BELPER TOWN COUNCIL

AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF 14th JULY 2004

  1. Public Participation
  2. Police Matters:
    1. Noise nuisance - dog pound (Cllr Peter Makin)
    2. Law and order issues (Cllr Les Dorey)
    3. Apologies for absence. (Reasons for apologies should be given.)
  3. Change in order of business.
  4. Declarations of interest.
  5. To determine if any items, other than items 24-26 should be taken in camera.
  6. To receive and approve Minutes 8-36 of the Council Meeting held on 8 June 2004 (attached).
  7. To receive and note the Minutes of the Recreation and Development Committee meeting held 6 July 2004 (to be tabled).
  8. Mayor's announcements.
  9. Planning Applications.
    1. Brief presentation by Peter Reid of AVBC on the Fuchs development.
    2. To note the Planning Applications circulated on the schedules dated 11 June, 24 June and 1 July 2004
    3. Applications on any schedules circulated prior to the meeting
  10. Justices and Entertainments Licences.
  11. To consider a request to hold a continental market in September. Letter from Amber Valley Borough Council attached.
  12. To consider a request from Belper Meadows Sports Club to hold car boot sales on 1 August and 3 October 2004.
  13. Finance: A schedule of payments totalling £25029.32 and receipts totalling £5326.46 for the period from 22 May 2004 to 1 July 2004 is attached.
  14. Letter of support requested by Belper & District Road Safety Committee in respect of their proposals for changes to the speed limit on the A6, Matlock Road as letter attached. (This matter was brought to March Council but no decision was taken.)
  15. To agree retrospective use of the Council seal on a document reaffirming the Council's commitment to twinning with Pawtucket dated 2 May 2004.
  16. To consider the implications of the criteria required for accreditation as a "Quality Town Council". A NALC briefing sheet is attached. Members' attention is drawn to the requirement to produce a Newsletter.
  17. Provision of public payphones. To consider BT's proposal (attached) to remove the telephone kiosk at the junction of Mill Street and Acorn Drive.
  18. To consider a request for funding under the Black Spot Lighting Scheme from St Peter's Church as correspondence attached.
  19. To consider the proposed amendments to the waiting restrictions at Belper Triangle. (Letter from DCC attached)
  20. To note the extract of the provisional map issued by the Countryside Agency in respect of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 - attached.
  21. To consider potential work projects for BCTV - letter attached.
  22. Items for Information. To note and discuss any items on the schedule attached.

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  23. To consider the enclosed confidential draft report from Amber Valley Borough Council concerning Belper Meadows.
  24. To report on a meeting with the GMB Union on staff issues.
  25. To note the work carried out on the Risk Assessments and discuss issues arising therefrom. Sample of risk assessment attached.