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Agenda and decisions

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Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Decision:

Due to the Covid-19 situation the meeting was cancelled and therefore no apologies for absence were received.

2.

MINUTES - 27 JANUARY 2020 pdf icon PDF 133 KB

To take as read and approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the

Decision:

Due to the Covid-19 situation the meeting was cancelled and therefore the Minutes of the Baldock and District on 27 January 2020 will be approved at the next formal meeting of the Committee.

3.

NOTIFICATION OF OTHER BUSINESS

Members should notify the Chair of other business which they wish to be discussed at the end of either Part I or Part II business set out in the agenda. They must state the circumstances which they consider justify the business being considered as a matter of urgency.

 

The Chair will decide whether any item(s) raised will be considered.

Decision:

There was no other business notified.

4.

CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chair of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda.  Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item. Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote.

Decision:

Due to the Covid-19 situation the meeting was cancelled and therefore there were no Chair’s announcements.

5.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

To receive presentations, comments and questions from the public.

Decision:

Due to the Covid-19 situation the meeting was cancelled and therefore there was no public participation.

6.

HERTFORDSHIRE CONSTABULARY

To receive a presentation from Hertfordshire Constabulary.

Decision:

Due to the Covid-19 situation the meeting was cancelled and therefore there was no presentation from Hertfordshire Constabulary.

7.

IVEL SPRINGS

To receive presentations from the following:

 

(1)  Affinity Water; and

(2)  The Environmental Agency

Decision:

Due to the Covid-19 situation the meeting was cancelled and therefore there was no

presentation regarding Ivel Springs.

8.

GRANTS & COMMUNITY UPDATE pdf icon PDF 93 KB

REPORT OF THE POLICY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

 

To update the Committee on the activities and actions of the Communities Officer, to advise on the current expenditure and balances of the delegated budgets and to consider applications for grant funding.

Additional documents:

Decision:

Members were consulted on Recommendation 2.1 contained in the report entitled Grants and Community Update:

 

That the Committee agrees that any unspent funds from the 2019/20 financial year be allocated to Community & Environmental Projects for the 2020/21 period.

 

By the prescribed deadline three votes were cast in favour of the recommendation.

 

The following Members of the Baldock and District Committee voted:

 

           Councillor Steve Jarvis

           Councillor Michael Muir

           Councillor Tom Tyson

 

There were no comments made my Members.

 

The carry forward of budgets was not in the remit of the Committee or the Executive Member - Community Engagement. Therefore, the result of the consultation will be sent to the Service Director – Resources in order to inform his decision.

9.

WARD MATTERS AND OUTSIDE ORGANISATIONS - MEMBERS' REPORTS

To receive any verbal reports from Members regarding Ward matters and Outside Organisations.

Decision:

Due to the Covid-19 situation the meeting was cancelled and therefore there were no Ward Matters reported.