MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL

Held on 5 November 2007

Present: Cllr A Howard (in the Chair)
Cllrs B Dobbs P Jackson Mrs C Lewis Mrs M Morgan G Parkhurst Miss H Parkhurst S Pratley P K Prince E Rolls Mrs M Rolls R B Shields MBE Mrs J Taylor C Tebbutt

Town Clerk
Cllrs D G Andrews and Cllr Mrs H Poskitt, East Lindsey District Council
Mr R Ormsby, Mrs D Prince and Miss A Ingamells, East Lindsey District Council
Mrs H Matthews, Mr G Cullen and Mr D Porteus, Mablethorpe Tourism Forum
14 members of the public

The meeting was opened with prayers by Rev. Cecil Mundy.

54. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Mrs I Daw (illness),
G Gooding (personal), Mrs J Gooding (personal), G Richards (personal).

55. MINUTES
It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That the minutes of the Council meeting held on 24 September 2007, having been previously circulated, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.

56. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Cllr R B Shields, MBE declared a personal interest in respect of minute 36 of the General Purposes Committee, planning application N/172/01690/07, due to his membership of the Caravan Club, and minute 42 of the Coastal and Amenities Committee due to being the Council’s representative on the Allotments Association.

Cllr S Pratley and Cllr A Howard declared a personal interest in minute 58 due to membership of the Tourism Forum.

Cllr P Prince declared a personal interest in minute 59 due to a family relationship with an employee of the Neighbourhood Management Team.

57. MINUTES OF COMMITTEES

It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That the acts and proceedings of the following committee meetings be adopted, subject to minute 49 of the Coastal and Amenities Committee detailed below.
The General Purposes Committee meeting of 17 September 2007
The Coastal and Amenities Committee meeting of 1 October 2007
The General Purposes Committee meeting of 8 October 2007

Note: With regard to minute 49 of the Coastal and Amenities Committee it was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That the Committee reconsiders its decision to not take responsibility for the future painting of the light columns on the High Street, Sutton-on-Sea.

58. BRITAIN IN BLOOM

Mrs Helen Matthews, Mr Cullen and Mr Porteus of the Mablethorpe and Sutton Tourism Forum gave a presentation on the Forum’s proposal to enter Mablethorpe for Britain in Bloom 2008. It was proposed that the project would be a community initiative supported by all age groups. Evidence from other towns shows that such projects can create a sense of pride in the area, which leads to a reduction in vandalism, litter and other anti-social behaviour.

Representatives of the Tourism Forum were in contact with other groups in the town and had secured funding and support from the District Council. An audit had been completed and plans were in place to take the project forward.

The Tourism Forum requested that the Town Council support the initiative and that two councillors be appointed to the Britain in Bloom Committee.

It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That Cllrs B Dobbs and Mrs M Rolls be nominated to represent the Town Council on the Britain in Bloom Committee.

59. NEIGHBOURHOOD MANAGEMENT

Miss Allyson Ingamells, Neighbourhood Manager, presented the draft engagements results report following the recent consultation.
A copy of the draft report, which sets out the issues raised, was circulated to the members.

It was reported that the next stage was to establish theme groups to take forward the issues raised by the community. Representatives of the various partners would lead on the theme groups. A Neighbourhood Board would be established comprising representatives of the partner organisations, together with an equal number of community representatives. It was anticipated that there would be a maximum of 20 on the Board, which would include one Town Councillor, one District Councillor and one County Councillor.

In response to a request for nominations for the Town Council’s representative, Councillors S Pratley and Mrs J Taylor were nominated.
Following a ballot it was
Resolved: That Cllr Mrs J Taylor be appointed as the Town Council’s representative on the Neighbourhood Management Board and that Cllr S Pratley be appointed as the substitute representative.

60. 17 DECEMBER 2007 COUNCIL MEETING

It was noted that the next meeting of the Town Council will be held on Monday 17 December 2007 in St. Clements Church Hall, Sutton-on-Sea at 7.00 p.m.

61. CLERK’S CORRESPONDENCE

(i) Post Office Closure – letters from Sir Peter Tapsell, Post Watch and the Post Office, acknowledging receipt of correspondence regarding the proposed closure of the Post Office in Golf Road, Mablethorpe.

(ii) Mablethorpe Area Committee – notification from East Lindsey District Council that the next meeting of the Area Committee would be held on 28 November 2007 at Theddlethorpe Village Hall.

(iii) Inside Justice Week – details of events taking place between 6 and 10 November publicising the work of the criminal justice system in the county.

(iv) Local Government Pension Scheme – information about the pension scheme provided for employers in the Lincolnshire County Council Pension Fund.

(v) Youth Service Awards Evening – an invitation to all councillors to the awards evening on 6 December 2007 at the Embassy Theatre, Skegness.

(vi) Children in Need Fun Run – details of a fun run organised by Mablethorpe Running Club to be held on 17 November 2007.

(vii) Sutton-on-Sea Enhancement Scheme – details of an exhibition to be held on 14 November 2007 at the Meridale Centre, Sutton-on-Sea showing the proposed environmental enhancement works.

(viii) County Flood Fair – details of an event to be held on 23 November 2007 at the Engine Shed, Brayford Pool, Lincoln.

(ix) Lincolnshire Playing Fields Association – an invitation to the Association’s Annual General Meeting to be held on 29 November 2007 at North Kesteven District Council’s offices in Sleaford.

62. MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS

The Mayor reminded councillors of the Christmas dinner booked for
14 December 2007.

63. ORDERS FOR PAYMENT

It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That the schedule of payments, totalling £12,825.18, be approved.