1. Waterbeach Annual Parish Meeting
Chair’s Report

2. Topics to be covered Groundscare tender Cemetery extension
Local Plan and Neighbourhood Plan
Other matters from 2016
Looking ahead

3. Groundscare tender
Council agreed to test the market by seeking external tenders for looking after our open spaces
List of contractors drawn up
both responses from newspaper advertisement and from those who had previously contacted the Council
Tender documents sent out in early June
No responses received
Council agreed to continue as before

4. Cemetery extension

5. Cemetery extension (2) Waterbeach Cemetery is almost full
In the past we had negotiated with MoD but called negotiations off when no progress could be made
Urban & Civic agreed to help and has secured land to the west of the current cemetery
Area has been laid out at no cost to the Council

6. Local Plan & Neighbourhood plan
Hearings greatly delayed
Members of the Council attended session on March 28th
We wait to hear the final verdict
Neighbourhood Plan
Separate from Council
Report to be heard later in the evening
We now have an assistant Clerk (Sophie Garrod) fully involved

7. Neighbourhood plan Separate from Council
Report to be heard later in the evening
We now have an assistant Clerk fully involved

8. Other matters from 2016 Skatepark Station parking Pedestrian crossing
Still regularly used by all ages from 4 upwards
Small amount of graffiti to be removed
Station parking
A long-standing problem
Pedestrian crossing
Concerns about access by wheelchairs and powered scooters
Toddler playgroup
Unfortunately we were not able to help

9. Some other matters Grants Clerk LHI bids Finances
We have made grants to WAY, the Library, and other local organisations
Clerk
Liz Jones left us towards the end of last year
Shelley Mason now in post
LHI bids
New 40mph buffer zones
Finances
Subject of separate report

10. Looking forward Outline planning application Neighbourhood Warden
We need to make a response
Council employing Planning Consultant
Joint parishes meeting to be held
Neighbourhood Warden
In principle agreement
Looking for grants
Further improvements to community facilities

11. Waterbeach Annual Parish Meeting
Financial report

12. Finances 2016-2017 Council has kept expenditure within budget
Some costs (e.g. salaries) significantly below budget
Some income (e.g. cemetery fees) above expectations
Surplus at 31 March 2017 to be carried forward
General reserves of £146,666 (increase of £30,349)
S106 reserves of £86,353 (very restricted on what these can be used for)

13. Budget 2017-2018 Precept set at £158,720 (increase of 4.5%)
No increase in Band D Council Tax because of additional houses being built in Waterbeach

14. History of Band D