Services Committee
Is responsible for the strategic management of facilities and services in the town.
Macclesfield Town Council Notice of Meeting
29th October 2021
To Chair Janet Jackson and Councillors Sarah Bennett-Wake, Sandy Livingstone, Neil Puttick, Fin Shenton, Chris Wilcock, Fiona Wilson.
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of
Macclesfield Town Council’s Services Committee meeting to be held at
Macclesfield Town Hall
on
8th November 2021
commencing at 7pm,
for the purpose of transacting the business shown on the attached agenda.
With thanks,
Laura Smith
Town Clerk
Macclesfield Town Council Services Committee Agenda
Minutes of the meeting to be held on the 8th November 2021 at 7pm at Macclesfield Town Hall.
Consideration of the implications relating to Covid-19 transmission will be taken across all items on this agenda. If you would like to attend the meeting please contact the Town Clerk, as due to Covid -19 restrictions there are a limited number of public spaces.
1. Apologies for Absence and Approval of Reasons
Action: To receive apologies for absence and approve the reasions.
2. Declarations of Interest
To receive declarations of interests from members relevant to items under discussion at the meeting.
Public Questions
The meeting will be adjourned to invite comments and questions from the public.
The meeting will then be reconvened.
NOTE:
If you would like to speak during public session, please email
clerk@macclesfield-tc.gov.uk by Thursday 4th November 5pm. Every practicable effort will be made to try and arrange your inclusion.
If you would like to submit a written statement, please submit your statement for inclusion and circulation to the committee to clerk@macclesfield-tc.gov.uk by Thursday 4th November 5pm.
3. Minutes of the Services Committee Meeting held on 13th September 2021
Action: To approve the minutes.
4. Matters Arising from the Minutes
Action: To consider any matters arising from the minutes.
5. Community
5.1 Community Engagement Update
To receive and note the updated report.
5.2 CVSCE
To receive and note the updated report.
6. Local Service Delivery
6.1 Events update
To receive and note the updated report.
6.2 Christmas Lights
To receive and note the updated report.
6.3 Floral Displays
Action: To consider the proposal for watering of the floral displays for 2022/23.
6.4 Public Toilets
To receive and note the updated report.
6.5 Festoon Lights
To receive and note the updated report.
6.6 Tunnicliffe Trail
To receive and note the updated report.
6.7 Barnaby Festival and Redux
To receive and note the updated report.
Action: To consider Barnaby Festival proposal for 2022/23/
6.8 Barnaby Air (formally Redux) update
To receive and note the update.
7. Leisure and Outdoor Activities
7.1 Parks and Play Areas
To receive and note the updated report.
7.2 South Park Pavilion
To receive and note the updated report.
7.3 Playing Out
To receive and note the updated report.
7.4 Allotments
To receive and note the updated report.
7.5 Street Sports
To note the updated report.
7.6 Premier League Kicks
To receive and note the updated report
8. Street Scene
8.1 Street Furniture
To receive and note the updated report.
8.2 Town Ranger
To receive and note the updated report.
8.3 Noticeboards
To receive and note the updated report.
8.4 Middlewood Way Lighting
To receive and note the updated report.
8.5 Proposal to adopt 2 phone boxes outside Town Hall
Action:To consider the proposal in the attached report.
9. Town Centre Re-generation
9.1 Town Centre Recovery Working Group
To receive and note the updated report.
9.2 Footfall Mapping Data
To receive and note the updated report.
9.3 Town Centre Free Wi-Fi Data
To receive and note the updated report.
9.4 Proposal for Town Centre Promotion
Action: To consider the proposal for increased signage in the town centre.
10. Council Identity and Communications
To receive and note the updated report.
11. Future Forest
To receive and note the updated report.
12. Budget 2022/23
Action: To consider the budget for 2022/23
13. Member Items
No Member Items.
14. Correspondence
No Correspondence
15. Date/Time and Place of Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Services Committee will be held 7th February 2021, at a location and format to be confirmed subject to relevant current Covid-19 guidance.
