A meeting of the Oakham Town Council will be held on Wednesday 13th June 2012 Agenda

A meeting of the Council will be held on Wednesday 13th June 2012, starting at 7.00pm, in the Town Council offices at the Victoria Hall.  The agenda can be viewed or downloaded here. Hard copies of supporting documents will be provided, on request, free of charge.


I notice from the agenda the Council is set to ignore one of its own resolutions.


It is to consider in private new tenants for the publicly owned property located in Princess Avenue Oakham.


At a previous meeting it decided to repair the building and place it on the open market.


The Council currently lets the Gym to members for less than half the market value on a temporary three month lease. 


The council paid more in surveyors and legal fees than the income it has received from the tenants.


Why does it need to discuss new tenants in private? 


I imagine the Council is going to be happy with a continuation of the letting at a loss. When it has a responsibility to maximise the income from public assets.


The Clerk seems to confuse Christian conduct with the reality of the reality of the business world?


The fitness centre letting renewal, is the first opportunity the council has to sort out the mess it has regarding property lets, were all the properties it holds for the residents of Oakham are let out for peanuts.




Oakham Town Council
Victoria Hall, 39 High Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6AH
Telephone: 01572 723627 Fax: 01572 759395
e-mail: enquiries@oakhamtowncouncil.gov.uk


A MEETING OF
OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY 13TH JUNE 2012 AT 7.00PM
AT THE OFFICES OF OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL,
VICTORIA HALL, 39 HIGH STREET, OAKHAM


AGENDA


1. APOLOGIES - Standing Order 1(u)
(i) To receive apologies for absence
(ii) To decide whether to approve absences


2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members are asked to declare any interest they may have in respect to items on the
agenda


3. MINUTES
To confirm the minutes of the Annual Meeting of Oakham Town Council held on
Wednesday 9th May 2012 (Appendix A)


4. COUNCILLOR’S QUESTIONS
To answer questions previously notified to the Clerk under Standing Order 8
(Members note that 72 hours notice is now required)


5. ITEMS OUTSTANDING FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS
To consider items outstanding from previous meetings


6. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBER’S REPORTS
To receive a report from the Chairman on functions attended and to receive reports
from Members who have attended meetings on behalf of Oakham Town Council
(Members intending to report should inform the Clerk prior to the meeting)


7. REGISTER OF MEMBER’S INTERESTS
Members are asked to inform the Clerk of any changes in their Register of Member’s
Interests.


8. CLERK’S REPORT – For information only
To receive a report from the Clerk


9. DEPUTATIONS BY THE PUBLIC
Members of the Public are invited to address the meeting in accordance with
procedures laid down in Standing Orders 1(d) – 1(i)


10. PLANNING APPLICATION
To consider the following application and to make recommendations thereon to
Rutland County Council


(i) APP/2012/0286/PG (FUL) Oakham Tennis Club
Erection of 13 floodlight columns (6m) in height and associated installation
works
Oakham Lawn Tennis Club, The Vale


11. GRANT APPLICATIONS (Appendix B)
To consider an amended application from the Rutland Citizens’ Advice Bureau


12. ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT (Appendix C)
To decide whether to approve Section 2 of the Annual Return for the 2011 – 2012
financial year


13. BROOKE HILL ACADEMY (Appendix D)
To decide whether to write a letter of support relating to the provision of a
Community Car Park adjacent to the School


14. SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS (Appendix E)
To decide whether to approve the Schedule of Payments for the period
1st April 2012 – 31st May 2012


15. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS (Appendix F)
To decide whether to approve the Statement of Accounts to 31st May 2012


16. WEBSITE (Appendix G)
To consider a report on the Town Council’s website and to make any appropriate
decisions


17. FREEDOM OF ENTRY (Appendix H)
To agree to form a Working Group to investigate the possibility of awarding the
Freedom of Entry to Oakham to St George’s Barracks


18. COUNCIL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES (Appendix I)
To receive a report from the Policies and Procedures Working Group and to decide on
the Council’s future aims and objectives


19. RECISSION OF PREVIOUS DECISIONS
To resolve to Suspend Standing Order 11 in respect of
(i) Item 20 on the agenda
(ii) Item 22 (b) (i) on the agenda


20. AMENDMENT TO WATERING CONTRACT (Appendix J)
To decide whether to amend Clause 7.2 of the Contract


21. EXEMPT ITEMS
To decide whether to exclude the Press and Public under Section 2 of the Public
Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 during consideration of Item 22 on the
agenda due to the confidential nature of the business to be discussed


22. FITNESS CENTRE AT 2 PRINCESS AVENUE


(a) To award the Contract for the refurbishment of the premises at 2 Princess
Avenue (Appendices K(i) and K(ii) to follow)


(b) (i) To agree on a tenant (Appendices L(i) and L(ii) – Further
information from two interested parties)


(ii) To agree on the Heads of Terms of the Lease and to authorise the Clerk
in consultation with the Chairman and Vice Chairman to proceed all
matters relating to any negotiations with tenants and in the preparation
of the Lease (Appendix M)


Richard White
Clerk to the Council
7th June 2012