Full Town Council Agenda 23-04-2019
You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Newmarket Town Council to be held at the Memorial Hall, High Street, Newmarket on Tuesday 23rd April 2019 at 6pm
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 Monday 25th March 2019 and any matters arising.
5. To receive a report from the Mayor.
6. 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.
7. To receive and note the report (if any) from County Councillors
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 1st and 15th April 2019
13. To receive the minutes and consider any recommendations from the Leisure Services meeting held on 1st April 2019
14. To receive the minutes and consider any recommendations from the Community Services Meeting held on 8th April 2019
15. To receive the minutes and consider any recommendations from the Human Resources Meeting held on 8th April 2019
16. To receive the minutes and any recommendations from the Finance & Policy meeting held on 15th April 2019
17. To confirm arrangements for Annual Meeting of the Town
18. East Cambs Local Plan – Kennett Garden Village
19. Newmarket Soap Box Race – To receive a verbal update
20. Newmarket Memorial Gardens –
a. To review the Opening event
b. To discuss the Opening/Closing times
c. To consider repairs to the toilets
d. To consider a Litter Picking Working Group
21. Newmarket Neighbourhood Plan – Update
22. Severals –To consider a children’s boot camp
23. To receive and update on Weatherby Railway Crossing
24. Councillor E-mail addresses
25. Correspondence:
a. Marpa minutes
b. Queensbury Lodge update
26. Date of the next Meeting– Tuesday 7th May 2019
Signed Roberta Bennett, Town Council Manager 16th April 2019
Distribute to the following for information:
County & District Councillors, The Press, Newmarket Town Council Notice Boards & the Web-site