Agenda

The Committee’s Terms of Reference is attached to the agenda for reference.

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To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 3 February 2026

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Members of the public may ask questions of the Chair. A maximum period of 15 minutes will be allowed with a maximum period of three minutes per questioner. The deadline for questions is no later than three clear working days before the date of the meeting i.e. should the meeting be on a Thursday the deadline would be the Friday before at 5pm.

Members of the Council may ask questions of the Chair of the Committee subject to procedural rules. The deadline for questions is no later than five clear working days before the meeting.

To note forthcoming issues anticipated to be considered by the Executive over the next 12 months. The Executive Forward Plan can be found here.

To review the Committee’s forward plan which can be found here

The work programme is also attached.

The following Executive Decision (1 of 3 decisions relating to the Lido) made at the meeting held on 10 February 2026 has been called in by Councillor Magregor and supported by Councillors Clarance, Horner, P Parker, Bradford, J Taylor, and Radford.

RESOLVED

1.     Not open the Teignmouth Lido site in 2026 and deliver a budget saving of £74k.

Councillor’s Macgregor’s reasons for calling in the decision is:

That Executive should reconsider the decision to not open the Lido for this year on the following basis.

1. £74,000 was set aside to cover the losses expected this year
2. That keeping the Lido closed this year ignores its 50^th anniversary year
3. That keeping the Lido closed damages the prospects for a successful community bid by hamstringing the use and setting back any growth in numbers using it
4. That keeping it closed potentially damages the economy of Teignmouth during a time of economic uncertainty
5. That despite keeping it closed, there are still costs likely to exceed £45,000
6. Lastly, that keeping it closed potentially reduces interest to those just wishing to redevelop rather than offer swimming facilities for residents and tourists.

Officer report in response to the call-in  -  to follow

The full minute and agenda report of the Executive 10 February 2026 can be found at the link below and are also attached for ease of reference.

Agenda for Executive on Tuesday, 10th February 2026, 10.00 am - Teignbridge District Council

The process for call-in at an overview and scrutiny meeting is set out below:

·       The call-in will be determined by a two-phase provision. Firstly, an initial information gathering and questioning; Secondly, a debate and decision.

·       The Chair will briefly introduce the item and begin the information gathering and questioning phase. The mover of the call-in will be invited to speak on the call-in and to propose the action they wish to be taken. At this stage, Committee Members may question the mover of the call-in.

·       The Executive Member(s) and/or officers in attendance for the call-in will then address the call-in scrutiny Committee Members who will then ask questions.

·       Following this information and questioning phase, the Chair will open up the debate to Committee Members. Following debate, the Chair shall invite any Executive Member in attendance to respond to the issues raised during the debate of the call-in prior to inviting the first named person on the call in to make a concluding statement and propose a recommendation for the Committee to consider.

·       The committee will then make a decision on the item which could be:

(a)    the decision should not be challenged and that it will then be implemented in accordance with the Executive’s original decision, or

(b)    a different course of action can be recommended for the Executive to consider with any available supporting evidence, or

(c)    the matter should be referred to Full Council if it is a matter of significance for the whole district (this will only apply in exceptional circumstances).

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