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73.

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To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 3 October 2023.

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The minutes of the meeting held on 3 October 2023 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

74.

Announcements

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The Leader announced that with effect from 1 November 2023 Cllr Jeffries will step down from Executive for personal reasons. He thanked her for her hard work as an Executive Member and she would continue to work with Cllr Hook on the Cultural Strategy.

 

Cllr Palethorpe would be appointed to the Executive as the Executive Member for Estates, Assets and Parking.

 

75.

Declarations of Interest

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None.

 

 

76.

Executive Forward Plan

To note forthcoming decisions anticipated on the Executive Forward Plan

 

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RESOLVED that the Forward Plan be noted.

 

77.

Update on Future High Street Fund pdf icon PDF 130 KB

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The Leader presented the update on the Future High Street Fund report.

 

He proposed an alternative recommendation to the published report as follows:-

 

1)              To progress submitting a planning application for the demolition part that was in the previous original cinema planning application for the area between the Alexander Theatre and the Market Hall excluding the Shauls Bakery and New Look buildings;

 

2)              The Executive puts forward up to £70,000 of the Executive budget towards investigating the options as described 5.5.1 and 5.5.3 (of the circulated report) combined comprising a whole building solution with the restoration of the Alexander Theatre and the refurbishment of the Market Hall side of the building; and

 

3)              Recommend to Full Council to look at the output of the above and to determine the future direction and to make the final decision on where this project goes.

 

This was seconded by the Executive Member for Planning.

 

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RESOLVED to approve:-

 

1)              To progress to submit a planning application for the demolition part that was previously within the cinema planning application for the structure between the Alexandra Theatre and the Market Hall excluding the Shauls Bakery and New Look buildings;

 

2)              The Executive puts forward up to £70,000 of the Executive budget towards investigating the options as described in sections 5.5.1 and 5.5.3 of the circulated report combined comprising a whole building solution with the restoration of the Alexandra Theatre and the refurbishment of the Market Hall side of the building; and

 

RECOMMENDED to Full Council:-

 

3)              To look at the output of the above and to determine the future direction and to make the final decision on where this project goes.

 

The vote was unanimous. 

 

78.

For Information - Individual Executive Member Decisions

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Noted.

 

79.

Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 - Exclusion of Press and Public

RECOMMENDED that, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

 

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RESOLVED that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

 

80.

Teignmouth Den Tennis Court Lease

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The Executive Member for Sport, Recreation and Resorts presented the report which proposed the surrender and regrant of lease for the letting of the Adventure Golf and Refreshment Kiosk, The Den, Teignmouth.

 

RESOLVED to surrender the existing lease and grant a new 20-year lease of the Adventure Golf and Refreshment Kiosk, The Den, Teignmouth.

 

The vote was unanimous.

 

81.

For Information - Urgent Decision - Replacement Baler

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Noted.