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SOUTH HAMS OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY PANEL - THURSDAY, 2ND JUNE, 2011 Agenda, Reports and Minutes for the meeting Agenda No Item 1. Agenda Letter - Economy & Environment Panel (Pages 1 - 2) 2. Reports Reports to E&E Panel: a) Item 7 - Project Delivery Plans (Pages 3 - 80) 3. Minutes (Pages 81 - 88) Please reply to: Jo Doney Service: Corporate Services Direct Telephone: 01803 861466 Direct Fax: 01803 866669 E-Mail: [email protected] To: Chairman & Members of the Economy & Environment Scrutiny Panel Our Ref: CS/JCD (Cllrs Baldry, Barber, Coulson, B Cooper, Foss, Pennington, Rowe, Smerdon, Stone, Vint, Wingate and Wright) cc: Remainder of the Council for information Usual press and officer circulation 24 May 2011 Lead Executive Members: Dear Councillor A meeting of the Economy and Environment Scrutiny Panel will be held in the Cary Room, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, on Thursday, 2 June 2011 at 2.00 p.m. when your attendance is requested. Yours sincerely Jo Doney Member Support Officer FOR ANY QUERIES ON THIS AGENDA PLEASE CONTACT JO DONEY, MEMBER SUPPORT OFFICER ON DIRECT LINE 01803 861466 A G E N D A 1. Apologies for Absence 2. Chairmans Welcome 3. Urgent Business - brought forward at the discretion of the Chairman; 4. Division of Agenda - to consider whether the discussion of any item of business is likely to lead to the disclosure of exempt information; 5. Declarations of Interest - Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests, including the nature and extent of such interests they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting; 6. Public Forum – a period of up to 15 minutes is available to deal with issues raised by the public (page 1); 7. Project Delivery Plans - to consider a report that sets out two of the Delivery Plans which support the Council’s priorities, the Economy Delivery Plan and the Environment Delivery Plan (pages 2 to X); 8. Executive Forward Plan – to follow Note: If any Member seeks further clarity, or wishes to raise issues regarding any future Executive agenda item, please contact Member Support Services before 12 noon on Tuesday 31 May 2011 to ensure that the lead Executive Member(s) and lead officers are aware of this request in advance of the meeting. 9. Future Work Programme – to consider items for programming on to the future work programme of the Panel, whilst having regard to the resources available, time constraints of Members and the interests of the local community. Members of the public may wish to note that the Council's meeting rooms are accessible by wheelchairs and have a loop induction hearing system * * * * * * N.B. Legal and financial officers will not, as a general rule, be present throughout all meetings, but will be on standby if required. Members are requested to advise the Member Support Service in advance of the meeting if they require any information of a legal or financial nature. * * * * * * MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER THIS AGENDA HAS BEEN PRINTED ON ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PAPER If you or someone you know would like this publication in a different format, such as large print or a language other than English, please call Darryl White on 01803 861247 or by email at: [email protected] AGENDA AGENDA ITEM ITEM 7 SOUTH HAMS DISTRICT COUNCIL 7 NAME OF COMMITTEE Economy and Environment Scrutiny Panel DATE 2 June 2011 REPORT TITLE Priority Delivery Plans Report of Community Delivery Manager WARDS AFFECTED All Summary of report: To enable Members to consider two of the Delivery Plans which support the Councils priorities. Financial implications: The resource implications of the actions proposed in the strategies are detailed in the action plans and, where necessary, have been incorporated into the Council’s Financial Strategy. RECOMMENDATIONS: Members consider and influence the draft Delivery Plans for Economy and Environment Officer contact: Kerry Booth, Community Delivery Manager, [email protected] 1. BACKGROUND 1.1 In order to ensure that it manages its resources in the most appropriate manner and targets resources where they are most needed, the Council regularly reviews its corporate priorities to ensure that they are relevant to the local area. At the Council meeting in December 2010, Members approved four high level priorities for the authority and authorised the development of detailed Delivery Plans for each priority. 1.2 The high level priorities that were approved are: • Community Life • Economy • Environment • Homes 1.3 Following a range of consultation and involvement, the four Delivery Plans have been developed with partner and community organisations. These are still in draft format and there is still the opportunity for Members to influence and shape these plans. 