MINUTES OF PENZANCE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING held in

MINUTES OF PENZANCE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING held in The Guildhall, St.
John’s Hall, Alverton Street, Penzance on Tuesday 17 December 2013 at 7.00 pm
PRESENT
Councillor
Councillor
P C H Rendle (Town Mayor)
D J Nebesnuick (Deputy Mayor)
Councillors D J Axford
R B Cliffe
N A Davis
C A Dennis
J H Dixon
J Dunsmuir
R Lewarne
M Lovegrove
R A Mann
C M J Olivier
M L Paine
N G Pengelly
K L W Perry
R L Simmons
F C Thomas-Lambourn
Town Clerk (Simon Glasson), Principal Administrator (Teresa Fogarty)
Also present: Cllr Roger Harding, Cornwall Council
49. PUBLIC SPEAKING
There were no speakers.
50. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE – Councillors M R Cotton, G R M Ford, J F Moreland,
Reverend Julyan Drew.
51. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Cllr Lovegrove declared a non-registerable, non-pecuniary interest in Minute 53(a(i),
as a friend of the applicant.
Cllr Cliffe declared a non-registerable, non-pecuniary interest in Minutes 57(a) and
57(b) as Chairman of Penzance Chamber of Commerce and abstained from voting
on these two items.
52. TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 4
NOVEMBER 2013
Minute 45(g) Kowethas Lottery application – it was noted that the correct spelling of
the organisation’s name should be Kowethas an Yeth.
Subject to the above, it was
RESOLVED – that the Town Mayor should sign the Minutes as a true and correct
record.
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53.TO DEAL WITH BUSINESS EXPRESSLY REQUIRED BY STATUTE TO BE DONE
(a)
Street Trading applications
(i)
Mr John Brindle, t/a ‘Cottage Woodturning’ – application to sell
‘woodturning’ products from a stall at Market Place, Mondays to
Saturdays from 9.00am to5.00pm, 1 April to 30 September 2014.
It was
RESOLVED – to offer no objection.
(ii)
Mr Stefan Leaver and Mrs Lynn Leaver, t/a as ‘Simply Nature UK’ –
application for renewal of an annual street trading consent to sell handmade cards, frames and music CDs at Market Place, Mondays to
Saturdays from 9.00am to 5.00pm, 1 January to 31 December 2014.
It was
RESOLVED – to offer no objection.
(iii)
Mr Nicholas Lennon, t/a ‘Little Wonder Café’ – application for renewal of
a street trading consent to sell hot/cold drinks, homemade cakes, handmade woollen goods, cards and decorative items from a caravan on the
promenade (opposite the Beachfield Hotel), Mondays to Sundays from
9.00am to 11.00pm, 1 February to 31 December 2014.
It was
RESOLVED – to offer no objection.
(iv)
Mr Christopher Clemens – application for renewal of a street trading
consent to sell cut flowers, foliage, vegetables, fruit, eggs and firewood
from a stall at Rosalie House, Alexandra Road, Mondays to Sundays
from January to December 2014.
It was
RESOLVED – to offer no objection. (Cllr Lewarne abstained from the
vote).
54. TOWN MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Mayor made the following announcements:
(a)
Meetings attended since the last Town Council meeting
Mayors’ Healthcare Campaign Partnership, Penzance/St Just/Bendigo and
Nevada City Twinning, Penzance/Cuxhaven Twinning, Penzance 400, Poltair
Consultation, Penzance Community Flora Group, Sainsbury’s, Isles of Scilly
Project Governance, Town and Parish Forum (the Mayor went on to explain that
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the Town Council had been asked to nominate two people only to the Town and
Parish Forum and this was the Mayor and Deputy Mayor).
(b)
Ceremonial functions
Remembrance Sunday (wreaths had been laid at Penzance, Newlyn, Gulval,
Heamoor, Mousehole and Paul, and the Mayor thanked all the Councillors who
had laid the wreaths on behalf of the Town Council and those Councillors who
had attended the services), Two Minutes Silence at St John’s Hall on 11
November.
(c)
Ambassadorial
Gulval Feast, a production of ‘Calamity Jane’ by Stage-Struck Youth Theatre,
Phoenix Passing-out Parade, a service for the Archbishop of Westminster held
at St Mary’s Church, Friends of Penlee House, Christmas Lights Switch-on in
the Town Centre and at West Cornwall Hospital and in Newlyn and Mousehole,
Madron Feast, Cornwall Hospice Care ‘Light up a Life’ service, Montol Church
service.
(d)
Future notices
Members were reminded that there were two more cycles of meetings in the
2013/14 municipal year and the Mayor wished everyone a Happy Christmas.
55. QUESTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDING ORDER NO. 154
No questions had been submitted.
56. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
(a)
General Purposes – 13 January 2014
Acceptance of the minutes of the General Purposes Committee meeting held on
2 December 2013 was proposed and seconded.
Minute 29(a) Street trading applications – it was noted that Cllr Pengelly had
suggested the Town Council could take over the management of street trading
licences in the town centre and the Town Clerk confirmed that this would form
part of a discussion with the Licensing Department to be held in the new year.
(b)
Penlee House & Park Committee – 3 December 2013
Acceptance of the minutes of the Penlee House and Park Committee meeting
held on 3 December 2013 was proposed and seconded.
