Camelford
Association of Residents
Minutes of the
meeting held on 8 November 2005
At St Thomass
Church Hall
1. Welcome M Baber welcomed all those present and thanked B Oliver for use of the hall.
2. Apologies received from P Hicks, R Hart, H Huntley
3. Minutes of last meeting available in the hall
4. Matters arising
Constitution read by M Baber. Adoption proposed by M Baber, seconded by B Oliver, 1 abstention, remainder in favour. Please note that members of the Town Council present are not members of CAR and did not vote on any occasion.
Town Forum CAR is now represented on the Forum with two votes.
Notice board no reply yet to letter to Town Council.
5. Congratulations to Philip Clark on his election to the Town Council on 3 November. Philip explained his rapid learning about Standards and Ethics. D Slater said that the ethics of this are important. It is important that Philip Clark remains impartial, and he stressed that he has no financial or other interest in the car park, other than the ethics of the current situation. It appears that anyone wishing to be a councillor must not be a member of a pressure group, not living opposite the car park and should have at least six bullet points on his manifesto (M Stockwood). F Samuel stressed that the aim of CAR is democracy.
6. Report of Executive Committee meeting 31 October 2005
Report on meeting with J Finch M Baber reported that the decision on the car park can still be made there is enough money on the precept.
Website E McCormick said that the website is still being worked on. The cost of registering a domain name is £49.98. (NB this amount did not include VAT which must be added.) CAMRES.org.uk is proposed.
Constitution paragraph added about disposal of funds should dissolution take place. M Baber to implement and publish new constitution.
Deed/covenant M Stockwood not present at the meeting.
Letter to NCDC and Sally Lloyd Jones a few small amendments to be made and the letter to be delivered by hand in time for a visit of the head of the Standards Board of England on 4 Nov. Follow up letter to Town Council enclosing final draft of constitution.
Data Protection Act as long as members know that their details are being put onto computer and no disclosure of list will take place, all OK.
Copy papers circulated Precept 2005/6 plus, Wish List, Car park takings, SJS School Survey.
Town Council meeting 3 11 05, item 2 under items requiring a decision wait for letter and find out who now does these jobs.
Agenda for next CAR meeting to be compiled after Town Council meeting 3/11.
Publicity for next CAR meeting M Baber to do notice, list for distribution.
Any other business none.
To be first item on agenda for CAR meeting 8/11
7. Letter from Town Council J Pearce said that there may be things that individuals want to do. C Ireland suggested that this be taken to the Forum meeting where it could be explained who deals with what. B Ireland said that someone had said that some areas are dealt with by Highways and cannot be touched eg Sportsmans B Ireland to investigate and report. R Boundy said that CAR must be for the benefit of the town and the townsfolk and we must make ourselves known to other organisations in the area with similar interests. B Oliver said we must show that we care for this town of ours. We will all go away and report back to the next meeting. Sec to write to Town Council.
8. Report from John Pearce a letter has been submitted to Sally Lloyd Jones in time for a meeting last Friday attended by the head of the Standards Board for England. It is requesting a meeting between CAR, the Town Council, the Chamber of Commerce and others who are interested. The meeting to be in two halves firstly to clarify some of the issues, the second half devoted to trying to find a way forward, perhaps to start the whole process again with proper consultation. We are awaiting a reply from Sally Lloyd Jones, but we are looking for a meeting at the end of this month or the beginning of next.
9. B Ireland said that he had received a reply from the Standards Board for England saying that they did not propose to pursue the allegations against Cllrs Williams and Grills, but that there was a right of appeal which he is considering.
10. Camelford Hall application is being made for trusteeship of the Hall, which unfortunately cannot be accapted until 26 January 2006.
11. Approach to parishes In essence this letter was considered a good idea, with a couple of changes. Sec to re-submit to exec.
12. Any other business Reply received from Janey Coomber that the only area being considered for double yellow lines is Anvil Road. Consultation will take place, but it was stated that parking there is much more difficult since the introduction of pay and display.
M Stockwood (Treasurer) said that we now have a bank account and donations received so far, very generously, will be banked as soon as the relevant books are received. He also feels that there should be a small membership fee perhaps 50p or £1 which then qualifies people to vote.
13. Date of next meeting 24 November 2005 at 7.30 pm, St Thomass Church Hall