RECORD OF DECISION
The following decisions were taken on
WEDNESDAY, 20 APRIL 2005 by the EXECUTIVE
These decisions do not take effect
until FRIDAY, 29 APRIL 2005
Members
of the Executive who were present :
Mrs S A Smart (Chairman),
Mr R R Barry, Mrs T M Butchers,
Mr J H Fleming, Mr P Harris , Mr G S Kendall, Mr D J Knowles, Mr
H Rees, Mrs J L Wareham
Confirmed
as a true record of decisions taken :
...
Leader of the Council
|
Agenda item |
Public Question Time |
|
Decision reference |
46/05 |
|
Question |
No
questions were asked |
|
Agenda item |
Medium Term Financial Plan |
|
Decision reference |
47/05 |
|
Decision taken |
To recommend the draft Medium Term Financial Plan to
Full Council to include the following alterations : (a)
To add a glossary and
chapter on childrens integration (b)
A amend a number of typographical
errors (c)
To delete the
paragraph under B2.8 and insert the following words : i)
To
confirm that the overall planned housing provision will remain at 520
dwellings (including homes of all types created by conversion and/or new
build) per annum, unless formally changed by the Council, together with the
appropriate infrastructure identified in policy IW3. ii)
To
agree that the rural policy (IW4) remain as a separate policy. (d)
That
the business plan is based on an estimate of the cost and benefit which
engaging a strategic partner would involve. Firm projections will emerge if a
partner is selected through a tendering process |
|
Reason |
To add the Medium Term
Financial Plan to the budget and policy framework and ensure that the best
use of available resources to deliver existing priorities |
|
Additional reasons |
(a)
To make it a clear
and comprehensive document (b)
To ensure consistency
of decisions taken by the Executive at its meeting on 6 April 2005 (c)
To make the significance
of the concept of margin of error clear |
|
Options considered and rejected |
None |
|
Interests |
None
declared |
|
Additional advice received |
None |
|
Agenda item |
Planning Services Best Value
Improvement Plan - Update |
|
Decision reference |
48/05 |
|
Decision taken |
That the Business Plan as set out in Appendix A be
approved |
|
Reason |
To respond to the suggested improvements from
Planning Inspectors |
|
Additional reasons |
None |
|
Options considered and rejected |
(a)
Not
to approve the Business Plan as recommended (b)
To
approve a different set of actions in the Business Plan |
|
Interests |
Mr
G S Kendall declared a personal interest as his wife was employed by the
Planning Department - he chose not to participate or vote on this item. Mr
R G Mazillius declared a personal interest as his son was an agent of a
company that dealt with planning applications |
|
Additional advice received |
None |
|
Agenda item |
Local Development Framework -
Statement of Community Involvement |
|
Decision reference |
49/05 |
|
Decision taken |
That the Statement of Community Involvement
(SCI) be approved for formal submission to the Government Office for the
South East, subject to the proposed changes contained in the report being
incorporated |
|
Reason |
To fulfil the statutory requirement of the Planning
and Compulsory Purchase Act which requires all local authorities to produce a
Local Development Framework within three years. |
|
Additional reasons |
None. |
|
Options considered and rejected |
To agree the revised SCI subject to further changes |
|
Interests |
Mr
G S Kendall declared a personal interest as his wife was employed by the
planning department |
|
Additional advice received |
None |
|
Agenda item |
Highway Asset Management PFI |
|
Decision reference |
50/05 |
|
Decision taken |
(a)
That it be noted that
without PFI, there is a large risk that the economic regeneration of the
Island as envisaged in the 2020 Vision and the Island Transport Vision which
are used to drive forward and the regional South East Plan, the Island Plan
(LDF), the Local Transport Plan and the Tourism Development Plan, will not be
realised due to lack of suitable transport infrastructure (b)
To approve the
submission of the Expression of Interest to the Government for a Highway
Asset Management Private Finance Initiative as detailed in Appendix 3 of the
report |
|
Reason |
To
enable an acceptable highway asset management programme to be delivered |
|
Additional reasons |
The
paragraph noted makes clearer the context of the submission of the expression
of interest |
|
Options considered and rejected |
(a)
To use prudential
borrowing powers to make the necessary investment to bring the highway
network up to a sustainable standard (b)
Do nothing |
|
Interests |
None |
|
Additional advice received |
None |
|
Agenda item |
Island Transport Vision |
|
Decision reference |
51/05 |
|
Decision taken |
To
approve the Island Transport Vision for inclusion in the draft Local
Transport Plan 2 when that Plan is considered by Full Council |
|
Reason |
To
support the development of a vision for island transport. |
|
Additional reasons |
A
reference to LTP was added to the recommendation in order to identify a means
of Full Council adopting and delivering the Vision |
|
Options considered and rejected |
None |
|
Interests |
None
declared |
|
Additional advise received |
During
debate members considered that the Vision should be taken to the Full Council
for consideration |
|
Agenda item |
Delegated Decisions |
|
Decision reference |
52/05 |
|
Questions |
No
questions were asked |
|
Interests |
None
declared |
|
Agenda item |
Members Question Time |
|
Decision reference |
53/05 |
|
Questions |
Mr
G S Kendall asked a oral question about the performance of the Island First
Group Mr
H Rees asked a oral question about the number of other coalition
administrations in hung Councils elsewhere |