Minutes - Amenities committee - 23 November 2020
Draft notes of a meeting of the Amenities committee held remotely via Zoom on 23rd November 2020 at 19:30
Present: Cllrs Adeyemi, Barr, Broad, Callan, Manders, Marden, Moran, Smith and Trought.
In attendance: Mrs S Knowles –Clerk to Council No members of public were present
1. To consider apologies for absence and note the reason where appropriate –Nil
2. To receive members’ declarations of disclosable pecuniary, non-disclosable pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests in relation to any agenda item. – Nil
3. To confirm the minutes of the Amenities committee meeting held on 28th September 2020 - It was RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 28th September 2020 be approved and signed as a true record by the chairman.
4. To receive an update on the allotments and consider disposal of waste at the site – Cllr Manders declared a non-pecuniary interest in matters relating to the allotment site at 19:32
It was RESOLVED: That a skip be provided at the allotment site each year.
5. To receive an update on CCTV at the recreation ground and consider measures to reduce anti-social behaviour - It was RESOLVED: That the bench near the MUGA be removed and disposed, the asset register to be updated accordingly.
On the advice of the local PCSO, it was agreed to increase the lighting in the area by switching on the MUGA lighting for
longer periods at night. Residents to be informed of actions and the clerk would monitor the effect.
6. To consider a parish agreement for urban highway grass cutting - It was RESOLVED: That Council accept the 2021 Parish Agreement for urban highway grass cutting.
7. To consider committee budget 2021/2022 – It was RESOLVED: That a recommendation be made to Full Council that the Amenities committee budget be set at £37047.
8. Items for the agenda of the next committee meeting – action plan.
Items of a confidential nature to be debated in the absence of the press and public. Under the Public Bodies (Admission to
Meetings) Act 1960 (due to the confidential nature of business relating to employees)
It was RESOLVED: That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of the following item on the
grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information (personal information related to commercially sensitive
information).
9. To consider quotations for hedge cutting at the allotment site and recreation ground. - It was RESOLVED: To accept the quote from Glendale Countryside.
There being no further business the chairman closed the meeting at 20:22
Signed_______________________________Chairman 22 March 2021