March 2024
Dear Councillor
You are hereby summoned to the next Meeting of Market Rasen Town Council, which will be held on Wednesday 13th March 2024 commencing 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 Signed:
Town Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer Date: 6th March 2024
Market Rasen Town Council
For further information, or to request copies of non-confidential reports please contact the Clerk at townclerk@marketrasentc.co.uk or 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 14th February 2024
6. Action Points & Clerks Report (Appendix B)
To NOTE any updates on the action points
7. District & County Councillor Reports (Appendix C)
To RECEIVE the reports from the District & County Councillors
8. Planning Applications (Appendix D) (Appendix Di)
To DISCUSS applications received since the last full council meeting including;
147897 Planning application to replace windows and associated works. Flat 1b 1 Union Street Market Rasen Lincolnshire LN8 3AA
147973 Outline planning application for removal of existing building and erecting 3no. terraced houses and 2no. semi-detached houses with all matters reserved. Market Rasen Day Centre Gordon Field Market Rasen Lincolnshire LN8 3AD
To include any other planning applications which arrive in the interim period.
9. Financial Matters
a). To RECEIVE the current account reconciliation to 29th February 2024 (Appendix E)
b). To RECEIVE the savings account reconciliation to 29th February 2024 (Appendix F)
10. Festival Hall
a). To RECEIVE to financial analysis of the Festival Hall (Appendix G)
b). To RECEIVE report regarding Festival Hall operations (Appendix H)
11. Policies
a). To CONSIDER a revised Audio Recording Policy (Appendix I)
b). To CONSIDER the Financial Risk Assessment (Appendix J)
12. Community Orchard
To CONSIDER creating a Community Orchard in Mill Road Park in conjunction with Market Rasen Environment Group.(Appendix K)
13. Tourist Information
To CONSIDER options for providing Tourist Information in Market Rasen(Appendix L)
14. Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils (LALC)
To CONSIDER Training options(Appendix M)
15. 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.
16. Staffing Matters
To RECEIVE a report from the Appeal meeting held on the 6 March 2024
17. Street Cleaning
To RESOLVE interview dates and process for appointing the Assistant Maintenance Operative position
Please note this meeting will be recorded for the purposes of minute taking, for more information please contact the Clerk. Items at meetings are taken in order of inclusion, subject to the Chairman’s (with the Council’s) discretion to bring items forward or back in order to orderly manage the meeting and not unnecessarily exceed the recommended time for meetings.