Decisions

Council considered a report by the Head of Environmental Health and Housing (circulated previously) regarding Better Care Funding for Disabled Facilities Grants and Home Energy Efficiency.

Council thanked the Head of Environmental Health and Housing and his team for successfully securing additional funding over a number of years and working in partnership with North Devon Homes which had made a significant difference to the community.

It was moved by Councillor Worden and seconded by Councillor Tucker that the recommendations in the report be adopted.

RESOLVED that:

(a) the variation to the Disabled Facilitiies Grants/ECO capital programme 2021/22 of £532K be approved;

(b) funds be allocated and released for the interventions set out in paragraph 4.4 of the report.

RESOLVED that the following minutes of the Policy Development Committee (circulated previously) be noted and adopted as follows:

(i) 18 March 2021

(ii) 27 May 2021

(A) Minute 5: Notice of Motion from Council on 24 February 2021

(B) Minute 6: Notice of Motion from Council on 7 April 2021

(iii) 15 July 2021

(A) Minute 14: Notice of Motion from Council on 7 April 2021

RESOLVED that the following minutes of the Strategy and Resources Committee (circulated previously) be noted and adopted as follows:

(i) 12 April 2021

(ii) 17 May 2021

(A) Minute 23 (c): Approval and Release of Section 106 Public Open Space Funds – Braunton

(B) Minute 24 (d) and (e): Braunton Burrows Special Area of Conservation Visitor Impact Strategy

(iii) 5 July 2021

RESOLVED that the following minutes of the Planning Committee (circulated previously) be noted and adopted as follows:

(i)  14 April 2021

(ii)  21 April 2021

(iii) 28 April 2021

(iv) 19 May 2021

(v)  9 June 2021

RESOLVED that the following minutes of the Licensing and Community Safety Committee (circulated previously) be noted and adopted as follows:

(i) 8 June 2021

RESOLVED that the following minutes of the Harbour Board (circulated previously) be noted and adopted as follows:

(i) 4 May 2021

(ii) 5 May 2021

(A) Minute 16: Appointment of an Independent Member to the Harbour Board

RESOLVED that the following minutes of the Governance Committee (circulated previously) be noted and adopted as follows:

(i) 8 June 2021

(A) Minute 14: Local Government Association’s Model Code of Conduct

(B) Minute 16: Anti-Money Laundering Policy

(C) Minute 17: Whistle-Blowing Policy

(D) Minute 18: Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy

Councillor Worden, Chair of the Strategy and Resources Committee reported the recommendations of the Strategy and Resources Committee on the Treasury Management Annual Report 2020/21 (circulated previously).

It was moved by Councillor Worden and seconded by Councillor Yabsley “that minute 42 of the Strategy and Resources Committee held on 5 July 2021 regarding the Treasury Management Annual Report 2020/21 be adopted”.

RESOLVED that minute 42 of the Strategy and Resources Committee held on 5 July 2021 regarding the Treasury Management Annual Report 2020/21 be adopted.

Councillor Worden, Chair of the Strategy and Resources Committee reported the recommendations of the Strategy and Resources Committee on the Performance and Financial Management for Quarter 4 of 2020/21 (circulated previously).

It was moved by Councillor Worden and seconded by Councillor Lofthouse “that minute 41 (f) of the Strategy and Resources Committee held on 5 July 2021 regarding the Performance and Financial Management for Quarter 4 of 2020/21 be adopted”.

RESOLVED that minute 41 (f) of the Strategy and Resources Committee held on 5 July 2021 regarding the Performance and Financial Management for Quarter 4 of 2020/21 be adopted.

Council thanked the Head of Resources and his team for their hard work and for the savings that had been achieved.

Council considered a report by the Lead Member for Climate Change (circulated previously).

It was moved by Councillor Lofthouse and seconded by Councillor Leaver “that the report be noted”.

RESOLVED that the report by the Lead Member for Climate Change be noted.

(a) To consider the following notice of motion from Councillor Lovering

Councillor Lovering presented her notice of motion to Council.

It was moved by Councillor Lovering and seconded by Councillor Leaver that “the Council:

1)    Provide comms to let the public know that breast feeding is welcome within NDC’s public buildings and parks.

2)    Display signage within all their public buildings like the libraries, museums, leisure centres and parks saying that breast feeding is allowed.

3)    Promote and help commercial premises to be breast feeding friendly places e.g. cafes and restaurants by supplying a downloadable poster for North Devon.”

The Chief Executive advised that in relation to number 2 in the motion, that libraries are the responsibility of Devon County Council, and the leisure centre was leased to a third party contractor so these examples of public buildings were not all in the Council’s control and suggested that it be amended to read “Display signage within all their public buildings saying that breast feeding is allowed”.

Councillors Lovering and Leaver took the amendment suggested by the Chief Executive on board in the motion.

RESOLVED that the Council:

(a)    Provide comms to let the public know that breast feeding is welcome within NDC’s public buildings and parks.

(b)    Display signage within all their public buildings saying that breast feeding is allowed.

(c)    Promote and help commercial premises to be breast feeding friendly places e.g. cafes and restaurants by supplying a downloadable poster for North Devon.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meetings held on 7 April 2021 and 14 June 2021 (circulated previously) be approved as correct records and signed by the Chair.