The following interests were declared at the meeting:

(a)  Councillors Cox, Flewitt, Holland and Lamb (Executive Councillors) – interests in all the referred items; attended pursuant to the dispensation agreed at Council on 19th July 2012, under S.33 of the Localism Act 2011.

(b)  Councillor Assenheim – Agenda Item Nos. 5 (Corporate Performance Management 2017/18), 6 (Draft Capital Programme 2017/18 to 2020/21), 7 (Draft Fees & Charges 2017/18), 8 (Draft General Fund Revenue Budget 2017/18), 9 (Monthly Performance Report) and 10 (Notice of Motion - Affordable Housing and Viability Issues) – Non-pecuniary interest: Sister is a tenant of South Essex Homes;

(c)  Councillor Assenheim – Agenda Item No. 15 (Objections to Traffic Regulation Orders – Tyrone Road and Fermoy Road) – Non-pecuniary interest: Member of the Patients Forum of the Doctor’s Surgery in Tyrone Road;

(d)  Councillors Bright, Cox, Folkard, J Garston, Hadley and Jarvis – Agenda Item No. 15 – (Objections to Traffic Regulation Orders – Tyrone Road and Fermoy Road) – Non-pecuniary interest: Member of Parliament for the Rochford and Southend East Constituency lives in Tyrone Road and is known to him;

(e)  Councillor Bright – Agenda Item No. 23 (Update on Petition Requesting Permit Parking Controls (Southend East)) – Non-pecuniary interest: part of the area is within his Ward;

(f)  Councillor Burzotta – Agenda Item No. 7 (Draft Fees & Charges 2017/18) and 13 (Ballot for Business Improvement District (BID) Renewal) – Non-pecuniary interest: Family business in the Town Centre;

(g)  Councillors Burzotta and Davidson – Agenda Item Nos. 5 (Corporate Performance Management 2017/18), 6 (Draft Capital Programme 2017/18 to 2020/21), 7 (Draft Fees & Charges 2017/18), 8 (Draft General Fund Revenue Budget 2017/18), 9 (Monthly Performance Report) and 10 (Notice of Motion - Affordable Housing and Viability Issues) – Non-pecuniary interest: Non-Executive Director on the South Essex Homes Board;

(h)  Councillor Callaghan – Agenda Item Nos. 5 (Corporate Performance Management 2017/18), 6 (Draft Capital Programme 2017/18 to 2020/21), 7 (Draft Fees & Charges 2017/18), 8 (Draft General Fund Revenue Budget 2017/18), 9 (Monthly Performance Report) and 10 (Notice of Motion - Affordable Housing and Viability Issues) – Non-pecuniary interest: Sister is a tenant of South Essex Homes;

(i)  Councillor Callaghan – Agenda Item No. 7 (Draft Fees & Charges 2017/18) – Pecuniary interest: Hackney Carriage Driver (matter not discussed);

(j)  Councillor Callaghan – Agenda Item No. 17 (Petition for Action on Excessive Speeds, Wells Avenue) – Non-pecuniary interest: Brother Lives in the road;

(k)  Councillor Cox – Agenda Item No. 7 (Draft Fees & Charges 2017/18) – Non-pecuniary interest: Wife is a blue badge holder;

(l)  Councillor Cox – Agenda Item No. 12 (Development & Expansion of National Jazz Archive – Beecroft) – Disqualifying non-pecuniary interest: Person mentioned in the report is a work colleague (withdrew);

(m)  Councillor Flewitt – Agenda Item Nos. 5 (Corporate Performance Management 2017/18), 6 (Draft Capital Programme 2017/18 to 2020/21), 7 (Draft Fees & Charges 2017/18), 8 (Draft General Fund Revenue Budget 2017/18), 9 (Monthly Performance Report) and 10 (Notice of Motion - Affordable Housing and Viability Issues) – Non-pecuniary interest: Friends and family members are tenants of South Essex Homes;

(n)  Councillor J Garston – Agenda Item No. 15 (Objections to Traffic Regulation Orders – Salisbury Road) – Non-pecuniary interest: Family member lives in the street;

(o)  Councillor J Garston – Agenda Item No. 16 (Requests for New or Amended Traffic Regulation Orders – Westcliff Parade) – Non-pecuniary interest: Lives nearby;

(p)  Councillor J Garston – Agenda Item No. 19 (Petition for One-Way Traffic Flow, Westcliff Parade) – Non-pecuniary interest: Lives nearby;

(q)  Councillor Hadley – Agenda Item No. 7 (Draft Fees & Charges 2017/18) – Non-pecuniary interest: Allotment holder;

(r)  Councillor Holland – Agenda Item Nos. 5 (Corporate Performance Management 2017/18), 6 (Draft Capital Programme 2017/18 to 2020/21), 7 (Draft Fees & Charges 2017/18), 8 (Draft General Fund Revenue Budget 2017/18), 9 (Monthly Performance Report) and 10 (Notice of Motion - Affordable Housing and Viability Issues) – Non-pecuniary interest: Son works for South Essex Homes;

(s)  Councillor McDonald – Agenda Item No. 23 (Update on Petition Requesting Permit Parking Controls (Southend East)) – Non-pecuniary interest: part of the area is within her Ward;

(t)  Councillor Mulroney – Agenda Item No. 25 (Petition for Maintenance Works, Ashleigh Drive Leigh on Sea) – Non-pecuniary interest: The road is within her Ward;

(u)  Councillor Terry – Agenda Item No. 7 (Draft Fees & Charges 2017/18) – Non-pecuniary interest: Knows the owner of Mikes Boatyard;

(v)  Councillor Terry – Agenda Item No. 15 (Objections to Traffic Regulation Orders – Tyrone Road and Fermoy Road) – Non-pecuniary interest: Residents in the streets are known to him;

(w)  Councillor Terry – Agenda Item No. 22 (Petition Requesting Permit Parking Controls, Roots Hall Avenue) – Non-pecuniary interest: Season Ticket Holder at Southend United FC;

(x)  Councillor Woodley – Agenda Item No. 15 (Objections to Traffic Regulation Orders – Tyrone Road and Fermoy Road) – Non-pecuniary interest: Lives in Tyrone Road.