Agenda

You are hereby summoned to a meeting of the Town Council to be held on XXXX at 6.00pm in the Council Chambers, Bitton Houseto transact the business as specified in the agenda below. 

Please note;  

Under the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulation 2014, this meeting has been advertised as a public meeting and as such could be filmed or recorded by broadcasters, the media, or members of the public. 

The public are welcomed at Teignmouth Town Council meetings. Members of the public are invited to ask questions or raise issues relevant to the work of the Town Council. 15 minutes is set aside for public participation and individual speakers are restricted to 3 minutes. Public participation is not part of the formal business of the Town Council however, a note will be made of matters raised and recorded within the minutes of the meeting. 

Members of the public wishing to speak are to submit questions or statements in writing to the Town Clerk no less than 3 days before the date of the meeting. 

I Wedlake 

Clerk 

In accordance with Minute 30, mobile phones be limited to personal use only (in case of emergencies) and in which case the Councillor is to leave the room to respond. Councillors must switch their mobile phones to silent during the meeting to avoid disruption.

To receive, note and where requested, approve the reasons for apologies for absence.

To declare any disclosable interests relating to the forthcoming items of business (if any).

To receive and consider requests for dispensation (if any).

To approve, sign and adopt the minutes of the Council meeting held on 12^th March 2024.

To receive the minutes of the Assets & Facilities Meeting of 18^th March 2024 and approve the actions therein.

The March payments list is not yet available due to year end and Easter and payment runs but will be reported in May.

Council is asked to note; That the neighbourhood plan for Teignmouth is out for referendum on 2^nd May 2024.

Council is asked to note: that the freemanship was awarded to Mrs S Russell on the 21^st March 2024 as previously agreed.

Council is asked to consider: The establishment of a working group to investigate parking options for the upper Den carriageway whilst it is closed during the summer season (May-September). To be comprised 4 councillors preferably of differing views and parties (to achieve “balance”) with the ability to co-opt outside partners if required.

The objective of the working group being to report back to full council on 11^th June with a range of detailed options to be considered in time for a resolution to be passed and reach the next Teignbridge HATOC meeting on the 18^th of July 2024 to give them time to investigate with sufficient time to enable a May 2025 implementation.

Costs should be confined to officer time at TTC with some input from DCC highways to prepare any necessary drawings using our Parish Online system.

Councillor R Phipps.