LLANDOVERY TOWN COUNCIL CYNGOR TREF LLANYMDDYFRI AGENDA MEETING TO BE HELD IN THE TOWN HALL, LLANDOVERY ON MONDAY 14 DECEMBER 2015 AT 7:00 PM. CYNHELIR CYFARFOD YN NEUADD Y DREF LLANMYDDFRI AR NOSLUN, RHAGFYR 14 2015 AM 7:00 YH. 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE / YMDDIHEURIADAU 2. DECLARATIONS BY COUNCILLORS OF ANY PERSONAL AND/OR PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS/ DATGANIADAU GAN GYNGHORWYR O UNRHYW FUDD PERSONOL NEU/AC ARIANNOL 3. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES FROM MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER 2015/ CADARNHAU COFNODION CYFARFODYDD MIS TACHWEDD 2015 3. 1. To consider the Draft Minutes from 16 November 2015 for approval as a correct record. 3. 2. To consider the Draft Minutes from 17 November 2015 for approval as a correct record. 3. 3. To consider the Draft Minutes from 23 November 2015 for approval as a correct record. 4. POLICE MATTERS & REPORT / ADRODDIAD YR HEDDLU – MATERION 5. MAYOR’S REPORT / ADRODDIAD Y MAER November 2015 16 Chair - Town Council meeting 16 Planning Committee meeting 17 Chair - Town Council meeting 18 All Wales Armed Forces Champion’s Event, Infantry Battle School, Brecon 18 Army Engagement Team - Brecon: Evening at Armed Forces Infantry Battle School 22 Charity Concert, Myddfai Hall for Air Ambulance 23 Chair, Town Council Meeting 24 Llandovery Hospital League of Friends Meeting 27 ‘Turn On’ of Llandovery Christmas Lights 30 Chair, Planning Committee Meeting 30 Chair, Finance Committee Meeting December 2015 2 Presentation of Christmas Poster Competition Prizes at Gollop Preparatory School 2 William Williams Memorial Chapel - opening of restored and renovated vestry & kitchen 2 Llandovery Heritage Board Meeting at Prime Cymru 3 Gollop Preparatory School Carol Service in the Chapel at Llandovery College 9 Llandovery College Carol Service in Llandingat Church 10 Presentation of Christmas Poster Competition Prizes at Ysgol Rhys Prichard 6. COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT / ADRODDIAD Y CYNGHORWR SIR 7. COMMITTEE REPORTS / ADRODDIADAU PWYLLGORAU 7. 1. Planning Committee / Pwyllgor Cynllunio 1. To receive the minutes from the meeting on 16 November 2015 – to note. 2. To receive the minutes from the meeting on 30 November 2015 – to note. 7. 2. Finance Committee / Pwyllgor Cyllid 1. To receive the minutes from the meeting on 30 November 2015 – to note, and to consider the recommendations at items 4, 5, 6, 8.1, and 8. 2 in the minutes - for approval. 8. TOWN CLERK'S REPORT / ADRODDIAD Y CLERC Y TREF To receive the Town Clerk's Report for December 2015. 9. MATTERS ARISING / UNRHYW FATER ARALL 1. To consider applications to fill the casual vacancy on the Council. 2. To formally appoint Mr Stephen S C Carter as Clerk to Llandovery Town Council with effect from 1 January 2016. 3. To receive Mr Handel Davies to provide an update on the future of the Pantycelyn School site. 4. To consider supporting the idea of Ysgol Phys Prichard moving to the Pantycelyn School site. 5. To receive Mr Robin Ennion to provide an update on Post Office Services in Llandovery. 1 9. MATTERS ARISING / UNRHYW FATER ARALL (Cont) 6. To receive an update from Llandovery Heritage CIO. 7. To consider a request from Jonah McGill for support for a “Llandovery Bike-Fest 2016”. 8. To consider the storage of the Council’s Christmas decorations. 9. To consider a response to the request to complete a survey relating to Carmarthenshire County Council’s second Statutory Play Sufficiency Assessment 2016 10. To consider an invitation from The Welsh Language Society to attend an open meeting to discuss the County Council moving to working in Welsh. 11. To consider the contents of a letter from Christopher Salmon, Police and Crime Commissioner, about a survey relating to setting the 2016-17 Council Tax policing precept. 12. To consider the notification of the consultation on a Draft Local Government (Wales) Bill. 10. ACCOUNTS / CYFRIFON 1. To consider and approve the schedule from the Clerk relating to income totalling £20.93 and payments totalling £3,674.71 for the period 1 to 30 November 2015. 2. To note the Consolidated Statement of Accounts and the Budget Summary as at 30 November 2015. 3. To consider proposed adjustments to the Budget for 2015-16 from December 2015 for approval. See Clerk’s Report, item B. 1. 4. To consider an offer of Internal Audit Service from Mr Lyn Llewellyn. See Clerk’s Report, item B. 2. 11. FINANCIAL REQUESTS / CEISIADAU CYLLIDOL 1. To consider a request from BLAS Ammanford Stroke for funding. 12. CORRESPONDENCE / GOHEBIAETH 1. To note the receipt of the Autumn 2015 edition of the HOWLTA Newsletter – for circulation to those who wish to see. 13. ANY OTHER BUSINESS - AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR - FOR INFORMATION ONLY / UNRHYW FATER ARALL YN OL DISGRESIWN Y GADAIR – GWYBODAETH YN UNIG. Henry A E Caldecote Clerk to Llandovery Town Council 8 December 2015 2