25 June 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 July 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
To receive apologies for absence and to receive Cllr J C Birdsall’s resignation.
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
To receive quarterly police report.
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7. Visiting Speaker, Andy Wickham, Countryside Officer
To receive Andy Wickham who has been invited to speak on his work as Countryside Officer.
8. Minutes
To confirm as a correct record, if agreed, the minutes of the following meetings
8.1 Council Meeting held on 3 June 2008 (enclosed)
8.2 Finance & General Purposes Committee Meeting held on 17 June 2008 (enclosed)
8.3 Plans Scrutiny Committee Meeting held on 24 June 2008 (to be tabled at meeting)
9. Matters Outstanding from Previous Minutes
9.1 Broadband: To consider correspondence from Ofcom concerning complaint about Broadband coverage in the parish (Minute 574, May 2008 refers)
9.2 Complaint about Emley: To receive correspondence from Kirklees Council to Mr Willis responding to his complaint (Minute 612 June 2009 refers)
9.3 Request for Safety Mirrors at Junction of Wood Street and Huddersfield Road: To consider response from Kirklees Council (Minute 618 June 2008 refers)
10. Matters brought from Finance & General Purposes Committee
10.1 Insurance Cover To receive report on insurance cover and to consider the names of drivers to be insured under the cover (enclosed)
10.2 Childcare Allowance: To give consideration to pursuing a claim for a childcare allowance to be included in the range of allowances paid by parish and town councils (see Minute No.635 of F&GPC Meeting 17 June 2008)
11. Locality Plan for Denby Dale & Kirkburton
To discuss Locality Plan for Denby Dale and Kirkburton (previously circulated)
12. Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007
12.1 To discuss the guidance on community governance reviews (previously circulated)
12.2 To receive a report from Cllr Tony Barlow on the training session on the Act provided by Kirklees Council on 4 June 2008
12.3 To discuss article from Huddersfield Examiner “New powers to control councils” dated 21 June (enclosed)
13. Denby Dale Parish Accident Prevention Committee
To discuss correspondence from Mrs Parry, Chair of the Committee (enclosed)
14. Denby Dale Parish Youth Council
To receive an update on the Youth Council.
15. Working Party on Public Transport
To receive an update report from the Working Party and to consider correspondence from Metro (enclosed)
16. Reports of Meetings
16.1 YLCA Branch Meeting held on 11 June 2008
To receive a report from Cllr Shaw of the above meeting (enclosed).
16.2 Crigglestone Railway Station
To receive report of meeting with Wakefield District Council held on 30 June concerning Crigglestone railway Station
17. Items Raised by Members
17.1 Distribution of Huddersfield Weekly News (Cllr Barnfield)
17.2 Interfaith liaison (Cllr Stimson)
17.3 Parking on north side of Huddersfield Road near junction with Station Road (Cllr Waites)
17.4 Request for sponsorship for Birdsedge Village Hall (Cllr Tribe)
18. Major Planning Application
To give consideration to Planning Application No. 2008/62/91354 from Conroy Homes Ltd for erection of 23 sheltered apartments on the site of Greenfeeds Ltd, 402 Wakefield Road, Denby Dale.
19. Website
To receive a report on use of the website during the month of June 2008
20. Finance Matters
To approve Orders for Payment No. 476
21. September Council Meeting
To receive items for the agenda of the September council meeting.
22. Dates of next meetings
29 July – Plans Scrutiny Committee Meeting starting at 7.30pm
26 August – Plans Scrutiny Committee Meeting starting at 7.30pm
2 September – Council Meeting starting at 7pm
Hazel Chowcat
Clerk to the Council
