2019 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

October 2019 Agenda

SCOTHERN PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

To All Parish Councillors

You are hereby summoned to attend the Monthly Council Meeting of Scothern Parish Council on Wednesday 2nd October 2019 commencing at 19:30 in The Methodist Church, Main Street, Scothern.

The first 15 minutes are open to the public where questions can be asked or statements made.  All attendance is also required during this time.

Signed: L. Richardson
Clerk to the Council
25th September 2019

  1.  

Housekeeping

 
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External Reports

a) Police report

b) District Councillor Report

c) County Councillor Report

 

 

 

 
  1.  

Public Session

 
  1.  

Apologies for Absence:

 
  1.  

Declarations of Interest (Pecuniary or Non-Pecuniary):

 
  1.  

Minutes of previous meetings

  1. Notes of the Council Meeting held on 4th September 2019 – to receive, approve and sign as minutes.

 

All
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Update Reports:  

  1. Future use of BT phone box – To receive an update regarding the production of information boards.
  2. To receive an update regarding the 2nd village defibrillator and take any necessary action.
  3. To receive an update regarding the erection of a bus shelter on Dunholme Road.
  4. To receive an update regarding the Community Speed Initiative.
  5. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the review of Council policies and procedures including risk assessment.
  6. To approve and adopt Health and Safety Policy

 

CJN/LM

 

JLF

JLF

DC

 

All
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Council Functions:

  1. Playpark – To receive and decide upon quotes for recommended work from the annual inspection report.
  2. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding a representative to attend the LALC AGM.
  3. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding Clerk and Councillor training.
  4. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the Best Garden competition.
  5. To receive feedback in relation to Best Kept Village Competition.
  6. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the transfer of banking arrangement.
  7. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the loss of bus services in the village.
    • To receive an update regarding bus stop signs, timetables and road markings in the village
  8. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the boundary of Grange Park and properties to the East.
  9. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the Parish Council website.
  10. To discuss and take necessary action in relation to the annual Christmas Event.
  11. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding a request from the Patriarchal Church Council for land in the village for overflow cemetery.

 

Clerk

 

JLF

Clerk

Clerk

 

JLF

 

 

BP

CJN
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Financial matters

  1. Current financial statement
  2. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the 2020/21 budget and precept setting.
  3. Invoices for payment to be agreed (all excluding VAT where appropriate):-

- Multidata – Broadband charges - £38.92

        - Mrs L Richardson – Clerks Salary including use of home as office and telephone   

       /broadband costs - £461.00

        - Glendale – July and September Grass Cutting and April 2019 VAT - £1907.60

        - Lincoln Road Safety Partnership – 30mph speed signs - £40

 

All

All

All
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Highways and Maintenance

  1. Update report
  2. To receive and discuss quotes for various tree maintenance required in the village.
  3. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding people leaving cars running outside of the school.
  4. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the 2020/21 village maintenance and grass cutting contracts.

 

JLF

JLF

All

All
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Planning matters :-

a)       To discuss and take any necessary action regarding Community Infrastructure Levy payment in respect of housing development off Langworth Road.

 
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Fieldpaths

  1. To discuss any maintenance due to the village fieldpaths
  2. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding FFP162 being used by trial bikes.
  3. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding loose/out of control dogs on FFP’s.

 

BP

JLF

JLF
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Reports

  1. Grange Park – receive update report
  2. Scothern Recreation Centre and Spirit of Scothern – receive update report

 

CJN

JLRF
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Compliance – none

Clerk
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Correspondence – for information only

  • LALC – Weekly newsletter
  • SRC – Request for continued support to cut play area grass
  • St Germains Church – Request for continued support to cut graveyard grass
  • WLDC – Response to request for CIL payment
  • Reepham Parish Council – Notice of planning training

Clerk
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Next meetings

  • Monthly Meeting Wednesday 6th November 2019 at 7.30pm at the Methodist Church, Main Street, Scothern.
  • To agree date for the Budget and Precept meeting of 20th November 2019
  • To agree date for December meeting of Wednesday 11th December.