January 2019 Minutes
Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
Tuesday 15th January 2019
Clerk
Mrs Nicola Green
Present
Cllr Harrison, Snape, Linnell, Wray and Young present
Public Speaking
10 Members of the public present
One member of the Public with questions regarding the precept from 2018/19. Answered by the Council. Letter also previously sent to resident by clerk explaining these details.
19:1 :1
Apologies
1.1
Cllr Craig Morfett – Resolved to accept
Dist Cllr Peter Rothwell – Resolved to accept
19:1:2
Declarations of interest
2.1
Nothing to declare
19:1:3
Resignations
3.1
Cllr Michael Durose, Clerk waiting on notice to display from NKDC
19:1:4
Closed Session Items
4.1
Resident correspondence
19:1:5
Approval of notes from last meeting. Matters arising
5.1
Draft minutes of the meeting on 12th November and 19th December 2018 approved as correct.
19:1:6
Village Hall update
6.1
Discussed hall storage.
6.2
Discussed outdoor vendors
6.3
CCTV replacement complete, Thank you to the VHEC
19:1:7
Open Spaces update
7.1
- Tree works and Bund work are to be completed by mid-February
- Phase 2 adoption is imminent. Requires Councillor walk round to confirm areas to be adopted. All Cllrs
19:1:8
Allotment update
8.1
Clerk unable to print terms and conditions due to printer issue. Extra ordinary meeting to be held prior to allotment meeting on Tuesday 22nd January at 19:00 to sign off changes to terms
19:1:9
Planning
9.1
Application 18/1648/FUL – co-op extension. Agreed by resolution that the Parish Council have no objections
9.2
Application 18/1525/FUL – Proposed crematorium. Agreed by resolution that the Parish Council have no objections except for a concern for the increased traffic flow from Cllr Harrison
19:1:10
Correspondence –
Email, Written, Telephone and Personal
10.1
Privet Walk Trees – Work to be carried out as advised by arborist.
10.2
“well done“ Letter from resident regarding Parish Council conduct at last meeting.
10.3
Play area on Nettleton and Street lighting – clerk responded accordingly
10.4
School admissions - Clerk responded accordingly
10.5
Dogs in play areas - Cllr Young to source floor stencils and weld on metal signs to fencing. Maximum £100 spend. Cllr Young
10.6
Juniper Way Play area reported to Strawsons.
10.7
Proposed crematorium – as 19:1:9.2
10.8
Questions regarding precept calculations – as public speaking. Clerk responded accordingly
10.9
Bus Service – Clerk responded accordingly
19:1:11
Finance
12.1
Bank reconciliation as of 15th January 2019 approved as correct
12.2
Table of invoices agreed by resolution to be paid
12.3
Following a working meeting, where all expenses and incomes were considered. Agreed by resolution that Precept increase to be 6.03% for 2019/20. This increase equates to £4.69 per year based on a Council tax band D property. Break down costs are a total increase of £0.39 per month /£0.09 per week
19:1:12
Litter Picking report
12.1
Litter issues in MUGA remain the same. Village and dog waste bins no change from previous months
19:1:13
Training days
13.1
As discussed at previous meeting
19:1:14
Date and time of next meeting
14.1
Next meeting is Tuesday 19th March 2019 at 19:30
Meeting Closed
Meeting closed at 21:20