Minutes of the meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee held on Monday 3rd October 2016, 6pm at the Woughton Community Council offices
Present:Cllrs ThillaiVisvendran (Chair), Alan Williamson, Donna Fuller, Kevin Wilson, Reginald Elliot, Pam Wilson, Pauline Prop, Peter Orme, Sue Smith, Brian Walker
PR9/16Apologies
Yahya Wiseman
PR10/16Declarations of Interest
None
PR11/16Questions from the public (maximum 10 minutes)
None
PR12/16Chair’s announcements
Electronic email received stating wrong date, all must be proof read before sending.
Building work of coffee hall has started today (03/10/16). Work due to finish 12/12/2016. Suggestions for a name for the new building.
PR 13/16Minutes of the previous meeting
Agreed.
PR 14/16CCLA Investment
Report into investing funds.
Property fund long term investment, possible four to five years, Suggestion to put second half of the funds into the investment account.
Proposed to accept report by Brian Walker
Seconded- Brian walker, Pauline Prop, Kevin Wilson, Donna FullerReginald Elliott
Abstained – Sue Smith, Alan Williamson
PR 15/16Budget Amendments for 2016
Website to be brought forward to be in line with office move to Coffee Hall.
Proposed – Kevin Wilson
Unanimous
PR 16/16 Play Area Review
Report reviewed with Services meeting. Play area on Daniels Welch has been noted as a park to possibly be kept open. Only play area to be brought to the council.
Consultation period ended September 30th 2016.
Objection relating to Daniels Welch Play area.
PR 17/16 Parliamentary Boundaries
The independent parliament boundary commission for England has produced initial proposals for new parliament boundaries to take effect after 2018. The proposals are currently out for consultation. The Initial proposal includes the following wards: Woughton and Fishermead, central Milton Keynes, CampbellPark and old Wolverton, Danesborough and Walton, Monkston, brought, Newport Pagnell south, Newport Pagnell north and Hanslope.
Recommends 1. That the community council object to the proposed constituency on the ground that it does not adequately take account of natural communities of interest.
Propose – Kevin Wilson
Second – Donna Fuller and Reginald Elliott
Unanimous
2. That the community council object to the proposed constituency name on the grounds that Newport Pagnell does not adequately reflect where most electors perceive that they live.
Proposed – Kevin Wilson
Second – Donna Fuller
Unanimous
EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
Council may find it appropriate to consider the following resolution should they believe that any discussion would be prejudicial to the public interests:
That, under the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960, the public be excluded on the grounds of the confidential nature of the business about to be transacted which involves the likely disclosure of exempt information.
PR 18/16 Meeting Place review
Committee have been given a copy of the Meeting Place Review Options Report. Showing costs currently and possible alternatives.
Full report to be proposed in the next meeting.
Next meeting – Estate caretaker, Enforcement procedures.
Date of next meeting: Monday 5th December 2016
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