28 May 2008
To: All Members of the Council
You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Tuesday, 3 June 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. Visiting Speaker, Cllr David Hall, Kirklees Council
To receive Cllr Hall who has been invited to speak on the subject of Kirklees Council’s plans to invest £500,000 in transport in rural areas.
7. Minutes
To confirm as a correct record, if agreed, the minutes of the following meetings
7.1 Annual Council Meeting held on 6 May 2008 (enclosed)
7.2 Plans Scrutiny Committee Meeting held on 20 May 2008 (enclosed)
8. Matters Outstanding from Previous Minutes
8.1 Traffic Island Commercial Road/Windmill Crescent: To receive an update (Minute No.527 April 2008)
8.2 Parking at Shelley College: To receive an update (Minute No. 471 March 2008 refers)
8.3 Future Planning: To discuss development of a business strategy (Minute 468 March 2008)
9. Appointment of Representatives to Local Organisations
9.1 Historic Buildings Trust
9.2 Clayton West Millennium Green
10. Street Naming
To receive correspondence from Kirklees Council concerning street naming of the development off Cuttlehurst, Scissett.
11. Locality Plan for Denby Dale & Kirkburton
To discuss Locality Plan for Denby Dale and Kirkburton (previously circulated)
12. Working Party on Public Transport
To receive an update report from the Working Party and to note correspondence from Metro concerning the bus service to Barnsley (enclosed)
13. Bovis Homes Development, Skelmanthorpe
To receive a report on the management of the development.
14. Kirklees Standards Committee
To receive correspondence from Susan Betteridge concerning the Standards Committee and the Code of Conduct (enclosed)
15. Complaint about Emley
To receive correspondence from Robert Willis, a resident of Emley complaining about the state of the village.
16. RDPE Funding Application
To receive an update on the RDPE funding application.
17. YLCA
17.1 Councillor Training Programme 2008: To consider attending training courses (previously circulated)
17.1 Joint Training Conference 26-28 September 2008, Scarborough: To consider attending Training Conference
17.3 White Rose Update May 2008: To receive White Rose Update (previously circulated)
18. Reports of Meetings
18.1 Joint Parish/Town Councils Meeting with Kirklees Council
To receive a report from the Clerk of the meeting held on 7 May at Meltham Town Council.
18.2 Meeting about Crigglestone Railway Station
To receive a report of the meeting held on 27 May 2008
19. Items Raised by Members
19.1 Update on the parking problem at Shelley College (Cllr Allen)
19.2 To discuss the possibility of installing a safety mirror at Wood Street, Skelmanthorpe (Cllr Waites)
19.3 To discuss updating the Parish Plan (Cllr Allen)
20. Website
To receive a report on use of the website during the months of April and May 2008.
21. Finance Matters
To approve Orders for Payment No.473 and 474.
22. July Council Meeting
To receive items for the agenda of the July council meeting.
23. Dates of next meetings
17 June – Finance & General Purposes Committee at 7.30pm
24 June - Plans Scrutiny Committee Meeting starting at 7.30pm
1 July – Council Meeting at 7pm
Hazel Chowcat
Clerk to the Council
