A meeting of Knutsford Town Council meeting will be held on 1st November 2021 at 7pm in the Lower Council Chamber.
Limited public seating will be available. The meeting will be broadcast via Zoom to enable remote public viewing and participation and livestreamed to Facebook. To join the meeting via Zoom, click here: or use meeting ID 821 0560 5574 and password KTC-456189.
1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To receive apologies for absence; apologies should be submitted to the Town Clerk in advance of the meeting.
2 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS
To receive declarations of personal, prejudicial and pecuniary interests from members relevant to items under discussion at the meeting.
3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
A period of up to 15 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments.
4 CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
To receive and confirm the minutes of the meeting held 6th September 2021.
Attachment – Minutes of the meeting held 6th September 2021
5 COMMITTEE MINUTES
To note the minutes of committees which have been published since the previous meeting and raise questions to the committee chairman:
- Assets and Operations Committee (27th September)
- Environment and General Purposes Committee (20th September)
- Events and Town Centre Management Committee (13th September)
- Finance Committee (4th October)
- Personnel Committee (21st September and 21st October)
- Planning and Licensing Committee (6th September, 27TH September and 18th October)
6 CHESHIRE EAST COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS
A period of up to 15 minutes to receive reports from and raise questions to Cheshire East councillors.
Attachment – Cheshire East Councillors’ Report October 2021
7 MEMBERS’ REPORTS
To receive reports from members on attendance at external meetings or events and an opportunity for members to bring matters of interest to the attention of the council for information or future discussion.
8 REINSTATEMENT OFPEAK TIME HALF HOURLY RAIL SERVICE
To consider writing to the Secretary of State for Transport urging reinstatement of the peak time half hourly rail service at the next timetable review or sooner.
Attachment – Report C-21-19 Reinstatement of Rail Service
9 COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PLAN
To approve the updated Knutsford Community Emergency Plan, appoint the emergency plan coordinators and consider the recruitment of a volunteer emergency plan community coordinator.
Attachments (2) – Report C-21-20 Community Emergency Plan and Draft Knutsford Community Emergency Plan Version 3
10 COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE REVIEW
To agree a response to the Cheshire East Council consultation on the borough wide community governance review.
Attachments (2) – Report C-21-21 Community Governance Review and Knutsford Consultation Map
11 COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN
To agree a response to the Cheshire East Council consultation on the borough wide community governance review.
Attachment – Report C-21-22 Council Strategic Plan
12 ENGRAVING OF MAYORAL CHAIN
To consider the empty space on the Mayoral Chain being inscribed with an ‘In Memoria’ for all those who have held the office of Town Mayor and passed on.
13 COMMEMORATIVE PLATINIUM JUBILEE TREE
To consider planting a tree on 5th February 2022 to mark the occasion of HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Attachment – Report C-21-23 Platinum Jubilee Tree
14 COMBINED DOCTORS’ SURGERY
To consider matters related to the proposed combined doctors’ surgery and appoint a deputy representative to attend project meetings.
15 MAYORAL DUTIES
To note the duties undertaken by or on behalf of the Town Mayor.
Attachment – Report C-21-24 Mayoral Engagements 01/09/2021 to 31/10/2021
16 PAYMENTS
To note the payments approved and made since the previous ordinary meeting.
Attachments (2) – Payment Schedules (13/09/2021 to 25/10/2021) and Card Payments (01/09/2021-25/10/2021)
17 ACTIONS LOG
To review outstanding actions.
Attachment – Full Council Actions Log October 2021
18 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
A period of up to 5 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments.
19 QUESTIONS TO THE TOWN CLERK
An opportunity for members to raise questions on any matter to the Town Clerk.
20 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
To note that the next scheduled meeting will be held on Monday 10th January 2022 at 7pm.
Date of Notice – 26/10/2021