; Hawkins; Hopwood; and May to serve with
her and the Deputy Leader on the Executive for the 2019/20
Municipal Year.
Cllr Pearce proceeded to pay tribute to the foresight and courage
of Cllr Tucker (who had been Leader of the Council for the previous
12 years) in having the vision to establish the Transformation
Programme. It was now her intention to
build upon these sure foundations to ensure that every aspect of
the Council was focused upon the wellbeing and prosperity of all of
the residents and businesses in the South Hams. Of particular note, Cllr Pearce advised that:
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the area must welcome visitors and allow tourism to flourish;
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she was committed to making all reasonable and rational carbon
footprint savings;
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she recognised the importance of housing being built for local
people and additional employment space being created; and
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it was now timely for the Council to
again begin to work more closely with the Members of West Devon
Borough Council. However, Cllr Pearce
also stressed that ‘One Council’ would not be
re-considered during her tenure as Leader.
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12/19 |
Representation on Political Groups
to approve a review carried out in
consultation with leaders of the Political Groups. This is reflected in the list of Council Bodies
– see item 10 below;
Minutes:
The
Chairman advised Members that a review of the representation of the
political groups on the Council’s Bodies had been carried out
in consultation with the Leaders of the three Political
Groups.
It was then:
RESOLVED
1.
That it be noted that the Political Composition of
the Council is as follows:-
§
A Conservative Group of 16 Members;
§
A Liberal Democrat Group of 10 Members;
§
A Green Party Group of 3 Members; and
§
Two non-aligned Independent Members.
2.
That the political balance rules be disapplied for the Salcombe Harbour Board to enable
the 4 Members on the Board to be selected on a ‘fit for
purpose’ basis; and
3.
That the overall political balance of Council
Bodies, as reflected in the paper tabled to the meeting, be
approved.
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13/19 |
Appointment of Members of the Bodies of the Council PDF 46 KB
to appoint the
Members of the following Council Bodies for the 2019/20 Municipal
Year:-
a)
Audit Committee;
b)
Development Management Committee;
c)
Licensing Committee;
d)
Overview and Scrutiny Panel;
e)
Salcombe Harbour Board
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Council
subsequently received nominations from the Group Leaders and
Independent Members for the membership of the Bodies of the
Council.
Two nominations
(Cllrs M Long and J T Pennington) had been received for the
Independent Member vacancy on the Development Management
Committee.
When put to the
vote, it was declared CARRIED that Cllr M Long be
appointed to serve on the Development Management
Committee.
It was then:
RESOLVED
That, for the 2019/20 Municipal Year, Members be
appointed to the Bodies of the Council as set out in Appendix A to
these minutes.
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14/19 |
Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Bodies of the Council - PDF 65 KB
to elect the
Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the following Bodies of the Council
for the 2019/20 Municipal Year:-
a)
Audit Committee;
b)
Development Management Committee;
c)
Licensing Committee;
d)
Overview and Scrutiny Panel; and
e)
Salcombe Harbour Board (Chairman only).
Minutes:
The Council received nominations
from its Group Leaders for the positions of Chairmen and Vice
Chairmen of the Bodies of the Council.
It was then:
RESOLVED
That the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the Bodies of the Council
for the 2019 / 2020 Municipal Year be as indicated below:-
Body
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Chairman
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Vice Chairman
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Audit Committee
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Cllr T R Holway
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Cllr L Austen
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Development Management Committee
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Cllr J Brazil
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Cllr R J Foss
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Licensing
Committee
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Cllr D Brown
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Cllr T R Holway
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Overview and Scrutiny Panel
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Cllr J P Birch
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Cllr P C Smerdon
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Salcombe Harbour Board
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Cllr J
Brazil
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Co-opted Member
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15/19 |
Appointment of Representatives on Outside Bodies PDF 52 KB
to agree to the appointment of
Members as representatives on Outside Bodies for the 2019/20
Municipal Year;
NOTE: Although
some of these appointments are accepted by the “Outside
Bodies” for a period of years, it is the Council’s
practice where possible to review all appointments annually.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
A paper was considered that set out details
of those Outside Bodies to which the Council appointed
representatives and included a list of nominations for
representation on these Outside Bodies.
Two nominations (Cllrs G Pannell and P C
Smerdon) had been received for the position on the Dartmoor
National Park Authority.
When put to the vote, it was declared
CARRIED that Cllr P C Smerdon be appointed to the
position on the Dartmoor National Park Authority.
