(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Full Council, 24/02/2020 10:00
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Public Document Pack E-mail: [email protected] 12 February 2020 FULL COUNCIL To all Members of Teignbridge District Council A meeting of the Full Council will be held on Monday, 24th February, 2020 in the Council Chamber, Forde House, Brunel Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 4XX at 10.00 am Phil Shears Managing Director Please Note: Filming is permitted during Committee meeting with the exception where there are confidential or exempt items, which may need to be considered in the absence of the press and public. By entering the Council Chamber you are consenting to being filmed. A G E N D A Part I 1. Apologies for absence 2. Minutes (Pages 5 - 8) To approve as a correct record and sign the minutes of the previous Council meeting. 3. Chairman's announcements 4. Declarations of interest 1 5. Public Questions (if any) Members of the public may ask questions. A maximum period of 15 minutes will be allowed with a maximum period of three minutes per questioner. The deadline for questions is no later than 12 noon two working days before the date of the meeting. 6. Councillor Questions (if any) Members of the Council may ask questions of the Council subject to procedural rules. The deadline for questions is no later than three clear working days before the meeting. 7. Notices of motion under Council Procedure Rule 4.5(l) (Pages 9 - 10) Notice of Motion’s shall be referred to the appropriate Committee meeting. The mover of the motion can outline the proposal and then it will stand adjoined. The motion may be debated to assist debate later if agreed by two-thirds of Council Members. Councillor Jenks supported by Councillors H Cox, Hayes, G Hook, J Hook, Keeling, MacGregor, Morgan, Nutley and Wrigley. That Teignbridge District Council (i) Acknowledges the efforts that this council is making to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote renewable energy; (ii) Recognises that councils can play a central role in creating sustainable communities, particularly through the provision of locally generated renewable electricity; (iii) Further recognises, That very large financial setup and running costs involved in selling locally generated renewable electricity to local customers result in it being impossible for local renewable electricity generators to do so, That making these financial costs proportionate to the scale of a renewable electricity suppliers operation would create significant opportunities for councils to be providers of locally generated renewable electricity directly to local people, businesses and organisations, and That the revenues received by councils that become local renewable electricity providers could be used to help fund local greenhouse gas emissions reduction measures and to help improve local services and facilities; (iv). Accordingly resolves to support the Local Electricity Bill, currently supported by a cross-party group of MPs (including our local MP), and which, if made law, would make the setup and running costs of selling renewable electricity to local 2 customers proportionate by establishing a Right to Local Supply; and (v). Further resolves to Inform the local media of this decision, Write to local MPs, asking them to support the Bill, and Write to the organisers of the campaign for the Bill, Power for People,(at 8 Delancey Passage, Camden, London NW1 7NN or [email protected]) expressing its support. Councillor Patch supported by Councillors Bradford, Daws, Jenks and Mullone. See attached - Notice of Motion regarding Facilitating Open & Accountable Decision Making - submitted by Councillor Patch and supported by four Councillors as above. This Council resolves that:- (a): this Council is committed to the principles of open and accountable decision making; (b): from this day forward, in meetings of the Full Council or any Committee of the Council, if just one Member present at the meeting (and not necessarily a Member of that Committee for Committee Meetings) requests a Recorded Vote for a particular vote the names for and against the motion or amendment or abstaining from voting will be taken down in writing and entered into the minutes. A demand for a recorded vote will override a demand for a ballot; and (c): until such time as the Articles of the Constitution for Full Council and Committees of the Council are updated to come in line with the above clause (b), clause (b) of this Motion shall take precedence over the requirements for a Recorded Vote as set out in those Articles of the Constitution. Councillor Daws supported by Councillors Bradford, D Cox, Mullone and Patch. Motion of Notice - Langford Bridge Planning Decision To reassure elected members and the general public, we request that the full council back the setting up of a task and finish group, Chaired by the Deputy Chair of O&S, to investigate and clarify that all correct due processes were undertaken in relation to the tabling of, discussion of, and voting on (granting of) application 19/00238/MAJ Langford Bridge Farm, Kingskerswell Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 5LA at the planning committee meeting of the 21st January. 