Community Services Agenda 08-07-2019

The Memorial Hall, High Street, Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JP

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Community services committee to be held at  The Memorial Hall, High Street, Newmarket, CB8 8JP on Monday 8th July 2019 at 6pm

Membership from May 2019

Councillor Kerby – Chairman
Councillor Caesar – Vice Chairman
Councillor De’Ath
Councillor Drummond
Councillor Hood
Councillor Hulbert
Councillor Lindsay

The meeting is held in public and the public are encouraged to attend and participate. Just occasionally matters such as contractual or staffing matters 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. Chair 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 for accuracy the Minutes of the Meeting held on 10th June 2019 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 to be brought to their attention.
6. Accounts – To receive the accounts
7. Updates  – to receive brief updates on the following areas
a. Yellow Brick Road
b. Skate Park Project
c. Newmarket Market
d. Clock tower Project
e. Weatherby Crossing
8. Christmas lights  – To receive the recommendation from the working party
9. Newmarket cemetery – To arrange a working group and date for quarterly inspection
10. Newmarket open door  – To consider how best to support Newmarket’s Food Bank
11. Suffolk highways – To consider details regarding Suffolk Highways Self Help Scheme
12. West Suffolk council – To receive an update on matters raised by District Councillors
13. West Suffolk sla  – To agree the autumn planting scheme
14. West Suffolk sla – To report on works to date
15. British legion  – To consider plans for Remembrance 2019
16. Correspondence: –
17. Date of next meeting – Monday 9th August 2019
18. To note items for next Agenda

Signed: Roberta Bennett, Town Council Manager, 2nd July 2019

To: Chairman and Members of Community Services Committee, Other Council Members, The Press