Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive any questions relating to items on the Agenda from members of the public.

To record any interests on agenda matters.

To consider whether to approve the minutes as a correct record of the meeting held on 2 December 2025.

To receive an update from the Deputy Chief Executive (S151) Officer on the Budget update 2026/27.

To receive a report from the Head of Finance, Property and Climate Resilience on the Phoenix Lane Solar and Battery Energy Storage System project.  

To receive a report from the Deputy Chief Executive (S151) Officer on the Crediton GP Surgery additional Loan.

To receive a report from the Head of Finance, Property and Climate Resilience and the Climate and Sustainability Specialist on the Green Enterprise Grants help Mid Devon businesses to invest towards making their operations more sustainable through energy and resource efficiency.

To receive a report from the Strategic Manager of Growth, Economy and Delivery on the Northen Devon Railway Development Alliances.

To receive a report from the Director of Legal, People and Governance (Monitoring Officer) providing an update to Cabinet Members on the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).

To receive a report from the Head of Revenues, Benefits & Leisure presenting proposals to change the Leisure fees and charges from 1^st April 2026.

Discussion with regard to item the next item, will require Cabinet to pass the following resolution to exclude the press and public having reflected on Article 12 12.02(d) (a presumption in favour of openness) of the Constitution. This decision will be required because consideration of this matter in public may disclose information falling within one of the descriptions of exempt information in Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. The Cabinet need to decide whether, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption, outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Recommended that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the next item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 respectively of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information.

To receive a report from the Leisure Services Manager on the proposal to convert existing tennis courts at Active Tiverton and Active Crediton into padel and pickleball facilities, working in partnership with a third-party operator under a lease.

To note the contents of the Forward Plan.