To the Members of the County Council.

You are hereby summoned to attend the Meeting of the County Council to be held at The Castle, Winchester at 10.00am on THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2007 to consider and resolve upon the business set out in the Agenda below. There will be a short service of prayer at the beginning of the meeting.

Enquiries to: David Hinxman, Head of Democratic Services. Tel: (01962) 847339.

e-mail: [email protected]

This agenda is also available on the County Council's website (click on www.hants.gov.uk/decisions) and can be provided on request in large print or Braille or on disk. Contact details are shown above.

AGENDA

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

All Members who believe they have a personal or prejudicial interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that 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, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with paragraph 12 of the Code. The declaration should be made at the time of the relevant debate.

3. MINUTES

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 27 September 2007.

4. CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS

To receive such communications as the Chairman may wish to put before the Council.

5. LEADER'S REPORT

To receive such reports as the Leader of the Council may wish to make to the Council.

6. QUESTIONS UNDER STANDING ORDER 20(b)

The list of questions received will be circulated at the meeting. Where a member has submitted more than one question, their second and subsequent questions will not be answered until all other members' first questions have been dealt with.

Part 1 - Matters for decision

7. APPOINTMENTS

a) To consider a proposal by the Leader of the County Council to establish an advisory committee (4:2:1) to report to the Executive Lead Member for Children's Services principally concerning schools' performance and standards and to approve a revised proportionality table accordingly. The recommended proportionality table is circulated with this agenda.

b) To appoint Councillor Davidovitz the Vice Chairman of the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens Advisory Committee.

c) To make alterations as required in the membership of committees and other bodies which are not subject to proportionality rules, and to make any other member appointments necessary.

8. CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION

To consider the report of the Commission and the recommendations of the Cabinet.

9. TRANSPORT FOR SOUTH HAMPSHIRE - BUSINESS PLAN

To consider the joint committee's business plan.

10. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR POST OFFICES - NOTICE OF MOTION

To consider the following Notice of Motion submitted pursuant to Standing Order 17 by Councillor Perry and seconded by Councillor Woodhall:

"This Council strongly criticises the Government's current proposals for Post Office closures in Hampshire as symptomatic of their consistent failure to recognise the needs of Shire counties where in rural villages, suburbs and towns the Post Office is not only an important service in its own right but often is a crucial factor helping in the retention of a local shop.

We urge the government instead of managing decline of the Post Office network, to seek to bring new business opportunities to the network thereby increasing the financial viability of local businesses."

Part II - Matters for Information

11. HAMPSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY

To deal with any questions which have been submitted pursuant to Standing Order 20(d) concerning the discharge of the Authority's functions.

12. HAMPSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY

a)To deal with any questions which have been submitted pursuant to Standing Order 20(e) concerning the discharge of the Authority's functions;

b) To receive the report of the Authority;

13. EXECUTIVE AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

To receive for information the reports of the following:

a) The Cabinet/Leader ............................................................................

b) Executive Member for Adult Social Care.............................................

c) Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee...........................................

d) Executive Lead Member for Children's Services(Education) and Executive Member for Children and Families........................................................

e) Executive Member for Recreation and Heritage...........................

f) Executive Member for Environment....................................................

PETER ROBERTSON, Chief Executive.

The Castle, Winchester. 14 November 2007