Full Town Council agenda 28-02-2022

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF A MEETING OF THE NEWMARKET TOWN COUNCIL

to be held at Memorial Hall, High Street, Newmarket, CB8 8JP

Monday 28th February at 6.15pm

Councillors are hereby summoned to attend for the purpose of transacting the business that follows

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:

1. film, photograph or make an audio recording of the meeting;
2. use any other means for enabling persons not present to see or hear proceedings at a meeting as it takes place or later;
3. Report or comment on the proceedings in writing, during or after a meeting or orally after the

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

AGENDA

1. Welcome – The Mayor to read the fire safety notice and announce that this meeting is being recorded and to ask whether anyone else intends to record the meeting
2. Apologies for absence
3. Declaration of interests
4. Councillors are invited to raise any declarations of interest concerning items on the agenda
5. To consider any requests for dispensation
6. Minutes of the previous meeting held 31^st January 2022
7. To consider and adopt the minutes, as a true record of the proceedings
8. To consider any matters arising
9. Public participation – an invitation to members of the public to make representations to Councillors. Resolutions can only be made on items on the agenda

Rules of public participation:  no person may for longer than 3 minutes in total. The maximum time permitted for this item is 15 minutes. This is the only opportunity during the meeting, for members of the public to address Councillors.

6. Sunnica Energy Farm – to discuss Suffolk County Council’s response
7. Councillor Reports – to receive and note reports (if any) from County and District Councillors, Ward Reports and outside bodies reports from Town Councillors
8. Announcements – To receive the Town Mayor’s and Deputy Mayor’s Announcements (if any)
9. Committee Meetings
   1. To receive the minutes and consider and approve any recommendations from the Development & Planning meetings held on 7^th February 2022 and 21^st February 2022
   2. To receive the minutes and consider and approve any recommendations from the Community & Leisure Services meeting held on 7^th February 2022
   3. To receive the minutes and consider and approve any recommendations from the Neighbourhood Plan meeting held on the 14^th February 2022
   4. To receive the minutes and consider and approve any recommendations from the Finance and Policy meeting held on 21^st February 2022
   5. To receive the minutes and consider and approve any recommendations from the Human Resources meeting held on 14^th February 2022

 

10. Suffolk Constabulary – to receive a report
11. Parking Working Group report – to receive a verbal update regarding plans for an All Saints Resident Parking Zone
12. Chairperson’s Training – to receive confirmation of four training sessions for those chairing meetings
13. Application for Gambling Licence – to discuss the Merkur Slots application and gambling establishments in general in Newmarket
14. Cemetery Regulations – to re-consider the proposed amendment to the Newmarket Cemetery Regulations from 1/4/22
15. Lexington Link – to discuss a painting project (to follow)
16. Correspondence
17. Date of the next Meeting – 28^th March 2022
18. Items for the next Agenda

Signed:

Cathy Whitaker, Town Clerk                                         22^nd February 2022