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Full Council – 10/09/2018

Full Council – 10/09/2018

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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 Shrewsbury Town Council scheduled to take place on Monday 10 September 2018 at 6pm in room SGH026 at the Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, 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 25 June 2018.

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  • 4MATTERS ARISING

  • 5ANNOUNCEMENTS

    (i)  To receive details of the Mayor & Deputy Mayor’s recent engagements
    a)  July 2018
    b)  August 2018
     
    (ii)  To receive any announcements from the Mayor and Town Clerk.
    a)  To consider a request from the Wilfred Owen Society for more formal links with Ors

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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.
     
    QUESTIONS FROM JOHN WHITELEGG
    On 13.11.17 Shrewsbury Town Council voted to support 20mph.
    On 19.3.18 Shrewsbury Town Council voted to support the creation of a map of community concerns that would identify road speed concerns
    Has the town council written to Shropshire Council to request that it takes action to design and implement a 20mph speed limit in residential areas and has Shropshire Council replied to that request?
    Is the map of community concerns available for members of the public to inspect?

  • 7QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS

    To receive any questions from Members, notice of which has been given in accordance with the Town Council’s Standing Orders.
     
    MOTION FROM COUNILLOR DEAN:
    We congratulate those who organised the deposit based takeaway coffee cup scheme recently run at the Shrewsbury Food Festival. We note the success of similar schemes at a range of festivals and sites, including Hay Festival and the town of Freiburg in Germany, where such schemes have drastically reduced the waste from single-use cups.
     
    We welcome the current initiative to introduce such a scheme amongst the independent cafes of Shrewsbury, and also at other town sites such as Shrewsbury Town football ground and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
     
    The scheme aims to reduce the volume of single use, non-recyclable hot drinks cups used and disposed of. The ‘Shrewsbury Cup’ social enterprise will supply reusable cups to coffee sellers throughout the town. Customers buy a drink and pay a £1 deposit for the cup. They enjoy their drink and then can redeem their £1 at any of the participating outlets.
     
    The scheme design aims to bring the following benefits to the town:

    A reduction in total cost of waste collections

    A reduction of litter

    An effective way to support independent local businesses and help them stand out from the large chains

    Helping to make the town more sustainable and – in a proven way – to change behaviour

    Putting Shrewsbury on the map as centre for ground breaking initiatives and thereby supporting the ‘Original, On-Off’ brand image. (We could be the first town in UK to truly deliver a scheme that tackles the issue of disposable coffee cups. Other towns and cities are making pledges but Shrewsbury could take the lead.)

    A new social enterprise – potential to create 2 new jobs in first year then more as project grows.

    An opportunity to bring together local businesses, councils and the university in practical local action that will make a difference.
    We ask officers to provide appropriate assistance to those developing this scheme for our town and to come back with such further proposals as may be useful for how the Town Council can help ensure the scheme’s success.

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  • 8FINANCE & GENERAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE – (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Finance & General Purposes Committee Meetings held on:
     
    (i)  30 July 2018

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  • 9RECREATION AND LEISURE COMMITTEE - (MINUTES TO BE TABLED)

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Recreation & Leisure Committee Meeting held on:
     
    (i)  8 August 2018

  • 10PLANNING COMMITTEE - (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Planning Committee Meetings held on:
     
    (i)   10 July 2018
    (ii)   7 August 2018
    (iii)  28 August 2018 (to be tabled)

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  • 11YOUTH SERVICES - (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Youth Services Committee Committee Meetings held on:
     
    (i)         23 March 2018
    (ii)        24 July 2018

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  • 12JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE - (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the Joint Consultative Committee meeting held on 18 July 2018.

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  • 13MOUNT HOUSE

    To receive an update from Councillor Mackenzie regarding the work of the Darwin Steering Group and consider the level of the Town Council’s continued involvement.

  • 14SHREWSBURY COMIC FESTIVAL 2019

    To receive a presentation from Councillor Mackenzie regarding proposals to host a Comic Festival in Shrewsbury.