Council Agenda 2008-04-22

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

2.     Apologies for absence

3.     To read, confirm and sign the Minutes of the previous Council meeting held on 21 February 2008| and the Extraordinary Council meeting on 18 March 2008|

4.     Presentation by External Auditors (Audit Commission)    Annual Audit and Inspection Letter – March 2008 

       (i) Report|

       (ii) Letter|

5.     Presentation by the Police 

6.     Mayor’s Announcements; to include:-

a)  Schedule of engagements|

7.     Leader’s Statement(s)

8.     Petitions and Deputations

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

1)  Oadby & Wigston Highways Forum – 31 January 2008|

2)  Local Development Framework Working Group – 6 February 2008|

3)  Economic Development Member Working Group – 6 February 2008|

4)  Development Control Committee – 14 February 2008|

5)  Senior Citizens’ Forum – 20 February 2008|

6)  Overview and Scrutiny Panel – 26 February 2008|

7)  Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership – 4 March 2008|

8)  Services Committee – 4 March 2008|

9)  Wigston Community Forum – 5 March 2008  |

10)  Local Development Framework Working Group – 6 March 2008|

11)  Oadby Community Forum – 10 March 2008|

12)  Development Control Committee – 13 March 2007|

13)  Policy Committee – 18 March 2008|

14)  Overview and Scrutiny Panel – 25 March 2008|

15)  South Wigston Forum – 26 March 2008|

16)  Licensing Committee – 31 March 2008|

17)  Youth Forum – 1 April 2008|

10.   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.

11.  Notices of Motion

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

13.   Reports of Chief Executive :-

 (a) Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership matters (including Police Dispersal Powers) |

 (b)    Joint Agreement for the Procurement of Waste Treatment Facilities in Leicestershire|

 (c) Members’ Allowance Scheme 2008/09 – Report of Independent Remuneration Panel| and Appendix 1|

14.   Report of the Deputy Chief Executive :-

 (a)     Council Chamber Refurbishment (including Working Group presentation)|

 (b)     Civil Parking Enforcement – Traffic Management Act 2004 – New Joint Committee Agreement|

15.   Report of the Director of Community Services :-

 (a) Council-owned Land – Leicester Road/Carlton Drive (“Poplars Site”), Wigston|

Link to the Minutes of this Meeting