2. EVIDENCE FOR DELIVERY PLANS 2.1 The delivery plans for Economy and Environment are attached at Appendix A and B. These set out the priorities for the next four years and include specific actions and targets for the next 12 months. 2.2 As set out in the Council’s Vision and Values the strategy reflects our ambition to engage effectively with local people to deliver top quality services in an innovative way so that communities feel supported and are enabled to prosper. 2.3 A wide range of consultation has taken place including: • Stakeholder workshop with Joint Partnership (Sept 2010) • Member workshop to develop priorities (Oct 2010) • Officer sessions at both West Devon and South Hams (Jan 2011) • Member workshops (Feb / March 2011) • Economy Delivery Group • Environment Delivery Group 2.4 The Delivery Plans are evidence based from this range of consultation and they also consider a wide selection of statistical information which helps to provide a picture of the local situation. 3.0 ECONOMY DELIVERY PLAN 3.1 From consultation and available evidence we have identified three priorities: • Enabling a sustainable local economy • Improving the local economy • Supporting the local economy 4.0 ENVIRONMENT DELIVERY PLAN 4.1 From consultation and available evidence we have identified three priorities: • Sustainable Waste Management • Environmentally Sustainable Communities and Organisations • Conserving and Enhancing the Built and Natural Environment 5.0 LEGAL IMPLICATIONS 5.1 The Council’s priorities must be approved by full council and these Delivery Plans will be presented to Council for consideration. 6. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 6.1 The resource implications of the actions proposed in the strategy are detailed in the action plan and have been incorporated into the Council’s Financial Strategy. 7. RISK MANAGEMENT 7.1 The risk management implications are: Opportunities Benefits Provide strategic direction for the Offers clear strategic direction for economy authority and its partners will support the and environment in West Devon and South local economy in West Devon and South Hams. Hams working with our partners and the community. Delivering outcomes to local communities. Effectively engage communities in Economy and Environment Identified as developing plans for their locality to meet priorities for the area. local needs. Issues/Obstacles/Threats Control measures/mitigation Difficult economic conditions. Working closely with partners and Reducing funding. communities to develop plans that reflect emerging Government policy and meet local Uncertainty over how emerging need. Government policy could work. Annual updates to maintain relevance and ensure compliance with Government policy. Corporate priorities Homes engaged: Economy Community Life Environment Statutory powers: The implementation of new Economy and Environment Delivery Plans which require Council approval. Considerations of equality An impact assessment has been carried out and human rights: Biodiversity considerations: An impact assessment has been carried out Sustainability An impact assessment has been carried considerations: Crime and disorder An impact assessment has been carried out. implications: Background papers: None Appendices attached: Appendix A – Draft Economy Strategy 2011-2015 Appendix B – Draft Environment Strategy 2011-2015 INSERT PHOTOS Economy Strategy 2011-2015 (DRAFT VERSION) Delivery Plan of the South Hams and West Devon Community Strategy Draft at 23/05/11 1 Contents About this Document…………………………………… (page 3) Chapter 1 – Background……………...…………………(page 4) • Shared services • Working in partnership Chapter 2 – Context…………………...…………………(page 6) • The economy • Government policy • Our track record Chapter 3 – Understanding the Economic Needs…….(page 10) • What are our communities telling us? • Profile of the local area: Place, People and Economy Chapter 4 – Local Priorities and Actions……………….(page 17) • Our economic Challenges Local priorities for action: − Enabling a sustainable local Economy − Improving the local Economy − Supporting the local Economy Appendix 1 – Action Plan for 2011/12……………….....(page 22) Appendix 2 – Investment Priorities……………………(page 27) Appendix 3 – Broadband coverage……………………(page 34) Draft at 23/05/11 2 About this document The Economy Strategy is one of a suite of delivery plans which underpin the South Hams and West Devon Community Strategy. It sets out how we will work in partnership with the community and voluntary sector and other public sector organisations to improve the economy across South Hams and West Devon over the next four years. Alongside “Economy”, Homes, Environment and Community Life are priorities for the Community Strategy, all of which have their own individual delivery plans. All partners have