25 March 2008
To: All Members of the Council
You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Tuesday, 1 April 2008 in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe at 7pm to transact the following business:
AGENDA
1. Open Session
Fifteen minute open session for members of the public to raise issues and ask questions.
2. Apologies for Absence
3. Declaration of Councillors’ Interests
4. Chair’s Opening Remarks
5. Admission of the Public
To consider whether any items require to be taken in private session.
6. Police Report – Inspector Nicholas Harvey
To receive quarterly report from the police.
7. Minutes
To confirm as a correct record, if agreed, the minutes of the following meetings
7.1 Council Meeting held on 4 March 2008 (enclosed)
7.2 Finance and General Purposes Committee 11 March 2008 (enclosed)
7.3 Plans Scrutiny Committee Meeting held on 18 March 2008 (enclosed)
8. Co-option of Councillor
To co-opt a councillor to represent Skelmanthorpe Ward
9. Matters Outstanding from Previous Minutes
9.1 To discuss response from Kirklees Council to the Parish Council’s concerns about the Clayton West War Memorial (Minute 241 October 2007 refers)
9.2 To discuss correspondence from Joan Ruddock MP, Undersecretary for Climate Change, Biodiversity and Waste sent via Mary Creagh MP concerning the recycling of plastic packaging (Min 372 January 2008 refers)
9.3 To receive information from Kirklees Council about the closure of Frank Lane following the floods in June (Minute 427a) February 2008)
9.4 To receive information from Kirklees Council about the state of Wakefield Road in Denby Dale (Minute 427b) February 2008)
9.5 To discuss response from Crigglestone Parish Council regarding Crigglestone West Railway Station (Minute 464 March 2008) (Clerk to report)
9.6 To discuss members’ ideas for councillor surgeries (Minute 469 March 2008 refers)
10. Working Party on Public Transport
To receive an update report from the Working Party and to note correspondence from Stagecoach confirming that negotiations are taking place with Arriva regarding the potential sale of the Huddersfield operation but pointing out that timescales are currently not known.
11. Joint Parish/Town Councils Meeting with Kirklees Council
To agree items for the agenda of and delegates to the next meeting to be held on 7 May at Meltham Town Council.
12. RDPE Funding Application
To receive an update on the RDPE funding application.
13. Birdsedge First School
To discuss correspondence from the Headteacher of Birdsedge First School (enclosed)
14. Focus on the Dale
To discuss correspondence from John Meredith concerning the latest edition of Focus on the Dale (enclosed)
15. Reports of Meetings
15.1 YLCA South Pennine Branch Meeting 12 March 2008
To receive a report from Cllr E I Shaw (enclosed.)
15.2 Area Committee Meeting 6 March 2008
To receive a report from delegates to the Area Committee.
15.3 West Yorkshire Rural Transport Partnership Meeting 13 March
To receive minutes (enclosed) and a verbal report from Cllr K Waites
16. Items Raised by Members
16.1 Progress on finding a planter for the pavement nr Grove Pub (Cllr J E Birdsall)
16.2 Request to include information about local shops and eating places on website (Cllr J E Birdsall)
16.3 Land to the rear of Skelmanthorpe Co-operative Premises (Cllr J E Birdsall on behalf of the Accident Prevention Committee)
16.4 Suggestion for central refuge opposite the entrance to Windmill Crescent on Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe (Cllr J E Birdsall on behalf of the Accident Prevention Committee)
16.5 Clayton West and Emley MUGAs (Cllr R Brook)
16.6 Broadband coverage in the parish (Cllr R Brook)
16.7 Recycling Site, Leys Lane, Emley (Cllr E I Shaw)
17. Website
To receive report on use of website during the month of March 2008.
18. Finance Matters
To approve Orders for Payment No. 470.
19. Report of Staffing Sub Committee
To receive a report of the Staffing Sub Committee meeting held on 26 March 2008.
20. May Council Meeting
To receive items for the agenda of the May council meeting
21. Dates of next meetings
29 April – Plans Scrutiny Committee Meeting starting at 7.30pm
6 May –Annual Council Meeting and Annual Parish Meeting at 7pm
Hazel Chowcat
Clerk to the Council