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						&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mgLabel&quot;&gt;Venue: &lt;/span&gt;Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone. &lt;a href=&quot;http://meetings.digitalmaidstone.co.uk/mgLocationDetails.aspx?RID=2&quot; class=&quot;external&quot; title=&quot;Link to directions to Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone&quot;&gt; View directions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
		&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mgLabel&quot;&gt;Contact: &lt;/span&gt;Janet Barnes&amp;nbsp; 
		01622 602242   Email:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:janetbarnes@maidstone.gov.uk&quot; class=&quot;external&quot;&gt;janetbarnes@maidstone.gov.uk&lt;/a&gt;
		
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			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI3203&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;17.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Apologies for Absence&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;There were no apologies for absence.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI3204&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;18.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Notification of Substitute Members&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;There were no substitute members.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI3205&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;19.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Notification of Visiting Members&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;There were no Visiting Members.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI3206&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;20.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Disclosures by Members and Officers&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Councillor Mrs Hinder declared an interest in
the report of the Democratic Services Manager &amp;ndash; Appointment
to Outside Bodies with regard to the appointment to Maidstone
&lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Beauvais&lt;/span&gt; Twinning Association as she is
a Member of that Committee.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI3207&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;21.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Disclosures of Lobbying&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;There were no disclosures of lobbying.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI3208&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;22.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Exempt Items&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;GramE&quot;&gt;RESOLVED: That the items
on the Agenda be taken in public as proposed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI3209&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;23.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
		
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meetings.digitalmaidstone.co.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=3208&quot; title=&quot;Link to document 'Minutes' pdf file&quot; class=&quot;external&quot;&gt;Minutes &lt;span class=&quot;mgFileSize&quot;&gt; PDF 54 KB&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;GramE&quot;&gt;RESOLVED: That the Minutes
of the meeting held on 13 July 2009 be approved as a correct record
and signed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI3210&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;24.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
		
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://meetings.digitalmaidstone.co.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=3209&quot; title=&quot;Link to document 'Appointments to Outside Bodies' pdf file&quot; class=&quot;external&quot;&gt;Appointments to Outside Bodies &lt;span class=&quot;mgFileSize&quot;&gt; PDF 57 KB&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Additional documents:&lt;/p&gt;
					
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						&lt;a href=&quot;http://meetings.digitalmaidstone.co.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=3211&quot; class=&quot;external&quot; title=&quot;Link to document 'Appendix B- Final' pdf file&quot;&gt;Appendix B- Final&lt;span class=&quot;mgHide&quot;&gt;, item 24.&lt;/span&gt;
						&lt;span class=&quot;mgFileSize&quot;&gt; PDF 289 KB&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;

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&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Group
considered the report of the Democratic Services Manager regarding
appointments to Outside Bodies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Group were
informed that there was still some confusion regarding appointments
to the Kent Downs AONB Joint Advisory Committee and the Mid Kent
Downs Steering Group and that clarification is being sought and the
Group will be advised of the correct procedures at the next
meeting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Chairman left
the meeting for the appointment to Maidstone &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Beauvais&lt;/span&gt; Twinning Association and the Vice Chairman
took the Chair.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Chairman
resumed as the Chair once the decision on Maidstone &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Beauvais&lt;/span&gt; Twinning Association had been
made.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;RESOLVED&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst&quot;&gt;
&lt;span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;1.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;That
the Timetable, as attached at Appendix A to the report of the
Democratic Services Manager, be agreed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;
&lt;span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;2.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;That
Councillor Yates be appointed as the Council representative for Age
Concern for a period of 3 years from 28 September 2009.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;
&lt;span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;3.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;That
Councillor Hinder be appointed as the Council representative for
KCC Youth Advisory Committee for a period of 4 years from 7
September 2009.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;
&lt;span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;4.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;That
Councillor &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;FitzGerald&lt;/span&gt; be appointed as
the Council representative for Kent County Playing Fields
Association for a period of 2 years from 1 October 2009.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;
&lt;span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;5.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;That
Councillor &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Vizzard&lt;/span&gt; be appointed as the
Council representative for Maidstone &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Beauvais&lt;/span&gt; Twinning Association until April
2010.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;
&lt;span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;6.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;That
Councillor &lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Verrall&lt;/span&gt; be appointed as the
Council representative for Maidstone Mediation for a period of 2
years from 1 November 2009.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;
&lt;span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;7.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;That
Councillor Wooding be appointed as the Council representative for
&lt;span class=&quot;SpellE&quot;&gt;Vinters&lt;/span&gt; Valley Park Trust for a period
of 2 years from 7 September 2009.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;
&lt;span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;8.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;That
Councillors Ash and Mrs Marshall be appointed as the Council
representatives for Voluntary Action Maidstone for a period of 2
years from 7 September 2009.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot;&gt;
&lt;span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;9.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;That
nominations continue to be sought for Maidstone Sea Cadets, Parking
and Traffic Regulation Outside London Adjudication Joint Committee,
Relate West and Mid Kent and Youth and Community
Charity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpLast&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;AI3350&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;25.&lt;/p&gt;
				
					
					&lt;p class=&quot;mgAiTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Duration of Meeting&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;mgSubItemTitleTxt&quot;&gt;Minutes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;mgWordPara&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Section1&quot;&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;6.30 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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Agenda reports pack
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Venue: Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone.  View directions
Contact: Janet Barnes&amp;nbsp; 
01622 602242   Email:&amp;nbsp;janetbarnes@maidstone.gov.uk
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Apologies for Absence
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There were no apologies for absence.
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Notification of Substitute Members
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Notification of Visiting Members
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