January 2024
Dear Parishioner
You are hereby notified of the next Meeting of Market Rasen Town Council, which will be held on Wednesday 10th January 2024commencing at 7.00pm in the Committee Room of the Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen.
Members of the public and the press are invited to attend.
Anna Lawson
Town Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer Date: 4th January 2024
Market Rasen Town Council
For further information, or to request copies of non-confidential reports please contact the Clerk at townclerk@marketrasentc.co.ukor on 01673 842479. There will be a 20-minute public forum.
Agenda
1. Open meeting
Chairman to welcome those attending and make any announcements
2. Apologies
To RECEIVE apologies for absence
3. Public Forum
To RECEIVE any questions and listen to observations made by members of the public (limited to 20 minutes)
4. Declarations of Interest
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. Minutes (Appendix A)
To RESOLVE to approve the minutes of the last meeting held on 13th December 2023
6. Action Points & Clerks Report (Appendix B)
7. District & County Councillor Reports (Appendix C)
To RECEIVE the reports from the District & County Councillors
8. Planning Applications (Appendix D)
To DISCUSS applications received since the last full council meeting including;
147709 Planning application for proposed barn conversion to create 3no. dwellings - resubmission of 147050 Cranebridge House Willingham Road Market Rasen Lincolnshire LN8 3RE
147734 Planning application for extension to existing garage to include garden store and additional garage space. Barneside 35a Willingham Road Market Rasen Lincolnshire LN8 3DX
9. Financial Matters
a). To RECEIVE the current account reconciliation to 31st December 2023 (Appendix E)
b). To RECEIVE the savings account reconciliation to 31st December 2023 (Appendix F)
c). To RESOLVE to authorise the accounts for payment (Appendix G)
d). To RECEIVE the interim Auditors report (Appendix H)
e). To RATIFY the Precept request for 2024/2025 to WLDC (Appendix I)
f). To RATIFY bank signatories
10. Information from the Racecourse
To RECEIVE update from the Racecourse regarding the SAG for Boxing Day meet
11. Community Energy Scheme
To CONSIDER options in relation to adopting a Community Energy Scheme
12. Devolution
To CONSIDER the recent proposal from Lincolnshire County Council and Local Government to pursue devolution for Greater Lincolnshire. See information attached.
13. D Day
To CONSIDER hosting an event to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the D Day Landings on 6th June 2024.
14. Review of Policies
a). Equality Policy (Appendix J)
b). Equal Opportunities Policy (Appendix K)
c). Expenses Policy (Appendix L)
15. Next agenda
To RECEIVE and items for the Fewbruary agenda
16. 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.
17. Road Sweeping
Tpo CONSIDER proposal for additional road sweeping support
18. HR Committee
To RECEIVE an update