Agenda – Meeting 12 (2023/24)
Minutes and an audio recording will be made available as soon as possible after the meeting.
Amenities Committee meeting pack 13-05-2024
1. Apologies and reasons for absence
To receive apologies and note reasons for absence from members.
2. Declarations of interest
To note any declarations of interest on items which are on the agenda.
3. Public participation
Members of the public are invited to speak on items which are on the agenda in accordance with FTC policy on public speaking at meetings: https://frodsham.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Public- speaking-at-meetings-2023.pdf
4. Approval of minutes
To approve and sign the minutes of the Amenities Committee held on 8th April 2024 (included in meeting pack).
5. Tarvin Road Cemetery
(a) To note the report provided by the Cemetery Clerk (included in meeting pack)
(b) To consider stopping the sale of burial plots for first-use cremation
(c) To continue to refuse interments on a Saturday
(d) To consider increasing the cost of residents fees by 9%
(e) To consider increasing the cost of a new burial plot for non-residents to £2,200
(f) To consider increasing all other costs to non-residents by 9%
(g) To note that the Clerk has made a successful application for a refund of non-domestic rates backdated to 2017 in the sum of £11,497.75
(h) To consider replacing one of the water taps with a stainless steel tap and standpipe similar to the one already installed within the cemetery at an estimated cost of £1,000 including installation.
6. Orchards
To consider the grant offer from Mersey Forests for improvements/tree planting in both the Ship Street Orchard and Churchfields Orchard.
7. Hob Hey Wood
To consider making an application for the woodland to become a designated Local Nature Reserve.
8. Clerk’s report
To receive any additional report