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SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Riggs Hall,
The Library
Castle Gates
Shrewsbury
SY1 2AS

 

To All Members of the Council

Dear Councillors

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Shrewsbury Town Council scheduled to take place in the Council Chamber, Shirehall on Monday 5 September 2022 at 6pm, in order to transact the following business

Helen Ball
Town Clerk

Meeting Agenda Items

  • 1WELCOME FROM THE MAYOR

  • 2ROLL CALL

  • 3APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

  • 4DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE OF CONDUCT

  • 5MINUTES OF COUNCIL

    To approve the Minutes of the Town Council Meeting held on 27 June 2022.

    Attachments:

  • 6MATTERS ARISING

  • 7ANNOUNCEMENTS

    (i) To receive any announcements from the Mayor & Deputy Mayor’s recent engagements

    (ii) To receive any announcements from the Mayor and Town Clerk

    Attachments:

  • 8PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

    To receive any questions from Members of the Public, notice of which has been given in accordance with the Town Council’s Standing Orders.

  • 9QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS

    To receive any questions from Members, notice of which has been given in accordance with the Town Council’s Standing Orders.

  • 10GREENFIELDS RECREATION GROUND

    To receive an update on the work of the Group Leaders in relation to the execution of Minute 37/22

  • 11VISIONING

    To receive an update on proposals for the Autumn Visioning Exercise and Associated Consultation.

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  • 12HR POLICIES

    To approve policies as recommended by the Personnel Committee on 3 August 2022:

    • Absence Management Policy
    • Adoption Leave Policy
    • Alcohol & Drugs at Work Policy
    • Dignity and Respect at Work Policy
    • Equal Opportunities Policy
    • Equality and Diversity Policy
    • Induction and Probation Policy
    • Job Share Policy
    • Leave Policy
    • Maternity Leave Policy
    • Officers’ Code of Conduct
    • Parental Leave Policy
    • Redeployment Policy
    • Redundancy and Compensation Policy

    Attachments:

  • 13CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURE RECOVERY POLICY

    To approve the new Climate Change and Nature Recovery Policy as recommended by the Climate Change Committee on 21 July 2022.

    Attachments:

  • 14PROPOSAL FROM HEALTH & WELLBEING HUB WORKING GROUP

    To consider a proposal from the Health and Wellbeing Hub Working Group regarding plans for a new wellbeing hub in Shrewsbury from Integrated Care Systems (ICS)

    Attachments:

  • 15EMPTY HOMES STRATEGY

    To consider any comment in relation to Shropshire Council’s proposed Energy Homes Strategy 2022

    Attachments:

  • 16STREET TRADING POLICY

    To consider any comment in relation to Shropshire Council’s proposed review of the Street Trading Policy 2023 – 2028.

    Attachments:

  • 17FUEL POVERTY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCHEME

    To consider a proposal for a fuel poverty and energy efficiency scheme for the town in conjunction with the Marches Energy Agency (MEA).

    Attachments:

  • 18MOTION

    Warm Rooms Initiative – Presented by Councillor Lemon

    We know that many of our resident are facing a financial crisis this winter with the huge increase in fuel bills coupled with general inflation which hits those on low incomes hardest. Often these same residents will also struggle with social isolation. It is clear that the help being provided by the government is not enough to enable families on low incomes to keep their homes warm.
    In recognition of this a number of Councils are setting up ‘Warm Rooms’; a project pioneered in Bungay, Suffolk, which offers free, warm spaces in the town for people to spend time in, the project allows them to save money on their heating bills and also guard against loneliness. Other places are making the offer of warm rooms with activities including Mother and Toddler groups or games mornings. Pressure has also be mounting on government to provide funding for such initiatives.
    Shrewsbury Town Council does not have any suitable sites of its own for such a project, but we would welcome a such an initiative in our town. We ask Town Council officers to take the initiative to set up discussions with local hospitality businesses, community and voluntary sector organisations and officers representing key Shropshire Council sites in the town (including the Library, the Museum and Shirehall) with a view to establishing a similar project and with the aim to offer a range of sites, activities and times across the week during the coming Winter. We agree to commit £5,000 to help publicise and resource such a project.
    We further call on Shropshire Council to lead on and support initiatives to provide warm and welcome spaces for those struggling to keep their homes warm due to the price of energy during the coming winter across the county.

  • 19SAFER STREETS 4 FUNDING

    To update the Council on the outcome of the Safer Streets 4 Funding bid for the Home Office and subsequent delivery of actions to meet the funding award.

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  • 20FINANCE & GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the informal Finance & General Purposes Committee Meeting held on 11 July 2022.

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  • 21RECREATION & LEISURE COMMITTEE

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the informal Recreation & Leisure Committee Meeting held on 6 July 2022.

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  • 22PLANNING COMMITTEE

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the informal Planning Committee Meetings held on:

    (i) 28 June 2022
    (ii) 19 July 2022
    (iii) 9 August 2022
    (iv) 30 August 2022

    Attachments:

  • 23CLIMATE CHANGE COMMITTEE

    To receive and adopt the minutes of the informal Climate Change Committee Meeting held on 21 July 2022.

    Attachments:

  • 24WORKING GROUPS

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the recent Working Group Meetings held on:

    (i) Youth Working Group – 14 July 2022 chaired by Councillor Pam Moseley
    (ii) Joint Consultative Committee – 13 July 2022 chaired by Councillor Mosley
    (iii) Health & Wellbeing Working Group – 6 July 2022 chaired by Councillor Kate Halliday

    Attachments:

  • 25EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

    To consider exclusion of the Press & Public on the grounds that the consideration of the following items may involve the likely disclosure of confidential information (s1(2) Public Bodies (Admission of Meetings) Act 1960).

  • 26PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the informal Personnel Committee Meeting held on:

    (i) 27 June 2022.
    (ii) 3 August 2022.