ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL

 

Chief Executive Officer

County Hall

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 1UD

 

13 January 2004

 

To: ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

 

You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING of the COUNCIL to be held on WEDNESDAY, 21 JANUARY 2004 in the COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT commencing at 9.30 am for the transaction of the business set out in the agenda below.

 

Please note slightly earlier start time.

 

AGENDA

 

PRAYERS

 

1.             To approve as a correct record and to sign the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 26 November 2003 (Paper A).

 

2.             To receive any declarations of interest.

 

3.             To deal with any questions from members of the public.

 

Questions may be asked without notice but to guarantee a full reply at the meeting, the question must be delivered in writing or by electronic mail to Committee Services no later than 9.30 am on Monday, 19 January 2004.

 

4.             To receive any official communications and correspondence submitted by the Chairman.

 

5.            To receive a presentation on Isle of Wight Branding by Mike King of the Isle of Wight Economic Partnership.

 

Following the presentation the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development, UK and EU, Regional Issues shall move the following motion:

 

“THAT this Council recognises the important part to be played by highly effective communications and branding to the social and economic well-being of the whole Island Community. To this extent the Council wishes to work with partner organisations, notably the Isle of Wight Economic Partnership, to develop joint approaches wherever possible. Accordingly, the Council endorses the work undertaken to date and supports the proposed programme for development of a Branding Strategy for the Island.”

 

6.            To consider the attached report from Portfolio Holder for Resources on the process for the appointment of a Strategic Director of Children’s Services (Paper B)

 

7.            To consider the attached report from the Portfolio Holder for Tourism and Leisure on the Island Wide - Seaside Pleasureboat Byelaw (Paper C).

 

8.            EXECUTIVE :

 

a)           To report to full Council that at the meeting of the Executive on 3 December 2003 the call in period was disapplied, under rule 15(h) of the Select Committee Procedure Rules, in relation to the item on the purchase of land and plantation to east of Maurick Farm, Pan, Newport in order to avoid the real risk of losing the opportunity to acquire the land on the terms set out in the report.

 

b)           Recommendations of the Executive held on 17 December 2003 and 14 January 2004:

 

(i)           Housing Strategy 2003-8

 

The Portfolio Holder advised members that under the Local Government Act 2003 all local authorities were required to produce an annual Housing Strategy.  This set out local needs together with a series of proposals indicating how these needs would be addressed.  The Housing Strategy was a key strategic document for the Island focussing on the needs and aspirations of local households.  Members believed that due to the strategic significance of the document it should be added to the policy framework contained in Article 4 of the Council’s Constitution.

 

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL :

 

(i)     THAT the Housing Strategy is added to the Policy Framework contained in Article 4 of the Constitution.

 

(ii)   THAT the draft Housing Strategy be approved for submission to the Secretary of State

 

(A copy of the report considered by the Executive is attached at Paper D).

 

(ii)         Council Tax Base

 

To consider the recommendations of the Executive (that will be circulated prior to the meeting of Council) on the Council Tax Base for 2004/05.

 

c)            Portfolio Holders to give an update on major issues and to answer written and oral questions on budget or policy :  

 

(i)           The Leader (Mrs S A Smart)

(ii)         Deputy Leader (Mr P G Harris)

(iii)       Economic Development, UK and EU, Regional Issues (Mr H Rees);

(iv)        Education and Community Development (Mrs J L Wareham);

(v)          Fire, Emergency Planning and Consumer Protection (Mr D J Knowles);

(vi)        Resources (Mr R R Barry);

(vii)      Social Services and Housing (Mr G Kendall);

(viii)    Sustainable Development, Environment and Planning Policy (Mrs T Butchers);

(ix)        Tourism and Leisure (Mr J Fleming);

(x)          Transport (Mr E Fox).

 

To guarantee a full reply Members must submit a question in writing or by electronic mail to Committee Services no later than 9.30 am on Tuesday, 20 January 2004. A further period of 10 Minutes will be allowed for oral questions to each Portfolio Holder.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                  M J A FISHER

                                                                           Chief Executive Officer