Minutes of the meeting held on the 8th November 2021 at 7pm at Macclesfield Town Hall.
1. Apologies for Absence and Approval of Reasons
Resolved: Cllr Shenton could not attend due to a medical appointment. The committee approved his absence from the meeting.
2. Declarations of Interest
Cllr Puttick declared a non- pecuniary interest in item 6.7 as he is involved with Barnaby Festival.
Public Questions
There were no public questions.
The meeting was reconvened.
3. Minutes of the Services Committee Meeting held on 13th September 2021
Resolved: To minutes were approved.
4. Matters Arising from the Minutes
Resolved: There were no matters arising from the minutes.
5. Community
5.1 Community Engagement Update
The report was noted.
5.2 CVSCE
The report was noted.
6. Local Service Delivery
6.1 Events update
The report was noted.
6.2 Christmas Lights
The report was noted.
6.3 Floral Displays
Resolved: It was approved for watering of the floral displays for 2022/23 to be provided by ANSA.
6.4 Public Toilets
The report was noted.
6.5 Festoon Lights
The report was noted.
6.6 Tunnicliffe Trail
The report was noted.
6.7 Barnaby Festival
Resolved: It was approved to award Barnaby Festival £10,000 for 2022/23 for a physical festival for the town.
6.8 Barnaby Air (formally redux)
The report was noted.
7. Leisure and Outdoor Activities
7.1 Parks and Play Areas
The report was noted.
7.2 South Park Pavilion
The report was noted.
7.3 Playing Out
The report was noted.
7.4 Allotments
The report was noted.
7.5 Street Sports
The report was noted.
7.6 Premier League Kicks
The report was noted.
8. Street Scene
8.1 Street Furniture
To report was noted.
8.2 Town Ranger
The report was noted.
8.3 Noticeboards
The report was noted.
8.4 Middlewood Way Lighting
A further update was received from Cheshire East highways and given by the clerk verbally. At the full council meeting on it was resolved to approve solar lights for part of the Middlewood Way at the cost of £37, 047.38.
This was communicated to Cheshire East Highways in June after the meeting. The clerk has pursued CE Highways and today we have been advised that in order to be able to carry out the installation of a scheme along this section of the Middlewood Way, will require a full and comprehensive Lighting Design to be carried out as it needs to meet the British Standards for Lighting BS5489 & PLG23. CEC can quote us for the lighting design and then quote for the Installation/Construction based upon that.
The committee was extremely disappointed, as the council has been pursuing this project for 2 years, and since it was approved at the price CEC Highways have given the committee expected the work would be in progress. This is part of the active travel response from Macclesfield Town Council
.
Resolved: The clerk to contact CEC Chief Officer, Chair of the Highways and Transport Committee and the leader of the Council to try and resolve this situation. Cllr Wilson was also approved to speak at CEC full council meeting if the matter was not resolved.
8.5 Adoption of 2 BT Phone Boxes
Resolved: To pursue adopting 2 phone boxes outside Town Hall on Market Square.
9. Town Centre Re-generation
9.1 Town Centre Recovery Working Group
The report was noted.
9.2 Footfall Mapping Data
The report was noted.
9.3 Town Centre Free Wi-Fi Data
The report was noted.
9.4 Proposal for Town Centre Promotion
Resolved: It was approved to budget £20,000 for increased signage in the town centre.
10. Council Identity and Communications
The report was noted.
11. Future Forest
The report was noted.
At this point in the meeting, in line with the Standing Order 4.28 the committee voted to continue the meeting past the 2 hour deadline in order to get through all agenda items.
12. Budget 2022/23
Resolved: The budget was discussed, and it was approved for the Covid recovery fund to be put back into the budget to be discussed again at the next finance committee meeting on 22/11/21.
13. Member Items
There were no Member Items.
14. Correspondence
There was no Correspondence
15. Date/Time and Place of Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Services Committee will be held 7th February 2021, at a location and format to be confirmed subject to relevant current Covid-19 guidance.
Chair: Cllr Janet Jackson MBE
Clerk: Laura Smith
Meeting closed at 9.04pm