COLMWORTH PARISH COUNCIL
A Meeting of Colmworth Parish Council will be held on
Thursday 11th January 2024 at 7.00pm at Colmworth Village Hall. All Councillors are hereby summoned to attend.
Members of the public and press are welcome
Lizzie Barnicoat, Clerk
4th January 2024
AGENDA
2023/42 Apologies (7.00-7.02)
2023/43 Declarations of interest (7.02-7.03)
Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in any items on the Agenda for this meeting, in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for Members
2023/44 Public Open Forum. (7.05-7.20)
Standing Orders will be suspended for a period of approximately 15 minutes so that members of the public may discuss any items on the agenda or request items to be included in the agenda for the next meeting.
2023/45 Minutes of the last meeting 2nd November to be agreed (7.20-7.25)
2023/46 Borough Councillor report to be received (7.25-7.40)
2023/47 Planning. (7.40-7.45)
• Local Plan 2040 Inspectors letter to Bedford Borough Council
• To consider any planning applications received after the publication of the agenda if applicable
2023/48 Highways, East-West Rail and Rights of Way (7.45-8.00)
• Update on East-West Rail – to include feedback from latest EWR Local Representatives Group meeting
• Discuss Highways matters – VAS installation update, heavy vehicle usage from Wilden Road signage follow up
• Discuss any Rights of Way matters
2023/49 Village matters(8.00-8.15)
• Churchyard funding request
• Police speeding, burglary and parked cars follow up
• Christmas lights thank you
• Parish Councillor vacancies ability to co-opt
2023/50 Country Park, Playing Field, Gardening Club and Triangle (8.15-8.35)
• Review internal inspections for the playing field, update on maintenance work including multi play unit bark quotations
• Playing Field hedge maintenance
• Country Park priorities and feedback from walkround event
• Triangle request from Gardening Club for tap to include feedback from Anglian Water quotation
2023/51 Finance (8.35-8.50)
• Review receipts and authorise payments
• NALC salary award final agreement
• Budget consideration and approval for 2024/25
• Precept consideration and approval for 2024/25
• Reserves allocations
• Ward Fund funding update
Date of Next Meeting: Thursday 7th March 2024 at 7pm