22nd June 2016
A meeting of the OPEN SPACES COMMITTEE will take place on Tuesday 28 June 2016 at 7.30pm in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, North Street, Ilminster.
The public are welcome to attend this meeting. Members of the public are invited to ask questions or raise issues relevant to the work of the Council. The overall time available for this session is restricted to 15 minutes unless the Chair decides otherwise. Individual speakers are restricted to 3 minutes and are asked not to repeat points that have been made previously. It is helpful if potential contributors can make themselves known to the Town Clerk before the meeting so that the session can be programmed effectively.
Public participation is not part of the formal meeting of the Council however a note will be made of matters raised and recorded at the start of the minutes of the meeting.
The Agenda for the meeting is given below. Please contact the Town Council Office if you would like a copy of any of the reports.
Please note: Immediately before the meeting starts the prizes will be presented to the winners of the Scarecrow Competition.
Joy Norris
Town Clerk
OPEN SPACES AGENDA
- Apologies for absence
To receive apologies for absence from Councillors unable to attend the meeting.
- Declarations of Interest
To receive any declarations from Councillors and Officers of interests in respect of matters to be considered at this meeting, together with an appropriate statement regarding the nature of interest.
- Minutes
- A) To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 24th May 2016 as a correct record.
- B) To consider the action list relating to the Open Spaces committee.
- Police Report
This agenda item provided an opportunity for the Police to report on any matters relevant to
policing in Ilminster.
- Wardens Report
To receive the report from the Senior Open Spaces Warden about recent open spaces activities in Ilminster.
- Cremation Plots
To consider requests to inter ashes into existing plots where records show that the number of interments already meets the maximum stated in the Ilminster Town Council Cemetery Guidelines
- Cemetery Maintenance – Grass Cutting and Weed Control
To review the regime for grass cutting and weed control - Additional Open Spaces Land
To generate suggestions for the usage of land around Herne Hill which would increase public amenities and protect Herne Hill. - Financial Comparison
To receive information about the Open Spaces Committee, income, expenditure and commitments compared with the 2016/17 budget.
