August 2024 Agenda
WITHAM ST HUGHS PARISH COUNCIL
The Village Hall, Caraway Drive
Witham St Hughs
Lincoln
Telephone: 01522 869643
E-mail: parish.clerk@withamsthughs-pc.gov.uk
Website address: witham-st-hughs.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and COUNCILLORS are SUMMONED to attend the next meeting of Witham St Hughs Parish Council to be held on Thursday 22nd August 2024 at 7.00pm in the village hall. At which the under mentioned business will be transacted.
There will be a 10-minute public forum at the start of the meeting, followed by a further 10 minutes allocated to receive reports from County and District Councillors, your presence is required during this time.
All public questions must be sent in beforehand, with speaking restricted 3 minutes per person.
Rachel Popplewell
Parish Clerk
09.08.2024
CHAIRMANS WELCOME & FIRE SAFETY BRIEF
1. Welcome and Apologies.
2. TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011 AND OUTLINED IN THE COUNCILS CODE OF CONDUCT – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interest and any written requests for dispensations.
3. Health & Safety brief.
4. Notes of the Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 17th July 2024 to be approved as minutes.
5. Clerks Update & Correspondence - to Resolve to approve any subsequent actions.
6. Finance.
a. To Authorise the signing of orders for payment, list previously circulated.
b. To receive the Bank Reconciliation as at 31.07.2024
c. To receive the external auditor’s reports.
7. To review the following policies
a. Financial Reserves Policy
b. Project Management Policy
c. To amend standing order 15 xiv
8. Play Parks update to include
a. Update on the complaint to Playdale Playgrounds.
b. To consider the quotes and drawings for the new play equipment at Cuckoo Park, and to choose the preferred company to be submitted with the application to the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF).
c. To review the annual playparks inspections and resolve to agree any necessary repairs.
9. To consider the quotes to repair the footpaths behind Warren Lane balance pond.
10 To approve costs to replace outside security lighting for the hall, and internal sockets replacement
11. Land transfer’s update to include –
a. Signing of the Land Transfer documents Parish Council field over to Lincolnshire County Council (retrospectively). Deferred from the last meeting
b. To Resolve to agree the Scouts land transfer and Phase 2 land transfer to be treated as one land transfer.
12 To consider the following planning application (retrospectively), comments previously submitted.
a. 24/0832/TPO.
Application to reduce overhanging branches by 2 meters.
1a Nettleton Drive, Witham St Hughs.
13 To resolve to move into closed session
a. Staffing
14 DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING.
Parish Council Meeting Wednesday 18th September 2024 at 7pm