Beaminster Town Council s2

BEAMINSTER TOWN COUNCIL

Members of the Town Council are summoned to a meeting of Beaminster Town Council to be held in the Skyrm Room in the Public Hall on Monday 23rd September at 7.00pm

Town Clerk 18th September 2013

PUBLIC SESSION MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO RAISE ISSUES WHICH MAY BE SUBSEQUENTLY DISCUSSED AT TOWN COUNCIL

REPORTS FROM AND QUESTIONS FOR: i. Dorset Police Representative ii. West Dorset District Councillors Iii. Dorset County Councillor A G E N D A

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2. MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 22ND JULY 2013

3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST & DISPENSATIONS

4. REPORTS FROM OUTSIDE ORGANISATIONS

5. PAYMENTS AND RECEIPTS (DECISION) To consider approving the schedule of payments and receipts (to be tabled)

6. PLANNING APPLICATION – 1/D/13/001176 – THE SQUARE (DECISION) To CONSIDER the planning application to erect a war memorial in Beaminster Square in order to meet the District Council’s response deadline.

7. ALLOTMENT & CEMETERY WORKING PARTY (DECISION) To NOTE the minutes of the Allotment & Cemetery Working Party meeting held on 11th September 2013 (attached) and CONSIDER the recommendations therein. 8. FINANCE & GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE (DECISION) To NOTE the minutes of the Finance & General Purposes Committee meeting held on 16th September 2013 (attached) and CONSIDER the recommendations therein.

9. APPLICATION TO RENEW STREET TRADING CONSENT – THE SQUARE (DECISION) To CONSIDER application to re-new street trading consent in respect of Jalopy Pizza between the hours of 5 – 9pm on Thursday’s

10. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARY COMMISSION (DECISION) Following public consultation on Council size the Commission has adopted a council size of 43 for West Dorset District Council for the purpose of the next stage of the review – consultation on warding arrangements, this review will run from 3rd September to 11th November – to CONSIDER whether the Town Council wishes to put forward any proposals with regard to a new pattern of ward arrangements for the District Council.

11. POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONER TO DORSET (DECISION) Martin Underhill, the Police & Crime Commissioner for Dorset has been particularly interested in Council’s experiences when dealing with their local PACT and has asked, via the DAPTC for Parish and Town Council’s response to the question - What makes a good PACT? To CONSIDER the Town Council’s response

12. RURAL SERVICES NETWORK – RURAL FAIR SHARE PETITION (DECISION) The Rural Services Network believes that the Government need to further improve on their settlement for rural local authorities, giving rural areas a fairer slice of the funding cake in the future. Members are being asked to sign a petition requesting “that the House of Commons urges the Government to reduce the Rural Penalty in staged steps by at least 10% by 2020”.

13. CORRESPONDENCE To NOTE correspondence received:

(a) Axe Valley and West Dorset Ring & Ride – to NOTE a letter of thanks for the financial contribution to the Ring & Ride Service (b) Bridport & District CAB – to NOTE a letter of thanks for the financial contribution to the Citizen’s Advice Bureau (c) Victim Support – to NOTE a letter of thanks for the financial contribution to Victim Support Service (d) Dorset Blind Association – to NOTE a letter of thanks for the financial contribution to the Association (e) Dorset County Council – Part Night Street Lighting – to NOTE correspondence received outlining the County Council’s policy and timescale for implementing the part night lighting (attached)

14. PROGRESS REPORT (UPDATE) Monthly progress report is attached.

15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS – to identify items for inclusion on the October agenda

16. DATE OF NEXT MEETING To NOTE the date of the next Council meeting – Monday 28th October 2013