Agenda item - Procedural Business

(a)  Declaration of Substitutes - Where Councillors are unable to attend a meeting, a substitute Member from the same Political Group may attend, speak and vote in their place for that meeting.

(b)  Declarations of Interest by all Members present of any personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Members regard the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

(c)  Exclusion of Press and Public - To consider whether, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, or the nature of the proceedings, the press and public should be excluded from the meeting when any of the following items are under consideration.

NOTE:  Any item appearing in Part 2 of the Agenda states in its heading the category under which the information disclosed in the report is exempt from disclosure and therefore not available to the public.

A list and description of the exempt categories is available for public inspection at Brighton and Hove Town Halls.

(A)         Declarations of Substitutes

206.1    Councillor Mrs A Norman attended as substitute member for Councillor K Norman.

(B)         Declarations of Interest

206.2    Councillor Davey declared a personal but not prejudicial interest in Application BH2008/02376, City College, and Pelham Street. He had been invited to attend meetings of the Project Board in his capacity as a Local Ward Councillor; he had not however attended any of the meetings, had not pre-determined the application and remained of a neutral mind and would therefore remain present during the discussion and voting thereon.

206.3    Councillor Barnett declared a personal but not prejudicial interest in respect of Application BH2009/0048, 3 - 5 Vernon Gardens explaining that she sat on the Adult Social Care & Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee. However, this application had not formed the subject of discussion at any of their meetings; she had not predetermined the application and remained of a neutral mind and would therefore remain present during the discussion and voting thereon.

206.4    Councillor Hyde, the Chairman declared a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of Application BH2008/03043, Land Adjacent to 9 Challoners Close, Rottingdean. As one of the objectors was known to her in a personal capacity it was her intention to leave the meeting and to take no part in the discussion or voting thereon. Councillor Wells the Deputy Chairman would Chair the meting during her absence.

206.5    Councillor Steedman declared a personal and prejudicial interest in Application BH2008/03918, London Road Viaduct by virtue of the fact the application site was immediately adjacent to his home. He stated that it was his intention to leave the meeting during its consideration and to take no part in the discussion or voting thereon.

(C)         Exclusion of Press and Public

206.6    The Committee considered whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of any items contained in the agenda, having regard to the nature of the business to be transacted and the nature of the proceedings and the likelihood as to whether, if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of confidential or exempt information as defined in Section 100A (3) or 100(1) of the Local Government Act 1972.

206.7    RESOLVED - That the press and public be not excluded from the meeting during consideration of any item on the agenda.