Town Council Minutes 1st May 2007
Minutes of a Meeting of the TAVISTOCK TOWN COUNCIL held in the Council Chamber, Drake Road, Tavistock on TUESDAY the 1st day of MAY 2007 at 7.00 p.m.
Present:
Cllr Mrs C Keane Town Mayor
Cllr I Andrews
Cllr D Best
Cllr Mrs A Clish-Green
Cllr Mrs Gibson
Cllr Mrs Govier
Cllr Mrs A Johnson
Cllr Mrs J C Metcalf
Cllr R Pike
Cllr P Sanders
Cllr E Sherrell
Cllr M W Taylor
In Attendance:
Town Clerk
One member of the press
QUIET REFLECTION. Members prepared themselves for the meeting by a few moments of quiet reflection led by the Reverend Michael Brierley, the Vicar of Tavistock.
PUBLIC QUESTION TIME.
There were no questions.
697. APOLOGIES.
There were apologies for absence from Cllr D Farrant, Cllr B Trew and Cllr Mrs Woodcock.
698. MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING 3rd APRIL 2007.
The Mayor presented the minutes of the meeting.
It was RESOLVED that the minutes of this meeting be adopted and they were signed by the Mayor.
699 MINUTES OF ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 10th APRIL 2007
The Mayor presented the minutes of the meeting.
It was RESOLVED that the minutes of this meeting be adopted and they were signed by the Mayor.
700. MATTERS ARISING.
Some Members felt that councillors should be seated on the stage for the ATM, rather than being with the electors even though this is not a council meeting. The matter would be put to the new council at an appropriate time for a decision.
701. PLANS COMMITTEE 10th APRIL 2007.
Cllr Best presented the Minutes. RESOLVED that the minutes of this meeting be adopted
702. PLANS COMMITTEE 24th APRIL 2007.
Cllr Best presented the Minutes. It was confirmed that the date of the next Plans Committee meeting would be the 16th May.
RESOLVED that the minutes of this meeting be adopted
703. PROPERTIES COMMITTEE 24th APRIL 2007.
Cllr Andrews presented the minutes.
a. Market Reeves’ Report. Minute 677 referred. Details of the proposed refreshment facility on Bedford Square were tabled. It was proposed that any agreement should have a 2-month trial period, and Members suggested that umbrellas might be a good idea. The Clerk emphasised that the caterer would be independently hiring the Town Hall facilities, and that the facility would not in any way be operated by Council staff. The trial would be on a commercial basis, and the caterer would not be given any advantages over other traders in the matter of costs or space allocation. On a proposal by Cllr Mrs Clish-Green it was RESOLVED by 8 votes for, 2 against and 2 abstaining that the teas and refreshment facility be given a 2-month trial.
b. Land swap. Minute 679 referred. Cllr Best wished the word ‘delete’ to be changed to ‘correct’ in the second line.
c. Down Road Triangle. Minute 681 referred. The Mayor wished it to be recorded that she would like to turn the parking area into a garden with a fountain.
It was RESOLVED that the minutes of this meeting as amended be adopted.
704. FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE 24th APRIL 2007
In the absence of both the Chair and Vice- Chair of the Committee the Mayor presented the Minutes.
It was RESOLVED that the minutes of this meeting be adopted.
705. TO RECEIVE SUCH COMMUNICATIONS OR REPORTS AS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY THE TOWN MAYOR AND TO PASS SUCH RESOLUTIONS AS REQUIRED.
There were no such reports.
706. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
a. The Mayor thanked the Members for their generous farewell gift.
b. Members were informed that the auction at the Civic Ball had raised £700 for the Mayor’s charities, and £50 for the Bedford Mile funds.
c. The Mayor displayed two sample mugs with representations of the Town Hall embroidery on them. After some consideration Members decided that it was not a Town Hall function to operate a shop to sell such items, and that they would be better sold by existing traders.
d. Members were warned of the Royal visit on the 11th May, to commemorate 150 years of the Tavistock Times. The Mayor thanked the Times representative for the excellent and fair reporting of Council affairs in the past.
707. URGENT BUSINESS BROUGHT FORWARD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MAYOR
a. Cllr Pike thanked the Mayor and the retiring Members for all their hard work for the Council in the previous years. The Mayor in turn thanked all Members for their support and work for the Town.
b. The Clerk drew Members attention to the reports on outside bodies submitted by Cllr Mrs Gibson, and asked that any other such reports be forwarded to be bound with the minutes.
708. SEAL.
RESOLVED that the seal be affixed to the various Deeds and Documents to be made or entered into for the carrying into effect the several decisions and matters approved.
Rising 7. 35 p.m.