Agenda and draft minutes
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Apologies
To receive any apologies for absence. Additional documents: Minutes: No apologies had been received for this meeting. |
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Minutes of the previous meeting of the Executive
To approve the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee. Additional documents: Minutes: Resolved that the minutes of the Executive meeting held on 21 December 2022 would be brought to the next meeting of Executive for approval. |
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Declarations of Interest
To receive and note any declarations of disclosable pecuniary or prejudicial or personal interests in respect of any matters included on the agenda for consideration at this meeting.
(The personal interests of Councillors and Clerks of Somerset County Council, Town or Parish Councils and other Local Authorities will automatically be recorded in the minutes.)
Additional documents: Minutes: Members present at the meeting declared the following personal interests in their capacity as a Councillor or Clerk of a County, Town or Parish Council or any other Local Authority:-
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Public Participation
The Chair to advise the Committee of any items on which members of the public have requested to speak and advise those members of the public present of the details of the Council’s public participation scheme.
For those members of the public who have submitted any questions or statements, please note, a three minute time limit applies to each speaker and you will be asked to speak before Councillors debate the issue.
We are now live webcasting most of our committee meetings and you are welcome to view and listen to the discussion. The link to each webcast will be available on the meeting webpage, but you can also access them on the Somerset West and Taunton webcasting website. Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Brenda Weston spoke on Local Community Networks and Children’s Youth Provisions within the North Taunton Area. |
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Executive Forward Plan
To receive items and review the Forward Plan. Additional documents: Minutes: (Copy of the Executive Forward Plan, circulated with the agenda).
Councillors were reminded that if they had an item they wanted to add to the agenda, that they should send their requests to the Governance Team.
Resolved that the Executive Forward Plan be noted. |
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Wellington Depot Solar PV/Battery Storage - Capital Supplementary Budget Approval
This matter is the responsibility of the Executive Councillor for Climate Change, Councillor Dixie Darch.
In line with the Council’s financial regulations, this report seeks to confirm and regularise the capital budget required for the installation of Solar Panels and Battery Storage at the Wellington Depot. Additional documents: Minutes: During the discussion, the following points were raised:- · Councillors were in favour of the project. · Councillors were pleased to see the report coming forward to contribute towards work on climate change.
Resolved that the Executive approved the supplementary capital budget allocation of £215k and the revenue budget virement that was required for the capital financing for this project. |
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Access to Information - Exclusion of the Press and Public - Agenda Item 8 - Appendix 2 and 3 ONLY
During discussion of the following item (Agenda Item 8 – Appendix 2 and 3 only) it may be necessary to pass the following resolution to exclude the press and public having reflected on Article 13 13.02(e) (a presumption in favour of openness) of the Constitution. This decision may be required because consideration of this matter in public may disclose information falling within one of the descriptions of exempt information in Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. Executive will need to decide whether, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption, outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. Recommend that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the next item of business (Agenda Item 8 – Appendix 2 and 3 only) on the ground that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 respectively of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). Additional documents: Minutes: Resolved that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the next item of business (Agenda Item 8 - Appendix 2 and 3 ONLY) on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 respectively of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). |
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North Taunton Woolaway Project - Vacant Possession of Site
This matter is the responsibility of the Executive Councillor for Housing, Councillor Francesca Smith.
The purpose of the report is to request permission from the Executive to purchase one privately owned dwelling in the North Taunton Woolaway Project (the Project), if purchased this will avoid CPO activity in relation to this property. Additional documents: Minutes: During the discussion, the following points were raised:- · Councillors supported the report to enable progress on the project. · Councillors thanked officers for their work.
Resolved that the Executive approved the purchase of the private dwelling as set out in Confidential Appendix 2. |