To: All Members of the Council Executive

Dear Member,

Council Executive: Wednesday 15th January 2003

You are invited to attend a meeting of the Council Executive to be held on Wednesday 15th January 2003 at 10:15 am in the Alkmaar Room, Guildhall, High Street, Bath.

The agenda is set out overleaf.

Yours sincerely

Jo Morrison

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 of a single group, or 4 Councillors of 2 or more political groups, 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

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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. In addition papers may be inspected at the Envolve Partnerships for Sustainability, (formerly Bath Environment Centre), Green Park Station, Green Park Road, Bath, from Monday to Saturday.

For Councillors and officers papers may be inspected via Political Group Research Assistants and Group Rooms/Members' Libraries. In addition the Political Group Spokespersons receive copies of appendices.

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

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

The Chair(person) will draw attention to the emergency evacuation procedure as set out under Note 5.

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

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

To deal with any petitions or questions from Councillors and where appropriate co-opted and added members.

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

Councillor Francine Haeberling, Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board, to report on any relevant issues.

This report sets out the draft Financial Plan for approval by the Council Executive as its submission to Overview and Scrutiny and full Council.

The purpose of this report is to support the financial plan proposals for allocation of resources made for Social Services in future years.

Full Council on 24^th January 2002 agreed that three companies should be invited to make proposals to help the Council meet its objectives through the development of a strategic partnership around agreed principles. Three proposals have been received. This report considers the options and implications for the Council in going forward.

This report details the recommendations of the Corporate Issues and Partnerships Overview & Scrutiny Panel and the specific planning and land ownership issues in relation to the installation of mobile phone masts and allied installations.

This report sets out the responses received from the consultation with schools on issues related to the local management of schools and the funding formula.

The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) requires the Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership (EYDCP) to submit a 3 year Strategic Plan followed by an annual implementation plan. This plan will be the final year of the Strategic Plan 2001-2004. In order for the Plan to be approved by the DfES it requires approval by the Local Authority.

This report requests the Executive to support funding for those Voluntary Organisations providing holiday and out of school play schemes and support the development of play initiatives currently in receipt of funding from Education.

This report details progress on the Local Strategic Partnership to date and advises on the current work programme as identified in Appendix A of the report.

This report is provided to the Executive in order to assist it in ensuring that the Council is performing to agreed targets and to agreed action plans.

This report covers the Quarterly Performance Report for Education Services which is attached as Appendix 1.

This report introduces the four-monthly Environment Performance report, which is attached at Appendix 1.

The Committee is asked to consider passing the following resolution:-

"that in accordance with the provisions of Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items(s) of business because of the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 12 (respectively) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act"