TOWN COUNCIL Direction & Strategy Committee Tuesday, 17th January 2017 7.30 pm (or after the Planning & Planning Policy Committee meeting) at the Town Hall, Skegness,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF the above meeting. The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda set out below.

AGENDA

1. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING – Minutes of the Direction & Strategy Committee meeting of Tuesday 11th October 2016 – attached.

2. APOLOGIES

3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

4. SEAFRONT PARKING– attached

5. TOWN CRIER FOR SKEGNESS – report attached.

Steve Larner – Town Clerk 11th January 2017

SKEGNESS TOWN COUNCIL

Minutes of the Direction & Strategy Committee Meeting

Held at 7.00 pm on Tuesday, 11th October 2016

PRESENT: Councillor D Edginton (Town Mayor) in the Chair.

Councillors M Anderson, D Brookes, T Burnham, M Dannatt, S Dennis, G O Ellis and M Gabbitas.

Substitutes: Councillors D Cargill, Miss E Freeman and Mrs M Gray.

Officers: Town Clerk and Deputy Town Clerk

There was one member of the public present.

D 08. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING (Agenda Item 1)

It was proposed, seconded and

RESOLVED: That:- a) An amendment be made to remove “and” from D07 a). b) The minutes of the Direction & Strategy Committee meeting of Wednesday 28th September 2016 be approved as a correct record of the meeting.

D 09. APOLOGIES (Agenda Item 2)

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor S Blackburn, D Kirk and S Kirk.

D 10. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (Agenda Item 3)

There were no Declarations of Interest.

D 11. BUSINESS PLAN AND BUDGET (Agenda Item 4)

The Town Clerk presented the Events and Co-ordination, Tower Gardens Pavilion Replacement, Budget Elements and Financial and Risk Comments section from the Business Plan and Budget report to consider proposals and make recommendations to Council. A discussion took place and the Town Clerk answered questions.

It was proposed, seconded and

RESOLVED: That:- a) Recommendations are made to Council to bring forward plans for the Events Co-coordinator post to 2017/18. b) To note the verbal update on the Tower Garden Pavilion replacement.

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c) Recommendations are made to Council to bring forward the proposed budget for the Tower Gardens Pavilion Project from 2018/19 to 2017/18.

D 12. SEAFRONT PARKING (Agenda Item 5)

The Town Clerk presented the Lincolnshire County Council plans for proposed parking restrictions on the seafront.

It was proposed, seconded and

RESOLVED: That it be recommended to Council that a proposal is made to Lincolnshire County Council to move the Bus Stand opposite the Pier Field development further north and remove two small No Waiting at Any Time areas and Disabled Badge Holders Only 8am - 6pm areas.

Post minute note – It does not seem that it will be possible to remove the no waiting time areas as these are provided to give disabled people access to cross the road.

D 13. TOWN CRIER FOR SKEGNESS (Agenda Item 6)

The Town Clerk presented the Town Crier report to provide the details of how the voluntary post of Town Crier should be appointed and operate following Council’s decision in principle to appoint this role. Cllr D Brookes, through the chair, was able to report on how Parish Council manages this role.

It was proposed, seconded and

RESOLVED: That: - a) Recommendations be made to Council to move forward with this proposal. b) That reasonable costs be covered and the insurance be provided by the Town Council. c) That a suggested budget be made of £1000 in 2017/18 for initial set up costs and £250 be budgeted for in subsequent years.

D 14. POLICE & CRIME PLAN CONSULTATION (Agenda Item 7)

The Town Clerk presented the Police & Crime Plan Consultation.

It was proposed, seconded and

RESOLVED: That the consultation be noted.

D 15. TRADING COMPANY (Agenda Item 8)

The Town Clerk gave a verbal update on the Trading Company set up.

It was proposed, seconded and

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RESOLVED: That the report be noted.

The meeting closed at 9.00 pm.

¤ – 6 – Subject: Email out - S Larner - Skegness Sea Front - Waiting Restrictions - 7.12.16 IM

Dear Mr Larner

I refer to previous discussions with regard to potential waiting restrictions on the Sea Front.

Works are due to commence on the construction of The Premier Inn development in the New Year, so it is necessary to introduce waiting restrictions adjacent to the vehicular access for the development for road safety reasons. It is appropriate for the proposed 'No Waiting at Any Time' restriction to basically replace the lengths where there is currently the bus stand facility (see plan attached).

It is accepted that this facility is used on occasion, although not to the same degree as the facility between the Pier and the Embassy Centre.

I feel that it may be appropriate to introduce a bus stand in terms of an experimental order, initially at an alternative location and for this to be subject to a separate order making process in the New Year. Alternative locations could be further up North Parade as referred to or possibly on Scarborough Avenue. There could however be a knock-on effect, in that other parking facilities may be lost. I would therefore like to discuss this matter further.

Under the Data Protection Act 1998, I am required to inform you that details of your comments to these proposals may be used in subsequent committee reports, which may include personal details such as your name/address. If you do not wish this to occur or have any specific details you would not like to be divulged, please inform me in your response.

Yours Sincerely

Ian Mickleburgh Senior Highways Officer Highways - East Highways and Transportation Middlegate, Grimoldby, Louth, LN11 8SU Telephone: 01522 782070 E Mail: [email protected] Website: www.lincolnshire.gov.uk

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SKEGNESS TOWN COUNCIL

REPORT TO: DIRECTION AND STRATEGY COMMITTEE 17TH JANUARY 2017 BY: TOWN CLERK SUBJECT: Town Crier

PURPOSE: Council have agreed to the establishment of a town crier; this report sets out steps that the Committee need to consider to move this forward.

. 1 BACKGROUND

1.1 At its meeting on 2nd November Council approved the Direction and Strategy Committee’s recommendations to move forward with the Town Crier from April 2017 and approved the associated budget of £1000 in 2017/18 and £250 pa thereafter.

2 STEPS NEEDED TO MOVE THIS FORWARD

2.1 Committee needs to establish how the recruitment process will be carried out this should include:-

2.1.1 Set a realistic timetable including Council approval – suggest aim for interviews late February

2.1.2 Determine how the position will be advertised – suggest social media, website

2.1.3 The Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Town Clerk will assess and make recommendations to Council in March.

2.2 Committee also needs to establish how the robes will be procured. This should include:-

2.2.1 Set a realistic timetable including Council approval

2.2.2 The exact style and specification of the robes, including colour, trims, size, suitability (e.g. male/female).

2.2.3 The methodology used to procure these

2.2.4 Establishing maintenance including cleaning budget and insurance.

3 RECOMMENDATIONS

3.1 The Directions and Strategy Committee considers how to take this forward.

FOR DECISION

For information relating to this report please contact The Town Clerk, Town Hall Skegness or email [email protected]

Background papers None