(c)
Planning Committee – 14 November and 4 December 2013
Acceptance of the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 14
November and 4 December 2013 was proposed and seconded.
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Minute 34 Declarations of interest – Cllr Dixon pointed out that his declaration of
interest related to application PA13/10328 (not PA13/10287) and the Minutes
would be amended accordingly.
(d)
Finance/Property Committee – 5 December 2013
Acceptance of the minutes of the Finance/Property Committee meeting held on
5 December 2013 was proposed and seconded.
Subject to the above, it was
RESOLVED – that the minutes of the above committee meetings be approved and
adopted.
57.REPORTS FOR DECISION
(a)
Distribution of the Sainsbury’s S.106 money
In May 2012, a Legal Agreement (S.106) had been signed between the
developers, owners and creditors and Cornwall Council which specified sums of
money aimed at mitigating the impact on the Town Centre that a new out-oftown supermarket would have. Specifically, £1.2m had been earmarked for a
Park and Ride and £249,500 split between 5 other headings set out below:1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
formulating a strategy for the improvement of the Town Centre (£20k)
improvements to the public realm (£130k)
organisation of Town Centre Events (£25k)
promoting and marketing of the Town Centre (£25k)
appointment of a Town Centre co-ordinator (£49.5k)
This money was in addition to other earmarked funds for signage, subsidised
bus travel and subsidised parking in the town.
Cllr Lewarne raised concerns over the appointment of a Town Centre Coordinator and felt that it would be more beneficial to the community to use the
money to provide a circular bus that would encompass Ludgvan and also all the
supermarkets in the route, especially in view of the recent cuts to bus services.
The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, supported by the Chairman of the
BID Steering Group, had written to Cornwall Council requesting that, given the
current pressure on the town centre, as much of this mitigation money as
possible could be directed to the 5 headings above and it was
RESOLVED – that Penzance Town Council supported the position of the
Chamber of Commerce, Penzance BID Steering Group and the Cornwall
Councillors for Penzance in securing as much of the global S.106 funds for the
town centre as possible, and that the Mayor be authorised to sign a joint letter
with the above-mentioned parties to this effect.
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Cllr Lewarne voted against the resolution and Cllr Cliffe abstained from the
voting.
(b)
Appointment to the BID Steering Group
The first official meeting of the Penzance BID (Business Improvement District)
Steering Group had taken place on 5 September 2013 and three subsequent
meetings had been held. It was noted that the work of the Steering Group was
increasing and decisions would soon need to be made in respect of areas such
as the extent of the BID area, exemptions and the levy.
The Town Council had been approached with a request to appoint a
representative to the Steering Group – preferably an Officer of the Council
rather than a Councillor in order to avoid the perception of a Council-led BID
and it was therefore
RESOLVED – that the Town Council authorised the Town Clerk to represent the
Town Council on the BID Steering Group and support the process in his role as
a Town Council Officer. The Town Clerk would provide update reports to the
Town Council.
Cllr Lewarne voted against the resolution and Cllr Cliffe abstained from the
voting.
(c)
Bus services in the West Penwith Community Network Area
Following the recent announcement and implementation of cuts to local bus
services, members of the Town Council were being asked by Cornwall
Councillor Bill Maddern to highlight any specific concerns in their wards or wider
area and forward them to Cornwall Council for inclusion in a report to be
submitted to Cornwall Council’s Passenger Transport Unit. It was therefore
RESOLVED – that Town Councillors should forward their comments to the Town
Clerk’s Office by 19 December 2013 for onward transmission to Cornwall
Councillor Jim McKenna.
(d)
Appointment to the Friends of the Jewish Cemetery
The Town Council had been asked to appoint a representative to the newlyformed Friends of the Jewish Cemetery.
Cllr Dixon declared an interest in being the representative and it was
RESOLVED – to appoint Cllr Dixon as the Town Council’s representative to the
Friends of the Jewish Cemetery.
58. REPORTS FOR INFORMATION
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(a)
17 December 2013
Penzance Co-ordination Group – minutes of meeting held on 20 November
2013
The minutes of the meeting had been circulated to all Councillors for
information.
(b)
Meetings attended by Town Councillors in the last cycle of meetings
A list of meetings/events attended by Town Councillors during the last cycle of
meetings had been distributed.
It was noted that Cllr Dixon had also attended the ‘two minutes silence’ on 11
November 2013.
(c)
Weed treatment - spraying with herbicide; notification from Cornwall Council
Notification had been received that, after the end of the current financial year,
Cornwall Council would cease general weed treatment, although they would
continue to treat injurious weeds such as ragwort, Japanese knotweed etc.
Local authorities were being offered the opportunity to deliver the service, but at
their own expense.
It was agreed that this would be included as an item for discussion at the
forthcoming budget review meeting.
59.REPORTS FROM OUTSIDE BODIES
No reports had been submitted, however, Cllr Olivier submitted a verbal report
regarding the future of Pengarth Day Care Centre and members were informed that
the grant from Cornwall Council would remain the same for the financial years
2014/15 and 2015/16 but would cease in financial year 2016/17.
.
The meeting closed at 8.17pm
Town Mayor
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