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SUBSTITUTES AND APOLOGIES
Any Member attending as an approved substitute to report giving his/her name and the name of the Member being substituted.
To receive apologies for absence.
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DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
Members to declare any interests as appropriate in respect of items to be considered at this meeting.
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MINUTES
To confirm and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 January 2009 as a correct record.
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PETITIONS
The Director of Corporate Services to report, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule No.13, the receipt of the following petition submitted to the Chief Executive.
North Street Car Park Sudbury
Petition signed by approximately 900 residents in support of Siam Surgery Staff being allowed to use North Street Car Park Sudbury for excess of the 3 hour limit during surgery opening hours. The issue raised by the petition is not currently scheduled to be the subject of a Committee report.
In accordance with Procedure Rules, the Chief Executive will report the receipt of the petition to the Council meeting on 24 February 2009.
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QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS
The Chairman to answer any questions on any matters in relation to which the Council has powers or duties or which affect the District and which fall within the terms of reference of the Committee of which due notice has been given in accordance with Council Procedure Rule No.15.4 (a) and (b).
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ISSUES ARISING FROM OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES
None received.
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Paper
H186
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RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Planning Enforcement Policy (Overview and Scrutiny (Community Services) Committee)
The Overview and Scrutiny (Community Services) Committee at its meeting on 3 February 2009 considered a report (Paper H186) by the Head of Natural and Built Environment recommending formal enforcement policy for dealing with reports of unauthorised developments. The policy clarifies what those undertaking unauthorised development and those objecting to it should expect from the Council and includes standards for performance management.
The Committee noted the change in procedures for the authorisation of formal enforcement action by the Head of Natural and Built Environment, as outlined in paragraph 5.7 of the report.
RECOMMENDED TO STRATEGY COMMITTEE
That the planning enforcement policy set out in Appendix A to Paper H186 be adopted with immediate effect, subject to the re-numbering of paragraph 8.5 to 8.6 and the inclusion of the following wording as paragraph 8.5:-
“Circumstances may occasionally arise where there are conflicting priorities between the amenity and environmental aspects of a minor breach of planning control. Due regard will be given to the conflicting priorities when making decisions on whether or not it is expedient to take enforcement action.”
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Paper
H191
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RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS FROM TASK GROUPS AND PANELS
(a) Regeneration Scheme – Wattisham Road Bildeston
Report by the Housing Panel attached. |
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Paper
H193
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(b) ONE YEAR DELIVERY PLAN
Report by the Strategic and Financial Planning Task Group attached.
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Paper
H192
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WORK PLAN
Report by the Director of Corporate Services attached. |
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Paper
H194
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BUDGET 2009/10
Report by the Director of Finance attached.
The report and budget proposals are based on the final recommendations of the Strategic Financial Planning Task Group, including a proposed 2.9% Council Tax increase for next year. This was supported by the Overview and Scrutiny (Stewardship) Committee.
However, the Overview and Scrutiny (Community Services) Committee’s view was that the budget should be increased by £26,000, as detailed in Paper H194, and that the Council Tax increase for next year, assuming savings could not be found elsewhere, should be 3.5%.
Note: Members are asked to contact the Director of Finance on points of clarification prior to the meeting.
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Paper
H195
Paper
H166
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CONSULTATION ON WASTE CORE STRATEGY ISSUES
The Strategy Committee at its meeting on 15 January 2009 (Minute No 109 refers) considered a report by the Head of Natural and Built Environment (Paper H166) providing comments on the County Council’s consultation. Members discussed and updated the outline comments in Appendix 1 to the report and asked the Head of Natural and Built Environment to prepare a draft response to Suffolk County Council confirming, in principle, the suitability of the two sites in Babergh subject to a series of detailed concerns. Members are asked to approve the draft letter attached as Paper H195 as Babergh’s response to the consultation.
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Paper
H196
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PROPOSAL FOR JOINING SUFFOLK LAUNCH OF ‘SCORES ON THE DOORS’ FOR FOOD PREMISES
Report by the Head of Natural and Built Environment attached.
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Paper
H197
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2008/09 CAPITAL PROGRAMME – NON-COMMITTED SCHEMES
Report by the Head of Contract and Asset Management attached.
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Paper
H198
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PROPOSED HADLEIGH COMMUNITY FACILITY
Report by the Project and Programme Executive attached.
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Paper
H199
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BELLE VUE SITE SUDBURY
Report by the Head of Contract and Asset Management attached. |
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PART II |
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EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC (WHICH TERM INCLUDES THE PRESS)
To consider whether, pursuant to Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, the Public should be excluded for the business specified below on the grounds that if the public were present during this item there would be the disclosure to them of exempt information as indicated against the item.
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The authors of the reports proposed to be considered in Part II of the Agenda is satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
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Paper
H198A
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PROPOSED HADLEIGH COMMUNITY FACILITY (Exempt information by virtue of paragraphs 3 and 5 of Part 1)
Report by the Solicitor to the Council attached.
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Paper
H200
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HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT – REACTIVE REPAIRS AND VOID REPAIRS CONTRACTS (Exempt information by virtue of paragraphs 3 and 5 of Part 1)
Report by the Head of Contract and Asset Management attached.
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