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 25 April 2006 at 10.30 am.
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
A G E N D A
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 – attached for members only).
3.Chairman’s Announcements
4.Minutes
(1) To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Authority’s meeting held on
7 February 2006 (Item 4 attached, PDF,41 KB)
(2) To consider any Matters Arising.
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 Resources Committee meeting held on 7 March 2006 (Item 6 attached, PDF, 29 KB) and:-
(1) To approve the core and discretionary budgets for 2006/07 (Resources Committee Minute 31(1)).
(2) To welcome additional funding for 2006/07 and 2007/08 as set out in the report of the Chief Finance Officer
(Item 6.2 attached, PDF, 8 KB).
7. Improvement Plan 2006-2008
To consider the report of the National Park Officer (Item 7 attached, PDF, 66 KB).
8. Best Value Performance Plan 2006/07 (Business Plan)
To consider the report of the Head of Business Management (Item 8 attached, PDF, 295 KB).
9. Exotic Animal Diseases and the National Park Authority’s Response Protocol
To consider the report of the Head of Conservation and Land Management (Item 9 attached PDF, 45 KB).
10. Timetable for the Review of National Park Centres
To consider the report of the Head of Education and Interpretation (Item 10 attached, PDF, 11 KB)
11. Single Payments Scheme/Hill Farm Allowance Scheme
The Head of Conservation and Land Management to update members on the delay in the Single Payments Scheme and the consultation on the Hill Farm Allowance Scheme.
12. Members’ Reports
To receive any updates and reports on meetings and events attended by Members as representatives of the Authority (Item 12 attached, PDF, 30 KB).
13. The Authority’s Achievements for 2005/06 and Looking Ahead to 2006/07
To receive a presentation from the National Park Officer.
14. Any Other Business of Urgency
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, Members Services Officer, at Exmoor House.