2023 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

SCOTHERN PARISH COUNCIL

A meeting of Scothern Parish Council will take place on Wednesday 8 February 2023 at 7.30pm in The Methodist Church, Main Street, Scothern. Members of the public are welcome to attend. At the start of the meeting there will be a 15-minute public forum where members of the public can raise any point or concerns to the Council.  Decisions cannot be made during this time but may become a future agenda item.

AGENDA

1.    Housekeeping

2.    External Reports     
a)    District Councillor Report (RW)
b)    County Councillor Report (SR)

3.    Public Session

4.    Apologies for Absence    

5.    Declarations of Interest (Pecuniary or Non-Pecuniary) 

6.    Notes of Council Meeting held on 11 January 2022 – to receive, approve and sign as minutes.

7.    Update Reports:   

a)    To receive an update regarding the Community Speed Initiative (SID) (DC/RC)
        Grant application to IGAS (CJN)

b)    To receive an update on the maintenance and relocation of the war memorial (CN)

c)    To note arrangements for transfer to “gov.uk” email addresses (CN)

d)    To receive an update on Central Lincolnshire Local Plan (CJN)

e)    To consider any quotes for play equipment repairs arising from RoSPA report (CJN)

f)    To receive and discuss any Police matters including Police cluster meeting (DC)

g)    To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the Neighbourhood Plan review (CN/JLF)

h)    Bus matters: 
    To review, discuss and take any necessary action in relation to bus services through village (CJN) 

i)    To discuss provision of emergency light adjacent to defibrillator at Village Hall – quotation received £225.00 exc VAT(All)

8.    Council Functions:

a)    To receive, discuss and adopt (JJ)
        Terms of Reference - Grange Park following agreement with Working Group

b)    To discuss and agree date of Annual Parish Meeting

c)    To discuss subscription to the Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils (LALC) Annual Training Scheme (ATS) 2023/24 at a cost of £138.00 inc VAT

d)    To discuss any community events/arrangements for King Charles III Coronation

9.    Financial matters

a)    To discuss purchase of up-to-date Charles Arnold Baker £131.99

b)    Current financial statement (All)

c)    Invoices for payment to be agreed (All)

10.    Village maintenance: 

a)    To discuss and take any necessary action regarding village maintenance (RC)

b)    To discuss and take necessary action regarding compilation of asset register and arrangements for inspection of assets (All) 

11.    Highways:

a)    Update report (JLRF)

b)    To note response from LCC to check offlets and gulleys on Main Street and Dunholme Road and to jet drains adjacent to 23 Main Street following resurfacing of Dunholme Road and Main Street.

c)    To receive any update from LCC, and take any necessary action, regarding flooding issues on Craypool Lane

d)    To receive any update in relation to overgrown hedge on Lime Tree Paddock

12.    Planning matters:

a)    Planning Inspectorate Appeal Ref: APP/N2535/W/22/3306219.

144213 - Land to rear of Weir Farm Paddock, Scothern.Outline planning application to erect up to 36no. dwellings - access to be considered and not reserved for subsequent applications – decision awaited from Planning Inspectorate.      

13.    Field paths

To discuss any maintenance due to the village fieldpaths (BP)
    Report of broken gate on path running from Orchard Close

14.    Reports – to receive update reports:

a)    Grange Park (CN)
i.    To receive an update regarding work to the damaged fence Grange Park - Barbers Farm.
ii.    To receive an update from the working group

b)    Scothern Recreation Centre and Spirit of Scothern – receive update report (JLF)

15.    Correspondence – for information only

     LALC E-news 16 January 2023
     WLDC Council papers for meeting 23 January 2023
     NALC Newsletter – Information regarding King Charles III Coronation
     LALC E-news – 30 January 2023

16.    Next meeting – Wednesday 8 March 2023 at 7.30pm at The Methodist Church, Main Street, Scothern