Agenda

To report the appointment of any substitute members for the meeting.

(Head of Research and Democratic Services)  In considering whether to declare a personal or a prejudicial interest under the Code of Conduct, Overview & Scrutiny members are asked to pay particular attention to paragraph 11 of the Code in addition to the more familiar requirements.

This requires the declaration of a personal and prejudicial interest in any matter before an Overview and Scrutiny Committee which relates to a decision of or action by another Committee or Sub Committee of the Council, a Joint Committee or Joint Sub Committee in which the Council is involved and of which the Councillor is also a member.

Paragraph 11 does not refer to Cabinet decisions or attendance at an Overview and Scrutiny meeting purely for the purpose of answering questions or providing information on such a matter.

The Panel is asked to consider the Terms of Reference for the review.

The Panel is also asked to note background information produced by Councillor Angold Stephens.

Both documents are attached.

District Housing and County Highways  Officers have been invited to attend the meeting to discuss exiting policy and procedures in relation to residential parking.

The Panel is asked to consider the nature of questions to be put to Members in order to identify their proposals in respect of the proposed  register of development proposals , parking in residential areas and the repair of roads and footpaths.

The Panel is asked to consider the need for arrangements for site visits to facilitate their consideration of parking policy  in residential areas.

Second meeting –22 or 23 August 2005 – Whole day site visit.

Subject to the outcome of agenda item 7 the second meeting will consist  of a series of sites visits to locations affected by parking policy decisions  in the District. Two  possible dates have been proposed for this meeting. They are the 22 and 23 August 2005. The Panel  are asked to consider these dates and indicate a preference. It is anticipated that the meeting will take a full day. More specific details will be made available  in due course.

Third meeting –  30 August 2005 7.30pm in Committee Room 1

Fourth meeting – to be agreed.