Two nominations (the lead Executive Member
for Environment and Cllr J M Hodgson) had been received for the
position on the Devon Authorities Strategic Waste Committee.
When put to the vote, it was declared
CARRIED that the lead Executive Member for
Environment be appointed to the position on the Devon Authorities
Strategic Waste Committee.
Three nominations (Cllrs G Pannell, H Reeve
and P C Smerdon) had been received for the two positions on the
Devon County/South Hams Highways and Traffic Orders Committee.
In line with the Council Constitution, it
was necessary for these two vacancies to be filled by virtue of a
ballot. Upon completion of the ballot,
it was subsequently declared CARRIED that Cllrs H
Reeve and P C Smerdon be appointed to serve on the Devon
County/South Hams Highways and Traffic Orders Committee.
Two nominations (Cllrs J M Hodgson and B
Taylor) had been received for the position on the Local Enterprise
Partnership Joint Scrutiny Committee.
When put to the vote, it was declared
CARRIED that Cllr B Taylor be appointed to the
position on the Local Enterprise Partnership Joint Scrutiny
Committee.
Two nominations (Cllrs D Brown and G
Pannell) had been received for the position on the Parking And
Traffic Regulations Outside London Committee.
When put to the vote, it was declared
CARRIED that Cllr D Brown be appointed to the
position on the Parking And Traffic Regulations Outside London
Committee.
Two nominations (Cllrs T R Holway and K
Kemp) had been received for the position on the South Devon and
Dartmoor Community Safety Partnership.
When put to the vote, it was declared
CARRIED that Cllr T R Holway be appointed to the
position on the South Devon and Dartmoor Community Safety
Partnership.
It was then:
RESOLVED
1.
That the Council be represented on the list of Outside Bodies as
presented to the meeting;
2.
That the Members named in Appendix B to these minutes be appointed
as the Council’s representatives to those Bodies for the
2019/20 Municipal Year, and that, for the purposes of
Members’ Allowances, attendance at meetings of these bodies
be regarded as an approved duty; and
3.
That Members appointed to Outside Bodies provide a written report
following each meeting; regular feedback and consultation on the
issues affecting the Bodies concerned.
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16/19 |
Appointment of Other Groups PDF 49 KB
to agree to the
appointment of the following Groups for the 2019/20 Municipal
Year:-
a)
Accommodation Strategy Member Working
Group;
b)
Affordable Housing Delivery Working
Group;
c)
Council Tax Setting Panel;
d)
Devon Building Control Partnership;
e)
Discretionary (Majors) Business Rate Relief Decision
Panel;
f)
Joint SH/WD/Plymouth Local Plan Partnership
Board;
g)
Joint SH/WD Member/Officer Working Group;
h)
Political Structures Working Group;
i)
Public Spaces Working Group;
j)
Rate Relief Panel;
k)
Slapton Line Steering Group;
l)
Waste and Recycling Working Group; and
m)
Waste Partnership Board.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Members proceeded
to consider the appointment for the 2019/2020 Municipal Year of
the:-
(a)
Accommodation Strategy Member Working
Group;
(b)
Affordable Housing Delivery Working
Group;
(c)
Council Tax Setting Panel;
(d)
Devon Building Control Partnership;
(e)
Discretionary (Majors) Business Rate Relief Decision
Panel;
(f)
Joint SH/WD/Plymouth Local Plan Partnership
Board;
(g)
Joint SH/WD Member/Officer Working Group;
(h)
Political Structures Working Group;
(i)
Public Spaces Working Group;
(j)
Rate Relief Panel;
(k)
Slapton Line Steering Group;
(l)
Waste and Recycling Working Group and
(m)
Waste Partnership Board.
Once the
principle and size of these Groups had been determined by the
Council, Members proceeded to consider the appointments to each of
these Bodies and, based upon these two decisions, it was then
necessary for ballots to be undertaken on:
1.
Affordable Housing Delivery Working Group
Four nominations
(Cllrs H D Bastone, J Brazil, J M Hodgson and J A Pearce) had been
received for the three positions on the Affordable Housing Delivery
Working Group. Upon completion of the
ballot, it was subsequently declared CARRIED that
Cllrs H D Bastone, J Brazil and J A Pearce be appointed to serve on
the Affordable Housing Delivery Working Group.
2.
Devon Building Control Partnership
Three
nominations (Cllrs H D Bastone, J P Birch and J M Hodgson) had been
received for the two positions on the Devon Building Control
Partnership. Upon completion of the
ballot, it was subsequently declared CARRIED that
Cllrs H D Bastone and J P Birch be appointed to serve on the Devon
Building Control Partnership.
