September 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 4th September 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
24th August 2019
 

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Housekeeping

 

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External Reports

a) Police report

b) District Councillor Report

c) County Councillor Report

 

 

 

 

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Public Session

 

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To receive and decide upon applications for co-option onto the Parish Council

 

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Apologies for Absence:

 

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Declarations of Interest (Pecuniary or Non-Pecuniary):

 

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Minutes of previous meetings

  1. Notes of the Council Meeting held on 3rd July 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 new Parish Council website and Facebook page.
  5. To receive an update regarding the Community Speed Initiative.
  6. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the review of Council policies and procedures including risk assessment

 

CJN/LM

 

JLF

JLF

Clerk

DC

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Council Functions:

  1. Playpark – To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the annual safety inspection.
  2. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the Best Garden competition.
  3. To receive feedback in relation to Best Kept Village Competition
  4. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the transfer of banking arrangement.
  5. 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
  6. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the boundary of Grange Park and properties to the East.
  7. To discuss and take necessary action in relation to the annual Christmas Event.

 

Clerk

 

JLF

Clerk

Clerk

 

JLF

 

 

 

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):-

- WLDC – Election costs - £133.67

- Rudies Roots – Planter maintenance - £619.50

- LALC – Training costs - £18

- Multidata – Broadband charges - £38.92

- Mrs L Richardson – Clerks expenses – £10

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

       /broadband costs - £461.00

      - Mrs L Richardson – Clerks Salary including use of home as office and telephone /broadband cost                                     £461.00

  • Multidata – Broadband Charges - £38.92
  • Mrs P Sargeant – Bus shelter cleaning - £150
  • Glendale – Grass cutting and village maintenance - £793.56
  • Baypark Construction Ltd – Footpath resurfacing - £1495
  • LALC – Training costs - £18
  • B. Knight & Son – Grange Park tree stakes - £29.36

 

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Highways and Maintenance

  1. Update report
  2. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding possible village hedging maintenance scheme.
  3. To receive an email from resident regarding tree maintenance required and take any necessary action.

 

JLF

JLF

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Planning matters :-

  1. 139186 - Hall Farm, Sudbrooke - Planning application to erect agricultural storage building – Granted
  2. 139443 – Red Barn Farm, Langworth Road – Application for installation of 9no. containerised biomass boilers and 9no. wood pellet silos – Granted
  3. 139422 – 5 Elmdene – Application for single storey rear extension – Granted
  4. 139439 – 49 Main Street – Application for single storey rear extension – Granted
  5. 139465 – Land of Langworth Road – Removal of 10m hedgerow – Granted
  6. 139709 – 22 Dunholme Road – Single storey rear extension – Granted (Reviewed by Councillors during recess)
  7. 139611 – 2 Weir Farm Paddock – Single storey garden room/conservatory – Granted (Reviewed by Councillors during recess)

 

 

Clerk/

All

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Consultations:

  1. To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the WLDC Budget consultation

 

All

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Fieldpaths

  1. To receive an update regarding maintenance of the village fieldpaths.
  • emails received
  • Update on FP153 (for clarity where is this and what is the update on?)

 

BP

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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 News
  • WLDC – Electoral Register information
  • Residents – Various village maintenance requests
  • LALC – Networking day handouts
  • LALC – LALC AGM information
  • Barbers Farm – reply to letter regarding large trees on Grange Park
  • LCC Highways – Permission to resurface Field footpath 153

Clerk

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Next meetings

  • Monthly Meeting Wednesday 2nd October 2019 at 7.30pm at the Methodist Church, Main Street, Scothern
  • To agree date for December meeting.