Full Council Minutes 2025

May 2025

Market Rasen ANNUAL Town Council Meeting

Minutes of meeting held in The Committee Room, Caistor Road, Market Rasen

Wednesday 14th May 2025 at 7pm

Councillors Present: J Pilley (Chairman)

J Adekoya S Bunney A Dale D Strachan N Taylor

In Attendance: A Driver (Town Clerk and note taker)

One member of the public

00048. TOWN MAYOR

a) To elect a Town Mayor for the ensuing year 2025/2026

It was Resolved: That Cllr J Pilley be elected as the Mayor and Chairman for the ensuing year.

b) The Town Mayor to sign the declaration of acceptance

Declaration of acceptance signed by Cllr J Pilley.

00049.OPEN MEETING

The Chairman opened the meeting and welcomed those in attendance.

00050. APOLOGIES

Apologies received from Cllr S Edward and Cllr M Hassan

It was Resolved: To accept apologies with valid reason of absence for Cllr S Edwards and Cllr M Hassan.

00051. DEPUTY MAYOR

a) To elect a Deputy Mayor for the ensuing year 2025/2026

It was Resolved: That Cllr A Dale be elected as Deputy Mayor and Vice Chairman for the ensuing year.

b) The Deputy Mayor to sign the declaration of acceptance

Declaration of acceptance signed by Cllr A Dale.

00052. PUBLIC FORUM

It was Resolved: To suspend the meeting for a maximum of twenty minutes. No items were raised in the public forum.

00053 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Cllr J Pilley declared a pecuniary interest in agenda item 15 payment no.41.

00054. RESOLVE TO APPOINT MEMBERS TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL

It was Resolved: Cllr J Adekoya, Cllr S Bunney, Cllr A Dale, Cllr J Pilley, Cllr D Strachan and Cllr N Taylor beappointed to the Finance and Assets Committee.

Cllr Bunney, Cllr J Pilley and Cllr N Taylor be appointed to the HR Committee.

00055. RESOLVE TO APPOINT REPRESENTATIVES TO COUNCIL GROUPS AND OUTSIDE BODIES

It was Resolved: For Council members to notify the Clerk of any groups/outside bodies they attend and to bring back before the council in July.

00056. RESOLVE TO ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING TOWN COUNCIL POLICIES

a) It was Resolved: For the Clerk to bring this back to the council for consideration in the next quarter.

b) It was Resolved: For the Clerk to bring this back to the council for consideration in the next quarter.

00057. MINUTES

a) It was Resolved: The notes of the Town Council meeting held on 9th April 2025 be approved as the official minutes.

00058. TO RECEIVE DISTRICT & COUNTY COUNCILLOR REPORTS

Cllr S Bunney provided a verbal update to council members present on the Mayoral and Lincolnshire County Council Elections. There is a reprieve on Police funding in the short term.

00059. TO RECEIVE A VERBAL UPDATE FROM THE TOWN CLERK ON ITEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE LAST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL

Verbal update from the Clerk that the VE Day 80th Anniversary held on the 8th May 2025 was a success with lots of positive feedback being received.

Council members were informed that Cllr A Gray had resigned from being a councillor on the 12th May 2025 and that WLDC had been notified.

Cllr J Pilley thanked the Clerk and Maintenance Operative(s) on behalf of the Council for their contribution in the organisation and preparation to enable the VE Day 80th Anniversary event to take place.

00060. BELL PARK

a) It was Resolved: For the Clerk to bring back to council costings for replacement equipment once the external audit has been submitted to enable council members to make an informed decision based on end of year budget closure and general reserves held.

00061. CO-OPTION APPLICATION

a) Applicant was invited by the Chair to address council members present.

b) To vote and resolve co-option of applicant

It was Resolved: To co-opt Kerry Lambie onto the council. Declaration of acceptance form signed at the end of the meeting.

00062. FINANCE

a) It was Resolved: Council members approved all accounts for payment (see Appendix A).

b) The Clerk provided a verbal update to council members present.

c). It was Resolved: To remain with existing website provider D Bee for the ensuing year.

d) It was Resolved: To purchase a water bowser at a cost of £1,052 and to utilise CIL monies from CIL 137695 £480.94 and CIL 138052 £218.03 towards the cost.

e) It was Resolved: To hire a single portable toilet at a cost of £200 for Bell Park on 14th June 2025.

00063. PLANNING - access applications via: https://westlindsey-publicportal.statmap.co.uk/horizoNext/publicportal

To resolve responses to new planning and tree application received since the last meeting of the Town Council and any new applications received since the publication of the agenda.

a) Application Number: WL/2025/00396 - Proposal: extension of an existing detached garage to form first floor accommodation - Location: 2 Otter Close Market Rasen LN8 3ZJ.

It was Resolved: No objections.

b) Application Number: WL/2025/00376 - Proposal: Application for approval of reserved matters to erect 4no. dwellings considering appearance, landscaping and scale following outline planning permission 145996 granted 3 April 2023 - Location: Hill Brow, Mill Road, Market Rasen LN8 3BA.