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15. To consider what support the parish council could give the community centre at St Mark’s and agree any action: Cllr Bailes said that residents Cllr Bailes
had mentioned to him that there are two community centres in Brickhill. The parish council have obligations and spend monies on Brickhill
Community Centre but what funding does it provide to St Mark’s. Cllr Fitzpatrick said that in the past funding had been provided for specific
projects e.g. Open House. It was resolved that Cllr Bailes liaise with the officers at St Mark’s to see what financial support might be helpful.

16. To receive any update re: the Brickhill/Clapham community governance review and agree action: (Cllr Charles Royden returned to the room).
Cllr Fitzpatrick said that the community governance review had failed to reach the 5% threshold for the required number of signatures as a result
of a number being lost through the validation procedure. As a result Brickhill had only achieved 4.4%, Cllr Fitzpatrick had obtained more only to
be told they had been submitted after the cut off date. The parish council now had to wait to hear about what was the next step in the process.

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17. To note the litter pick on the 19 November at Ashmead Rd: The Clerk reported that the date had changed to the 26 November as the
Borough Council were unable to supply litter picking equipment on the earlier date.
18. To note the position regarding the vacancy in the Woodlands Park Ward: The Clerk reported that the minimum of ten signatures had been
received and a notice of poll would be forthcoming shortly from the Borough Council.

19. To review the list of outstanding matters and agree any further action: Cllr Fitzpatrick

i) Proposed Neighbourhood Development Plan: Cllr Fitzpatrick would put an article into the Brickhill News encouraging interested
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residents to attend a meeting on the 6 December at St Mark’s in order to consider how this might be progressed.
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20. To agree the meeting dates for 2017: These were agreed as: 5 January, 2 February, 2 March, 6 April, 4 May (Annual Meeting), 1 June,
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6 July, 7 September, 5 October and 2 November. All will start at 7.30pm. The Planning Committee will meet at 6.30pm ahead of the full
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parish council meetings. In addition it will meet on the 4 August and the 7 December. The Annual Parish Meeting will be on the 24 April at
7.30pm. All the meetings will be held at St Mark’s Church and Community Centre.
21. Staffing Matters: To receive a report on the appraisal of the Clerk Sue Bottoms and agree action. Under the Public Bodies (Admission to
Meetings) Act 1960 (as extended by s.100 of the Local Government Act 1972), press and public are excluded from this item of the agenda.
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22. Date of Next Meeting: Thursday 5 January 2017 at 7:30pm at St Mark’s Church and Community Centre, Calder Rise, MK41 7UY.

............................................Approved by Chairman
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5 January 2017

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