Agenda item

to receive and as may be necessary approve the minutes and recommendations of the under-mentioned Bodies

* Indicates minutes containing recommendations to Council.

22/20              

RESOLVED

That the minutes and recommendations of the undermentioned Bodies be received and approved subject to any amendments listed below:-

(a)     Joint Development Management Committee and Overview & Scrutiny Panel – 4 June 2020

(b)     Development Management Committee – 8 July 2020

(c)     Overview & Scrutiny Panel – 16 July 2020

O&S.7/20: Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report

RESOLVED

That the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report for 2019/20 be approved.

(d)     Audit Committee – 23 July 2020

(e)     Executive – 30 July 2020

(f)       Audit Committee – 30 July 2020

A.8/20: Annual Report 2019/20

RESOLVED

That the Council adopt its draft Annual Report for 2019/20, subject to the ratio between the average house price and annual average income information being updated.

(g)     Joint Development Management Committee and Overview and Scrutiny Panel – 3 September 2020

OSDM.11/20: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Recovery and Renewal Plan Development Update

In line with the recommendation generated from the Joint Meeting, it was PROPOSED and SECONDED that:

‘Council be RECOMMENDED to form a Member Working Group to oversee the work of the Recovery Management Team / Group / Strategy (as set out at Appendix 1 of the presented agenda report).  The remit of this Working Group will be to set priorities and direct officers accordingly.  This Group to become effective immediately following the Full Council meeting to be held on 24 September 2020.’

In debate, there were conflicting views expressed by Members.  Whilst some Members felt that Member involvement in overseeing the work was critical, others fundamentally disagreed and did not see the need for an additional Working Group to be established.

When put to the vote, the recommendation was declared LOST.

With regard to the Joint Meeting recommendation that related to Team Devon representation, it was felt that the Briefing Note that had been provided to Members had been very helpful.

(h)     Executive – 17 September 2020

E.20/20: Community Housing Delivery Programme: Progress Report and Capital Requirements

Whilst acknowledging that the report had been published under exempt cover, a Member expressed his disappointment that he had still not received any responses to a number of specific questions that he had raised during the Executive meeting.  In particular, the Member expressed his dissatisfaction over the cash flow information.

It was then:

RESOLVED

1.       That approval be given to the Community Housing Development Expenditure of up to £5.9 million to build out the first two Community Housing Schemes (St Ann’s Chapel (13 units) and South Brent (17 units)) as set out in the presented exempt agenda report to the Executive meeting; and

2.       That approval be given to funding of up to £5.9 million to build the schemes from a combination of internal borrowing and external borrowing (from the Public Works Loan Board).