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Minutes of a meeting of the ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE, Arlesey Town Council held in the Village Hall, Arlesey on Tuesday 21 June 2011. PRESENT: Cllrs: I Dalgarno R Harris N Daniels M Rainbow Mrs H Frost D West H Harper Also present: Mrs L Rowe (Assistant Clerk), Cllr Mrs D Archer, Cllr C Howitt, Cllr D Page and 1 member of the public 1 ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN Nominated: Cllr R Harris Proposed: Cllr I Dalgarno Seconded: Cllr D West It was RESOLVED that Cllr R Harris be elected Chairman of the Environmental Committee for the subsequent year. 2 ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN Nominated: Cllr H Harper Proposed: Cllr D West Seconded: Cllr I Dalgarno It was RESOLVED that Cllr H Harper be elected Vice-Chairman of the Environmental Committee for the subsequent year. 3 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Mrs L Bowskill, Cllr Mrs C Harris and Cllr A White 4 MEMBERS’ INTERESTS No declarations of personal or prejudicial interest were received 5 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION There was no public participation. 6 MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Prior to the meeting Members received a copy of the minutes of the Environmental Committee meeting held on the 19 April 2011. RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 19 April 2011 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a true record. 7 MATTERS ARISING There were no matters arising from the previous meeting. 8 CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA, BMX AND SKATE PARK (a) Update on installation of Trim Trail Project Members had been to have a look at the new Trim Trail, which was now fully installed. Cllr Harper said that there had been positive feed back from residents about it. (b) Update on installation of extra skate ramp Members had also been to look at the new ramp at the skate park. One comment from the users was in respect of the grind rail that had been removed; they would like this to be reinstalled. Taking into account health and safety issues it was proposed the grind rail would be reinstalled close to the grass. RESOLVED that the grind rail would be reinstalled in a safe area 9 SIGNAGE FOR LANDFILL SITE Cllr Harper updated Members on the situation at the Landfill site informing them that 1 metre depth of capping material needed to be built up before trees could be planted. He said that he would deliver a letter to all residents in High Street, House Lane, Church Lane and Stotfold Road informing them why it was necessary for lorries to be delivering material to the site again. Cllr Harper said that the capping process could take up to 2 years and that was why the road signs were necessary. Members considered WRG proposals for wording of roadside signage directing capping delivery lorries to the site and after much deliberation agreed they would like to see “Landfill Capping Delivery” on the signs if this was possible. AGREED to suggest that the sign should read “Landfill Capping Delivery” 10 CORRESPONDENCE The Chairman read the correspondence received from a resident regarding protected bee orchids at the underpass and the response from the grass cutters. Cllr Harper said he would look at the area to make sure it was clearly marked to make sure they are not cut before the end of July. AGREED to note this information 11 ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENTS The following May/June accounts due for payment were presented to Members for approval. Staff month 3 – Environmental 373.32 EON Electricity – street lights 203.08 Total Petrol for equipment 2.19 M Rainbow Cuts 4 & 5 Rec Grd & Play area 210.00 RESOLVED that these accounts be paid 12 ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY None CHAIRMAN Date
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