NOTE:


Members are asked to switch mobile telephones off during the meeting.  If however, you are required to leave your mobile telephone on during the meeting, please advise the Chairman prior to the commencement of the meeting.

A meeting of the above Alliance will be held in Cedars Suite 1, the Cedars Inn, Bickington Road, Barnstaple on MONDAY, 22ND JANUARY 2007 AT  10.00 A.M.


Members of the Alliance:


Archdeaconry of Barnstaple Venerable D. Gunn-Johnson
Barnstaple Town Council Councillor Hawes
Community Council of Devon Mr J. Talbot
Connexions Mr M Walker
Devon & Cornwall Constabulary Chief Inspector Davies
Devon County Council Councillors Cann, Greenslade and Mrs Jenkins
Devon and Cornwall Learning and Skills Council Mr I. Clark
Devon Fire and Rescue Service Mr K. Parfitt
Devon Health Forum Mr I Tearle
Devon Partnership NHS Trust Mr S. Polak
Devon Wildlife Trust Mr J. Hayward
Environment Agency Mr K. Baker
Exmoor National Park Ms T. Roberts
Federation of Small Businesses Mr M. Chappell
Ilfracombe Town Council Councillor J. Swan
Job Centre Plus Mr J. Smith
Local Community Alliances A. Bacon, Councillors F. Pearson, Mrs Sewell, Mrs C. Sim, C. Spear, Derrick Spear and Mrs Webber
Member of Parliament Mr N Harvey
National Trust Mr S. Mulberry
Natural England Mr J. Diamond
North Devon Academic Board Mr J. Wade
North Devon Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr P. Byers
North Devon College Mr B. Vines
North Devon Homes Mr J Davies
North Devon Hospice Mr D. Trueman and Mr D. Whiteley
North Devon Voluntary Services Mr P. Hamilton and Mrs P. Jackson
Northern Devon Healthcare Trust Ms C. Mills
North Devon District Council Councillors Ms Davis, Prowse and Mrs Shapland + 1 vacancy.
North West Devon Economic Partnership Mr D. Whiteley
North Devon Primary Care Trust Mrs. J. Kelly
Parish Councils Councillors Fraser-Smith and Geen
Probation Service Mr T. List
RMB Chivenor Colonel W. J. Taylor
South West Regional Development Agency Ms E. Farrell
South Western Ambulance Services NHS Trust Mr N. Vine
Taw Torridge Estuary Forum Mrs R. Day
Torridge Local Strategic Partnership Rev'd Penny Dobbin
Transform Mr M. Taylor
Voluntary Sector Mr P. Davey, Mr B. Allen and Mrs D. Bracher

1.Apologies for absence.


2.To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 16th October 2006 (attached).


3.Matters arising/Chairman's Announcements  


4.Deprivation and Homelessness in North Devon


(a) Voluntary Sector Presentations

(i) Citizens Advice Bureau

(ii) Barnstaple Poverty Action Group

(iii) Freedom Trust,


(b) Empowering Communities.   Presentation by Karen Evans.


(c) Health Inequalities Mapping.  Katherine Gronqvist.


(d) Buzz Groups to discuss the following:

(i) how can organisations work with the voluntary sector better

(ii) how do the issues relate to the priority actions in the sustainable community strategy

(iii) should the LSP be taking action together in a different way


11.15 AM COFFEE WILL BE AVAILABLE


5. Local Government White Paper and Implications.  Presentation by Mike Mansell.   Copy of the Executive Summary of the Local Government White Paper (attached).

6.Joint working with Torridge LSP.  Jerry Lee

7.Monitoring of Progress made against actions contained within the Sustainable Community Strategy.  Jerry Lee

8.Local Community Alliances.  Rachael Allen.

9.Community Planning Database.   Presentation by Ian Hobbs on the working model.  

10.Link Age Plus.  Presentation by David Hess.

11.Deprivation and Homelessness in North Devon - Feedback from Buzz Groups.  Rachael Allen

(NOTE: If you wish to ask a question on any of the following items, please contact the Member Services Unit of North Devon District Council (Tel. No. (01271) 388254) before the date of the meeting).


12. Devon Local Area Agreement.  Paper (attached).   Paper

13.Children's Trust Locality Forum.  To note the minutes of the meeting held on 18th December 2006 (attached).  Notes

14.Dates of Future Meetings.  To note the dates of future meetings of the Alliance during 2007/08 and to note the change of date of the next meeting:


 Monday 2nd April 2007 at 10.00 am (NOT Monday 16th April 2007 as previously stated)
 Monday 16th July 2007 at 10.00 am
 Monday 15th October 2007 at 10.00 am
 Monday 21st January 2008 at 10.00 am
 Monday 7th April 2008 at 10.00 am

1.00 P.M. LUNCH


If you have any enquiries about this agenda, please contact the Member Services Unit, North Devon District Council telephone 01271 388253/388254

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