Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Davies, Kingscote and Hernandez.

It was reported that, in accordance with the wishes of the Non-Coalition Group and the Liberal Democrat Group, the membership of the Board had been amended to include Councillors Parrott and Pountney in place of Councillors Stockman and Pentney respectively.

The above decision was called-in by Councillors Parrott, Stocks, Cowell, Morey and Darling on 9^th March 2015. 

The reasons for the call-in are attached together with the Record of Decision.

The Board considered the details of a call-in by five Members of the Council of the decision by the Mayor to take no action in respect of a petition received requesting that a covenant be placed on Cary Green, Torquay.

The Call-in Promoter (Councillor Parrott) set out the reasons for calling-in the decision and two of the Call-in Supporters also addressed the Board about their concerns regarding the decision.

The Mayor supported by the Executive Director of Operations and Finance responded to the points raised by the Call-in Promoter and Supporters and the Members of the Board.

Resolved: that no further action be taken.

(Note:  During consideration of the item in Minute 54 Councillor Pountney and Executive Director of Operations and Finance declared non-pecuniary interests as Directors of the Torbay Economic Development Company.)