31 December 2007
To: All Members of the Council
You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Tuesday, 8 January 2008 in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe at 7pm to transact the following business:
AGENDA
1. Open Session
At the beginning of the meeting, there will be an open session lasting 15 minutes 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 and to note guidelines concerning this issue (to be tabled at meeting)
6. East Peak Innovation Partnership, RDPE Leader Task Group
Cllr Trevor Bagshaw of Sheffield City Council and Graham Silverwood, Chair, Steel Valley Forum, both members of the East Peak Innovation Partnership will provide a verbal update on progress of Stage 2 of the Local Development Strategy and take questions from members. Minutes and other associated documentation from the meeting of the Task Group held on 18 December 2007 are enclosed as background information.
7. Minutes
To confirm as a correct record, if agreed, the minutes of the following meetings
7.1 Council Meeting held on 4 December 2007 (enclosed)
7.2 Plans Scrutiny Committee Meeting held on 18 December 2007 (enclosed)
8. Update on Outstanding Matters from Previous Minutes
8.1 Yellow School Bus Commission: (Minute No. 279, November 2007). To receive correspondence from the Yellow School Bus Commission (enclosed)
8.2 Skelmanthorpe Ward Vacancy (Minute No. 339 December 2007). To receive an update.
8.3 Complaint Concerning Cllr Bolt (Minute No. 349 December 2007). To discuss correspondence and press coverage (enclosed)
9. Liaison with Local Businesses
To discuss arrangements for the drop-in session on 25 January 2008
10. Revised Waste Collection Scheme
To discuss the revised waste collection scheme and to receive correspondence from Dave McMahon, Environmental Projects Manager giving an update on the scheme (enclosed)
11. Guidelines for Public Participation Sessions
To agree and adopt guidelines for public participation sessions (enclosed)
12. Planning Appeal
To discuss planning appeal by Mr & Mrs Blackburn against refusal by the council of an application for the conversion of one dwelling into 2 at 1 Springfield Terrace, Emley Moor.
13. Publicity Sub Committee
To agree a date for a meeting to discuss the establishment of a publicity sub committee.
14. Notice Boards
To discuss the use of notice boards for public information.
15. Working Party on Public Transport
To receive a) correspondence from Stagecoach dated 18 December 2007 (Minute 337 December 2007 refers) and b) a report from the working party.
16. Representation
16.1 To appoint a representative to the Public Rights of Way Forum and to receive PROW Unit information sheet presented to PROW Forum December 2007 (enclosed)
16.2 To discuss invitation from Yorkshire & Humber Market Towns Network to Richmond Study Visit 29 January 2008 (enclosed)
17. Finance Matters
17.1 To approve orders for payment No. 464
17.2 To receive budget report to 30 December 2007
18. YLCA Information
To receive correspondence from YLCA concerning the Local Government Act 2007 (enclosed)
19. Traffic Survey Birdsedge
To discuss results of traffic survey at Birdsedge. (Clerk to report)
20. February Council Meeting
To receive items for the agenda for the February Council meeting
21. Dates of next meetings
Hazel Chowcat
Clerk to the Council