Items
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1. |
Apologies for Absence
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2. |
Minutes
To
approve and sign the minutes of the previous meeting held on
Thursday, 15 December 2022.
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3. |
Declarations of Interest
In accordance with the
Council's current Code of Conduct (as amended 26 February 2015),
which includes all the provisions relating to Disclosable Pecuniary
Interests (DPI), personal and prejudicial interests, Members are
asked to declare any DPI and also any personal interests (and
whether or not such personal interests are also "prejudicial") in
relation to any matter on the Agenda for this meeting.
Members
are reminded that they need to declare the fact that they are also
a member of a County, Town or Parish Council as a Personal
Interest. Where you are also a member
of Somerset County Council and/or a Town or Parish Council within
South Somerset you must declare a prejudicial interest in any
business on the agenda where there is a financial benefit or gain
or advantage to Somerset County Council and/or a Town or Parish
Council which would be at the cost or to the financial disadvantage
of South Somerset District Council.
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4. |
Public Question Time
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5. |
Chairman's Announcements
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6. |
Chairman's Engagements  PDF 205 KB
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7. |
Presentation by Opium Power Ltd PDF 116 KB
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8. |
Ham Hill project, overview and grant acceptance PDF 389 KB
Additional documents:
Decision:
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RESOLVED:
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That Full Council proposed and the Chief
Executive agreed to:-
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a.
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note the report and progress of the
project;
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b.
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authorise the Director of Service Delivery to
accept the Terms of Grant set out in the letter dated 5 December
2022 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in respect of the
Council’s Uncovering Ham Hill’s past for its
future project.
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Reason:
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To accept the grant offer of £1.6m from the National Lottery
Heritage Fund, to enable the delivery of the "Uncovering Ham
Hill’s past for its future" project.
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(Voting: unanimous in
favour)
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9. |
Yeovil Refresh Scope Change Request PDF 343 KB
Additional documents:
Decision:
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RESOLVED:
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That Full Council proposed and the Chief
Executive agreed to:-
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a.
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reallocate £1.2m from the Yeovil Refresh
Transport workstream to the Yeovil Refresh Public Realm
Workstream;
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b.
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a redesign of the Middle Street East section of
the public realm;
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c.
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the risk management
proposal to not ring-fence funds for risks currently rated
unlikely;
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d.
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allocate
£0.821m from the corporate contingency fund to the Yeovil
Refresh budget. This would leave the
balance remaining of £0.833m in the Corporate Capital
Contingency Budget.
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Reason:
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Toupdate the Yeovil Refresh budget in response to the increase of
the cost to deliver the public realm improvement works and to seek
approval to change the scope of the project to reflect the current
forecasted costs.
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(Voting: 31 in favour, 4 against, 7
abstentions)
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10. |
Duties of the Chief Finance Officer (Section 151 Officer) PDF 299 KB
Decision:
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RESOLVED:
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That
Council agreed to note
that the Chief Finance Officer, Karen
Watling, had nominated Nicola Hix, Director of Strategy, Support
Services and Environmental Services, to act in her absence and
fulfilher statutory duties as Section 151 Officer during her annual
leave from 4th February 2023 until 31st March
2023.
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Reason:
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To inform
members that the statutory duties of the Chief Finance Officer
(Section 151 Officer) will be assigned to Nicola Hix during the
period of annual leave of the Chief Finance Officer, Karen Watling,
from 4th February 2023 until 31st March
2023.
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11. |
Report of Executive Decisions PDF 119 KB
Additional documents:
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12. |
Audit Committee PDF 128 KB
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13. |
Scrutiny Committee PDF 156 KB
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14. |
Motions
There
were no Motions submitted by Members.
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15. |
Questions Under Procedure Rule 10
There
were no questions submitted under Procedure Rule 10.
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16. |
Date of Next Meeting PDF 124 KB
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17. |
Exclusion of Press and Public PDF 211 KB
Decision:
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RESOLVED:
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That
the following items be considered in Closed Session by virtue of
the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A under Paragraphs 1, 2,
3, 6 and 7:
- Information relating to any individual
- Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an
individual.
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Information relating to the financial or business
affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding
that information).
6.
Information which reveals that the authority
proposes—
(a) to give under any enactment a notice under or by
virtue of which requirements are imposed on a person; or
(b) to make an order or direction under any
enactment.
7. Information relating to any action taken or to be
taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or
prosecution of crime.
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18. |
Somerset's Flagship Arts Venue, The Octagon Theatre - RIBA Stage 4 Report (Confidential)
Decision:
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RESOLVED:
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That Full Council proposed and the Chief Executive has agreed the
confidential recommendations of the report.
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Reason:
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To update Council on the RIBA stage 4 costings
for Somerset’s Flagship Arts Venue Project and to seek
approval to progress to the next stage of the project by putting
the proposed works out to tender.
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(Voting: 33 in favour, 0 against, 4
abstentions)
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19. |
Request to Suspend a Dual Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Drivers' Licence (Urgent Item) (Confidential)
Decision:
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RESOLVED:
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That Full Council proposed and the Chief Executive has agreed the
confidential recommendations of the report.
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Reason:
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To suspend a licence to drive hackney carriage or private hire
vehicles issued by South Somerset Council.
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(Voting:
unanimous in favour)
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