April 2021 Agenda
In accordance with The Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 this meeting will take place virtually via zoom
Dear Councillors
You are hereby summoned to attend the next Council meeting of Market Rasen Town Council, which will be held on Wednesday 7th April 2021 commencing at 6.00pm via Zoom.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88141029541?pwd=cllBQTBBYStraGFIeDJORXljbTJ5Zz09
Zoom Meeting ID: 881 4102 9541 Passcode: 880452
For further Information or to request copies of non-confidential reports contact the Clerk at townclerk@marketrasentc.co.uk or on 01673 842479. This meeting will be recorded for admin purposes only and the recording destroyed following drafting of the official minutes. There will be a 20-minute public forum at Agenda item 3.
Lucy Waller
Town Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer Date: 29th March 2021
Market Rasen Town Council
Agenda
1. Opening remarks.
2. To RESOLVE to approve and accept apologies for absence.
3. Public Participation (max 20 minutes)
4. To RECEIVE presentations of a maximum of 5 minutes each from candidates for co-option and to allow 5 minutes for any Councillor questions resulting from the presentations.
5. To RECEIVE any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the localism Act 2011 and to consider any applications for dispensations in relation to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests. Members may make any declarations of interest at this point but may also make them again at any time during the course of the meeting.
6. To RESOLVE to approve the draft minutes of the last meeting, held on 3rd March 2021 (Copies circulated)
7. To NOTE any update on Action Points (Report circulated)
8. Committees:
• To NOTE the draft minutes of the Properties Committee held Thursday 25th March 2021 and RESOLVE to adopt or not any recommendations within those draft minutes, including the recommendation of the contractor for the Old Police Station Window repairs (Copies circulated).
• To APPOINT a substitute member to the Finance Committee for the quarterly meeting to be held in April (date & time TBC).
9. To RECEIVE the report of the District Councillor
10. To NOTE the Clerk’s report and the Community Manager’s report. (Copies circulated)
11. To RESOLVE to approve the accounts for payment. (To follow electronically on the day of the meeting)
12. To RESOLVE Ear Marked reserves for the Financial year 2021/2022. (Report Circulated)
13. To consider Town Band sponsorship for the Financial year 2021/2022. (Report Circulated) (Any expenditure under LGA1972s.145(2))
14. Street names/ numbers:
• To RESOLVE a response to Skylark homes regarding suggested street names for the development next to Willingham Road and Land to the West of Linwood Road. (Report Circulated)
• To RESOLVE to contact the owners of the former HSBC building in regard.
15. To CONSIDER open spaces:
• The provision of Allotments. (Report Circulated) (Any expenditure under SH&A Act 1908 ss23,25)
• Proposed by Councillor C. Turner & Councillor S. Bunney that the council consider the provision of a memorial bench/es and the naming of part of De Aston field in memory of the late John Matthews. (Report circulated) (Any expenditure under PHA 1875/OSA 1906 /LGA 1972 S.111)
16. Proposed by Councillor S. Bunney that the council RESOLVE to adopt a recycling policy for council occupied properties.
17. To RESOLVE to sell the catering trailer, to resolve a sale method and target price, and resolve to remove from the council asset list once sold. (report circulated)
18. Risk management.
19. Items for the next agenda
20. To RESOLVE that under the public bodies (admission to meetings) act 1960, the public and representatives of the press and broadcast media be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following items of business as publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest because of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.
Should this resolution be passed the public and press will be required to leave the meeting at this stage.
21. Co-option: (confidential expressions of interest circulated)
• To RESOLVE to co-opt a councillor to the casual vacancy resulting from the resignation of C. Sirett.
• To RESOLVE to co-opt a councillor to the casual vacancy resulting from the resignation of J. Clark.
22. Market Place