Ordinary meeting of the Town Council on Tuesday the 18th July 2023, 7.00pm, in the Council Chamber or remotely by Microsoft Teams
Cathy Kennedy
Town Clerk
Members of the Press and Public are welcome to attend the meeting in person or remotely. For remote joining instructions email townclerk@cowbridge-tc.gov.uk. Please note the meeting will be recorded and may be published on the Town Council website. The press and the public have no statutory right to take photographs or to use any means which would enable any person not present at a meeting to see or hear the meeting. Permission to record meetings in this way requires the specific approval of the Council.
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To note any apologies for absence from members.
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
To receive any declarations of interest (members are reminded of the provisions of paragraph 11 of the Members Code of Conduct and more particularly paragraph 11.1).
3. COMMUNITY POLICE MATTERS
To receive the monthly Police report.
4. VALE COUNCILLOR REPORT
To receive the monthly Vale Councillor report.
5. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
To receive any questions regarding items on the agenda.
6. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
To consider and approve the minutes from the meeting held on the 20th June 2023.
Draft Council Minutes
7. MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
To consider any matters arising from the meeting held on the 20th June 2023 and not on the agenda.
8. FINANCIAL REPORT
To consider and approve the Financial Report ending 28th June 2023
Financial Report
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS
a)To consider and approve recommendations from a meeting of the Town Hall Committee held on the 4th of July 2023. Draft Town Hall Minutes
b)To consider and approve recommendations from a meeting of the Finance & Governance Committee held on the 4th of July 2023. Draft F & G Minutes
10. MAYORS REPORT
To receive the Mayor’s report.
Mayors Report
11. TOWN CLERK’S REPORT
To receive the Town Clerk’s report.
Clerks Report
12. MEMBERS REPORTS
To receive any member reports.
13. PLANNING MATTERS
To consider a report of applications and decisions received since the last meeting.
Planning Report
14. SECTION 106
To receive a verbal report from the Mayor.
15. CIVIC SUNDAY
To receive a verbal report from the Mayor & the Deputy Town Clerk.
16. CHRISTMAS
To receive notes from meetings of the Christmas Working Group and a verbal report from the Deputy Mayor Cllr Weddell.
Christmas Report
17. PLACEMAKING PLAN
To receive a report prepared by the Mayor Cllr Wilson.
Placemaking update
18. 80th ANNIVERSARY D DAY
To consider and approve an invitation to register the Town Council’s involvement in the celebrations.
D-Day 80 Anniversary Guide v97
19. FLAGS
To receive a report from Cllr Watkins.
Flag Report
20. CORRESPONDENCE
To note any salient items of correspondence.
21. DOCUMENTS FOR SEALING
To note any documents for sealing.
22. CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS
To approve the following resolution;
By virtue of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, the press and public are excluded from discussion of items 22 & 23 on the basis that disclosure thereof would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.
23. STAFFING MATTERS
To receive a report from a meeting of the committee held on the 17th July 2023.
24. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
19th of September 2023