I hereby give notice that a Meeting of Cople Parish Council will be held Monday 18th March 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 apologies for absence
2. Receive declarations of interest in any items on the agenda and consider granting of any dispensations
3. Approve minutes of the meeting held 19th February 2024
4. Discuss Councillor Co-option
5. 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.
6. General matters requiring discussion:
a. Review of the Standing Orders
b. Planning of events for 2024
7. Receive the following reports:
a. Borough Councillors report
b. Receive police crime statistics and discuss any police matters
8. Receive updates on current matters:
a. Speed watch
b. Cople to Cardington footpath
9. Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group
a. Neighbourhood Plan update and agreement of recommendations
10. Cople Playing Fields
a. Receive update and agree any action
11. Millennium Woods
a. Discuss and agrees quotations for the sign on the gate
b. Discuss the information board and agree any action
c. Discuss the Management Plan and agree action
d. Maintenance arrangements for 2024/2025
e. Confirmation of arrangements for volunteers
12. Amenity & Highways
a. Report any Highways issues and review log
b. Discuss speeding on Water End
c. Discuss possible loan of SID and give consideration to purchase of SID
d. Discuss the speed limit on the A603 and agree action
e. Discuss overgrown vegetation on footpath 12 and agree action.
f. Discuss setting up a Rights of Way action group
g. Discuss Community meeting regarding flooding and setting up a Flood Risk plan
13. Planning
a. Update on decisions from recent planning applications
14. Finance
a. Receive and approve schedule of receipts & payments
b. Receive current bank balances and reconciliation
c. Consider reallocation of the reserve for a contribution towards average speed cameras to a contribution towards refurbishment of the play area.
d. Discuss and agree purchase of new laptop for the Parish Clerk
e. Review Asset Register
15. New Matters from Councillors for discussion at next meeting
16. Correspondence (For information)
17. Date of next meeting
Anne Papé – Clerk 11th March 2024