September 2006

Agenda

MEETING:  YORKSHIRE DALES NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

VENUE:  West Burton Village Hall

DATE/TIME:  Tuesday, 26th September 2006 at 10.30 am

Business

1. Minutes of the meeting held on 25th July 2006.

2. Public Question Time.

The National Park has allocated up to 15 minutes at the start of meetings to allow members of the public the opportunity to ask questions and/or to make statements that relate to the work of the Authority.

Notification of the subject matter of any question and/or statement must be received by the Chief Executive (National Park Officer) at Yoredale, Bainbridge, Leyburn DL8 3EL no later than 12 noon on the day before the meeting.

Each person will be allowed to address the meeting for up to three minutes.

3. Exclusion of the public from the meeting during the consideration of each of the items of business listed in column 1 of the following table on the grounds that each involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 specified in column two:

4. Apologies for absence.

5. Declarations of the existence and nature of personal interests.

6. Declarations of lobbying.

7. Chairman’s Report.

8. Draft Statement of Financial Accounts 2005/06.

9. Audit Commission – Annual Governance Report 2005/06. [Report to follow]

10. The Advocacy and Representational Roles of Members.

11. ‘Outdoors for All?: Draft Diversity Action Plan’ - Consultation Response.

12. Housing, Minerals and Waste Development Plan Documents: Issue and Options.

13. Feedback from Members.

14. Report of the Chief Executive.

15. To receive the Minutes of the meetings of the:

• Planning Committee held on 11 July and 8 August;

• Finance and Resources Committee held on 7 August;

• Access Committee held on 10 August 2006;

and to consider any recommendations contained therein that are not dealt with elsewhere on the agenda.

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Private Business - Reports and minutes circulated to Members only

16. Turntable – Social Enterprise.

17. Yorkshire Tourist Board Membership Fees.

18. To receive the Private Minutes of the meetings of the:

• Planning Committee held on 11 July;

• Finance and Resources Committee held on 7 August 2006;

and to consider any recommendations contained therein that are not dealt with elsewhere on the agenda.

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19. Such other business as, in the opinion of the Chairman, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

DAVID BUTTERWORTH
CHIEF EXECUTIVE

National Park Office,
Yoredale,
Bainbridge,
Leyburn,
North Yorkshire
DL8 3EL

15th September 2006

Notes:

• Tea/coffee will be available a quarter of an hour before the meeting.

• Lunch, for Members and officers, will be provided at approximately 1.00 pm.

Immediately BEFORE lunch (the meeting will adjourn at approximately 12.30pm) there will be a presentation on the ‘Mosaic Partnership’ by Stuart McLeod, from the Council for National Parks. YDNPA is one of the key partners in the project.