SILLOTH-ON-SOLWAY TOWN COUNCIL Clerk: Wendy Jameson, MAAT 5 Burnswark Terrace, Solway Street, Silloth, Cumbria Tel: 016973 31128 Fax: 016973 31128 Mob: 0777 5686857 Email: [email protected] Web: silloth-on-solway-tc.gov.uk 26 November 2013 Dear Councillor You are summoned to attend a meeting of Silloth Town Council which is to be held on Monday 2 December 2013 in the Community Hall, commencing at 7.00pm. I trust you will be able to attend. Yours faithfully W.E. Jameson Clerk to the Council Agenda 1. Apologies NB Cllrs. must provide a reason for not being able to attend a meeting which is then recorded in the minutes. 2. Declarations of Interest Members are invited at this stage to declare any personal interests they have relating to any item on the Agenda and having done so, to consider whether they also have a prejudicial interest in that item. NB Advice on this can be sought from the Town Clerk. Members are requested to seek advice, wherever possible, before the meeting starts. 3. Exclusion of Press & Public To consider whether the press and public should be excluded from the Meeting during consideration of any item of business on the Agenda. 4. Chairman’s Announcements To receive announcements by the Chairman 5. Minutes To approve the minutes of the meetings held on 4 November 2013 & 11 November 2013, as a true record. 6. Police Report To receive a report from the Police on incidents of crime since the last meeting. 7. Adjournment of Meeting The Chairman will adjourn the meeting to allow members of the public an opportunity to ask questions or raise matters of interest. 8. Silloth Green – Update a) Training b) Signage c) BMX Track d) Silloth Green Day e) Green Flag Award etc 9. Correspondence To note items of correspondence received since the last meeting and determine any action needed in response to items marked “ Action”. For Circulation a) Cumbria Association of Local Councils – Annual Report 2013. b) Cumbria County Council – Go Cumbria – Bus Timetable and Travel Guide – 4 November to 13 April 2014. c) CALC Circular – November 2013. d) Green Flag Award Scheme – Newsletter – Winter 2013. e) Connecting Cumbria – Newsletter – November 2013. For Information f) Email from S Hart to complain about the chopping of perfectly healthy trees at the sports area when the cutting back of the bushes around the bridge area would suffice. g) Cumbria County Council – changes to Service 60: Skinburness – Maryport – Workington. From 6 January a reduced 2 hourly timetable will be introduces Mon to Sat, whilst the Sun service us being withdrawn. h) CALC – Allerdale District – Minutes of the AGM held on 26 September 2013 at the Community Centre Crosby. i) Email from Geoff Smith to say the deadline for the MRWS2 consultation has been extended to 19 December. j) CALC – Invitation to stand for elections to NALC’s smaller Council’s committee. Nominations to be forwarded to CALC by Monday 25th November. k) CALC – Invitation to stakeholder event on Government’s consultation on revised siting process for a geological disposal facility (GDF) to be held in Penrith on 12 November. l) CALC AGM – Email providing links to draft responses of other bodies to the consultation paper on a revised siting process for a nuclear repository. m) Email from Philip Jones thanking the Council for their support in opposing the wind turbines at Lowick and offering the Council support in relation to local applications. n) Email from Jimmy Lettice to say that contractors will be starting tomorrow and tarmac issue will be addressed. Thanks to be passed on the Ken and team for speedy response to requests although a couple of more bins may be needed when available. Also asking for an update in registering land with Land Registry. o) Email from Peter Haley at Allerdale to confirm that FCC will pay for the concrete for the hard standing area in the council depot . p) Email from Richard Greenwood, Cumbria Tourism to say that they have not come across Fake Festivals in Cumbria. Based on their website and speaking to a colleague in Bath there were no negative comments to report. Suggests that a licence be granted for an event and closely monitor it. q) United Utilities – Winter Wise - new campaign – Winter warning to help homeowners avoid costly frozen pipes this winter. r) Cumbria County Council – Urgent Temporary Road closure to allow urgent repairs to the carriageway B5300 Dubmill Point to Mawbray for a period of up to 5 days from Monday 11 November. s) Cumbria in Bloom – AGM and Participants Forum to be held at the Conference Centre, Newton Rigg College, Penrith on 18 November 2013 at 11am. t) Solway Community Technology College – Letter of thanks for the Town Councils support of the annual Prize Giving evening. u) Fake Festivals - Email from Lee to confirm all the conditions stated but