Meeting of the Council – 19 December 2023

Dear Member of Cowbridge with Llanblethian Town Council,

You are summoned to attend an ordinary meeting of the Town Council on Tuesday 19 December 2023, 7.00pm, in the Council Chamber or remotely by Microsoft Teams.

If you are unable to attend, please inform the Town Hall Office prior to the meeting of the reason for your non- attendance.

Yours faithfully,

Cathy Kennedy

Chief Executive/Town Clerk

Members of the press and public are welcome to attend the meeting in person or remotely. For remote joining instructions email enquiries@cowbridge-tc.gov.uk Please note the meeting will be recorded. 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
    To note any apologies for absence.
  2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
    To receive any Declarations of Interest, including the nature of the interest (members are reminded of the provisions of paragraph 11 of the Members Code of Conduct and more particularly paragraph 11.1).
  3. COUNCILLOR VACANCY
    To consider and vote on applications received for Co-option to the Council.
  1. COMMUNITY POLICE REPORT
    To receive the monthly Police
  1. VALE COUNCILLOR REPORT
    To receive the monthly Vale Councill
  2. QUESTION TIME
    To receive any questions from the public regarding agenda items, with a limit of 3 minutes per person and a total time allocation of 15 minutes.
  3. MINUTES
    To consider and approve the minutes from the previous meeting(s).

    Draft Council Minutes 21 November 2023

  4. ACTION PLAN
    To note and discuss the plan of ongoing actions.
  5. FINANCIAL REPORT
    To consider and approve the Financial Report.

    h3 November Bank Reconciliation

    h2November Payments and Receipts

  6. COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS
    a) To note Resolutions from a meeting of the Town Hall Committee.

    i1 Draft Town Hall Minutes 5 December 2023

    b) To note Resolutions from a meeting of the Finance & Governance Committee.
    k1 Draft F&G Minutes 5 December 2023

  1. MAYORS REPORT
    To receive the Mayor’s Report.

    l Mayors Report December 2023

  1. TOWN CLERK’S REPORT
    To receive the Chief Executive/Town Clerk’s Report.

    m Clerk’s Report Dec 2023

  2. MEMBER REPORTS
    To receive any Members Reports.
  3. PLANNING MATTERS
    To review Planning Applications received since the previous meeting.

    k1Planning Consultations December

    k2 ASDA Express PFS Downs, Cowbridge Bypass, Stalling Down, Cowbridge CF71 7DT – New Premises Licence Application

  4. PLACE PLANNING
    To consider any updates.
  5. EVAN JENKINS
    To propose candidates for the board of trustees for the Evan Jenkins Charity. Nominees are not required to hold councillor positions but must receive approval from the council.
  6. SHARED PROSPERITY FUND
    To receive correspondence detailing recipients of the Vale of Glamorgan Shared Prosperity Fund.

    j3 Correspondence 2023 CGIN Flyer V3_Cym.pdf (3)

    j2 Correspondence SPF 2023 CGIC Flyer V3

    j1 Correspondence SPF 💡 New SPF-funded Innovation Program- CGIC! _ Rhaglen Arloesi newydd a ariennir gan SPF- CGIC!

  7. CORRESPONDENCE
    To review any Correspondence requiring members’ attention.
  1. DOCUMENTS FOR SEALING
    To note any Documents for Sealing.
  2. STAFFING 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 item 21 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.
  1. STAFFING REPORT
    To receive a Staffing Committee Report.

    Draft Staffing Minutes 12 December 2023

  2. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
    The date of the next meeting is 23 January 2024.