19 August 2014
A meeting of the OPEN SPACES COMMITTEE will take place on Tuesday 26th August 2014 in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, North Street, Ilminster at 19:30hrs
The public are welcome to attend this meeting. Members of the public are invited to ask questions or raise issues relevant to the work of the Committee. The overall time available for this session is restricted to 15 minutes unless the Chair decides otherwise. Individual speakers are restricted to 3 minutes and are asked not to repeat points that have been made previously. It is helpful if potential contributors can make themselves known to the Town Clerk before the meeting so that the session can be programmed effectively. This section is not part of the formal meeting of the Council and minutes will not be produced.
The Agenda for the meeting is given below. Please contact the Town Council Office if you would like a copy of any of the reports.
Joy Norris
Town Clerk
OPEN SPACES AGENDA
1. Suspension of Standing Orders
To suspend standing order 1m, which relates to photographing, recording, broadcasting or transmitting the proceedings.
2. Apologies for absence.
To receive apologies for absence from Councillors unable to attend the meeting.
3. Declarations of Interest.
To receive any declarations from Councillors and Officers of interests in respect of matters to be considered at this meeting, together with an appropriate statement regarding the nature of interest.
4. Minutes.
a) To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 22 July 2014 as a correct record.
b) To consider the action list relating to the Open Spaces committee.
5. Wardens Report.
To receive the report from the Senior Open Spaces Warden about recent open spaces activities in Ilminster.
6. Police Report
This agenda item provides an opportunity for the Police to report on any matters relevant to policing in Ilminster.
7. Use of Open Spaces Machinery
At its meeting on 11 March 2014 the Committee was asked to consider whether or not Cricket and Football clubs should be charged a fee for the use of equipment owned by the Town Council; a decision was deferred pending the introduction of a Volunteer Policy. The Town Council’s Volunteer Policy has now been adopted and implemented so the matter of charges for use of the Open Spaces Machinery is referred back to the Committee for consideration.
8. Charges for Use of the Recreation Ground
At its meeting on 22 April 2014 the Committee agreed the Council would charge £2 a person or maximum of £20 a session for fitness sessions to be held on the Recreation Ground. The organiser of the fitness session has asked that this charge be reviewed as he charges £4.00 a session.
9. Skate Park (Wharf Lane Recreation Ground)
To consider a communication from Street Scene regarding the Skatepark.
10. Funfair Use of Land and Facilities
To consider the arrangements and charges e.g. deposit, utilities charges regarding the Funfair’s use of land and facilities.
click here to download O.S agenda 26.08.14
click here to download agenda item 5 – Wardens Report
click here to download agenda item 9 – suggested improvement to the skatepark
