1

Evacuation Procedure

2

Apologies for Absence

3

PC Barraclough

4

Declarations of Interest under the Local Government Act 1972

5

Parishioner Observations

6

Matters Arising from Parishioner Observations

7

Confirmation of Minutes of 8th September 2008

8

Consideration of Provision of Youth Shelters - to receive an update

9

Parish Council Review - to receive an update

10

Review Groups - to receive an update

11

Parish Council Vacancy – to receive an update

12

Planning Committee Vacancy

13

Appointment of Representatives on Outside Bodies

14

Meeting with Wessex Water on 9th October 2008 (report attached)

15

Project Reports

a

Proposed Extension to the Brockeridge Centre – Cllr D Hockey to report following the Consultation Event

b

Resurfacing of Car Parks at The Park - to receive an update

c

Land at Bell Road

16

Finance and General Purposes Committee Report (mins of 1st October 2008)

a

Consideration of a Special Budget Meeting

17

Finance

a

Accounts for Payment (draft attached)

b

To confirm the Parish Council’s Policy on Unspent Balances and Earmarking

c

Bank Accounts

18

Brockeridge Committee Report (mins of 6th October 2008)

a

Energy Grants  (Cllr Clothier to report)

19

Leisure and Recreation Committee report (mins of 6th October 2008)

a

Damaged Wall at Court Road.

b

Consideration of Allotment Rules, Tenancy Agreement and Vision

c

Overgrowing Trees at Park Row

20

Planning Committee Report (mins of 15th and 29th September and 13th October 2008)

a

To confirm the Parish Council’s response to the Regional Spatial Strategy Consultation.

21

Highways Committee Report (mins of 22nd September 2008)

22

Reports from South Gloucestershire Councillors

23

Reports from Representatives on Outside Bodies

a

Twinning Visit

b

Parish Charter Working Group

24

Correspondence Received

a

SGC Heritage Forum – 13th November 2008, 7:00pm at Kingswood

b

Consultation on Proposals for the Ridings High School and King Edmund School

c

SGC – Adoption of the South Gloucestershire Statement of Community Involvement

d

Dodington PC – Mins of Night Bus Meeting

e

Other

25

Correspondence Received (Copies circulated)

a

Safer, Stronger Community Group – (mins of the meeting of 9th October 2008)

b

ALCA Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 10, October 2008

26

Correspondence Received (Copies available on request)

a

Wessex Water’s Magazine – Autumn/Winter 2008/09

b

CVS South Gloucestershire, Newsletter 28 – October-November 2008

c

West of England waster Management and Planning Partnership – Joint Waste Strategy, June 2008

d

NALC – Annual report and Accounts 2007-2008

e

The Standards Board - Town and Parish Standard, Issue 3

f

Avon Wildlife trust, Issue 83, Autumn 2008

g

South Gloucestershire Disability Action Group, Newsletter, September 2008

h

South Gloucestershire Deaf Association Newsletter, September 2008