 Halstead Town Council
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Town Council Meeting Agenda
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Membership:
Councillor Andy Munday – Chairman
Councillor Mick Radley – Vice Chairman
Councillor Miss Janet Atkinson
Councillor Peter Caulfield
Councillor Peter Claydon
Councillor Mrs Sandra Dingle
Councillor Malcolm Fincken
Councillor Dave Gronland
Councillor David Hume
Councillor Mrs Jackie Pell
Councillor Miss Linda Smith
Councillor Garry Warren
Members of the Council are requested to attend the above Meeting to transact the following business: –
1. Declarations of Interests. To declare any ‘pecuniary, non-pecuniary or other pecuniary’’ interests relating to items on the agenda having regard to the Code of Conduct for Members and having taken appropriate advice (where necessary) before the meeting.
2. Update fromDr Kreis-Ali, Elizabeth Courtauld surgery b) A maximum period of 10 minutes to allow members of the public to ask questions or to make statements, and for Councillors with ‘pecuniary, non-pecuniary or other pecuniary’ interests under the code of conduct for Members to make statements. c) Update from the Halstead Youth group HAPPY
3. Update fromDr Kreis-Ali, Elizabeth Courtauld surgery b) A maximum period of 10 minutes to allow members of the public to ask questions or to make statements, and for Councillors with ‘pecuniary, non-pecuniary or other pecuniary’ interests under the code of conduct for Members to make statements. c) Update from the Halstead Youth group HAPPY
4. Minutes. To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 9th December 2019
5. Planning Applications. Dealt with by the Planning Committee. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE. Chair of Planning – Councillor D Hume –
The following Planning Applications, which were received and circulated electronically, are to be considered at the Council meeting. Report attached here
19/02274/HHPA – 44 Colchester Road, Halstead, Essex -Erection of single storey rear extension. Extension will extend beyond rear wall of the original house by 5.0m, with a maximum height of 2.75m and 2.45m to the eaves of the extension.
19/02202/FUL – Land Adjacent (south of) Broton Drive, Halstead, Essex – Temporary Site hoarding Application (3 years) for new Halstead Community Centre
19/02273/FUL – Crowbridge Farm, Chapel Hill, Halstead – Conversion of barn to 2no. Four Bedroom dwellings with associated demolition of outbuilding,erection of garage/carport,boundary treatments and ancillary works.
19/02304/OUT – Plc Hunwick Ltd, Kings Road, Halstead – Outline application for four x 2 bed houses, five x 4/5 bed houses, 12 flats and 10 commercial units for B1(a) office purposes (with all matters reserved other than means of access, layout and scale).
19/02330/FUL – Land South West Of, Oak Road, Halstead – Erection of 6 dwellings, with associated parking, landscaping details and access arrangements.
18/02313/OUT – Erection of nine dwellings and access | Land East Of Sloe Hill Halstead Essex
6. Mayors Appointments and Announcements – no report
7. Finance. Dealt with by the Finance Committee. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. Chair of Finance – Councillor M Radley
a) To receive the Income and expenditure report for the month of December. – report attached here
b) To approve the List of Payments to be made in January – report 7b attached here and report 7b(a) attached here
c) To approve the Reconciliation of bank and petty cash accounts– report to follow
d) Car park charges – report attached here
e) Budget and Precept 2020/21 – report attached here
f) To consider purchasing spotlights for Queens Hall – report attached here
g) To consider purchasing a PA system – report attached here
h) To approve expenditure within current tax year- report attached here
i) To approve expenditure on ladies’ toilets at Queens Hall – report attached here
8. Approval of 20/21 Precept – Report attached here
9. Community Hall – verbal report
a) verbal update from H4C
b) verbal update from HTC working group
10. District Councillors – written/verbal report – Cllr Radley report attached here
11. To approve updating of financial regulations – report attached here
12. To approve updates of Risk assessments – report attached here
13. To receive a report on the interim visit of the newly appointed internal auditor – report attached here
14. To receive reports from Champions
Education
Tourism
Open Spaces and the River
Police
15. To approve an update on the Open Spaces Action plan – report attached here
16. To adopt the Tree charter – report attached here and report 16a Local Council Tree Charter attached here
17. To receive a report on discussions with Sudbury and Bulmer
councils on strategic lorry routes – report attached here
18. To receive the Minutes of public session of the Staff Advisory Committee meeting 18 December 2019 – Draft minutes attached here
19. Update on Riverside Bridge – no update this month
20. Exclusion of Public and Press.
To give consideration to adopting the following resolution: – “That in view of the confidential nature of the business about to be transacted and pursuant to the provisions of section 1(2)-of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, as amended, the public and the press be temporarily excluded from the meeting”.
There is none
S Greatorex
Town Clerk 7 January 2020