I hereby give notice that a Meeting of Cople Parish Council will be held Monday 18th November 2024 at 7.30pm at Cople Village Hall
Agenda
All members are hereby summoned to attend. Members of the Public and Press are welcome.
1. Receive and approve apologies for absence (19:30)
2. Receive declarations of interest in any items on the agenda and consider granting of any dispensations (19:31)
3. Confirm the minutes of the meeting held 16th September 2024 (19:32)
4. Public Participation (19:33)
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. Information about the Bedfordshire Affordable Rural Housing Service from Siobhan Lynch (BRCC) (19:48)
6. General matters requiring discussion: (20:00)
a. Code of Conduct review
7. Receive the following reports: (20:05)
a. Borough Councillors report
b. Receive police crime statistics
8. Finance (20:15)
a. Receive and approve schedule of receipts & payments
b. Receive current bank balances and reconciliation
c. Consider budgets for 2024/2025
9. Receive updates on current matters: (20:25)
a. Cople to Cardington footpath
b. Speed Watch
c. Cople playing fields
d. Church wall
10. Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group update and agreement of recommendations (20:40)
11. Parish Council Events (20:45)
a. Receive update from the Events Working Group and discuss and agree recommendations for the following event:
• Christmas
b. Agree arrangements for installation of Tommy
12. Millennium Woods (20:55)
a. Discuss and agree management and maintenance arrangements for 2024/2025
b. Discuss and agree application for a felling licence from the Forestry Commission
c. Discuss and agree quotations for tree works
d. Discuss and agree application for a Rural England Prosperity Fund grant
13. Amenity & Highways (21:05)
a. Report any Highways issues
b. Discuss responsibilities for maintenance of watercourses within the parish
c. Discuss and agree quotations for tree works in the church yard
d. Discuss grass cutting within the parish and contract for 2025 onwards
14. Planning (21:20)
a. Update on decisions from recent planning applications
15. New Matters from Councillors for discussion at next meeting (21:25)
16. Correspondence (For information) (21:27)
17. Date of next meeting (21:30)
Anne Papé – Clerk 13th November 2024