Agenda and minutes

Mount Edgcumbe Joint Committee - Friday 10 December 2010 10.45 am

Venue: BELVEDERE ROOM, BARROW PARK COMPLEX, MOUNT EDGCUMBE, CREMYLL

Contact: Helen Wright, Democratic Support Officer  Email: helen.wright@plymouth.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

27.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.

Minutes:

In accordance with the code of conduct, Sir Richard Carew Pole, Bt, declared a personal and prejudicial interest as he owned chalets along the coast.

28.

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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 29 September 2010 as a correct record.

Minutes:

Agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 29 September 2010 are signed as a correct record subject to the following amendment to minute 26 (2) ‘agreed to ask the constituent authorities to …..’

29.

CHAIR'S URGENT BUSINESS

To receive reports on business, which in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

Minutes:

With permission of the Chair, Ian Berry (Park Manager) advised the Joint Committee that the lease on the property known as ‘Picklecombe Cottage’ (adjacent to Fort Picklecombe) had been relinquished; the property was owned by the Mount Edgcumbe Estate. The officers’ working group would be looking at the options for the property and would report back to a future Joint Committee meeting.

 

(In accordance with Section 100(B)(4)(b) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the Chair brought forward the above item to inform councillors).

30.

EXEMPT BUSINESS

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Minutes:

Agreed that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public are excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of confidential/exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 Schedule 12A of the (Local Government Access to Information) Act 1985, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

31.

2011/12 - 2013/14 BUDGET SETTING (E3)

The Joint Committee will receive a report on the budget setting for 2011/12 – 2013/14.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Director for Community Services, Director for Corporate Support and Head of Environment and Heritage Service submitted a joint report on budget setting for 2011/12 – 2013/14.

 

The Joint Committee recommends to the Cabinet of each constituent authority that –

 

(1)

it notes the budget pressures outlined for 2011/12 and beyond, as detailed in paragraph 1.3 of the report;

 

(2)

it approves the mitigating actions outlined in paragraph 1.4 of the report with the exception of the proposal on chalet rents;

 

(3)

it approves the proposal relating to chalet rents as amended at the meeting;

 

(4)

it approves the actions as outlined in paragraph 1.8 of the report;

 

(5)

 

it approves the further actions outlined in paragraph 1.11 and 1.12 which are required to set a balanced budget;

 

(6)

it notes the work on further business planning being undertaken, to be brought to a future meeting of the Joint Committee;

 

The Joint Committee agreed that –

 

(7)

the following investigatory work is undertaken and reported back to the Joint Committee meeting on 14 January 2011 –

 

 

(a)

the feasibility of the implementing a voluntary entrance fee to the park;

 

 

(b)

the sale of the cliff and chalets;

 

 

(c)

the sale or auction of Picklecombe Cottage;

 

 

(d)

the amount of funding received by the Mount Edgcumbe Estate relating to the Rural Payments Agency.

 

(Sir Richard Carew Pole, BT declared a personal and prejudicial interest and left the room whilst the proposal for chalet rents was being discussed)

 

(Ian Berry left the room whilst staff terms and conditions were being discussed)