26 May 2009
To: All Members of the Council
You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of the Denby Dale Parish Council to be held at 7pm on Tuesday, 2 June 2009 in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe to transact the following business:
Hazel Chowcat
Clerk to the Council
_______________________________________________________________________________________
AGENDA
1. Open Session
Fifteen minute open session for members of the public to raise issues and ask questions.
2. Police Report
To receive a report from the local police, if available.
3. To accept Apologies for Absence
4. To receive Members’ Declarations of Interest in Items on the Agenda
5. Chair’s Opening Remarks
6. Admission of the Public
To consider whether any items require to be taken in private session.
7. Minutes
To confirm as a correct record, if agreed, the minutes of the following meetings
7.1 Annual Council Meeting held on 5 May 2009 (enclosed)
7.2 Council Meeting held on 5 May 2009 (enclosed)
7.3 Plans Scrutiny Meeting held on 26 May 2009 (to be tabled at meeting)
8. Matters Outstanding from Previous Meetings
8.1 Wood Street/Huddersfield Road Junction: Clerk to report (Min 1030)
8.2 Skelmanthorpe War Memorial: Clerk to report on progress (Min 1148)
8.3 Skelmanthorpe Notice Board: Clerk to report on progress (Min 1149)
8.4 Sustainable Communities Act: Clerk to report on progress (Min 1152)
8.5 CCTV Cameras: Clerk to report (Min 1153)
8.6 Notice Board in Upper Cumberworth: Clerk to report on progress (Min 1157)
8.7 Croft Head: Clerk to report on progress (Min 1170)
9. Membership of Committees
Council will be asked to consider a request from Cllr Wild to move from the Finance & General Purposes Committee to the Plans Scrutiny Committee.
10. Standards Committee
To receive a report from the Clerk on the make up of the Committee and to approve the extension of Cllr Margaret Barlow’s term of office for one year.
11. Working Party on Public Transport
To receive correspondence from Metro (enclosed) and a verbal update from the working party.
12. Garden Share Scheme
Clerk to present an update on the garden share scheme
13. Denby Dale/Kirkburton LIG
To receive an update report from Cllr Brook.
14. Parish Plan Sub Group
To receive an update report from Cllr Allen.
15. Reports from Conferences/Meetings
15.1 To receive a report from the Walkers are Welcome meeting held on 19 May 2009
15.2 To receive a report from the PROW meeting held on 21 May 2009
15.3 To receive a report on the LDF meeting held on 6 May 2009
16. Items Raised by Members
16.1 The role of the chair outside the Council Chamber (Cllr Wilson)
16.2 Cost of the Area Committee (Cllr Shaw)
16.3 Distribution of the newsletter (Cllr Tribe)
16.4 Allocation of middle/secondary school places to Emley children (Cllr Wild)
16.5 Path between Church Street and School Lane Emley (Cllr Wild)
16.6 Lampposts in Emley (Cllr Shaw)
17. Website
To receive a report on use of the website for April and May 2009.
18. Finance Matters
18.1 Annual Return: To approve the Annual Return for the year 2008-2009
18.2 Orders for Payment: To approve Orders for Payment No. 495
19. July Council Meeting
To receive items for the agenda of the June council meeting.
20. Dates of next meetings
16 June 2009 – Finance & General Purposes Committee starting at 7.30pm
23 June 2009 – Plans Scrutiny Committee starting at a time to be confirmed at the meeting.
7 July 2009 – Council Meeting starting at 7pm.
