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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 13 September 2021 at 6pm, in order to transact the following business

Helen Ball
Town Clerk

Meeting Agenda Items

• 1WELCOME FROM THE MAYOR

• 2ROLL CALL

• 3APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

• 4DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE OF CONDUCT

• 5MINUTES OF COUNCIL

  To approve the Minutes of the Town Council Meeting held on 28 June 2021.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 5 - 21.06.28 Full Council Minutes

• 6MATTERS ARISING

• 7ANNOUNCEMENTS

  1. To receive any announcements from the Mayor & Deputy Mayor’s recent engagements
  2. To receive any announcements from the Mayor and Town Clerk

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 7(i) - Engagements 17.05.21 to 12.09.21

• 8PUBLIC 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.

  Attachments:

  • Public Q&A's Full Council 21.09.13

• 9QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS

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

• 10PEDESTRIANISATION TRIAL OF THE TOWN CENTRE - MOTION

  This Council notes:
  1) The sudden ending of the Shrewsbury Town Centre Pedestrianisation Trial (Experimental Traffic Regulation Order) by Shropshire Council on 1st September by two months early.
  2) That despite the close working relationship built up between the Town Council and Shrewsbury BID during the creation Shrewsbury’s Big Town Plan, neither organisation was consulted by Shropshire Council before a decision was taken to end the Pedestrianisation Trial.

  This Council Resolves to:
  1) Send a letter to the Leader and Chief Executive of Shropshire Council protesting about the decision and the lack of proper notice or any consultation along with a demand that the Pedestrianisation Trial be reinstated as soon as possible.

• 11FINANCE & GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE – (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

  To receive and adopt the Minutes of the informal Finance & General Purposes Committee Meeting held on:

   

  19 July 2021 (Informal Notes)

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 11 - 21.07.19 Finance_Minutes

• 12RECREATION & LEISURE COMMITTEE – (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

  To receive and adopt the Minutes of the informal Recreation & Leisure Committee Meeting held on:

   

  21 July 2021 (Informal Notes)

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 12 - Recreation_Leisure Minutes 21.07.21

• 13PLANNING COMMITTEE – (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

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

   

  1. 6 July 2021 (Informal Notes)
  2. 27 July 2021 (Informal Notes)
  3. 17 August 2021 (Informal Notes)
  4. 7 September 2021 (Informal Notes)

   

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 13(i) Planning_Minutes - 06.07.2021
  • Agenda 13(ii) Planning_Minutes -27.07.2021
  • Agenda 13(iii) Planning_Minutes -17.08.2021
  • Planning_Minutes - 21.09.07

• 14CLIMATE EMERGENCY COMMITTEE – (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

  To receive and adopt the Minutes of the informal Recreation & Leisure Committee Meeting held on:

   

  15 July 2021 (Informal Notes)

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 14 - 21.07.15 Climate Change Minutes

• 15WORKING GROUPS – (MINUTES ENCLOSED)

  To receive and adopt the Minutes of the recent Working Group Meetings held on:

   

  1. Civics Working Group – 8^th July 2021 chaired by Councillor Julian Dean
  2. City of Sanctuary Working Group – 13^th July 2021 chaired by Councillor Kate Halliday
  3. Youth Working Group – 14^th July 2021 chaired by Councillor Pam Moseley
  4. Active Travel Working Group – 20^th July 2021 chaired by Councillor Rob Wilson

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 15(i) - 2021.07.08 Civics_Minutes
  • Agenda 15(ii) - 2021.07.13 City of Sanctuary Minutes
  • Agenda 15(iii) - Youth Services Minutes 21.07.14
  • Agenda 15(iv) - 2021.07.20 - Active Travel - Minutes

• 16EXECUTIVE DECISIONS

  To receive and adopt the list of Executive Decisions made between 22 June 2021 – 6 September 2021 in accordance with Minute 74/20 of Finance & General Purpose Committee of the 12 April 2021.

  Attachments:

  • 30 Agenda 16 - Executive Decisions

• 17MINI HOLLAND

  To receive an update on the work in submitting a bid to the Department for Transport to become a Mini-Holland Town following the council resolution at the last meeting of Council.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 17 - MH bid
  • Agenda 17 - MH Expression of Interest
  • Agenda 17 - MH Letters of Support

• 18VISIONING EXERCISE

  To consider the report of the Town Clerk in relation to the preparation of a Corporate Plan and Medium Term Financial Plan for the period 2021/22 – 2025/2026.

  Attachments:

  • 36 Agenda18 - Visioning Exercise

• 19MOTION – HORSESHOE BUS SERVICE (Councillor Bentick)

  This Council resolves to:
  1) Support the proposal for a new Shrewsbury Horseshoe Peripheral Bus Route
  2) Include this in its submission to Shropshire Council’s bus consultation and lobby Shropshire Council for it to be an integral part of the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)
  3) Encourage the use of buses by Shrewsbury’s residents by all means possible

  Attachments:

  • 39 Agenda 19 - Bernie Bentick New Shrewsbury Horseshoe Bus Route Presentation V4 Shortened
  • 38a Agenda 19 - Arriva SY Bus Network Map

• 20SHROPSHIRE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SURVEY

  To consider any collective comments to the Shropshire Public Transport Survey

   

  Shropshire Public Transport Survey – Enhanced Partnership | Shropshire Council

  Attachments:

  • 40 Agenda 20 - Shropshire Public Transport Survey - Questions