Wellington Town Council planning meeting October 2007

The OCTOBER meeting of Wellington Town Council will be held in the main hall of the United Reformed Church in Fore Street, Wellington, on Monday, 1st October 2007 at 7pm.
The council’s planning meeting will also be held on Monday, 1st October 2007 in the URC Church Hall at 6pm for which a separate agenda is enclosed.
Will members please note there will be a special code of conduct session at 5.30pm on Monday, 1st October 2007 in the URC hall and therefore the October Finance Committee meeting will be held in the hall on Monday, 1st October 2007 at 5 pm. An agenda and relevant papers will be issued at the meeting.

Tony Brown
Town clerk
AGENDA

1. APOLOGIES

1A. CHAIRMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENTS.

1B. REPORT AND QUESTIONS/COMMENTS TO/FROM THE POLICE

1C. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TIME

2. TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MONTHLY COUNCIL MEETINGS HELD ON 3rd September 2007

3. TO CONSIDER REQUEST FOR THE GRANT PLEDGED FOR THE WELLINGTON RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD
A letter has been received from Wellington Rugby Football Club asking for the council to release the initial amount of £3,750 which was scheduled to come from next years expenditure (total pledge is £7,500) to allow work for the gas main to proceed. The total cost of diverting the main is £7,114.63 and Wales and West Utilities are requesting payment in full with the order for work with an estimated lead time of a minimum of 20 weeks (enclosed with appeal statement and account statement and letter and quotation from Wales and West Utilities: for decision). See minute 14258.

4. TO CONSIDER SOLUTIONS TO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN HOLYOAKE STREET
This item has been placed on the agenda after it was raised at last month’s meeting (see minute 14416). Councillor Bowrah to raise.

5. TO CONSIDER SETTING UP AN ALLOTMENT WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS THE NEED FOR MORE ALLOTMENTS
Councillor Mrs Stock-Williams to raise.

5a. TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL ROAD SIGNAGE AT THE ENTRANCE TO BURROUGH WAY
Councillor Mrs Stock-Williams to raise.

6. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES:
(a) Minute 14413 New Somerfield Store: Letter from the Government Office for the South West about the notice announcing the order for the stopping up of the access road off Scott’s Lane, Wellington (enclosed: for information)
(b) Minute 14425 Northern relief road: Letter from county council and copy of letter sent to Taunton DBC and the Deane’s reply (enclosed: for information(c)
(c) Minute 14392 (6th August meeting) Dog bin requests: Letter from Taunton DBC about Beech Hill and Waterpath bin requests (enclosed: for information)

7. CORRESPONDENCE:
(a) Letter from Somerset County Council re the future management of waste in the county for the next 20 years (enclosed: for decision)
(b) Letter from Somerset County Council re HGV pinch point consultation (enclosed: for decision)
(c) Letter from leader of county council, Councillor Jill Shortland about foot and mouth outbreak and rights of way (enclosed: for information)

8. WELLINGTON ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
To report that next meeting of the partnership will be held on Tuesday, 2nd October 2007 a 6pm (for information)

9. TO REPORT PLANNING DECISIONS OF TAUNTON DBC AND SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL (List will be published on supplementary agenda on 1st October 2007)

10. COUNCIL INCOME AND EXPENDITURE TO END OF SEPTEMBER 2007

11. ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT (List will be published on supplementary agenda on 1st October 2007)

12. ANY URGENT MATTER WHICH MAY BE RAISED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIRMAN