Agenda and minutes

Community Governance Review Working Group - Monday, 14th March, 2022 2.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - South Kesteven House, St. Peter's Hill, Grantham. NG31 6PZ. View directions

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21.

Apologies for absence

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    Minutes:

    Apologies for absence were received from Councillors’ Clack, Mason and Adam Stokes.

22.

Disclosure of Interests

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    Minutes:

    None disclosed.

23.

Notes from the meeting held on 21 February 2022 pdf icon PDF 90 KB

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    Minutes:

    The notes from the meeting held on 21 February 2022 were proposed, seconded and AGREED.

24.

Community Governance Review - Update of Progress

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    -       Confirmation of commencement of consultation process

     

    -       Update on how to respond to the consultation process

     

    -       Confirmation of statutory consultees and other groups that need to be invited to participate

     

    -       Role of the Working Group

    Minutes:

    The Head of Democratic Services and Deputy Monitoring Officer informed the Group that the Community Governance Review consultation had gone live on-line on Friday 11 March 2022.  Hard copies of the consultation documents had been posted out on Friday, direct from the printers, to those living in Grantham and the surrounding Parishes.  Hard copies of the documents included the survey which could be completed in hard copy or on-line. Also contained within the documents was a QR code which took you direct to the on-line survey.   Every household in Grantham had received a printed copy of the consultation documents together with the surrounding parishes.  A list of those statutory consultees who had been sent a link by email to access a copy of the consultation documents included:

     

    ·       All South Kesteven District Councillors

    ·       Lincolnshire County Councillors for the South Kesteven area

    ·       Lincolnshire County Council’s Chief Executive, cc’d to Head of Democratic Services

    ·       Gareth Davies MP / Dr Caroline Johnson MP

    ·       The Parish Councils of Barrowby, Belton & Manthorpe, Great Gonerby, Little Ponton & Stroxton, Harlaxton, Londonthorpe & Harrowby Without

    ·       A copy had been sent to the Mayor’s Parlour for the Grantham Charter Trustees as an organisation itself to respond

    ·       A copy had been sent to the Chairman of Grantham Business Club who had been asked to forward it on to businesses on their database

     

    Further copies of the documents had been sent by email to the following Community Groups and Parishes in Grantham:

     

    ·       Alive Church

    ·       Barrowby Preschool

    ·       Cliffedale PFA

    ·       Contact The Elderly Grantham 2

    ·       Dysart Park Action Group

    ·       Friends of Belmont School

    ·       Friends of Sandon and Ambergate (FOSA)

    ·       Grantham & District Indoor Bowls Club

    ·       Grantham and District Camera Club

    ·       Grantham and District Talking Newspaper

    ·       Grantham Arts CIC

    ·       Grantham Athletics Club

    ·       Grantham Autistic Information Network (GAIN)

    ·       Grantham Canal Society

    ·       Grantham Civic Society

    ·       Grantham Cricket Club

    ·       Grantham Disabled Children Society

    ·       Grantham Dramatic Society

    ·       Grantham International Senior Citizens

    ·       Grantham Judo Club

    ·       Grantham Life Saving Club

    ·       Grantham Lions Club

    ·       Grantham Men's Shed

    ·       Grantham Museum

    ·       Grantham Poverty Concern

    ·       Grantham Singers

    ·       Grantham Sunrise Rotary

    ·       Harlaxton Sports and Social Club

    ·       Hough Grantham

    ·       Inspire Plus

    ·       Jubilee Christian Fellowship (ACM) Trust

    ·       Manthorpe Preschool

    ·       Rotary Club of Grantham

    ·       Rotary Club of Grantham Kesteven

    ·       South Lincolnshire Blind Society

    ·       St Peter's Hill Players

    ·       Sunshine Playgroup Gt Gonerby

    ·       The Friends of St Wulfram's Church

    ·       Wyndham Park Forum

     

    If any Member knew of any further community group to send the information to, they were asked to inform the Community Governance Team in order that a link or a hard copy of the documents could be sent.  The Chairman asked how a community group could contact the team and the Head of Democratic Services and Deputy Monitoring Officer replied that there was an address on the consultation documents, together with an email, CGR@southkesteven.gov.uk or they could telephone 01476 40 60 80.

     

    The role of the Community Governance Review Working Group was again highlighted.  The Working Group had been convened at Council in September 2021 to oversee and facilitate a review in accordance with the guidance and processes set out for  ...  view the full minutes text for item 24.