COOKHAM PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of an Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the

COOKHAM PARISH COUNCIL

PRESENT:            Cllr H. J. Woodbridge (Chairman); M. Wellman (Vice Chairman).

Cllrs. M. Barnes, M. Brar, P. Brockwell, M. Coker, D. Fry, G. Harris, J. Hewitt,

M. Innes, M-L. Kellaway, R. Piercey, D. Ricardo, Jean Stretton and John Stretton.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST:

All Councillors were present. Cllr Harris declared a personal interest as a member of the Traffic and Transport Working Group. Cllrs Barnes and Coker were representatives of the Parish Council on the Steering Group of the Cookham Plan and did not need to declare an interest. Cllr Brar declared a personal interest in item 2 on the agenda.

1.                  TO APPROVE THE RESPONSE TO THE COOKHAM PLAN FOR PRESENTATION AT THE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING 11^TH MARCH 2008:

All Councillors had received a copy of the slide presentation based on the notes circulated by the Clerk at the Full Council meeting on 4^th March 2008. The main change was the call for the submission from the Traffic and Transport Working Group to be rejected as it currently stood. It was felt by some Councillors that it would be wrong to completely reject the submission because some very valuable work had been carried out. It was AGREED that this slide should be changed to “review” rather than “reject”. On the proposition of Cllr Stretton, seconded by Cllr Fry it was AGREED to show this slide presentation with that amendment.

VOTE: IN FAVOUR = 13, ABSTENTION = 2.

2.            APPROVAL OF MR TREVOR KILNER TO PRESENT THE SLIDES: Mr Kilner had been consulted on the presentation of the Clerk’s notes along with many other villagers. Mr Kilner had offered to present the slides on behalf of the Parish Council. It was emphasised that Mr Kilner would have to declare from the start that he was a resident of Poundfield. He would remain neutral throughout the evening and would literally act as the messenger.

It was AGREED to accept Mr Kilner’s kind offer in order to leave the Councillors to concentrate on the questions raised by the villagers.

The Meeting closed at 7.15pm