The next meeting is on the 3rd of April. A copy of the clerk’s notice, including the agenda, follows below; the notice is also available in PDF format, as is a copy of the clerk’s notes.
From the clerk, Sharon Brown, 28/02/2023:
The Next Meeting of the Parish Council will be held in The Reading Room following on from the Annual Parish Meeting (which commences at 7.30pm on Monday 3rd April 2023), with Nick Ginn in the chair.
All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend for the purposes of considering and resolving the business to be transacted at the meeting as set out below.
MEMBERS : 8; QUORUM: 3.
1. Silent Prayer.
2. Apologies for absence.
3. Declarations of Interest.
(a) Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest in any items on the agenda;
(b) Councillors to declare any other interest in any items on the agenda
4. Minutes. Consideration of the minutes of the meeting on 6th March 2023.
5. Open Forum for 15 minutes to enable members of the public to bring any matters to the attention of the Parish Council.
6. Matters Arising.
- Neighbourhood Development Plan
- Litter Bins
- Blocked Brook
- Crown & Cushion
7. Playground
- Playground maintenance contract
- MUGA sound reduction
- Public Relations
8. Reading Room Cottage Water Supply
9. Reading Room – Building Project
10. Car Park Lighting – Reading Room / Playground
11. Welcome Event for new residents to village 22nd April – Donation request for £100 to support the event.
12. Jubilee Celebration
13. Green Space Land North East of Mandene Gardens. S106 Agreement under planning application 17/01375/OUT
14. RFO’s Financial Statement and Budget Review February 2022
15. Payments for Approval
16. Energy contract
17. Highways:
- Any repairs or maintenance needed.
- Playing Field – hand rail at Little Lane steps.
- Speed Watch.
- Future LHI bid.
18. Correspondence.
18.1 Church Street – rubble.
19. Planning Applications: None.
20. HR Committee Update. In line with the legislation below*, this item will be closed to the public
21. Date of Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 2nd 2023, at 7:30pm.
*‘Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960
(2) A body may, by resolution, exclude the public from a meeting (whether during the whole or part of the proceedings) whenever publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted or for other special reasons stated in resolution and arising from the nature of that business or of the proceedings;
and where such a resolution is passed, this Act shall not require the meeting to be open to the public during proceedings to which the resolution applies.’