Agenda item

CM 67                                                                

a.    Standards Committee – 21 November 2017

It was moved by Cllr A F Leech, seconded by Cllr J Evans and upon being submitted to the Meeting was declared to be CARRIED and “RESOLVED that the Minutes of the 21 November 2017 meeting be received and noted”.

b.    Council Tax Setting Panel – 21 February 2018

It was moved by Cllr P R Sanders, seconded by Cllr R J Oxborough and upon being submitted to the Meeting was declared to be CARRIED and “RESOLVED that the Minutes of the 21 February 2018 meeting be received and noted”.

c.    Hub Committee – 13 March 2018

It was moved by Cllr P R Sanders, seconded by Cllr L Samuel and upon being submitted to the Meeting was declared to be CARRIED and “RESOLVED that the Minutes of the 13 March 2018 meeting be received and noted, with the exception of Unstarred Minutes HC 69, HC 70, HC 71, HC 73 and HC 74”.

With regard to Unstarred Minutes HC 69, HC 73 and HC 74, Cllr Sanders informed that these would be considered later on at this meeting.

In respect of the remaining Unstarred Minutes:

i.       HC 70 Waste Policies Review

It was moved by Cllr P R Sanders, seconded by Cllr L Samuel and upon being submitted to the Meeting was declared to be CARRIED and “RESOLVED that:

1.     the policy updates, as recommended by the Waste Working Group and outlined in paragraph 5 and provided in full at Appendix 1 of the report presented to the Hub Committee meeting be approved, subject to inclusion of the minor changes as referred to in the published minutes of the Hub Committee meeting; and

2.     those minor changes considered necessary to the terms as highlighted to the Commissioning Manager (Waste), in consultation with the lead Hub Committee Member for Commercial Services (who is also the Chairman of the Waste Working Group).

ii.      HC 71 West Devon Parking Strategy

Having been moved by Cllr P R Sanders and seconded by Cllr L Samuel, a debate ensued that included reference to the following points:-

§   A Member reiterated her previously raised belief that the Council should be investigating the merits of charging to park at Kilworthy Car Park.  As an assurance, a Member did advise that this matter was currently being considered by the Invest to Earn Working Group.  In opposition to the proposal, a Member felt that such an initiative would penalise those Members and officers who did not live within walking distance of Kilworthy Park;

§   When considering the current number of vacant premises in Tavistock, a Member advised that she was unable to support the proposed increases in car parking charges.  In contrast, another Member expressed the view that to be able to park for £2 all day was, in his opinion, too cheap.

Having been submitted to the Meeting, it was then declared to be CARRIED and “RESOLVED that:

1.     the West Devon Parking Strategy (as outlined at Appendix A to the report presented to the Hub Committee meeting) be adopted; and

2.     Pay and Display charges be amended in accordance with Appendix B of the report presented to the Hub Committee report, excepting Market Street, Okehampton, where charges remain unchanged, and presented Appendix C to the Hub Committee report.  The changes proposed within the Appendix B allow for innovative tariff setting to be tested where sustainable solutions have been brought forward by the advisory Car Parking Strategy Group, and, providing they do not affect the ability to achieve service sustainability, will come back to be presented to the Hub Committee.”