question the insurance cover in relation to the marquee which will be used by the Silloth Green event on the Sunday. v) Letter from James Baxter expressing an interest in the position on the Town Council. w) Invitation to the next Local Healthwatch Allerdale meeting to be held at St Michaels Parish Church library, Workington on 26 November 2013 - 1.30pm to 4pm. x) DECC – Consultation –review of the siting process for a Geological Disposal Facility. Email to confirm receipt of the Town Council’s response to the consultation. y) Email from Peter Haley at Allerdale regarding the dog fouling stencils and asking for confirmation if the Council do not want any permanent logos applied in our area. Email sent. z) Email to confirm the 2014 judging categories and confirming that Silloth Green will be a mystery shop in 2014. For Action aa) Letter from Mrs Lathan expressing concerns about the children’s woodland play area. bb) Email from Jimmy Lettice to confirm that the ducting for the 3 phase is going in and hopefully completed very soon. Also information about possible funding available from RFU towards pitch repairs and maintenance. cc) Allerdale Borough Council – re: Public conveniences. Email from David Bryden. Budget allocated for the improvement works is £15000 and this cannot be exceeded, however if tender price is less than the budget figure, the residue could be used to address other area if work. Job to be put out to tender based on the original specification. dd) CALC – Letter from a postgraduate student looking at what effect, if any the presence of the nuclear industry has on how we see our place as citizens in a local, national and global society. He is looking for volunteers for a short focus group discussion. ee) Email from Debie Mcgrath regarding costs etc for putting together a business plan. ff) CALC – Both the County Council and Allerdale would like to speak to local councils in Allerdale regarding the budget consultation and the removal by ENW of footway lighting. Meeting to take place on Thurs 12 December at 7.00pm at Bothel Village Hall. gg) CALC – re: County Council Budget Consultation – One of the savings proposals is to cease to subsidise ‘bus services and instead work with communities to find community solutions’. Details of bus services which would be affected are attached. hh) Email from S. Hart regarding a sport and music festival. Also funders interested in developing the old all weather area and football pitch but need to discuss the possibility of a lease to access funding. ii) Email from Jimmy Lettice. Permission requested, if they are successful in their applications for shelters dug outs to erect them pitch side. 10. Planning Applications The Town Council have approved the following:- Ref No: 2/2013/0765 Proposal: Proposed detached garage with storage and home office at first floor Location: 294 Skinburness Road, Silloth Applicant: Mr Mike Taylor Ref No: 2/2013/0690 Proposal: Proposed demolition of 8 buildings Location: Former Fisons Site, Harvest Industrial Estate, Silloth Applicant: Mr Lorne Entwistle, Harvest Park Developments Ltd Ref No: 2/2013/0778 Proposal: Erection of fence – retrospective Location: Seafield House, 7 Pine Terrace, Silloth Applicant: Mrs Tracey Galloway-Smith 11. Committee Reports 12. Licences 13. Reports from Representatives on Outside Bodies a) Primary School b) Joint Advisory Body c) Silloth Tourism Action Group d) Sea Dyke Charity e) Longcake Education Trust f) Solway Community Technology College g) Sports Hall 14. Allerdale & County Council Reports To receive reports from Allerdale and County Councillors. 15. Park Manager’s Report To receive a report from the Parks Manager in relation to grounds maintenance 16. Town Clerk’s Report To receive a report from the Town Clerk in relation to matters currently being dealt with and notify the Council of any important dates of interest. 17. Requests for Financial Assistance a) West Cumbria Rape Crisis 18. Payment of Accounts To authorise the payment of Accounts listed in the attached schedule. 19. Application for an event Fake Festivals – Application form has been received following agreement for the event to go ahead. 20. Sports ground Following the installation of a temporary bank underneath the railway bridge by contractors on the Fisons site, to ascertain the proper line of the boundary of the sports area. (I. Baty) 21. Sports Club Leases and registering of land etc 22. Review of Standing Orders Following the issue of new model standing orders, to review and adopt amended Standing Orders for use by the Town Council. 23. Community Hall refurbishment To consider tenders received for work to the interior of the building. 24. Review of Town Clerk’s hours 25. Amounts owing to the Town Council
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