Full Town Council Agenda 24-09-2018

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Newmarket Town Council to be held at the Memorial Hall, High street, Newmarket on Monday 24th September 2018 at 6.00pm

The meeting is held in public and the public are encouraged to attend and participate. Occasionally matters relating to contractual or staffing issues do have to be held in the confidential part of the meeting.

Members of the public and press may not orally report or comment about a meeting as it takes place if present at a meeting of the Council, but otherwise may:
a. film, photograph or make an audio recording of the meeting;
b. use any other means for enabling persons not present to see or hear proceedings at a meeting as it takes place or later;
c. report or comment on the proceedings in writing, during or after a meeting or orally after the meeting.

The Council will where possible facilitate such recording unless it is being disruptive. It will also take steps to ensure that children, the vulnerable and members of the public who object to being filmed are protected without undermining the broader purpose of the meeting.

1. Mayor to read fire safety notice and announce that proceedings may be filmed or recorded.
2. Apologies for absence.
3. Declaration of Members’ Interests & to remind Councillors of the need to keep up to date their Register of Members’ Interests and to consider any requests received for Members’ Dispensation.
4. To receive and confirm the Minutes of the Town Council Meeting held on Tuesday 28th August 2018 and any matters arising.
5. Public participation ‘An invitation to members of the public to put questions/statements of not more than 3 minutes duration. Resolutions can only be made on items on the agenda, but Councillors are very happy for matters relating to the Town to be brought to their attention.
6. To receive an update from Public Health – SCC Officer Chris Pyburn
7. To receive and note the report (if any) from County Councillors (County Lines)
8. To receive and note the report (if any) from District Councillors
9. To receive Ward Reports (if any) from Town Councillors.
10. To receive reports (if any) from Town Councillors elected as representatives on other bodies:
11. To receive the Town Mayor’s and Deputy Mayor’s Announcements.
12. To receive the minutes and consider any recommendations from the Development & Planning meetings held on 3rd and 17th September 2018
13. To receive the minutes and consider any recommendations from the Leisure Services meeting held on 3rd September 2018
14. To receive the minutes and consider any recommendations from the Community Services Meeting held on 10th September 2018
15. To receive the minutes and consider any recommendations from the Human Resources Meeting held on 10th September 2018
16. To receive the minutes and any recommendations from the Finance & Policy meeting held on 17th September 2018
17. To consider Combined Authority and regional matters
18. To consider options for Christmas Lights 2018
19. To receive an update on the Website and Town Diary
20. To receive an update on the Market relocation and celebration event / Food Festival
21. To receive an update on the Memorial Gardens Project
22. To consider banner advertising on the Severals
23. To consider a Steam Railway to Newmarket
24. To receive an update on Newmarket Open Weekend
25. To receive an update regarding Newmarket Academy – verbal report
26. To consider arrangements for Remembrance Sunday
27. To receive an update regarding the NHC Remembrance Event
28. To receive and update regarding Anglian Water
29. Correspondence:
a. SCC regarding Waste Recycling
30. Date of the next Meeting– Monday 22nd October 2018 at 6pm

Signed: Roberta Bennett, Town Council Manager, 19th September 2018

Distribute to the following for information:
County & District Councillors, The Press, Newmarket Town Council Notice Boards & the Web-site