Falkirk Council Agenda - 26 September 2012, 09:30 
A meeting to be held at Municipal Buildings, Falkirk at 09:30 on 26 September 2012.
| Number | Item |
|---|---|
| 1 | SEDERUNT |
| 2 | DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in any item of business at the meeting, identifying the relevant agenda item and the nature of the interest. |
| 3 | MINUTES AND INFORMATION BULLETIN Submit:- |
| (a) | Minute of Meeting of Falkirk Council held on 20 June 2012 View Papers |
| (b) | Volume of Minutes - Volume 2 2012/2013 View Papers |
| (c) | Information Bulletin - Volume 2 2012/2013 View Papers |
| 4 | STRATEGIC HOUSING INVESTMENT PLAN & COUNCIL HOUSE NEW BUILD (This item has been called in to Council by Councillors Alexander, Bird and Chalmers in terms of the Scheme of Delegation). (i) Extract of Minute of Meeting of the Housing and Social Care Committee held on 28 August 2012; and (ii) Report by the Director of Corporate and Neighbourhood Services submitted to the Housing and Social Care Committee held on 28 August 2012. View Papers |
| 5 | BUYING BACK EX -LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING (This item has been called in to Council by Councillors Alexander, Bird and Chalmers in terms of the Scheme of Delegation). (i) Extract of Minute of Meeting of the Housing and Social Care Committee held on 28 August 2012; and (ii) Report by the Director of Corporate and Neighbourhood Services submitted to the Housing and Social Care Committee held on 28 August 2012. View Papers |
| 6 | REVIEW OF RESERVES STRATEGY (This item has been called in to Council by Councillors Meiklejohn and Ritchie in terms of the Scheme of Delegation). (i) Extract of Minute of Meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee held on 4 September 2012; and (ii) Report by the Chief Finance Officer submitted to the Policy and Resources Committee held on 4 September 2012. View Papers |
| 7 | REFERRAL FROM HOUSING - HOUSING ALLOCATION OUTCOMES (This item has been called in to Council by Councillors Meiklejohn and Ritchie in terms of the Scheme of Delegation). (i) Extract of Minute of Meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee held on 4 September 2012; and (ii) Report by the Director of Corporate and Neighbourhood Services and of Social Work Services submitted to the Policy and Resources Committee held on 4 September 2012. View Papers |
| 8 | COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND RENEWAL BILL CONSULTATION - RESPONSE (This item has been called in to Council by Councillors McNally, Bird and Chalmers in terms of the Scheme of Delegation). (i) Extract of Minute of Meeting of the Leisure, Tourism and Community Committee held on 11 September 2012; and (ii) Report by the Director of Corporate and Neighbourhood Services submitted to the Leisure, Tourism and Community Committee held on 11 September 2012. View Papers |
| 9 | COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION STRATEGY UPDATE (This item has been called in to Council by Councillors McNally, Bird and Chalmers in terms of the Scheme of Delegation). (i) Extract of Minute of Meeting of the Leisure, Tourism and Community Committee held on 11 September 2012; and (ii) Report by the Director of Corporate and Neighbourhood Services submitted to the Leisure, Tourism and Community Committee held on 11 September 2012. View Papers |
| 10 | FALKIRK TOWNSCAPE HERITAGE INITIATIVE (This item has been called in to Council by Councillors Oliver, Coleman and Bird in terms of the Scheme of Delegation). (i) Extract of Minute of Meeting of the Economic, Strategy and Development Committee held on 18 September 2012; and (ii) Report by the Director of Development Services submitted to the Economic Development and Strategy Committee held on 18 September 2012. View Papers |
| 11 | BUSINESS SUPPORT - UPDATE (This item has been called in to Council by Councillors Oliver, Coleman and Bird in terms of the Scheme of Delegation). (i) Extract of Minute of Meeting of the Economic, Strategy and Development Committee held on 18 September 2012; and (ii) Report by the Director of Development Services submitted to the Economic Development and Strategy Committee held on 18 September 2012. View Papers |
| 12 | REFERRAL FROM POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE - 4 SEPTEMBER 2012 - TREASURY MANAGEMENT ANNUAL REVIEW 2011/12 Submit Report by the Chief Finance Officer. View Papers |
| 13 | REFERRALS FROM ECONOMIC STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - 18 SEPTEMBER 2012 - (a) TAX INCREMENTAL FINANCING (TIF) INITIATIVE- UPDATE REPORT AND (b) PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE REPORT Submit Report by the Director of Development Services. View Papers |
| 14 | FALKIRK COUNCIL CORPORATE PLAN 2012 - 2017 Submit Report by Chief Executive. View Papers |
| 15 | WELFARE REFORM Submit Report by Chief Executive. View Papers |
| 16 | FALKIRK COUNCIL GAELIC LANGUAGE PLAN Submit Report by Chief Executive. View Papers |
| 17 | APPOINTMENTS TO OUTSIDE ORGANISATIONS Submit Report by the Chief Governance Officer. View Papers |
| 18 | EXECUTION OF DEEDS Submit Report by the Chief Governance Officer. View Papers |
| 19 | NOTICE OF MOTION (a) Members Learning and Development "Falkirk Council is committed to providing effective learning and development opportunities for its employees. There has also been a range of training provided for Elected Members including access to knowledge raising events, skill development programmes, training needs analysis and access to external resources which complement this. It is important however, that Elected Members receive the same development opportunities as employees, in their leadership role for the Council. With this in mind, it is proposed that Council agree to widen the scope of the current Learning and Development Policy which is available to employees, to include Elected Members, ensuring that Members have access to a range of learning and development opportunities in the same way as employees. This would include access to role related learning activities, as well as developmental learning and qualifications. It is proposed that officers are asked to consider how best to apply the current Learning and Development Policy to all Elected Members to include them within its scope, and bring a report back to the next meeting of Council." Proposed by Councillor Nimmo. (b) Reporting back from Outside Organisations to Council "Falkirk Council previously expressed the wish that members placed by the Council on outside bodies to represent this Council's interests should briefly report to the Full Council on the business transacted at meetings of outside organisations that have taken place between the previous Full Council and this present one. Council requires that those members placed by this Council on outside bodies now report to Council on the activities of these bodies and how these impact on Falkirk Council the first of these briefings to be provided during today's meeting at a point in the agenda chosen at the Provost's discretion and that they should be of no more than two minutes duration." Proposed by Councillor Coleman. View Papers |