29 August 2007
To: All Members of the Council
You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Tuesday, 4 September 2007 in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe at 7pm to transact the following business:
AGENDA
1. Declaration of Councillors’ interests in any item on this agenda
2. Public discussion time
3. To receive apologies for absence
4. To confirm as a correct record, if agreed, the minutes of the meeting held on 3 July 2007 (enclosed)
5. Business arising from these minutes and from previous meetings:
5.1 To confirm the date of the visit to Diamond Street Recycling Centre (Minute No. 109 July 2007
5.2 To receive an update on the request for a pedestrian refuge near the bus stop opposite the triangle in Skelmanthorpe (Minute No. 115 July 2007)
5.3 To receive an update on the council’s request for a low level tub to be placed on the pavement at the junction of Huddersfield Road/Station Road, Skelmanthorpe (Minute No .116, July 2007)
5.4 To receive an update on the request for resurfacing of Shelley Woodhouse Lane footpath (Minute No. 117, July 2007)
5.5 To receive an update on the council’s request for action to be taken against advertising boards and other pavement obstructions (Minute No.119, July 2007)
5.7 To receive an update on the council’s request for action on plastic bags (Minute No. 120, July 2007)
5.8 To receive correspondence from Kirklees MC concerning traffic problems on Station Road, Skelmanthorpe (Minute No. 127 July 2007) (enclosed)
5.9 To receive correspondence from the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and from the Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber concerning the reduction of bus services in the parish (Minute No. 32, May 2007) (enclosed)
5.10 To receive correspondence from Kirklees MC concerning the need for traffic calming on Barnsley Road, Denby Dale (Minute No. 128, July 2007)
5.11 To receive correspondence from Kirklees MC concerning the ROSS service (Minute No. 129, July 2007) (enclosed)
5.12 To discuss the appointment of an internal auditor (Minutes No. 142 July 2007)
6. To receive such communications as the presiding Chair may wish to lay before the Council:
6.1 To discuss a flood assessment
6.2 To discuss the operation of the fire brigade during the recent flooding
6.3 To discuss parking problems on Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe
7. To discuss setting aside an amount in the budget for 2008-2009 to pay for hanging baskets across the parish. (Minute No. 121, July 2007 refers.) (A paper will be tabled at the meeting setting out likely costs.)
8. To receive Newsletter No. 15. August 2007
9. To discuss the production of “Focus on the Dale” 2007.
10. To discuss the invitation to the AGM of Yorkshire Rural Community Council on Saturday, 3 November to be held as part of a day conference on the theme of “The 21st Century Village” from 10am to 4pm at a venue to be confirmed and to consider nominating individuals for election on to the Trustee Board of YRCC.
11. To receive correspondence from Ryan Kinder of Kirklees MC concerning safety improvements outside Shelley High School (enclosed)
12. To receive correspondence from Metro concerning the Parish Plan (enclosed)
13. To discuss agenda items for the next Joint KMC and Parish/Town Councils Meeting at 7pm on 19 September 2007 to be held at Burton Village Hall, Kirkburton
14. To discuss the correspondence from Calderdale Council inviting the Parish Council to encourage applications from suitable candidates for selection to the West Yorkshire Pennine Local Access Forum (enclosed)
15. To receive a report from the Working Party on Public Transport.
16. To note the provisional date of 8 October for the Kirkburton Parish Council public meeting on bus services.
17. To note the decision of Kirklees MC to approve the definitive map modification order for the addition of public footpath on Busker Lane Scissett.
18. To receive the minutes of the Plans Scrutiny Committee held on 31 July 2007 and business arising therefrom (enclosed)
19. To confirm as a correct record, if agreed, the minutes of the Plans Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 28 August 2007 and business arising therefrom (to be tabled at the meeting)
20. To consider matters relating to the Yorkshire Local Councils Association
20.1 To receive the minutes of the South Pennine Branch of Yorkshire Local Councils meeting held on 13 June 2007(enclosed)
21. To receive the minutes of the Public Rights of way Forum held on 14 June 2007 (enclosed)
22. To receive a report from Cllr T Sigsworth of the Yorkshire Rural Community Council’s Rural Community Buildings Annual Conference held on 19 May 2007
23. To approve orders for payment No. 457 dated 31 July 2007 and to authorise the signing of orders for payment No. 458.
24. To receive Kirklees PCT ‘Talkabout’ (August 2007) and Local Councils Update (August 2007)
25 To receive any items for the agenda of the next council meeting in September
26. Dates of next meetings
27. To consider urgent or major planning notifications
Hazel Chowcat
Clerk to the Council