3 8. Final Budget Proposals 2020/21 (Pages 11 - 130) 9. Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2020/21 (Pages 131 - 158) 10. Network Rail Transport and Works Act Order Consultation & (Pages 159 - Network Rail Presentation 164) 11. Wolborough DPD (Pages 165 - 172) Part II: Item suggested for discussion with the press and public excluded 12. Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 - Exclusion of Press and Public RECOMMENDED that, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1072, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant paragraph of Part 3 of Schedule 12A of the Act. 13. Decoy Country Park Play Area Refurbishments (Pages 173 - 178) If you would like this information in another format, please telephone 01626 361101 or e-mail [email protected] 4 Agenda Item 2 FULL COUNCIL 14 JANUARY 2020 Present: Councillors Bradford, Bullivant, Clarance, Connett, Cook, H Cox, Daws, Dewhirst, Eden, Evans, Foden, Goodman-Bradbury, Gribble, Haines, Hayes, Hocking, J Hook, Jeffery, Keeling (Chairman), Kerswell, MacGregor, Morgan, Mullone, Nutley, Nuttall, Orme, Parker-Khan, Patch, Peart, J Petherick (Vice-Chairman), Phipps, Purser, Rollason, Russell, Swain, Taylor, Thorne, Tume and Wrigley Apologies: Councillors Austen, Colclough, D Cox, G Hook, Jeffries, Jenks, Parker and L Petherick Officers in Attendance: Alison Dolley, Private Sector Housing Team Leader Christopher Morgan, Trainee Democratic Services Officer Sarah Selway, Democratic Services Team Leader & Deputy Monitoring Officer Phil Shears, Managing Director Simon Thornley, Business Manager - Spatial Planning Karen Trickey, Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer 1. MINUTES The Portfolio Holder for Sport, Recreation & Culture, seconded by the Portfolio Holder for Communities and IT proposed that the minutes of the Full Council on the 19 November 2019 were approved as correct and signed by the Chairman. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST None. 3. COUNCILLOR QUESTIONS Member question and response attached to minutes. In response to Councillor Mullone’s supplementary question regarding what declaration of interests officers must declare, the Chairman commented that his response to the original question had clarified this. 4. PRESENTATION - BACKGROUND TO UPDATED TEN YEAR STRATEGY 5 The Business Manager Strategic Place gave a presentation to Members on the background data to the updated Strategic Plan. – attached to minutes. In response to Member’s questions he clarified that:- 56 % percentage of household waste was recycled. The employment data related to employees and not the self-employed, this was an international measurement which included any employment over an hour a week. Those residents who commuted to work outside of the district would on average earn more than those whose employment was within the district. 5. COUNCIL STRATEGY - 2020-2030 The Deputy Leader presented the report to Members to adopt the new revised Council Strategy. The overarching plan set out the Council’s vision, objectives and priorities it would be focusing on achieving over the forthcoming 10 years. He brought attention to the positive figures regarding life expectancy and the increase in the level of employment whilst acknowledging that there were areas including CO2 omissions that the Council would need to address. He welcomed the endorsement of the strategy by the Conservative Group. The Independent Group Leader, Councillor Haines, confirmed his group’s endorsement of the Council Strategy. The recommendation was proposed by the Deputy Leader, seconded by Councillor Bullivant and carried. RESOLVED that the Council Strategy 2020-2030 as circulated at Appendix A of this report be approved. 6. COUNCIL TAX BASE - 2020/21 The Portfolio Holder for Corporate Resources presented the report to consider the proposed council tax base of 49,714 for 2020/21 as recommended by the Executive on 7 January 2020 and considered by Overview & Scrutiny Committee on 14 January 2020. The recommendation was proposed by the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services, seconded by Councillor Bullivant and carried. RESOLVED that the Council the council tax base of 49,714 for 2020/21 at appendix A of the circulated report be approved. 7. HEART OF THE SOUTH WEST JOINT COMMITTEE - GOVERNANCE REVIEW REPORT The Deputy Leader presented the report to update Members on the