Agenda item - Chairman's Communications

             Web-casting of Planning Committee Meetings

142.1    The Chairman explained that afternoon’s  meeting  of  the  Planning  Committee  was  to  be  web- cast  as  part of  a  pilot study   which   would  run until  June  2009.  Members were  reminded  to  speak  directly  into  the  microphones and  to  switch them  off  when they had finished  speaking in  order to  ensure  that they could  be  heard clearly  both within the  Council  Chamber  and  the  Public  Gallery  above.

142.2    The Clerk to the Committee explained that  correspondence sent  to  those wishing to make representations at meetings included  information  to  ensure  that they were aware that meetings  were  to  be  web-cast  and  guidance  was  given relative to use of  equipment  available  in  the  meeting room including  operating  instructions for the  microphones .

142.3    RESOLVED - That the position be noted.