(i)           that Council Directors ensure that all bids submitted for their portfolio are checked by them for accuracy;

(ii)          significant decisions made by Officers, such as the acceptance of the Land Release Fund (LRF) Grant, should have formal Record of Decisions, irrespective of whether or not the legal test for their preparation is met;

(iii)         meetings such as the one where the Mayor and Group Leaders were consulted on the LRF, should be minuted in the future;

(iv)      any information requested by Councillors for consideration by committees must be produced as requested and in a timely manner;

(v)       there is a need for clear and transparent reports.  All reports must include background information and context to items for which there is a need for a decision by either Cabinet or Full Council;

(vi)      all future bids for Government money must be made and submitted in accordance with the Constitution; and

(vii)     that Officers ensure that the submission of all future bids are in accordance with Council Policies.

(i)         that the proposed governance and operational changes outlined in the submitted report for Careers South West Group Ltd, seeking to achieve Teckal compliant status for the Company from July 2020 be approved; and

(ii)        that the Director of Corporate Services be given delegated authority to agree associated changes to the company, in conjunction with partner authorities within the Peninsula Council group.

(i)         that, subject to the penultimate sentence of paragraph (f) being amended as shown in bold below, the Torbay Economic Growth Fund Criteria set out at Appendix 1 to the submitted report be approved:

The rate of interest on the loan would be consistent with the Council’s Investment & Regeneration Fund i.e. typically 2% minimum return over borrowing costs and other relevant operating costs in respect of borrowing for third parties.; and

(ii)        that the Cabinet review the Torbay Economic Growth Fund Criteria in three to six months time.

That Councillor Law be appointed as the Council’s representative on the Torbay Youth Trust until May 2023.

That Investment Opportunity 6/9/19 as set out in the Exempt Cabinet Minute 29.2/9/19, be approved.

That the revised Corporate Asset Management Plan 2018/2019 attached to this Record of Decision be approved.