To: The Members of the RESOURCES COMMITTEE of the Exmoor National Park Authority
Please note the new time A meeting of the Resources Committee will be held in the Committee Room, Exmoor House, Dulverton on Tuesday 23 April 2002 at 11:00 a.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.
(NB. These papers can also be seen on the National Park Authority's website at www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk)
Dr Nigel Stone
National Park Officer
Agenda
- Apologies for Absence
- Declarations of Interest:
Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in relation to items on the agenda for this meeting. - Minutes
- To approve as a correct record the Minutes (PDF, 28KB) of the meeting of the Committee held on 5 March 2002 (copy attached).
- To consider any Matters Arising from those Minutes.
- 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.
- Best Value Review – Promoting Understanding: To approve and adopt the Best Value Review on Promoting Understanding – Paper A (PDF, 9kb), Paper A Report (PDF, 215kb)
- Best Value Performance Plan/Business Plan 2002/03: To consider the Best Value Performance Plan (Part 2) prior to final publication of the full plan and public summary by 30 June 2002 – Paper B (PDF, 13kb), Paper B Part 2 (PDF, 171kb)
- Bid for Additional Resources 2003/04: To approve the National Park Officer, in consultation with the Head of Business Management and the Chairmen of the Authority and Resources Committee, submitting an appropriate bid for additional funds in 2003/04 in line with advice and previously agreed bids. Advice on National Parks Funding Priorities and Bidding 2003/04 from DEFRA and the Countryside Agency is attached. PAPER C. Bids for 2003/04 have to be submitted by 30 April.
- Contribution to Social & Economic Well-being: To inform members of the Authority’s annual financial commitment towards its social and economic duty and to consider its detailed allocations to specific areas. - Paper D (PDF, 35kb)
- Personnel Update: Members are asked to note the following staff changes:
| Arrivals: | Jan Harris | Visitor Centre Assistant – Dunster | 9.3.02 |
| Lucy Tull | Visitor Centre Assistant – Dunster | 16.3.02 | |
| Sue Ashmole | Visitor Centre Assistant – Combe M. | 16.3.02 | |
| Trudy Robinson | Rural Housing Enabler | 2.4.02 |
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| Departures: | Michael Sherring Assistant | (Field Services Team) | 15.3.02 |
| Mark Perry | Supervisor (Projects & Path Erosion) | 28.3.02 | |
| Ed Sheath | Planning Assistant (P&C) | 11.4.02 | |
| Heather Burnett-Wells | Admin Assistant (Rangers) | 11.4.02 | |
| Kate West | Farm Liaison Officer | 1.5.02 | |
| Jack Ellerby | Principal Planning Officer (P&C) | 20.6.02 |
10. Any Other Business of Urgency: Further information of 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.
Full Report (PDF, 485KB)
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.