Please telephone the Corporate and Community Services team to prepare a form for your signature before the meeting. Interests must be re-declared when the item is called. A declaration of interest under the Code of Conduct will be a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, an Other Registrable Interest or a Non-Registrable Interest.  If the item directly relates to your interest you must declare the interest and leave the room for the item, save in the case of Other Registrable Interests or Non-Registrable Interests where you may first speak on the item as a member of the public if provision has been made for the public to speak.  If the matter does not directly relate to your interest but still affects it then you must consider whether you are affected to a greater extent than most people and whether a reasonable person would consider your judgement to be clouded, if you are then you must leave the room for the item (although you may speak as a member of the public if provision has been made for the public to speak) or, if you are not, then you can declare the interest but still take part).

Presentation by Louise Adam (Programme Delivery Manager), Fiona Henderson (Clean Maritime and Green Energy Officer) and Sarah Colquhoun (Agricultural Business Advisor)

Report by Leader of the Council (attached).

Questions to the Leader or the Chair of a Committee submitted under Part 4, Council Procedure Rules, paragraph 10.4 of the Constitution.

Report by Lead Member for Waste and Recycling (attached).

Report by Lead Member for Regeneration, Economic Development and Planning (attached).

Report by Place Manager (Town Centres) (attached)

Report by Director of Resources and Deputy Chief Executive (attached).

Report by Parking Manager to the Strategy and Resources Committee on 6 January 2025 (attached).

To receive the report of the Policy Development Committee held on 13 January 2025 (to follow).

To receive the report of the Strategy and Resources Committee held on 6 January 2025 (to follow).

Report by Senior Corporate and Community Services Officer (attached).

Report by Senior Solicitor and Monitoring Officer (attached)

To consider the appointment of a Member to the Devon Housing Task Force/Devon and Torbay Housing Advisory Group for the life of Council and that attendance at meetings be an approved duty.

It is RECOMMENDED that Councillor Bell, Lead Member for Housing be appointed to the Devon Housing Task Force/Devon and Torbay Housing Advisory Group for the life of Council and that attendance at meetings be an approved duty.

To consider the appointment of a Member to the Devon and Torbay Combined Authority Scrutiny Committee for the life of Council and that attendance at meetings be an approved duty.

It is RECOMMENDED that Councillor Clayton, Leader of the Council be appointed to the Devon and Torbay Combined Authority Scrutiny Committee for the life of Council and that attendance at meetings be an approved duty.

Council is recommended to note the schedule of Committee minutes and approve recommendations as listed below:

(i)             12 November 2024

a.    Minute 128: Government Consultation – Enabling Remote Attendance and Proxy Voting at Council meetings

b.    Minute 132: Letter of Representation (NOTE: This recommendation was adopted by Council at its meeting on 20 November 2024)

(ii)            7 January 2025 (to follow)

a.    Review of Chief Officer Salary Levels

(i)             5 November 2024

(i)             10 December 2024 (to follow)

(i)             6 November 2024

(ii)            4 December 2024

(i)             12 December 2024

(i)             2 December 2024

a.    Minute 88 (c): Approval and Release of S106 Public Open Space Funds – Tarka Leisure Centre, Barnstaple

(ii)            6 January 2025 (to follow)

a.    Council Tax Reduction Scheme

b.    Council Tax Discounts and Premiums

c.     Approval and Release of S106 Public Open Space Funds – Croyde and South Molton

d.    Review of the North Devon Council (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2025

Nil.