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To: All Members of the Exmoor National Park Authority

A meeting of the Exmoor National Park Authority will be held in the Committee Room, Exmoor House, Dulverton, on Tuesday 2 September 2003 at 2 pm.

The meeting will be open to the press and public subject to the passing of any resolution under s.100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972.

Dr Nigel Stone

National Park Officer

AGENDA

  1. Apologies for Absence
  2. Declarations of Interest:
    Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in relation to items on the agenda for this meeting.
    (NB. When verbally declaring interests, members are also asked to complete the Disclosure of Interests at Meetings form – copy attached for members only).
  3. Chairman’s Announcements
  4. Minutes
    1. To approve as a correct record the Minutes (PDF, 75kb) of the special meeting of the Authority held on 22 July 2003 (copy attached).
    2. To consider Matters Arising from the Minutes of the Authority’s meetings held on 1 July 2003 (the Minutes from the Annual Meeting previously circulated for the special meeting on 22 July 2003) and 22 July 2003.
  5. Public Question Time: The Chairman will allow members of the public to ask questions, make statements or present a petition on any matter on the Agenda for this meeting.
  6. Resources Committee: To receive the Minutes of the meeting of the Resources Committee held on 22 July 2003 (Paper A (PDF, 114kb)).
  7. Scheme of Members’ Allowances:
    1. To consider a report together with the proposed new Scheme of Members’ Allowances from the Independent Remuneration Panel setting out the Panel’s recommendations in accordance with the Local Authorities (Members Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003 (Paper B (PDF, 226kb)).
    2. To consider the report of the Chief Finance Officer on the financial implications of the proposed new scheme of Members’ Allowances (Paper C (PDF, 106kb)).
  8. Government Consultation Paper on Providing Indemnities to Relevant Authority Officers and Members: To consider the report of the Solicitor and Monitoring Officer (Paper D (PDF, 289kb)).
  9. Authority Working Groups: To consider the report of the National Park Officer (Paper E (PDF, 161kb)).
  10. Authority Representation on Regional Bodies: To consider the report of the National Park Officer (Paper F (PDF, 247kb)).
  11. Exmoor Consultative Forum: To receive the Minutes of the meeting of the Exmoor Consultative Forum held on 11 June 2003 (Paper G (PDF, 119kb)).
  12. District and Parish Consultative Group: To receive the Minutes of the meeting of the District and Parish Consultative Group held on 23 June 2003 (Paper H (PDF, 149kb)).
  13. Adoption of the Parish Charter for the West Somerset Area: To consider the report of the National Park Officer (Paper I (PDF, 260kb)).
  14. West Somerset Community Plan 2004 – 2007: To consider the report of the Head of Planning and Community (Paper J (PDF, 93kb)).
  15. Sustainability Appraisal of Exmoor National Park Local Plan: To consider the report of the Head of Planning and Community (Paper K (PDF, 98kb)).
  16. Management Agreement with English Nature on Authority Owned and Managed SSSI Land: To consider the report of the Head of Conservation and Land Management (Paper L (PDF, 93kb)).
  17. 50th Anniversary Programme: To consider the report of the Head of Education and Interpretation (Paper M (PDF, 168kb)).
  18. Support for Tourism Development Initiatives in Exmoor National Park: To consider the report of the National Park Officer (Paper N (PDF, 108kb)).
  19. Statement of Accounts 2002/03: To consider the report of the Chief Finance Officer (Paper O (PDF, 636kb)).
  20. Members’ Reports: To receive updates and reports on meetings and events attended by Members as representatives of the Authority (Paper P (PDF, 206kb)).
  21. Any Other Business of Urgency

Full Report (PDF, 3.24MB)

Further information on any of the reports can be obtained by contacting the National Park Authority at the address and telephone numbers at the top of  the agenda.

Details of the decisions taken at this meeting will be circulated in the formal Minutes which the Authority will be asked to approve as a correct record at its next meeting. In the meantime, details of the decisions can be obtained from Martin Palmer, The Member Services Officer, at Exmoor House.