3.
Joint SH/WD/Plymouth Local Plan Partnership
Board
Three
nominations (Cllrs H D Bastone, J P Birch and J A Pearce) had been
received for the two positions on the Joint SH/WD/Plymouth Local
Plan Partnership Board. Upon completion
of the ballot, it was subsequently declared CARRIED
that Cllrs H D Bastone and J A Pearce be appointed to serve on the
Joint SH/WD/Plymouth Local Plan Partnership Board.
4.
Waste Partnership Board
Four nominations
(Cllrs H D Bastone, J M Hodgson, N A Hopwood and the lead Executive
Member for Environment) had been received for the three positions
on the Waste Partnership Board. Upon
completion of the ballot, it was subsequently declared CARRIED that Cllrs H D Bastone, N A Hopwood and the lead
Executive Member for Environment be appointed to serve on the Waste
Partnership Board.
It was then:
RESOLVED
That the appointment of the Other Groups of the
Council for the 2019/2020 Municipal Year be approved, as shown in
Appendix C to these minutes.
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17/19 |
Declarations of Interest
Members are invited to declare any personal;
or disclosable pecuniary interests, including the nature and extent
of such interests they may have in any items to be considered at
this meeting;
Minutes:
Members were invited to
declare any interests in the items of business to be considered
during the course of the meeting but there were none
made.
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18/19 |
Chairman's Announcements
Minutes:
The Chairman advised that she
did not have any further announcements to make at this
time.
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19/19 |
Appointment of Salcombe Harbour Board Co-Opted Members PDF 43 KB
Minutes:
The Council
considered a report that sought to appoint three Co-Opted Members
to serve on the Salcombe Harbour Board.
With no questions
or issues being raised, it was then:
RESOLVED
That, with immediate effect, Messrs Hugh Marriage,
Mark Taylor and Chris Plant be appointed to serve on the Salcombe
Harbour Board as Co-Opted Members for the period to the date of the
Annual Council meeting in May 2022.
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20/19 |
Annual Report PDF 48 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Members considered
a report that presented the Council’s Annual Report for the
2018/19 Financial Year.
The Leader
introduced the report and made specific reference to:-
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the successes associated with the
adoption of the Joint Local Plan and the awarding of the new
contract for recycling, waste collection and street cleansing
services;
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her
congratulations to the work of Members
and officers in setting a balanced Budget for 2019/20. That being said, the Leader did also make the
point to Members that the budget setting process for 2020/21 would
be equally challenging;
-
the
importance of the Council reducing
failure demand and getting it ‘right first
time’. In addition, the Leader
was of the view that the Council needed to focus on improving and
developing its online processes and advised that the cost
comparisons between a resident self-serving or having face to face
contact with an officer were very significant; and
-
her
wish for working relationships between
Members and officers to be further improved.
During the subsequent debate, the following points
were raised:-
(a)
A Member acknowledged the significant
benefits of Members and officers working closely together and
supported the introductory comments made by the Leader;
(b)
The format and presentation of the
Annual Report were welcomed;
(c)
Since the contract was still in its
infancy, a Member felt it was too early to consider the new
recycling, waste collection and street cleansing services to be a
success. In response, the Leader cited
the financial benefits that would be realised by the Council from
the new contract and expressed her confidence that, once it had
settled down, then the new arrangements would prove to be very
successful.
It was
then:
RESOLVED
1.
That the progress and achievements made
by the Council be noted;
2.
That the Annual Report (as outlined at
Appendix A of the presented agenda report) be adopted and published
for the 2018/19 Financial Year.
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21/19 |
Questions
to consider the following question received in
accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8.
Minutes:
It was noted that no questions had been received in
accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8.
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22/19 |
Notice of Motion
to consider the following motions received (if
any) in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10.1
(a) By Cllrs Hodgson and
Brazil
‘No trees on SHDC
land will be felled without at least 3 days prior notification to
the local Ward Member(s) that this has been proposed and the
reasons why this is necessary.’
(b) By Cllrs Bastone and Birch
‘This
Council will lobby MPs and write to MHCLG to express its concerns
about the standards of new housing, calling for:
1.
A minimum number of inspections to be
carried out on every new dwelling by the Building Control body,
local authority or private sector;
2.
Quality of work to be incorporated to a
higher degree than present, in the Building
Regulations;
3.
Newly constructed timber framed housing
to be included in the Governments Building Safety Programme;
and
4.
