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(1)  
The Chair advised that, in accordance with Council
policy this meeting was being audio recorded as well as filmed. The
audio recording would be available on the NHDC website and the film
recording via the NHDC YouTube channel.
 

(2)  
The Chair reminded Members that the Council had
declared a Climate Emergency.  This was
a serious decision and means that, as this was an emergency, all of
us, Officers and Members had that in mind as we carried out our
various roles and tasks for the benefit of our District. More
details were included on the agenda front sheet.
 

(3)  
The Chair reminded Members to make declarations of
interest before an item, the detailed reminder about this and
speaking rights was set out under Chair’s Announcements on
the agenda.
 

(4)  
The Chair advised for the purposes of clarification
that 4.8.23(a) of the Constitution did not apply to this
meeting.
 

(5)  
The Chair advised of a change in the order of the
agenda and Item 16 ‘Ashwell Conservation Area’, Item 9
‘The Allocation of DLUHC’s Homelessness
Prevention Grant and Domestic Abuse Funding awards for 2023/24 and
2024/25’ and Item 10 ‘Local Authority Housing Fund
– Round Two’ would be taken before Item 7
‘Report and Referral from Overview and Scrutiny Committee:
Corporate Peer Challenge Report and Action Plan’.