2021 Town Council Meeting Agendas

                                                                                                                     

 

You are hereby invited to attend the next Meeting of Market Rasen Town Council, which will be held on Wednesday 14th July 2021 commencing at 7.00pm in the Main Hall of the Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen.

Lucy Waller                                                                                     

Town Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer    Date:  07th July 2021 

Market Rasen Town Council

For further Information or to request copies of non-confidential reports contact the Clerk at townclerk@marketrasentc.co.uk or on 01673 842479. There will be a 20-minute public forum.

PLEASE NOTE SOCIAL DISTANCING & THE WEARING OF MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THIS MEETING (APART FROM GOVERNMENT EXCEPTIONS).  DO NOT ATTEND IF YOU FEEL UNWELL.  LATERAL FLOW TESTING PRIOR TO ATTENDANCE IS ENCOURAGED.  ANY NON-MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE ARE ASKED TO CHECK IN USING THE NHS TEST AND TRACE APP OR TO LEAVE DETAILS WITH THE CLERK.  IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH COVID SECURE MEASURES NO MORE THAN 50 ATTENDEES WILL BE ADMITTED.

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 2nd June 2021 and the extraordinary meeting held on the 29th June 2021 (Copies circulated)

7.   To NOTE any update on Action Point (Report circulated)

8.   To RECEIVE the report of the District & County Councillor.

9.   To NOTE the Clerk’s report (including the finance report) and the Community Manager’s report. (Copies circulated)

10. Items of correspondence requiring RESOLVED response: 

• Any response to WLDC consultation on gambling licence policy review. https://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/GamblingPolicyConsultation (closing date 6th August)
• Any response to Central Lincolnshire Local Plan Consultation.

Central Lincolnshire Local Plan Review – Draft Local Plan Consultation - Central Lincolnshire Planning Policy Consultations (inconsult.uk) (closing date 24th August)

• A letter from a member of the public regarding grass cutting at De Aston Field. (Letter circulated)
• A request from Focusability Care services for support for their request for a disabled parking space on Union Street. (Request circulated)

11.  To RESOLVE to hold a Town Council Christmas Market Event on Friday 3rd and Sat 4th December 2021 and to consider the event plan (Any expenditure under LGA1972 s.145)

12.  To RESOLVE to repair the 1977 Queen’s Jubilee bench, currently in storage and request permission from the appropriate authority to relocate it to either near Fletcher Court or the footpath between Mill Road and Whitworth Way. (Any expenditure under PCA 1957 s.1)

13.  To RESOLVE to approve the accounts for payment. (To follow electronically on the day of the meeting)

14. To RESOLVE acceptance of Unity Trust terms and conditions for bank accounts and to RESOLVE the bank mandate. (Report circulated)

15. To NOTE the detailed Internal Auditor Report year end 2020/2021 and to RESOLVE any action. (Report circulated)

16. To REVIEW and ADOPT the Market Rasen Town Council Code of Conduct and Publication Scheme. (Report and amended draft publication scheme circulated)

17. Proposed by Councillor Taylor that the Town Council RESOLVE to request that Lincolnshire County Council Highways install pedestrian safety barriers opposite the Leisure Centre on Gainsborough Road.

18. Risk Management. 

19. 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.

20. To NOTE an update from the recruitment working party and RESOLVE to appoint to the Maintenance Operative position or RESOLVE further action based on recommendations. 

21. To RESOLVE to approve the officer recommendation for the provider for council office telephony / broadband services and staff mobile phones and the purchase of office I.T. equipment. (Any expenditure under LGA1972 s.111) (Confidential report circulated)

22. Co-option: (Confidential expressions of interest circulated)

23. To RESOLVE to co-opt a councillor to the casual vacancy resulting from the death of the late J. Matthews. 

24. To RESOLVE to co-opt a councillor to the casual vacancy resulting from the resignation of N. Brooksbank.