January 2019 Minutes
Corringham Parish Council
Clerk to the Council: Mrs A Hayward
Lindale Villa, Gringley Rd, Walkeringham DN10 4HT
Tel: 01427 891118, email: angela@lindalevilla.com
Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Tuesday 8 January 2019 at 7.30 pm in Corringham Village Hall
Present: Cllrs. D Semley (chair), P Hardwick, J Sims, J Saxon, A Watson, S Blades, M Parr, P Arthy and A Hayward (Clerk), PCSO McFaul (part). Members of the Public: none
01.01.19 Chairman’s Remarks
Cllr. Semley welcomed everyone to the meeting.
02.01.19 Apologies for absence and reasons given
Cllr. Eyre (family commitment)
Dist. Cllr. Howitt-Cowan (other commitment)
It was resolved to accept the apologies
03.01.19 Declarations of interest
The following declarations of interest were made:
Cllrs. J Sims, P Hardwick and S Blades – village hall matters (committee members)
Cllrs. P Hardwick and M Parr – allotment matters
04.01.19 Public Discussion
No members of public were present.
05.01.19 Notes of the last meeting of the Council
The minutes of the meeting held on 4 December 2018 were discussed and resolved as being a true record.
06.01.19 Police Report
PCSO Mcfaul gave the following report:
December 2018 – one call received regarding a suspicious yellow van.
PCSOs are to be given powers to issue speeding fines. They are also promoting Community Speedwatch. This scheme would be run by volunteers from the community (minimum of 3 needed). Some villages are working together on the initiative.
PCSO Mcfaul explained that unfortunately there is nobody available to attend the parish council meetings in her absence.
07.01.19 District and County Councillors’ reports
County Councillor
No report received.
District Councillor
District Cllr. Howitt-Cowan had sent the following report:
Trinity Arts Centre - the new brochure is now in circulation and it includes events from Jan to June 2019 in a new exciting format. Trinity Arts is now managed by a young and talented manager.
The film, 'Peterloo', is to be shown on 2 dates at the Trinity Arts Centre and there is local interest, in that some of the filming was made at Gainsborough Old Hall
North east section of Market St - several shops are nearing completion and are looking very attractive, it is a matter of obtaining tenants for the shops and residents for the flats above
The passage way. Chapel Yard which accesses the car park is better lit and safer to use
I am informed that everything is being done to open a restaurant on the ground floor of the Travel Lodge. The Travel Lodge is by reports doing well
A survey entitled the Public Realm. which unfortunately Corringham failed to return along with many more parishes but there is still time, is now under collation.
The Council Chamber - this has undergone improvements during the xmas break, gone are the projector screens, we now have large tv monitors to give better coverage of the meetings held in that space.
It was agreed to go through public realm survey at the end of the meeting.
08.01.19 Clerk’s Report
The following update was given:
• The final precept claim figures for 2019/20 have been submitted to WDLC.
• A request has been made for a dog litter bin in the vicinity of Edmund Close
09.01.19 Reports
Village Hall
Cllr. Blades reported as follows:
The Christmas events and the New Year’s Eve event all went well. More events are planned for 2019 including a table top sale on 10th March 2019.
The village hall committee is looking for a donation from the parish council. It was agreed that this would be added to February’s meeting agenda. A request would need to be made in writing
Neighbourhood Plan
There was nothing further to report at this time.
Emergency Planning
There was nothing further to report at this time.
10.01.19 Matters for consideration
Grass cutting contract/LCC grass cutting scheme
After considering the LCC’s proposed ‘Parish Agreement - Highway Verge Cutting 2019/20’, it was resolved not to take them up on their offer. The Safety Code of Conduct appeared to be quite onerous. The risk of taking on the verge cutting at a total annual payment of £151.18 for 3,436 square metres, outweighed any benefit for the parish council. Clerk to write to LCC declining their offer.
Cllr. Saxon agreed to make enquiries with the organisers of Community Payback Scheme to see if they would be interested in taking on the grass cutting contract for the parish council as well as other maintenance work such as trimming back hedges near the pond etc.
Newsletter
Cllr. Semley reported that the production of the newsletter was on-going and asked for content ideas.
Appointment of Burial Board Clerk
Cllr. Hardwick agreed to continue in her role as Burial Board Clerk and Cllr. Arthy agreed to assist in her in the role.
New Noticeboard
A number of noticeboard options were tabled. Cllr Semley asked Cllr. Arthy to analyse them in terms of price, spec. etc, to enable a decision to be made at the next meeting
Donations to the PCC
Cllr. Semley reported that it had come to light at the recent councillor training course that parish councils are not allowed to make donations to the church for renovation work or work to its fabric. In general, donations should have the potential to benefit the whole of the community.
Amendment to Standing Orders
It was resolved to amend the standing orders such that. in the event that an extraordinary meeting cannot be convened to meet a deadline (eg planning comments) or deal with an urgent matter, the proper officer would use her delegated powers to collate comments via email and respond accordingly. Any actions/decision would be reported at the next parish council meeting. This power would be used in exceptional circumstances when every effort has been made to convene an extraordinary meeting.
11.01.19 Financial Matters
Financial Report:
Income to date: £18,191
Outgoings to date: £ 7,717
Funds available: £15,843
(Funds earmarked for the Neighbourhood Plan: £6,203)
The following payments were proposed, seconded, voted and agreed.
|
Cheque Number |
£ |
Payee |
Reason |
|
200188 |
140.58 |
Staff |
Salary and expenses |
|
200189 |
25.50 |
LALC |
Training expenses |
12.01.19 Planning Matters
New Planning Applications:
None
WLDC Planning Decisions
None
Withdrawn Planning Application
PA: 138652
Proposal: Planning application for erection of 1no. three bed detached dormer bungalow
Location: Land to the north of 11 Middle Street Corringham Gainsborough DN21 5QT
Other
Cllr. Arthy reported that there had been some activity of the WLDC planning portal re. the East Lane outline planning application. As yet nothing had been received by the parish council
13.01.19 Correspondence
The following correspondence was received:
LALC – Annual Training Scheme 2019/20 (agenda item for the next meeting)
WLDC – Briefing Session – Election 2019
WLDC – Pocket Park Funding
Age Concern – Details of Drop-In Sessions
All noted
14.01.19 Councillors’ reports and items for inclusion on the next agenda
The following items were reported:
• The Clerk was asked to obtain an update from WLDC re. the field off the High Street which is being used for dumping material and for burning what appears to be toxic materials
• Cllr. Saxon reported that the bags on Middle Street had now been removed. The drains still appeared to be blocked in places.
• Cllr. Parr reported the potholes are appearing again on Mill Mere.
15.01.19 The date of the meeting was confirmed as Tuesday 5 February 2019 at 7.30pm on Corringham Village Hall.
Meeting closed at 8.50 pm