2021 Town Council Meeting Agendas

Dear Councillors,                                                                                                                             

You are hereby summoned to attend the next Meeting of Market Rasen Town Council, which will be held on Wednesday 8thSeptember 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:  1st September 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 ARE ENCOURAGED FOR THIS MEETING. DO NOT ATTEND IF YOU FEEL UNWELL.  LATERAL FLOW TESTING PRIOR TO ATTENDANCE IS ENCOURAGED.  

Agenda

1.     Opening remarks.

2.     To RESOLVE to approve and accept apologies for absence.

3.     Public Participation (max 20 minutes) 

4.     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.

5.     To RESOLVE to approve the draft minutes of the last meeting, held 14th July 2021 (Copies circulated)

6.     To NOTE any update on Action Points (Report circulated) 

             7.     Committees:

              To note the draft minutes of the meeting of the Finance Committee held 26th July 2021. (Copies circulated)

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

9.     To NOTE the Clerk’s report including the finance report (Copies circulated).  No Community Manager’s report this month. 

10.  Communication requiring a RESOLVED response: 

• WLDC request for revised pricing of Committee Room Hire. (Copies circulated)
• Resident enquiry into use of the Old Police Station for resident parking. (Copies circulated)

           11. Accounts for payment: 

• To NOTE the August out of committee payments made (copies circulated)
• To RESOLVE to approve the accounts for payment. (To follow electronically on the day of the meeting) 

12.  To NOTE the RFO recommended budget alterations following Quarter 1 reporting figures and to RESOLVEwhether to make any budget alterations in line with the recommendations. (Report circulated)

            13. To NOTE the External Auditor Report year end 2020/2021

            14. To RESOLVE to engage the services of an Internal Auditor via The LALC service for the financial year 2021/2022. (Information circulated)

            15. To CONSIDER plans for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022. (Information regarding beacons)

           16. To CONSIDER any other events in 2022. 

          17. Request to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government to take out a Public Works Loan Board Loan:

• To NOTE the officer report regarding requesting permission to borrow £115,000 for the purchase of the Marketplace. (Report circulated)
• To RESOLVE whether to request permission to borrow £115,000 for the purchase of the marketplace. 
• To RESOLVE whether to approve the officer report for submission as part of the request to borrow to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government via the Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils.

         18. The marketplace:

• To CONSIDER further public consultation on the future of the marketplace. 
• To CONSIDER temporary measures to manage parking and trading on the marketplace for the increased safety of all stakeholders. (Report circulated)

      19. To RECEIVE an update from Cllr S Bunney on Market Rasen Road Safety. (Report circulated)

     20. Proposed by Councillor S. Bunney that Market Rasen Town council RESOLVE to work with the trustees of Rase Heritage Society, West Lindsey District Council, Lincolnshire County Council, and any other relevant partner agency with an aim to ensure the Rase Heritage Society collection be retained in Market Rasen. (Letter from Rase Heritage Society circulated)

    21. To CONSIDER town appearance, including:  

• Buildings 
• Pavements
• Notices 

   22. Any items for the next agenda. 

  23. 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.