2008-02-21 Council Agenda

1.     The Meeting will be called to order to receive the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, and Members are asked to remain standing while the Meeting is led in Prayer and to pay tribute to the late Honorary Alderman D W Mobbs.

2.     Apologies for absence

3.     To read, confirm and signthe Minutes of the previous Council meeting held on |11 December 2007| and the Extraordinary Council meeting on 22 January 2008 |(attached).

4.     Mayor’s Announcements; to include:-

a)  Schedule of engagements

b)  “Fire & Spice” Evening – 25^th February 2008

c)  Mayor’s Charity Dinner – 8^th March 2008 (at Leicester Racecourse, Oadby)

5.     Leader’s Statement(s)

6.     Petitions and Deputations

7.     To receive, consider and, if approved, adopt the Minutes of the following :-

1)  Development Control Committee – 22 November 2007|

2)  Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership – 3 December 2007|

3)  Oadby Community Forum – 3 December 2007|

4)  Overview and Scrutiny Panel – 4 December 2007|

5)  Local Development Framework Working Group – 6 December 2007|

6)  Economic Development Member Working Group – 6 December 2007|

7)  South Wigston Forum – 10 December 2007|

8)  Senior Citizens’ Forum – 12 December 2007|

9)  Wigston Community Forum – 13 December 2007|

10)  Standards Committee – 17 December 2007|

11)  Multicultural Group – 19 December 2007|

12)  Development Control Committee – 20 December 2007|

13)  Licensing Committee – 7 January 2008|

14)  Services Committee – 8 January 2008|

15)  Youth Forum – 15 January 2008|

16)  Development Control Committee – 17 January 2008|

17)  Policy Committee – 22 January 2008|

18)  Overview and Scrutiny Panel – 29 January 2008|

19)  Standards Committee – 4 February 2008|

20)  Multicultural Group – 6 February 2008|

8.     To authorise the Common Seal of the Council to be affixed to all contracts, orders, deeds and other documents arising out of the Minutes and reports referred to in the foregoing items.

9.     Notices of Motion

10.   Reports of Members Appointed by the Council to Serve on Outside Bodies

11.   Reports of the Deputy Chief Executive (attached):-

 (a) Budget Proposals and Associated Strategies|

 (b) Setting of Council Tax – 2008-09  |

 (c) Succession Planning – Head of Revenues & Benefits|

(d) The Borough of Oadby & Wigston (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2008|

12.   Reports of the Director of Community Services (attached):-

 (a) Streamlining Local Development Frameworks: Consultation Document|

b)  Joint Working with Harborough District Council: Nominations for the Joint Elected Member Advisory Group|

c)  Conservation Areas Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)|

Link to the Minutes of this Meeting|