BEAMINSTER TOWN COUNCIL
The next meeting of Beaminster Town Council will be held in the Skyrm Room, Public Hall on Monday 23rd February 2015 at 7.00pm
Town Clerk
18th February 2015
PUBLIC SESSION
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO RAISE ISSUES WHICH MAY BE SUBSEQUENTLY DISCUSSED AT TOWN COUNCIL
REPORTS FROM AND QUESTIONS FOR:
· Dorset Police
· West Dorset District Councillors
· Dorset County Councillor
A G E N D A
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 26TH JANUARY 2015
To APPROVE minutes of the Council meeting held on 26th January 2015 (attached)
3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST & DISPENSATIONS
4. REPORTS FROM OUTSIDE ORGANISATIONS
5. MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES
(a) DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL – SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT (DECISION)
To CONSIDER recommendation in report (attached)
(b) COMMONWEALTH DAY (NOTE)
To NOTE arrangements for Commonwealth Day on Monday 9th March (attached)
6. PAYMENTS AND RECEIPTS (DECISION)
To CONSIDER and APPROVE the schedule of payments and receipts for February 2015 (to be tabled)
7. PLANNING APPLICATION WD/D/14/002796 – LAND NORTH OF HOLLYMOOR LANE –
AMENDED PLAN (DECISION)
To CONSIDER amended plans submitted in respect of this application. Submissions required
by 27th February.
8. BEAMINSTER YOUTH CENTRE – FUNDRAISING EVENT (DECISION)
Beaminster Youth Centre would like to hold a fundraising event in the Public Hall, to raise funds
to purchase equipment for general activities eg. sport, art etc. The young people’s band (a
group of musicians from the Centre) propose to hold a concert, performing free of charge and
members are asked to CONSIDER a request for financial assistance from the Council.
9. ROAD ENTRANCE SIGNS (DECISION)
Two initial suggestions submitted for comments (attached)
10. TREES – MEMORIAL PLAYING FIELD (DECISION)
(a) To CONSIDER proposal submitted by Mr Michael Dower (attached)
(b) To CONSIDER recommendation contained in Town Clerk’s confidential report (attached)
11. WEST DORSET DISTRICT COUNCIL: SERVICE REVIEW – PUBLIC TOILETS (DECISION)
To CONSIDER future provision of public toilet facilities (attached)
12. CORRESPONDENCE (NOTE/DECISION)
(a) DAPTC – ROYAL GARDEN PARTY APPLICATION
To NOTE the draw for the four allocations had taken place, the successful Council’s were
Verwood Town Council and Child Okeford Parish Council.
(b) THE DORSET LOCAL ACCESS FORUM – WALKERS ARE WELCOME SCHEME
The UK ‘Walkers are Welcome’ Network was launched in 2007 to encourage town and
villages to be welcoming to walkers. There are currently no locations within Dorset
registered with the Scheme therefore the Forum are seeking Council’s to CONSIDER
submitting an application for registration (attached)
(c) C M DYER– TRINITY CHURCH BURIAL GROUND
To NOTE letter of appreciation (attached)
(d) DCC – PART NIGHT LIGHTING (NOTE)
Changes to night-time street lighting will be introduced across the western area of the
County over the next few months, this will include Beaminster. SSE Contracting, the
county council’s street lighting partner, will begin converting around 1,500 lights to switch
off between midnight and 5.30 GMT. It will take around three months to complete the
changes, which involves changing light sensors on each lamp. Attached is a map
indicating which lights will be affected within Beaminster, the lights indicated with a red
triangle will remain lit, those indicated green will be turned off between the stated hours.
13. PROGRESS REPORT (UPDATE)
Monthly progress report is attached.
14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS – to identify items for inclusion on the March 2015 agenda
15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
To NOTE the date of the next Council meeting as being 23rd March 2015.