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Community Services January 2020
January 14, 2020 @ 18:30
Present:
Councillor Baptiste Velan (Vice Chairman)
Councillor Matt Boles – ex officio
Councillor Liz Clews
Councillor Dennis Dannatt
Councillor Tim Davies
Councillor Chris Lambie
Councillor Keith Panter – ex officio
In Attendance:
Tom Clay Town Clerk
Rachel Allbones Deputy Clerk / RFO
Also Present: 2 Members of the public
- ELECT A CHAIRMAN
Proposals for Chairman were received for Councillors Davies & Velan.
A vote was taken as follows: –
Councillor Davies – 2 votes for
Councillor Velan – 5 votes for
RESOLVED that Councillor Velan be elected Chairman of the Community Services Committee for the remainder of 2019/20.
This then made a vacancy for Vice Chairman.
RESOLVED that Councillor Dannatt be elected Vice Chairman of the Community Services Committee for the remainder of 2019/20.
- APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Councillor James Plastow
Councillor James Ward
- TO RECEIVE MEMBERS’ DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011 AND TO RECEIVE ANY APPLICATIONS FOR DISPENSATION
None received.
- MINUTES OF THE PREVOUS MEETING (Paper A)
- Minutes of the meeting of Community Services Committee held on Wednesday 11 December 2019
RESOLVED that the minutes of the Community Services Committee held on Wednesday 11 December 2019 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.
Note: Councillors Boles, Davies and Panter abstained from voting on the above resolution.
- WAR MEMORIAL (Standing Item)
The Deputy Clerk advised the tree application for the lower branches of 3 existing trees to be lifted to allow space underneath had been approved by WLDC and the Grounds Maintenance team would carry out the works in the near future.
Work was still ongoing for the planning application to move the fence. Councillor Panter advised he knew someone who could produce a to scale plan for submission to WLDC.
- LEVELLINGS IMPROVEMENTS (Standing Item) (Paper B)
No report from the working group was received.
Member were again unhappy at not receiving an update / report. Members asked that the working group be asked to ensure a report is present for the next meeting.
- ARMED FORCES / COMMUNITY DAY (Standing Item) (Paper C)
Members considered the approval of the Armed Forces and Community Day 2020 event plan and indicative budget.
RESOLVED that Members approve of the Armed Forces and Community Day 2020 event plan and indicative budget.
Note: Councillor Boles abstained from voting on the above resolution.
The meeting closed at 6.51pm