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Full Council – 04/11/2019

Full Council – 04/11/2019

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SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Riggs Hall
The Library
Castle Gates
Shrewsbury
SY1 2AS

To All Members of the Council

Dear Councillors

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Town Council’s Full Council scheduled to take place on Monday 4 November at 6.00 pm in Room SGH026 at the Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, in order to transact the following business.

Helen Ball
Town Clerk

Meeting Agenda Items

  • 1APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

  • 2DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE OF CONDUCT

  • 3MINUTES OF COUNCIL

    To approve the Minutes of the Town Council Meeting held on 2 September 2019.

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  • 4MATTERS ARISING

  • 5ANNOUNCEMENTS

    (i)   To receive details of the Mayor & Deputy Mayor’s recent engagements

    September 2019
    October 2019

    (ii)   To receive any announcements from the Mayor and Town Clerk

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  • 6PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

    To receive any questions from Members of the Public, notice of which has been given in accordance with the Town Council’s Standing Orders.

  • 7QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS

    To receive any questions from Members, notice of which has been given in accordance with the Town Council’s Standing Orders.

  • 8TIM PRITCHARD - SHREWSBURY PROGRAMME MANAGER

    Tim Pritchard, the newly appointed Shrewsbury Programme Manager at Shropshire Council is to attend the meeting to introduce himself, outline his working brief and discuss ways in which he can work with the Town Council

  • 9MOTION - LOCAL ELECTRICITY BILL

    (a) LOCAL ELECTRICITY BILL – Councillor David Vasmer

    That Shrewsbury Town Council
    (i)    acknowledges the efforts that this council has made to tackle climate emergency;

    (ii)   recognises that councils can play a central role in creating sustainable communities, particularly through the provision of locally generated
    renewable electricity;

    (iii)   further recognises

    that very large financial setup and running costs involved in selling locally generated renewable electricity to local customers result in it being impossible for local renewable electricity generators to do so,
    that making these financial costs proportionate to the scale of a renewable electricity supplier’s operation would create significant opportunities for councils to be providers of locally generated renewable electricity directly to local people, businesses and organisations, and
    that revenues received by councils that became local renewable electricity providers could be used to help fund local greenhouse gas emissions reduction measures and to help improve local services and facilities;
    (iv)    accordingly resolves to support the Local Electricity Bill, currently supported by a cross-party group of 115 MPs, and which, if made law,
    would make the setup and running costs of selling renewable electricity to local customers proportionate by establishing a Right to Local Supply;
    and
    (v)    further resolves to
    inform the local media of this decision,
    write to local MPs, asking them to support the Bill, and
    write to the organisers of the campaign for the Bill, Power for People, (at 8 Delancey Passage, Camden, London NW1 7NN or info@powerforpeole.org.uk) expressing its support.

    (b) MOUNT HOUSE – Councillor Jane Mackenzie

    That Shrewsbury Town Council notes with interest recent newspaper articles about the purchase of Mount House by Mr Marchant. Given the significant local, national and international interest this building attracts in terms of promotion of the Darwin connections to Shrewsbury and associated tourism potential, the Town Council invites Mr Marchant to a future meeting of Council to present his ideas for use of the building, his business model in supporting academia and education and the potential for retaining this building as a visitor attraction.

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  • 10FINANCE & GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE – (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Finance & General Purposes Committee Meeting held on 30 September 2019

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  • 11RECREATION & LEISURE COMMITTEE – (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Recreation & Leisure Committee Meeting held on 2 October 2019.

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  • 12PLANNING COMMITTEE – (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Planning Committee Meetings held on:

    17 September 2019
    08 October 2019
    29 October 2019

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  • 13CIVICS COMMITTEE (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Civics Committee Meeting held on 30 September 2019

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  • 14JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Joint Consultative Committee Meeting held on 16 October 2019

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  • 15YOUTH CONSULTATION

    To consider a response to Shropshire Council’s Consultation into provision of Youth Services

    http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/get-involved/youth-support-consultation/

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  • 16CAR PARKING STRATEGY

    To consider a response to Shropshire Council’s Consultation into changes to the Car Parking Strategy

    http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/get-involved/amendments-to-shropshire-council-s-parking-strategy/

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  • 17LIBRARY STRATEGY - ENGAGEMENT & CONSULTATION

    To consider a response to Shropshire Council’s Consultation on a new Library Strategy

    http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/get-involved/library-strategy-engagement-and-consultation/

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  • 18EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

    To consider exclusion of the Press & Public on the grounds that the consideration of the following items may involve the likely disclosure of confidential information (s1(2) Public Bodies (Admission of Meetings) Act 1960).

  • 19PERSONNEL COMMITTEE (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Personnel Committee Meeting held on 23 October 2019

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