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 11 June 2002 at 10:30 p.m.
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. Election of Chairman
2. Election of Deputy Chairman
3. Election of Second Deputy Chairman
4. Apologies for Absence
5. 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).
6. Chairman’s Announcements
7. Minutes
(1)To approve as a correct record the Minutes (PDF, 35kb) of the meeting held on 23 April 2002 (copy attached).
(2) To consider any Matters Arising.
8. 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.
9. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The Chairman will move: -
“That the Exmoor National Park Authority send a message of congratulations and best wishes to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II upon the occasion of her Golden Jubilee”.
10. Appointment of the Planning Committee
To appoint the Planning Committee, which Standing Orders specify shall comprise all Members of the Authority, save that new members must undergo a programme of training in the planning system before being appointed.
11. Appointment of the Resources Committee
To appoint the Resources Committee, which under Standing Orders shall comprise 11 Members of the Authority, made up as follows (* denotes Members for 2001/02): -
| Somerset County Councillors | 2 | (*Mr J C Edwards and Mr D E Gladding) |
| West Somerset District Councillors | 2 | (*Mr S J Pugsley and Mrs A M Foxhuntley) |
| Devon County Councillor | 1 | (*Mr M H Knight) |
| North Devon District Councillor | 1 | (*Mr M Prowse) |
| National Members | 3 | (*Mr R Morrison-Smith, Miss E I Stacey and Mr M E Taylor) |
| Parish Members | 2 | (*Mr M A Collins and Mr M J Pile) |
12. Appointment of the Standards Committee
To appoint the Standards Committee which, as agreed by Minute 37 (4 September 2001), shall comprise three Members of the Authority and one Independent Member. Its membership shall include both local authority Members of the Authority and at least one Member appointed to the Authority by the Secretary of State. Members holding executive positions on the Authority are excluded from membership:
The following were Members of the Committee in 2001/02: -
Mr D E Gladding, Mrs M Russell and Mr M E Taylor (NPA) and Ms S V Mew (Independent Member)
13. Exmoor Consultative Forum
To appoint the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Consultative Forum
(For 2001/02, Mr E Nightingale [Chairman] and Mrs A Amory [Vice-Chairman])
14. District and Parish Consultative Group
To appoint the Vice-Chairman of the Group
(NB. By tradition the Deputy Chairman of the Authority has chaired the Group)
(For 2001/02, Mr M A Collins [Vice-Chairman])
15. Appointments to Internal Panels/Groups and Outside Bodies
To consider a report by the Head of Business Management (Paper A (PDF, 20kb)).
16. ANPA Member Induction Course
To consider whether to send members most recently appointed to the Authority to a Member Induction Course, organised by ANPA, being held at Losehill Hall, Peak District National Park from 24-26 July 2002 (copy of the draft programme attached – Paper B (PDF, 203kb)). [NB. Places on the course are limited to 28].
17. Resources Committee
To receive the Minutes of the meeting of the Resources Committee held on 23 April 2002. (Paper C (PDF, 22kb))
18. County Gate Development Project: Enhancing the Visitor Experience
To consider the report of the Head of Education and Interpretation (Paper D (PDF, 10kb)).
19. Members’ Reports
Supplementary Agenda - (a). Presentation by the National Park Officer on the past year’s activities and this year’s prospects
20. Any Other Business of Urgency
Full Report (PDF, 390kb)
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.