Archived decisions

1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

To receive any 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, 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 of the Board held on 19 September, 2008.

4 CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS

To receive any communications the Chairman may wish to make.

5 DEPUTATIONS

To receive any deputations notified under Standing Order 21, expected to be those notified at the previous meeting in respect of navigation channel improvements (Item 7).

6 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE RIVER HAMBLE HARBOUR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

To consider the Minutes of the Committee's meeting held on 24 October, 2008, incorporating recommendations on Items 7, 8, 11 and 13 below.

7 NAVIGATION CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS

To consider the report of the Director of Recreation and Heritage on the proposed allocation of funds to enable the replacement of Crableck and Swanwick Beacons and the realignment of moorings.

8 REVIEW OF STRATEGIC PLAN AND RIVER HAMBLE BUSINESS PLAN

To consider the report of the Director of Recreation and Heritage updating the current strategic plan and business plan.

9 HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT

To consider the report of the Director of Recreation and Heritage giving details of incidents, activities and events on the river in the period September-November, 2008.

10 ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS

To consider the report of the Director of Recreation and Heritage.

11 RESPONSE TO SECTION 31 OBJECTION BY WARSASH SAILING CLUB

To consider the report of the Director of Recreation and Heritage (Item 10 in the Minute Book) on the preparation of the County Council's draft response. The confidential text setting out the draft response in full appears in exempt Item 12.

12 EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

RECOMMENDATION:

That the public be excluded from the meeting during the following item of business, as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during that item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 5 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, and further that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the report.

13 RESPONSE TO SECTION 31 OBJECTION BY WARSASH SAILING CLUB (EXEMPT)

To consider the exempt annex to the report of the Director of Recreation and Heritage, setting out the County Council's draft response to this objection.

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