Agenda and minutes

Extraordinary Urgent, Council - Tuesday, 19 March 2019 4.00 pm

Venue: Meadfoot Room - Town Hall. View directions

Contact: June Gurry 

Items
No. Item

199.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Elected Mayor Oliver, Councillors Barnby, Bent, Carter, Haddock, Hill, King, Morris, Parrott, Pentney, Sanders, Thomas (D) and Winfield.

200.

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To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 21 February 2019.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 21 February 2019 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

201.

Declarations of interests

Minutes:

The following non-pecuniary interests were declared:

 

Councillor

Minute Number

Nature of interest

 

 

Councillor Mills

 

203

 

Director of TDA

 

Councillor Stockman

 

203

 

Knows person connected to reserved matter

 

Councillor Tyerman

203

Council appointed Director of Torbay Economic Development Company Ltd

 

202.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To consider passing a resolution to exclude the press and public from the meeting prior to consideration of the following item on the agenda on the grounds that exempt information (as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended)) is likely to be disclosed.

Minutes:

Councillor Mills proposed and Councillor Ellery seconded the motion, which was agreed by the Council, as set out below:

 

that the press and public be excluded from the meeting prior to consideration of the following item on the agenda on the grounds that exempt information (as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) is likely to be disclosed.

 

Prior to consideration of the item in Minute 203 the press and public were formally excluded from the meeting.

203.

TDA Reserved Matter

To consider an exempt report on the above.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Council considered an exempt report setting out notice of a reserved matter received from the TDA.  The reserved matter related to the acquisition of a company in order to meet the targets set in the TDA’s Business Plan.  The exempt report set out the constitutional requirements for the Council to consider the matter as the Executive recommendation was contrary to the Council’s policy framework.

 

Councillor Mills proposed and Councillor Amil seconded a motion as set out below:

 

that the Council objects to the reserved matter in relation to the company as set out in the exempt report.

 

During the debate Councillor Tyerman proposed and Councillor Darling (S) seconded an amendment to the motion as follows:

 

that reserved matter consent be given to the TDA to acquire the company as set out in the exempt report.

 

The amendment was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

The amended (substantive) motion was then considered by members, which was agreed by the Council as follows:

 

that reserved matter consent be given to the TDA to acquire the company as set out in the exempt report.

 

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