Agenda and minutes
Not all meetings are broadcast. The meetings that will be broadcast are as follows: (a) Council; (b) Cabinet; (c) Dover Joint Transportation Advisory Board; (d) General Purposes Committee; (e) Electoral Matters Committee; (f) Governance Committee; (g) Planning Committee; (h) General Purposes Committee and (i) Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
For those meetings that are being broadcast there will be a link to view the live broadcast under the ‘Media’ heading below. Only those items not restricted on the agenda will be broadcast.
Guidance on how to watch live broadcasts of meetings.
The link to view a recording of a meeting that was broadcast can be found on the Council’s YouTube channel (@doverdc)
PDF 162 KBVenue: Council Chamber - Council Offices. View directions
Contact: Rebecca Brough Team Leader - Democratic Support
| No. | Item | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apologies To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors J A Cronk, B Gardner, G J Hood, G Lymer, S M Le Chevalier, P S Le Chevalier, R J Thompson and P Walker. |
||||||||||
|
Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest from Members in respect of business to be transacted on the agenda.
Where a Member has a new or registered Disclosable Pecuniary Interest (DPI) in a matter under consideration they must disclose that they have an interest and, unless the Monitoring Officer has agreed in advance that the DPI is a 'Sensitive Interest', explain the nature of that interest at the meeting. The Member must withdraw from the meeting at the commencement of the consideration of any matter in which they have declared a DPI and must not participate in any discussion of, or vote taken on, the matter unless they have been granted a dispensation permitting them to do so. If during the consideration of any item a Member becomes aware that they have a DPI in the matter they should declare the interest immediately and, subject to any dispensations, withdraw from the meeting.
Where a Member is declaring an Other Significant Interest (OSI) they must also disclose the interest and explain the nature of the interest at the meeting. The Member must withdraw from the meeting at the commencement of the consideration of any matter in which they have declared a OSI and must not participate in any discussion of, or vote taken on, the matter unless they have been granted a dispensation to do so or the meeting is one at which members of the public are permitted to speak for the purpose of making representations, answering questions or giving evidence relating to the matter. In the latter case, the Member may only participate on the same basis as a member of the public and cannot participate in any discussion of, or vote taken on, the matter and must withdraw from the meeting in accordance with the Council's procedure rules. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest made by Members. |
||||||||||
|
Announcements To receive any announcements from the Chairman, Leader, Members of the Cabinet or Head of Paid Service. Minutes: The Leader announced that Bond City had concluded its negotiations with Cineworld for a six screen cinema and three restaurant complex. It is anticipated that a planning application would be submitted in the coming weeks. |
||||||||||
|
Housing Revenue Account Balances The Cabinet at its meetings on 24 September 2013 and 25 September 2013 and the Scrutiny (Policy and Performance) Committee at its meeting on 24 September 2013 considered the attached report of the Director of Finance, Housing and Community upon the Housing Revenue Account Balances.
The recommendations will be circulated at the meeting. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Council considered the report of the Director of Finance, Housing and Community on the Housing Revenue Account Balances.
It was moved by Councillor M D Conolly and duly seconded
(a) That the transfer of £12.5 million of credit balances from the Housing Revenue Account to the General Fund, in the Council’s 2012/2013 accounts, in accordance with Schedule 4, Part III, paragraph 2 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, be approved.
(b) That Council rescinds resolution 256(c) passed at its meeting held on 3 October 2012.
It was moved as an AMENDMENT by Councillor M R Eddy and duly seconded that an additional recommendation be added as follows:
(c) That the monies will in the lifetime of this Council only be used for (a) the provision of additional housing, outside of the HRA through direct construction/purchase or by financial assistance to Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and (b) the potential to increase Disabled Facilities Grants.
On being put to the vote the amendment was LOST.
On being put to the meeting the original Motion was CARRIED.
It was requisitioned in accordance with Rule 18.4 of the Council Procedure Rules that the manner of voting in respect of this matter be recorded.
The manner of voting was as follows:
Councillors A R Smith and J M Smith left the meeting before the vote was taken.
RESOLVED: (a) That the transfer of £12.5 million of credit balances from the Housing Revenue Account to the General Fund, in the Council’s 2012/2013 accounts, in accordance with Schedule 4, Part III, paragraph 2 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, be approved.
(b) That Council rescinds resolution 256(c) passed at its meeting held on 3 October 2012.
(Councillors A R Smith and J M Smith left the meeting at 6.45 pm. Councillor P J Hawkins arrived at the meeting at 6.55 pm.) |