Agenda and draft minutes

To confirm the minutes from the previous meeting

The minutes of the meeting on 7 February 2024 were agreed by Members present and signed by the Chair.

To receive any apologies for absence

There were no apologies received.

To receive any declarations of interest

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered -

(i)            must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent

and, if the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest, or a personal interest which is also prejudicial

(ii)           may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter (and must withdraw to the public seating area) unless they have been granted a dispensation.

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Members’ Register of Interests, or is not the subject of a pending notification, must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal and prejudicial interests are defined in Part 2 of the Code of Conduct For Members

[If a member is in any doubt as to whether they have an interest which should be declared they should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer before the start of the meeting]

There were no declarations of interest.

An opportunity for members of the public to make statements or ask questions in accordance with the rules as to public participation

There was no public participation.

None.

The action points were agreed and up to date.

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

The report was agreed and noted by Members.

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

The report was agreed and noted by Members.

Arts and Culture - Activity Update

Old Town Hall – Activity Update

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

The report was agreed and noted by Members.

ACTION POINTS: D.S – to look into the consultancy review for Cllr Banks.

Communities and Health – Activity update

Adventure Playgrounds – Activity update

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

The report was agreed and noted by Members.

ACTION POINT: J Bank PH Question. – Please respond (are you fully supportive about the health hub)

ACTION POINT: D Southam to come back to J Banks about the community grant.

ACTION POINT: DS why is there no tuck shop at every site.

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

The report was agreed and noted by Members.

ACTION POINTS: NB to circulate links for Cllr Pesch and circulate more info for Cllr Banks.

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

The report was agreed and noted by Members.

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

The report was agreed and noted by Members.

The forward plan was agreed.