There were no apologies for absence.

There were no urgent items.

There were no Visiting Members.

There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.

There were no disclosures of Lobbying.

That the Item in Part II of the Agenda be taken in private as proposed.

RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 21 December 2011 be approved as a correct record and signed.

That Option 4, “Disband Neighbourhood Forums and support the community leadership role of elected members to achieve more effective community engagement and liaison” be agreed.

DECISION MADE: That Option 4, “Disband Neighbourhood Forums and support the

 community leadership role of elected members to achieve more effective community

engagement and liaison” be agreed.

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The Cabinet considered the report of the Leader of the Council regarding the Forward Plan 01February 2012 to 31 May 2012.

RESOLVED: That the Forward Plan for the period 01 February 2012 to 31 May 2012 be noted, subject to the following amendments:

1.  That the scope of the Maidstone Museum East Wing Project Review be approved subject to a change in Paragraph 3.2 of the Exempt Appendix to the report of the Assistant Director of Regeneration and Cultural Services from mid January 2012 to mid February 2012.

2.  That the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Transport, be given delegated authority to agree the final terms of reference for the review, to commission the Mid Kent Internal Audit Partnership to conduct part 1 of the review (fundraising arrangements) and to appoint an external contractor to undertake parts 2, 3 and 4 of the review (the construction phase arrangements).

3.  That the appointed contractor should submit an interim report with its initial findings arising from the review before completion of the detailed report.

4.  That all the review reports be submitted to the Chief Executive, who will report them to the Leader of the Council, the Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Transport, Audit Committee and Cabinet.

DECISION MADE:

1.  That the scope of the Maidstone Museum East Wing Project Review be approved subject to a change in Paragraph 3.2 of the Exempt Appendix to the report of the Assistant Director of Regeneration and Cultural Services from mid January 2012 to mid February 2012.

2.  That the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Transport, be given delegated authority to agree the final terms of reference for the review, to commission the Mid Kent Internal Audit Partnership to conduct part 1 of the review (fundraising arrangements) and to appoint an external contractor to undertake parts 2, 3 and 4 of the review (the construction phase arrangements).

3.  That the appointed contractor should submit an interim report with its initial findings arising from the review before completion of the detailed report.

4.  That all the review reports be submitted to the Chief Executive, who will report them to the Leader of the Council, the Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Transport, Audit Committee and Cabinet.

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RESOLVED: That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business because of the likely disclosure of exempt information for the reasons specified in Minute 123 above, having applied the Public Interest Test:-

6.30pm to 7.09pm