To confirm and sign the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council dated 25 February 2015 (copy previously circulated).

Disclosure by councillors of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the councillor regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct

To receive any announcements from the Chair of the Council, Leader of the Council, Members of the Cabinet or the Chief Executive.

A list of the Chair of the Council's engagements since the Meeting of the Council on 25 February 2015 is enclosed – page 5.

To deal with questions which members of the public may wish to put to members of the Cabinet in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 (if any).

To receive petitions from councillors or members of the public in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12 (if any).

To deal with written questions which councillors may wish to put to the Chair of the Council, a Lead Councillor on the Cabinet or the Chair of any committee or sub committee in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11 (page 7).

To deal with questions (if any) which councillors may wish to put to the Leader of the Council. It will be at the Leader’s discretion to re-direct questions to relevant Members of the Cabinet.

 

A councillor wishing to raise a question must notify the Chair of the Council of the text of the question prior to the commencement of the meeting.

 

(NB This item is limited to a maximum of 5 questions, with no more than 1 question being asked per councillor. If a question requires a detailed or technical response, the Leader may decide that a written response is more appropriate).

To deal with ward issues which councillors wish to raise. A councillor wishing to raise a ward issue must notify the Chair of the Council prior to the commencement of the meeting in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.8 (if any).

In accordance with Scrutiny Procedure Rule 17, to receive details of any urgent decisions taken by the Cabinet or Cabinet Members since the Meeting of the Council on 25 February 2015.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 13 Councillor O'Keeffe has submitted the following Notice of Motion:

 

"This Council notes that a thriving natural environment (natural capital) in Lewes District is of great value in providing

 

- significant health benefits to individual residents and the community as a whole

 

- multiple benefits through ecosystem services for example flood risk reduction, delivery of clean air, micro climate regulation, accessible nature, for the District's economy

 

The Council therefore resolves to take advantage of any appropriate opportunity within Lewes District to be respectful of and where possible work with others to enhance these natural systems, for example through the improvement of green infrastructure (GI) and ecological networks in our stewardship of areas such as our nature reserves and other open spaces that we may have responsibility for, and in stewardship of our housing stock and other buildings.

 

As a Council we will look to give weight to environmental management and community aspirations together with economic issues in the decision making process so as to embed GI network delivery into the delivery of the Core Strategy and Forward Plan for the District.".

To consider the Report of the Assistant Director of Corporate Services (Report No 58/15 herewith – page 8).

To consider the Report of the Assistant Director of Corporate Services (Report No 59/15 herewith – page 11).

To receive feedback from the Council’s representatives who serve on outside bodies in respect of meetings they have attended (if any). A councillor wishing to provide feedback must notify the Chair of the Council prior to the commencement of the meeting.