Agenda and draft minutes

Venue: Council House, Plymouth

Contact: Lynn Young  Email: laf@plymouth.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

9.

Declarations of interest

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

Minutes:

The following declaration of interest was made in accordance with the Code of Conduct –

 

Name

Subject

Reason

Interest

Mr Pawley

South West Coast Path

Representative for the South West Coast Path Association

Personal

 

10.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 60 KB

The Forum will be asked to confirm the minutes of the 12 December 2016.

Minutes:

Agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 12 December 2016.

11.

Chair's urgent business

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

Minutes:

There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.

12.

Update on DfT Access Fund

Forum Members will be provided with an update on the DfT Access Fund.

Minutes:

Officers advised the Forum that the Council’s recent bid for £1.5 million to the Department for Transport had been successful.

13.

Unrecorded Footpaths pdf icon PDF 86 KB

Forum Members will discuss unrecorded footpaths.

Minutes:

Members discussed the recent question regarding unrecorded footpaths which had been submitted by Mr John Emery to the Planning Committee meeting held on 12 January 2017.

 

Agreed that Councillors Ken Foster and Wheeler would contact Mr Emery regarding this matter.

14.

Radford Woods

Forum Members will discuss Radford Woods.

Minutes:

Members discussed their recent walk in Radford Woods and Officers provided an update on public rights of way in that location.

15.

Heritage trails - Mayflower 400 celebrations

Forum Members will discuss the three heritage trails proposed for the Mayflower 400 celebrations.

Minutes:

Officers advised the Forum that they were unable to provide any further information.

 

(Ms Hitchens left the meeting part way through this agenda item)

16.

Working groups

To agree any working groups for items on this agenda.

Minutes:

Agreed that Officers arrange an informal meeting in early April for the Forum to discuss the Plymouth Plan.

17.

Work programme pdf icon PDF 64 KB

To receive the Forum’s Work Programme for 2016 – 2017.

Minutes:

Members considered the work programme, however no decision was taken in relation to which items should be included.

18.

Correspondence

To consider any correspondence received and note any correspondence sent by the Forum.

Minutes:

Members noted that no correspondence had been received.

19.

Date of next meeting

The date of the next meeting will be confirmed.

Minutes:

Members were advised that the dates of future committee meetings would be notified in due course.

20.

Issues arising from Forum Members

To discuss any issues brought forward by members of the Forum.

Minutes:

Members discussed a number of issues.