Please Contact: Emma Denny Please email: emma.denny@north-norfolk.gov.uk Please Direct Dial on: 01263 516010 10 December 2012 A meeting of the North Norfolk District Council will be held in the Council Chamber at the Council Offices, Holt Road, Cromer on Wednesday 19 December 2012 at 6.00 p.m. There will be an opportunity before the start of the meeting for Members to take part in prayer led by Revd Canon Dr David Court, Vicar, Cromer Parish Church with St Martin’s. Members are requested to bring their Cabinet Agenda (13 December 2012) for item 15. Sheila Oxtoby Chief Executive To: All Members of the Council Members of the Management Team, appropriate Officers, Press and Public. If you have any special requirements in order to attend this meeting, please let us know in advance If you would like any document in large print, audio, Braille, alternative format or in a different language please contact us Chief Executive: Sheila Oxtoby Corporate Directors: Nick Baker and Steve Blatch Tel 01263 513811 Fax 01263 515042 Minicom 01263 516005 Email districtcouncil@north-norfolk.gov.uk Web site northnorfolk.org AGENDA 1. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN To elect a Chairman for the remainder of the municipal year. 2. INCOMING CHAIRMAN’S COMMUNICATIONS To receive the incoming Chairman’s communications, if any. 3. APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHAIRMAN To appoint a Vice-Chairman for the remainder of the municipal year. 4. TO RECEIVE DECLARATION OF INTERESTS FROM MEMBERS Members are asked at this stage to declare any interests that they may have in any of the following items on the agenda. The Code of Conduct for Members requires that declarations include the nature of the interest and whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest. 5. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive apologies for absence, if any. 6. MINUTES (Page 1) To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 24 October 2012. 7. ITEMS OF URGENT BUSINESS To determine any other items of business which the Chairman decides should be considered as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B (4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972. 8. PUBLIC QUESTIONS To consider any questions received from members of the public. 9. APPOINTMENT OF LEADER OF THE COUNCIL To appoint a Leader of the Council, who shall also be the Chairman of the Cabinet. 10. APPOINTMENTS a) To appoint Mrs P Grove-Jones to replace Mr G Jones on the Planning Policy and Built Heritage Working Party. b) To appoint Mr R Oliver to the Joint Staff Consultative Committee c) To appoint Mr R Oliver to the Member Training Development and Support Group d) To appoint Mr T FitzPatrick to the Partnership Committee (Revenues and and Benefits Shared Services) e) To appoint Mr R Shepherd as a substitute to the Audit Committee f) To appoint Mr T FitzPatrick to the Civil Parking Enforcement Committee g) To appoint Mr R Oliver to the PATROL Adjudication and Bus Lane Adjudication Joint Committee h) To appoint Mrs A Fitch-Tillett to the Shadow Health and Well Being Board i) 11. To appoint Mr T Ivory to the Strategic Housing Board RECOMMENDATION FROM LICENSING AND APPEALS COMMITTEE 24 SEPTEMBER 2012: MINUTE 16: REGULATION OF COSMETIC PIERCING AND SKIN-COLOURING BUSINESSES RECOMMENDATION TO FULL COUNCIL To adopt provisions under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 1982 as amended to regulate additional treatments namely cosmetic piercing and semipermanent skin-colouring and to recommend to Full Council for approval including: • • • 12. Adoption and authorisation of new bye-laws subject to any consultation responses received; A resolution authorising the affixing of the common seal to the bye-laws; and Authorising the Head of Legal to carry out the necessary procedure and apply to the Secretary of State for confirmation. RECOMMENDATION FROM LICENSING AND APPEALS COMMITTEE 19 NOVEMBER 2012 (Page 6 ) MINUTE 24: GAMBLING ACT 2005 – REVIEW OF GAMBLING POLICY RECOMMENDATION TO FULL COUNCIL To adopt the Gambling Policy. The final version of the Gambling Policy is attached at page 6. 13. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE 23 OCTOBER 2012 MINUTE 84: REVIEW OF OUTSIDE BODIES RESOLVED to recommend to Full Council: • • • 14. To note that Norfolk Tourism was not a Council appointment and that NNDC is represented by the Portfolio Holder. To continue to be represented on the Norfolk Skills Partnership. To remove the North Norfolk Community Transport Partnership, the Norfolk Playing Fields Association and the Norfolk Rural Community Council from the official list of Outside Bodies. RECOMMENDATION FROM CABINET 12 NOVEMBER 2012 MINUTE 69: HALF YEARLY TREASURY MANAGEMENT REPORT 2012/13 RECOMMENDATION TO FULL COUNCIL That the Half Yearly Treasury Management Report for 2012/13 be approved. MINUTE 71: COMMUNITY ASSET TRANSFER POLICY RECOMMENDATION TO FULL COUNCIL: That the Draft Community Asset Transfer Policy be adopted. The final policy document is attached at page 39. 15. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CABINET 13 DECEMBER 2012 16. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY 18 DECEMBER 2012 17. NNDC REVISED CONSTITUTION (page 58) Summary: The purpose of this report is to submit to Council for approval a revised Constitution Conclusions: The report explains the changes in the Constitution and asks members to consider the revised version for adoption Recommendations: To adopt the revised Constitution with effect from 20th December 2012. Cabinet Member(s) Wards affected All All Contact Officer, telephone number and email: David Johnson Interim Monitoring Officer, 01603 222313 david.johnson@norfolk.gov.uk 18. TO RECEIVE THE MINUTES OF THE UNDERMENTIONED COMMITTEES (Page 60) To receive the approved minutes of the undermentioned committees: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Standards Committee 11 September 2012 Audit Committee 18 September 2012 Licensing and Appeals Committee 24 September 2012 Overview and Scrutiny Committee 25 September 2012 Cabinet 15 October 2012 Development Committee 18 October 2012 Overview and Scrutiny Committee 23 October 2012 19. REPORTS FROM THE CABINET OR MEMBERS OF THE CABINET 20. QUESTIONS RECEIVED FROM MEMBERS None received 21. OPPOSITION BUSINESS None received 22. NOTICE(S) OF MOTION None received 23. SEALED DOCUMENTS Recommendation: (Page) That the list of sealed documents is received by Members. Contact: Emma Duncan 01263 516045 Email: emma.duncan@north-norfolk.gov.uk 24. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC To pass the following resolution – if necessary: “That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) _ of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Act.” 25. PRIVATE BUSINESS Circulation: All Members of the Council. Members of the Management Team and other appropriate Officers. Press and Public