Frome Town Council meeting on 4th January 2012
By Fromereporter | Monday, January 02, 2012, 17:30
Frome Town Council are holding their External Affairs Committee meeting on Wednesday at 7pm at the Saxonvale Centre (Rooms 3 & 4), Garsdale (blue Elliotts building below Lidl's.)
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Frome crest
You can download the agenda HERE.
Items to be discussed include presentations from Guy Marson (Steiner Free School), Claudia Peplar (Merlin Theatre) & Azeema Caffoor (Frome Active / Young People Frome).
Other items;
COMMUNITY GROUPS DATABASE AND FAIR
CARBON AUDIT
WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE
RESPONSE TO SCC WASTE CORE STRATEGY (download paper)
RESPONSE TO NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING REGULATIONS (paper)
RESPONSE TO SCC PARKING STRATEGY
ADOPTION OF THE OPEN SPACES STRATEGY (proposed strategy)
ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPORTS WORKING PARTY
Comments
Just been reminded that Steiner Academy Frome's formal consultation drop-in meetings are in the Library at the Archangel, King St, Wed 11th Jan, 1-3pm & 5.30-8pm
By LoveFrome at 10:53 on 06/01/12
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FTC Councillors present;
Committee: PM (chair), TE, DA, GB, DM, MU
Other councillors: HS, TG, NW, & for MDC - AB (late arrival)
apols: HS-W, CB, AD.
Steiner School - well advanced on negotiating for old Hospital plus Health Centre in Park Road, yo open in Sept 2012. Proposing intake of 26 pupils per year for 3 classes, up to final tally of 750 pupils & c. 50 teachers. Initially only 6 of 32 classrooms would be used. Jan 11th drop-in meeting.
Merlin Theatre - funding cuts so severe (£60K) that totally restructuring underway. 44% increase in box office takings last year. Wide ranging programme & outreach work with schools. Fundraising going well but much more needed.
Young People Frome - issued annual report & outlined work, inc. Youth Council.
Community Groups database - need name for fair on 11th March.
Carbon Audit - decided to wait until results of 10:10 monitoring in March. Discuss with Sustainable Frome.
Waste recycling - discussion about whether to fund extra opening hours for recycling centre. Is fly tipping result of fewer hours or charging for hardcore? Discussion to take place with Somerset Waste Partnership 7 respond to Waste Strategy (see papers).
Neighbourhood Planning - agreed to send response as per papers & ensure it tallies with Frome Plan. (GB)
Parking Strategy - concern about reducing parking standards in new development as Frome needs to be seen as special case, esp. with medieval core issues. Will parking on pavements become unlawful & be enforced by new regime? CoC president very concerned & outlined key issues. FTC to respond to proposal on basis of CoC recommendations. CoC meeting with MDC on following day re parking issues in Frome & need for non-uniform tariff.
Open Space Strategy - outlined the overview of public spaces & good work of community specialists on Working Party. Agreed to adopt the Strategy which sets out key public spaces and priorities (see paper).
Sports Working Party - it was agreed to set this up - HS to co-ordinate & set out clear objectives & timescale.
By LoveFrome at 10:10 on 06/01/12
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