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To: All Members of the Council Executive

Dear Member,

Council Executive: Wednesday 7th March 2007

You are invited to attend a meeting of the Council Executive to be held on Wednesday 7th March 2007 at 10:00 am in the Council Chamber, Guildhall, High Street, Bath.

The agenda is set out overleaf.

Yours sincerely

Col Spring

for Chief Executive

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The decisions taken at this meeting of the Council Executive are subject to the Council's call-in procedures. Within 5 clear working days of publication of decisions, at least 10 Councillors may signify in writing to the Chief Executive their wish for a decision to be called-in for review. If a decision is not called-in, it will be implemented after the expiry of the 5 clear working day period.

If you need to access this agenda or any of the supporting reports in an alternative accessible format please contact Democratic Services or the relevant report author whose details are listed at the end of each report.

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NOTES:

1. Inspection of Papers: Any person wishing to inspect Minutes, reports, or a list of the background papers relating to any item on this Agenda should contact Col Spring who is available by telephoning Bath (01225) 394942 or by calling at the Riverside Offices, Keynsham (during normal office hours).

2. Public Speaking at Meetings: The Council has a scheme to encourage the public to make their views known at meetings. They may make a statement relevant to what the meeting has power to do. They may also present a petition or a deputation on behalf of a group. Advance notice is required not less than two full working days before the meeting (this means that for meetings held on Wednesdays notice must be received in Democratic Services by 4.30pm the previous Friday).

The public may also ask a question to which a written answer will be given. Questions must be submitted in writing to Democratic Services at least two full working days in advance of the meeting (this means that for meetings held on Wednesdays, notice must be received in Democratic Services by 4.30pm the previous Friday). If an answer cannot be prepared in time for the meeting it will be sent out within five days afterwards. Further details of the scheme can be obtained by contacting Col Spring as above

3. Details of Decisions taken at this meeting can be found in the minutes which will be published as soon as possible after the meeting, and also circulated with the agenda for the next meeting. In the meantime details can be obtained by contacting Col Spring as above.

Appendices to reports are available for inspection as follows:-

Public Access points - Riverside - Keynsham, Guildhall - Bath, Hollies - Midsomer Norton, and Bath Central, Keynsham and Midsomer Norton public libraries.

For Councillors and Officers papers may be inspected via Political Group Research Assistants and Group Rooms/Members' Rooms.

4. Attendance Register: Members should sign the Register which will be circulated at the meeting.

5. THE APPENDED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE IDENTIFIED BY AGENDA ITEM NUMBER.

6. Emergency Evacuation Procedure

When the continuous alarm sounds, you must evacuate the building by one of the designated exits and proceed to the named assembly point. The designated exits are sign-posted.

Arrangements are in place for the safe evacuation of disabled people.

7. Officer Support to the Executive

Council Executive meetings will be supported by the Director's Group.

8. Recorded votes

A recorded vote will be taken on each item.

Council Executive - Wednesday 7th March 2007
at 10:00 am in the Council Chamber, Guildhall, High Street, Bath

A G E N D A

1. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

2. EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE

The Chair(person) will draw attention to the emergency evacuation procedure as set out under Note 6.

3. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

4. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To receive any declarations from Members/Officers of personal or prejudicial interests in respect of matters for consideration at this meeting.

5. TO ANNOUNCE ANY URGENT BUSINESS AGREED BY THE CHAIR(PERSON)

6. QUESTIONS FROM PUBLIC AND COUNCILLORS

At the time of publication, 3 items had been submitted.

7. STATEMENTS, DEPUTATIONS OR PETITIONS FROM PUBLIC AND COUNCILLORS

At the time of publication, no items had been submitted.

8. MINUTES: WEDNESDAY 7TH FEBRUARY 2007

To be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

9. CONSIDERATION OF SINGLE MEMBER ITEMS NOW REQUISITIONED TO COUNCIL EXECUTIVE

This is a standard agenda item, to cover any reports originally placed on the Weekly list for single Member decision making, which have subsequently been the subject of an Executive Member requisition to the full Council Executive, under the Council's procedural rules.

10. CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REFERRED BY OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY BODIES

This is a standing agenda item (Constitution rule 21, part 4D - Executive Procedure Rules) for matters referred by Overview and Scrutiny bodies. The Chair(person) of the relevant Overview and Scrutiny body will have the right to attend and at the discretion of the Leader to speak to the item, but not vote.

11. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME APRIL 2007 TO APRIL 2010

To agree the statutory programme of work to be undertaken between April 2007 and April 2010 to provide a policy platform, upon expiry of the Local Plan in 2011, for the delivery of future development objectives within the District and the significant development requirements of the Regional Spatial Strategy, and to provide a sound and robust basis for the control of development.

12. GREATER BRISTOL BUS NETWORK

The report outlines progress on the Greater Bristol Bus Network (GBBN) major scheme and recommends that the final bid be submitted to the Department for Transport for Full Approval. In making this bid, the Council needs to enter into an agreement with the other West of England partnership local authorities. This agreement covers the financial, legal and project management arrangements of the scheme. This agreement will ensure that each authority is responsible for delivery of its scheme elements, identified in the construction profile.

13. BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET GREEN SPACE STRATEGY

This report sets out the reasons why the Council needs to adopt the first Green Space Strategy for the District and the benefits of doing so in terms of service delivery and improvement.

14. SUBMISSION STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

The report seeks approval for the Statement of Community Involvement for submission to the Secretary of State and for a six week period of public consultation as required by the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004.

15. REVENUE AND CAPITAL BUDGET MONITORING, CASH LIMITS AND VIREMENTS - 2006/07 QUARTER 3

This report is the third quarterly monitoring report for the Authority as a whole for the financial year 2006/07and covers the nine months to the end of December 2006. The report also includes a number of budget virement requests for both revenue and capital that require Council Executive agreement or are reported for information purposes as prescribed by the Budget Management Scheme.

The report also presents the opening revenue budget cash limits for 2007/08, and includes a number of budget transfer requests that require Council Executive agreement or are reported for information purposes as required by the Budget Management Scheme.

16. MARKET TEST OF WASTE SERVICES

A market test exercise has been undertaken to establish the best value option for delivering "front line" waste services for the next 10 to 14 years. This was prompted by the recommendations of a Best Value Review. These services are currently undertaken in-house with the exception of the green box service (collection and sorting and bulking of recyclables) which is provided by ECT.

Note: The papers for this item contain an Appendix which is considered exempt under the Local Government Act 1972 (amended Schedule 12A).

The Committee Administrator for this meeting is Col Spring who can be contacted on (01225) 394942.