NOTICE OF MEETING

Peter C B Robertson LLB Solicitor

Chief Executive

The Castle Winchester SO23 8UJ

AGENDA

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

All Members who believe they have a personal or a personal prejudicial interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare their personal interest and having regard to the circumstances described in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the County Council's Code of Conduct, consider whether to leave the meeting whilst the matter is discussed. The declaration should be made at the time of the relevant debate.

3. MINUTES

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 19 December 2005.

4. CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS

5. DEPUTATIONS

6. ANNUAL AUDIT AND INSPECTION LETTER 2004/05

To consider the Audit Commission's Annual Audit and Inspection Letter for 2004/05.

A: ANNUAL AUDIT AND INSPECTION LETTER RESPONSE
To consider the proposed response to the Annual Audit and Inspection Letter

B: IMPROVING THE COUNTY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION OF TRAVEL
To consider a report linked to (A) above setting out the County Council's overall direction of travel to drive continual improvement.

7. HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT REGIONAL ECONOMIC STRATEGY

To consider a report of the Chief Executive reviewing the Consultation Draft issued by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) in preparation for the roll forward of the Regional Economic Strategy 2006-2016, and sets out a series of recommended responses to reflect the County Council's own priorities and its role as a sub-regional partner.

8. LOCAL TRANSPORT PLAN 2006-11

To consider a report of the Director of Environment seeking agreement to recommend to the County Council the full Local Transport Plan (LTP), which is to be submitted to the Government by the end of March 2006. The full LTP builds on the provisional LTP, which was approved by the County Council and published in July 2005.

9. STREET LIGHTING - PRIVATE FINANCE INITIATIVE BID

To consider a report of the Director of Environment examining the background to the current situation in respect of street lighting column replacement, and sets out the findings of a technical study along with the results of a financial feasibility study in order to help decide whether or not to submit an expression of interest for a private finance initiative bid to the Department for Transport.

10. EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

RECOMMENDATION:

That, by virtue of the following paragraph 9 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of the following item.

11. AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND KEY WORKER STRATEGY

To consider the confidential report of the Director of Property, Business and Regulatory Services seeking approval of the Affordable and Key Worker Housing Strategy.

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