Agenda – 20th July 2020

I hereby give notice that a Meeting of Cople Parish Council will be held Monday 20th July 2020 at 7.30pm

Agenda

All members are hereby summoned to attend. Members of the Public and Press are welcome.

As permitted by the Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 No.392 the meeting will be conducted online. Members of the public who wish to attend on this basis should contact the Parish Clerk by 5pm on Sunday 19th July 2020. Please submit any questions in advance via the Parish Clerk

1.   Receive apologies for absence

2.  Approve minutes of the meeting held 18th May 2020

3.  Receive declarations of interest in any items on the agenda and consider granting of any dispensations

4.  Public Participation

Standing Orders will be suspended for a period of up to 15 minutes to allow members of the public to address the Council in relation to the business on the agenda or request matters to be discussed at a subsequent meeting. Please note that this is limited to a maximum of 3 minutes per member.

5.  Receive the following reports:
a.  Borough Councillors Report
b.  Police/Crime Stats

6.  Receive updates on current issues:
a.  Neighbourhood Plan
b.  Average speed cameras
c.  Digital Connectivity Strategy
d.  Website

7.  Planning
a.  Update on decisions from recent planning applications
b.  Agree response to Special Expenses request
c.  Consider the Local Plan – Issues and Options consultation

8.  General matters requiring a decision:
a.  Discuss risk assessment for the churchyard trees and the churchyard wall
b.  Discuss risk assessment for the Millennium Woods
c.  Discuss the issue of human fouling in Dog Field

9.  Finance
a.  Receive and approve schedule of receipts & payments
b.  Receive current bank balances
c.   Undertake budget review
d.  Receive and accept the Internal Audit Report 2019/2020
e.  Agree the Annual Governance Statement 2019/2020
f.   Agree the Accounting Statement 2019/2020
g.   Agree preferred action for any required amendments to the AGAR
h.   Discuss and agree National Savings and Investments contact details and authorised signatories

10.  Amenity & Highways
a.   Discuss restoration of sewer pipes
b.   Discuss cleansing of the bus shelters
c.   Discuss tidying of the church car park
d.   Discuss safer cycle routes
e.   Report any Highways issues

11.  New Matters from Councillors for discussion at next meeting

12  .Correspondence (For information)

13.  Date of Next Meeting

Anne Papé – Clerk to the Council

15th July 2020