Agenda for May 22, 2023, Maulden Parish Council meeting

The next Parish Council Meeting of Maulden Parish Council is to be held on Monday, May 22 , 2023, at the Church Hall, Church Road, Maulden, Beds, MK45 2AU, following the Annual Parish Council Meeting which starts at 7.30pm, and the public and press are invited to attend.

This is a link to a downloadable printable PDF copy of the agenda, please do not print this post, reports being presented to the meeting can be found on this link.

A G E N D A

  1. Apologies.
  2. Declaration from members in relation to a Personal or Prejudicial Interest in any agenda item.
  3. Standing Orders will be suspended to allow members of the public to address the Council in relation to an agenda item or to request matters to be discussed at a subsequent meeting. Members of the public may have 3 minutes and must contact the clerk by 10am on the day of the meeting with their question. NONE REGISTERED
  4. To approve the minutes of the parish council meeting held on April 17, 2023.
  5. Actions arising from the above minutes not scheduled to be discussed at this meeting – see Appendix A.
  6. Correspondence: To consider correspondence including email and hard copy received since the last meeting (see Appendix B for list, also https://maulden-pc.gov.uk/category/agendas/) and those received to the date of this meeting after this agenda was issued. All correspondence has been forwarded to councillors.
  7. Chairman’s report: To consider report from the chairman.
  8. Clerk’s report: To consider report from clerk (see https://maulden-pc.gov.uk/surveys-and-reports/).
  9. Central Bedfordshire Council Representatives’ reports (see https://maulden-pc.gov.uk/surveys-and-reports/).
  10. Reported Crime Statistics/Speed/Streetwatch/Community Safety: To consider report from Cllr Browning (see https://maulden-pc.gov.uk/surveys-and-reports/).
  11. Planning Matters, Planning Applications, S106 Projects, and Rookery South Trust Community Trust Fund applications: To consider report from Planning Working Group, and all applications received since the last meeting including those received after this agenda was issued (see Appendix C for list, also https://maulden-pc.gov.uk/surveys-and-reports/).
  12. Recreation Ground, Play Areas, Community Orchard, & Green Spaces: To consider report from Recreation Ground, Play Areas, Rural Footpaths & Environment Working Group, including Trilley Fields Play Area; Pavilion Group report, access to Community Orchard track.
  13. Streetlights: To consider report from Streetlights Working Group (see https://maulden-pc.gov.uk/surveys-and-reports/).
  14. Finance: To consider report from Financial Working Group, including:

a: Confirm monthly bank reconciliation approval.

b: Payments to be approved – Zurich Insurance Policy £1,313.86

c: To receive Internal Auditor’s report.

d: To approve the Annual Governance Statement

e: To approve the Accounting Statements on the Annual Return.

     f: Payments since the last meeting.

  1. To consider updates and reports on:

a: Allotments.

b: Community Liaison – including free library, Christmas Lights Switch-On Event, Flitwick LGBTQ+ initiative, Bottle Bank, Senior Citizens’ Christmas Lunch

c: Defibrillators (see https://maulden-pc.gov.uk/surveys-and-reports/).

d: Highways – inc SIDs, Limbersey Lane 40mph bid, Clophill roundabout works, FP12 closure, new Elgin Gardens/Clophill Road footpath.

e: Millennium Garden.

f: Neighbourhood Plan.

g: Tree Warden.

  1. To consider:

     a: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) – Cllr Hindley.

     b: Village bus services

     c: Remembrance Sunday

  1. Items for next Agenda – June 19, 2023.
  2. Dates of next meetings: TO BE CONFIRMED June 19, 2023; July 24, 2023; September 4, 2023; October 9, 2023; November 13, 2023; December 18, 2023; January 23, 2024; March 4, 2024 (Annual Parish Meeting); April 15, 2024; May 20, 2024 (Annual Parish Council Meeting).