Full Council November 2019

21. FC - Wednesday 6 November 2019

Present:

Councillor Keith Panter (Chairman)

Councillor Matthew Boles – arrived at 7.09pm

Councillor Liz Clews

Councillor Dennis Dannatt

Councillor David Dobbie

Councillor Sally Loates

Councillor Pat O’Connor

Councillor James Plastow

Councillor James Ward

Councillor Kenneth Woolley

 

 

In Attendance:

 

Rachel Allbones                      Deputy Clerk to the Council

Sean Alcock                            Operations Manager

 

 

 

1. TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

 

Councillor Matthew Boles – would be late

Councillor Chris Lambie

Councillor Lesley Rollings

Councillor Denise Schofield

Councillor Baptiste Velan

 

 

2. TO RECEIVE MEMBERS’ DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011 AND TO RECEIVE ANY APPLICATIONS FOR DISPENSATION

           

None declared.

 

 

3. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

           

None received.

 

 

4. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING (Paper A)

 

1. Meeting of Council held on Wednesday 2 October 2019

 

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 2 October 2019 be approved and signed as a correct record.

 

Note: Councillors Clews and Panter abstained from voting on the above resolution.

 

 

5. TO RECEIVE SUCH COMMUNICATIONS AS THE PERSON PRESIDING MAY WISH TO LAY BEFORE THE COUNCIL (Paper B)

 

RESOLVED to note the Mayors Diary.

 

Members thanked Councillor O’Connor for stepping up to Chair the previous meeting.

 

 

6. TO RECEIVE THE DRAFT MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS (Paper C)

 

RESOLVED to NOTE draft minutes.

 

Note: Councillor Boles arrived at the meeting at 7.09pm

 

 

7. TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER MOTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS

 

1. Recommendation from Community Services Committee (Paper D)

 

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL to accept the quotation received from Hall Macadam Ltd for resurfacing works at Richmond Park and General Cemetery. Funds to come from: –

6000/15           General Cemetery, Footpath repairs                          £10,000

            12000/20         Ear marked reserves, General Footpath repairs            £10,000

plus

• Budget virement to 6000/15 General Cemetery, Footpath repairs from 2070/2 Administration, External Auditor of £300
• Budget virement to 6000/15 General Cemetery, Footpath repairs from 6000/18 General Cemetery, Drainage of £345
• Budget virement to 4000/24 Richmond Park, Footpath Repairs from 4000/2 Richmond Park, House Maintenance of £747

 

RESOLVED to accept the quotation received from Hall Macadam Ltd for resurfacing works at Richmond Park and General Cemetery. Funds to come from: –

6000/15           General Cemetery, Footpath repairs                          £10,000

                        12000/20         Ear marked reserves, General Footpath repairs £10,000

plus

• Budget virement to 6000/15 General Cemetery, Footpath repairs from 2070/2 Administration, External Auditor of £300
• Budget virement to 6000/15 General Cemetery, Footpath repairs from 6000/18 General Cemetery, Drainage of £345
• Budget virement to 4000/24 Richmond Park, Footpath Repairs from 4000/2 Richmond Park, House Maintenance of £747

 

 

1. Recommendation from Community Services Committee (Paper E)

 

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL to accept the quotation received from R&E Electrical for the installation and removal of the Christmas lights around Gainsborough town centre.

 

RESOLVED to accept the quotation received from R&E Electrical for the installation and removal of the Christmas lights around Gainsborough town centre.

 

• Recommendation from Community Services Committee (Paper F)

 

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL to accept the quotation received from Replay Maintenance to Rotor Rake to 1m perimeter for the sand filled pitch and carry out x12 patch repairs. Make a budget virement of £800 from 5000/16 Roses Cricket Renovation, to 5000/20 all weather pitch maintenance.

 

RESOLVED to accept the quotation received from Replay Maintenance to Rotor Rake to 1m perimeter for the sand filled pitch and carry out x12 patch repairs. Make a budget virement of £800 from 5000/16 Roses Cricket Renovation, to 5000/20 all weather pitch maintenance.

 

 

1. Recommendation from Armed Forces, Remembrance Sunday and War Memorial Working Group (Paper G)

 

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL to amend Structure and Functions in order to allow 3 additional ‘third party community members with an interest in the project or able to act as a subject matter expert’.

 

RESOLVED to amend Structure and Functions in order to allow 2 additional ‘third party community members with an interest in the project or able to act as a subject matter expert’.

 

 

8. WILDFLOWER VERGES

 

Councillor Clews submitted figures for a number of identified locations for Wildflower Verges.

 

RESOLVED that a budget be created in the 2020/2021 budget for possible creation wildflower verges, Members agreed that the working group had covered it’s remit and the working group now be disbanded and any future reports to go through Community Services Committee.

 

 

9. REPORT FROM THE LEADER OF THE COUNCIL

 

Councillor Boles reported the following: –

• Urges Members to show professional curtesy to Officers and return calls, replied to email etc when contacted.
• He had been working with Councillor Schofield to work at bringing the Council back together as a collective body, questionnaires, leaflets for Members to highlight any issues will be distributed in due course and a round table workshop to undertake a skills audit to ensure appropriate Councillors are on appropriate Committees for their skill set is being organised.
• Highways concerns supported by the Town Council on Morton Terrace and The Avenue are going out to public consultation which will, if approved, increase the highway safety near the schools.
• Cleveland Surgery ‘Ask my GP’ is working well.

 

 

10. REPORT FROM THE CLERK TO THE COUNCIL (Paper H)

 

The Deputy Clerk distributed the report and presented same to members.

 

Councillor Woolley thanked office staff for the working being carried out whilst without a Clerk.

 

Meeting concluded at 8.15pm