Local Authorities to become the sole
provider of Building Control, at least on high risk and all new
residential buildings.’
Minutes:
It was
noted that two motions had been received in accordance with Council
Procedure Rule 10.1.
(a)
By Cllrs Hodgson and
Brazil
‘No trees on SHDC land will be felled without
at least 3 days prior notification to the local Ward Members that
this has been proposed and the reasons why this is
necessary.’
Cllr Hodgson introduced her motion and
advised that it had been prompted by the recent felling works at
Follaton House. The Member was strongly
of the view that the local Ward Member(s) should have been notified
in advance of these works being carried out.
In the ensuing debate, an addition to
the motion was PROPOSED and SECONDED as follows:
‘unless the tree is in a dangerous state in
which case immediate felling can take place, but the local Ward
Member(s) must be informed at the earliest
opportunity.’
The proposer and seconder of the
original motion were supportive of this addition and it was
therefore incorporated into the substantive motion.
It was
then:
RESOLVED
That no trees on SHDC land will be felled without
at least 3 days prior notification to the local Ward Member(s) that
this had been proposed and the reasons why this is necessary,
unless the tree is in a dangerous state in which case immediate
felling can take place, but the local Ward Member(s) must be
informed at the earliest opportunity.
(b)
By Cllrs Bastone and
Birch
‘This Council will lobby MPs and write to
MHCLG to express its concerns about the standards of new housing,
calling for:
1.
A minimum number of
inspections to be carried out on every new dwelling by the Building
Control body, local authority or private sector;
2.
Quality of work to be
incorporated to a higher degree than present, in the Building
Regulations;
3.
Newly constructed timber
framed housing to be included in the Governments Building Safety
Programme; and
4.
Local Authorities to become
the sole provider of Building Control, at least on high risk and
all new residential buildings.’
Cllr Bastone introduced his motion and made the
following points:-
o
A number of reports were being received
by local authorities in respect of the poor workmanship associated
with new housing developments that had been built by national
building companies. In many such
instances, safety was being compromised;
o
Since they were able to choose from a
range of Building Control service providers, it was frequently the
case that national building companies were employing their own
Building Inspectors, which was often to the detriment of the build
quality;
o
In support of a similar motion that had
recently been approved by Cheshire East Council, the proposer asked
that Members support the proposal for local authorities to once
again become the sole provider of the Building Control
service.
During the debate, reference was made
to:-
(a)
the
views of the seconder. In support of the motion, the seconder emphasised
that such poor quality work was leading to great stress and
suffering being experienced by many young working families;
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23/19 |
Reports of Bodies PDF 100 KB
to receive and as may be necessary approve the
minutes and recommendations of the under-mentioned
Bodies
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* Indicates minutes containing
recommendations to Council.
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Additional documents:
Minutes:
RESOLVED
That the minutes and recommendations of the
undermentioned bodies be received and approved subject to any
amendments listed below:-
(a)
Council Tax Setting Panel
22 February 2019
CTSP.2/18 Declaration of the Council
Tax Base and Individual Tax Bases for Town and Parishes:
2019/20
The Section 151 Officer was asked to
provide an update to the letter that she had been instructed to
write to the Town Clerk of Totnes Town Council to ask them to
provide a statement explaining the increase in their element of the
Council Tax.
A response had been received by the
Town Clerk that had highlighted that the increase had been deemed
necessary to undertake some essential asset improvement works and
to fund a number of projects (e.g. investing in the Market Square
area to improve the appearance and usability of the space and to
continue and develop the ‘Visit Totnes’ tourism
brand).
In referring to the response, the
Member queried the point whereby the Town Council was
‘paying SHDC to delay Pay on Entry
installation in Totnes public toilets’.
The Section 151
Officer further clarified that, whilst town and parish councils
were not subject to any central government capping thresholds, they
were encouraged to show ‘financial restraint’ when
setting their annual precepts.
(b)
Development Management Committee 13
March 2019
(c)
Audit Committee 21 March
2019
(d)
Overview and Scrutiny Panel 28 March 2019
O&S.94/18: General Dispensations to
Members and Appointment of Independent Persons
It was then:
RESOLVED
That Mrs Victoria Spense and Mr Martin Gleed (West Devon Borough Council Independent Persons) be also
appointed to South Hams District Council from the Annual Meeting in
May 2019 until the Annual Meeting in May 2023 and that all
appointed Independent Persons be in receipt of regular performance
reviews.
(e)
Salcombe Harbour Board
1 April 2019
(f)
Development Management Committee 10
April 2019
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