Agenda

Council - Thursday 16th March, 2023 7.00 pm

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Venue: Council Chamber - Farnham Town Hall. View directions

Contact: Email: Town.Clerk@farnham.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

To receive apologies for absence.

2.

Disclosures of Interest

To receive from members, in respect of any items included on the agenda for this meeting, disclosure of any disclosable pecuniary or other interests, or of any gifts and hospitality, in line with the Town Council’s Code of Conduct.

 

NOTES:

 (i)        The following councillors have made a general non-pecuniary interest declaration in relation to being councillors of Waverley Borough Council: Cllrs Beaman, Cockburn, Dickson, Hesse, MacLeod, Martin, Merryweather, Mirylees, Neale, Ward and Wicks.

(ii)        The following councillors have made a general non-pecuniary interest declaration in relation to being councillors of Surrey County Council: Cllr MacLeod and Cllr Martin; and

(iii)        Members are requested to make declarations of interest, on the form attached, to be returned to customer.services@farnham.gov.uk by 5pm on the day before the meeting.

 

Members are reminded that if they declare a pecuniary interest they must leave before any debate starts unless dispensation has been obtained.

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 160 KB

To sign as a correct record the minutes of the Farnham Town Council meeting held on 26th January 2023  at Appendix A.

4.

Questions and Statements by the Public

In accordance with Standing Order 10.1, the Town Mayor will invite members of the public present to ask questions or make statements.

 

At the discretion of the Town Mayor, those members of the public, residing or working within the Council’s boundary, will be invited to make representations or ask questions in respect of the business on the agenda, or other matters not on the agenda, for a maximum of 3 minutes per person or 20 minutes overall.

5.

Town Mayor's Announcements

To receive the Town Mayor’s announcements.

6.

Questions by Members

To consider any questions from councillors in accordance with Standing Order 9.

Part 1 - Items for Decisions

7.

Working Group Notes pdf icon PDF 144 KB

1)     To receive the notes and any recommendations of the following Working Groups: Strategy and Finance held on 7th March 2023 and its adjourned meeting held on 14th March at Appendix B

2)     To receive a verbal update on any relevant matters from the Cemetery and Appeals, Community Enhancement and Tourism & Events Working Groups.

 

Additional documents:

8.

Planning and Licensing Applications pdf icon PDF 177 KB

To receive the minutes of the Planning & Licensing Consultative Group meetings held on 6th and 20th February, and 6th March 2023 at Appendices C, D, E.

Additional documents:

Part 2 - Items to Note

9.

Actions taken under the Scheme of Delegation

To receive details of any actions taken under the scheme of delegation not already reported.

10.

Reports from Other Councils

To receive from Councillors any updates on matters affecting Farnham from Waverley Borough Council and Surrey County Council.

 

11.

Reports from Outside Bodies

To receive from Members any verbal reports on Outside Bodies where they represent Farnham Town Council.

 

12.

Date of Next Meeting

To agree the date of the next meeting as 27th April 2023 at 7pm.

 

To note the date of the Annual Town Meeting of Electors on Thursday  March 2023 at 7pm in the Barley Room of the Farnham Maltings.

13.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

TO PASS A RESOLUTION to exclude members of the public and press from the meeting at Part 3 of the agenda (if required) in view of any confidential items under discussion. These will usually relate to exempt staffing matters or contractual matters which may be commercially sensitive.

Item 3 - Confidential Items

14.

Any confidential matters (if required) arising from discussions of the Working Group notes.

1)     Farnham Infrastructure Programme. To consider initial views on emerging proposals at Exempt Annex 1 which are confidential until published by Surrey County Council.

2)     Any additional matters in accordance with legislation.