Waterbeach Annual Parish Meeting Chair’s Report

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

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

Cemetery extension

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

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

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

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

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

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

Waterbeach Annual Parish Meeting Financial report

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)

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

History of Band D