MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE COASTAL AND AMENITIES COMMITTEE

Held on 25 February 2008

Present: Cllr Mrs M Rolls (in the Chair)

Cllrs G Gooding Mrs J Gooding A Howard P Jackson Mrs C Lewis Mrs M Morgan G Parkhurst Miss H Parkhurst E Rolls R B Shields MBE C Tebbutt

In Attendance: Cllrs B Dobbs and Mrs J Taylor

81. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Cllrs G Gooding and Mrs J Gooding declared a personal interest in minute 85 due to having business interests in the town.

Cllr Mrs C Lewis declared a personal and prejudicial interest in minute 85 due to business advertising and left the meeting during consideration of this item.

82. MINUTES
It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting held on 14 January 2008 having been previously circulated, be signed by the Chairman as a correct record, subject to the inclusion of Councillor R B Shields MBE in the record of apologies received.

83. FINANCIAL AID
St Clement’s Art Group – financial support towards the hire of the hall and insurance costs for the annual art exhibition. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That a grant of £75 be made to the St Clement’s Art Group towards the costs of the annual art exhibition in 2008.

84. NEW DOG WASTE BIN
It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That a new dog waste bin be installed in the area of Harris Boulevard / Seacroft Road.

85. FUN COAST MARKETING
The Town Clerk provided a verbal report on the proposed marketing campaign being organised by the Fun Coast Marketing Group. It was noted
that the original budget provision of £2,000 had in previous years been a contribution to a TV advertisement. In recent years this had changed due to increased cost of the TV advertisement. In 2007 the funding had been used for advertisements on public service buses in Midlands towns.

The campaign for 2008 was a series of radio advertisements to be broadcast on Smooth Radio, this would be linked to a new web site. Details of the coverage of the station and the content of the advertisements was provided.

It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That the allocated budget of £2,000 for 2008/09 be released to fund the Fun Coast Marketing campaign in 2008.

86. CLERK’S CORRESPONDENCE
(i) Information from the Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe Carnival Committee regarding the signage required for the road closures and diversions for the carnival.

(ii) Information from East Lindsey District Council regarding the Dog Control Orders recently introduced and the earlier consultation on the extent of the Orders.

(iii) Correspondence from East Lindsey District Council regarding the illumination features used in Mablethorpe and Skegness.

(iv) Details of the Mayor’s Charity Ball and the deadline for purchasing tickets.

87. MATTERS FOR URGENT DISCUSSION
(i) It was noted that the County Council had allocated additional funding to the Highways Department which would be used to jet the road gullies twice annually and to spray weeds three times each year.
(ii) A question was raised regarding the practice and procedures in place for clearing rubbish and litter left by the Drainage Board following drain clearance.
(iii) A question was raised regarding the condition of the shelter on the promenade at Sutton-on-Sea near the Beach Bar and whether the shelter to the south of the pullover would be replaced.
(iv) It was noted that the Acre Gap Sub-committee had arranged an open day for Saturday 15 March 2008 at the Meridale commencing at
10.30 a.m.
(v) A question was raised regarding what action can be taken to deal with illegal car parking, particularly in the Wellington Road area. This to be considered by the General Purposes Committee.