23 January 2009
To: All Members of the Council
You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of the Denby Dale Parish Council to be held on Tuesday, 6 January 2009 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. Presentation of Grant Cheque to Skelmanthorpe Youth and Community Association
3. Apologies for Absence
To receive apologies for absence.
4. Declaration of Councillors’ Interests
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 Council Meeting held on 2 December 2008 (enclosed)
7.2 Plans Scrutiny Committee Meeting held on 16 December 2008 (enclosed)
8. Matters Outstanding from Previous Meetings
8.1 Sustainable Communities Act: To discuss response from Kirklees Council (Min.824) (enclosed)
8.2 Brighter Future for Schools: To discuss correspondence from Kirklees Council (Min. 862) (enclosed)
8.3 Scissett Mount Care Home: Clerk to report. (Min. 863))
8.4 Allotments/Tree Planting: Clerk to report on discussion with Kirklees Council (Min. 864)
8.5 Provision of Large Display Boards: Clerk to report on progress (Min. 866).
8.6 Shelley Woodhouse Lane: Clerk to report on response from Kirklees Council (Min. 826)
8.7 Skelmanthorpe Notice Board: Clerk to report on progress (Min 884) (see enclosed report)
8.8 Skelmanthorpe War Memorial: Clerk to report on progress (Min 885)
8.9 Station Road Cleansing Depot: Clerk to report on progress (Min 886)
8.10 Promotion of Countryside Project: Clerk to report on progress (Min 887)
9. Councillor Vacancies
To agree to fill the councillor vacancies in Emley and Clayton West Wards by co-option.
10. Communities in Control: Real People, Real Power, Codes of Conduct for Local Authority Members and Employees: A Consultation
To give consideration to making a submission to the Department for Communities and Local Government consultation on the Code of Conduct. This item is deferred from the previous meeting and members are asked to bring the related documentation which was circulated with the November agenda.
11. Consultation: Publication of Candidates’ Addresses at UK Parliamentary Elections
To give consideration to making a submission to the Ministry of Justice consultation about the publication of Parliamentary candidates’ addresses in nomination forms and on ballot papers (consultation document enclosed).
12. Consultation: Lowering the Voting Age
To give consideration to making a submission to the Youth Citizenship Commission consultation about lowering the voting age (consultation document enclosed).
13. Times of Meetings
To give consideration to changing the start times of the Plans Scrutiny and the Finance & General Purposes Committee meetings to 7pm in line with the full council meetings.
14. Working Party on Public Transport
To receive an update report from the Working Party (enclosed)
15. Denby Dale/Kirkburton LIG
To receive an update report from Cllr Brook.
16. Parish Plan Update
To receive an update report from Cllr Allen.
17. Reports from Conferences/Meetings
17.1 Denby Dale Area Committee held on 18 December 2008: To receive a report from councillors in attendance.
17.2 Standards Committee Meeting held on 2 December: To receive a report from Cllr Barlow
18. Forthcoming Meetings/Conferences
18.1 NALC Stepping Stones Conference. To consider sending a representative to the Stepping Stones Conference on 21 February 2009 in York. (Programme enclosed)
18.2 NALC Green Matters Conference: To consider sending a representative to the Green Matters conference in Aylesbury on 27 March 2009. (Programme enclosed)
19. Items Raised by Members
19.1 Lighting outside scout hut
19.2 Scissett notice board (Cllr Waites)
19.3 Dog Fouling at the junction of Savile Avenue and Tipping Lane, Emley (Cllr Shaw)
19.4 Emley Village footpaths (Cllr Shaw)
20. Website
To receive a report on use of the website for December 2008.
21. Finance Matters
21.1 To approve Orders for Payment No. 484
21.1 To receive budget outturn report to 30 December 2008 (to be tabled at meeting)
22. February Council Meeting
To receive items for the agenda of the February council meeting.
23. Dates of next meetings
13 January 2009 Finance & General Purposes Committee starting at 7.30pm
27 January 2009 Plans Scrutiny Committee meeting starting at 7.30pm
3 February 2009 – Council meeting starting at 7pm
Hazel Chowcat
Clerk to the Council
