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Minutes of a meeting of the ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE, Arlesey Town Council held in the Village Hall, Arlesey on Tuesday 19 April 2011. PRESENT: Cllrs: R Harris (Chairman) H Harper Mrs L Bowskill M Rainbow I Dalgarno D West N Daniels In attendance: Two members of the public and one member of the press Also present: Cllr Mrs D Archer, Cllr J Caffrey, Cllr C Howitt, Cllr D Page, Cllr A White, Mrs E Hare (Clerk) and Mrs L Rowe (Assistant Clerk). 257 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Mrs C Harris and Cllr V Williams. 258 MEMBERS’ INTERESTS There were no declarations of: (a) Personal interests (b) Prejudicial interests 259 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION There was no public participation. 260 MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Prior to the meeting Members received a copy of the minutes of the Environmental Committee meeting held on the 15 March 2011. RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 15 March 2011 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a true record. 261 MATTERS ARISING There were no matters arising from the previous minutes 262 CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA, BMX AND SKATE PARK (a) To receive reports and update on the Trim Trail Project The Chairman gave an update on the Trim Trail Project and said all the play equipment had been ordered. AGREED to note the report (b) RoSPA Playground inspection The Chairman reported the annual RoSPA inspection of the play areas will be carried out in May. AGREED to note that the annual RoSPA check was due in May (c) Play Area Management Seminar The Chairman reported that the Clerk and Andrew Dean had attended a Play Area Management Seminar on Saturday 16 April 2011. The Seminar was well attended and as well as the Management of play areas it covered responsibilities, duties, insurance, legislation and risk management. The aim is to ensure we keep our play areas as safe as is reasonably practicable. AGREED to note the report on the Play Area management Seminar 263 ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENTS A schedule for the March/April accounts due for payment was presented to Members for approval. Staff – month 1 389.95 EON Street lighting electricity – March 252.05 Total Petrol for equipment 4.40 M Rainbow Grass cut 1 – Rec Ground 105.00 RESOLVED that these accounts be paid 264 ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY To look at placing doggy bins and notices at Pix Brook CHAIRMAN Date
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