2019 Parish Council Minutes of Meetings

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 7 May 2019 at 7.45 pm in Corringham Village Hall

Present:   Cllrs. D Semley (Chair), P Arthy, J Sims, S Blades, M Parr, A Watson, A Hayward (Clerk) and 
Dist. Cllr. Howitt-Cowan.    Members of the Public: none  

01.05.19   Chairman’s Remarks
Cllr. Semley welcomed everyone to the meeting.
      
02.05.19   Apologies for absence and reasons given      
            
Cllr. Hardwick (other commitment)
PCSO McFaul (other commitment)
      
It was resolved to accept the apologies
      
03.05.19   Declarations of interest
The following declarations of interest were made:

Cllrs. J Sims and S Blades – village hall matters (committee members)
Cllrs. M Parr – allotment matters

04.05.19   Public Discussion
No members of public were present.
            
05.05.19   Notes of the last meeting of the Council
The minutes of the meeting held on 2 April 2019 were discussed and resolved as being a true record. 

06.05.19   Police Report 
No report received. 
   
07.05.19   District and County Councillors’ reports 
County Councillor
No report received.
      
District Councillor 
Dist. Cllr. Howitt-Cowan gave the following report:

•   After the local election, the Conservatives are the leading group but only with a majority of two.
•   Cllr. Howitt-Cowan is the Vice-Chair of the Prosperous Committee.  The new Leader of the Council is Cllr. McNeill.  The next meeting of the Full Council is on 20 May 2019.
•   WLDC has been asked to submit a bid for Government funding for community work.
•   The West Lindsey Churches Festival begins on 11th May.

08.05.19   Clerk’s Report
The following update was given:
•   Arranged for the WLDC Street Cleaner to clean East Lane and Middle Street
•   WLDC agreed to relocate the dog litter bin from Church Lane.  Cllr. Hardwick had left an updating stating that the bin had been relocated on the land belonging to ACIS.

09.05.19   Reports 
Village Hall
Cllr. Blades gave a full report at the Annual Parish Meeting.
   
Neighbourhood Plan
Cllr. Semley reported that analysis of the recent questionnaire revealed that most of the respondents agreed with the proposed vision and objectives.  Cllr. Semley is to apply for another grant to support the next step which is the ‘call for sites’.  The Character Assessment is now in its final stages.

Emergency Planning
There was nothing further to report at this time.  
      
10.05.19   Matters for consideration

Newsletter
On-going

Notice board
Cllr. Parr agreed to look into the possibility of having a notice board made after it was felt that the notice boards on offer from the suppliers appeared to be quite expensive.

Church Water Tap
Cllr. Howitt-Cowan reported that the Church toilet and kitchen water supply was also linked to the meter.  Members requested copies of the water bills in order to be able to make an informed decision on the contribution to be made by the Parish Council.   

Insurance Premium
The insurance policy and premium were reviewed and it was resolved to accepted the quote of £340.41 received from Zurich Municipal.

11.05.19   Financial Matters
Financial Report:

Income to date:         £10,765
Outgoings to date:      £  4,261        
Funds available:       £19,662

(Funds earmarked for the Neighbourhood Plan: £2,585)

The following payments were proposed, seconded, voted and agreed.

Bank Signatories
It was resolved to add Cllr. Semley as a bank signatory to the HSBC current account.  Mrs J Saxon would be removed as she is no long a member of the Parish Council.

Budget Review 
It was agreed to review the 2019/20 budget at the next meeting.
                   
12.05.19   Planning Matters
New Planning Applications:
None
WLDC Planning Decisions
None
13.05.19   Correspondence

The following correspondence was received:
LALC – Service Level Agreement
LALC – Details of the 3rd Annual Resilient Communities Conference
WLDC – Home Services
            
All noted
                                    
14.05.19   Councillors’ reports and items for inclusion on the next agenda
The following items were reported:
•   It was reported that the pond and surrounding areas were in need of maintenance (agenda item for the next meeting).
•   Cllr. Semley reported that WLDC had cleaned some of the gullies but not all.  Also, some of the drains on Middle Street are not working as they should.  Clerk to follow up.
•   Cllr. Arthy to look into what Speeding Indication Devices are currently on the market.  It was suggested that some sort of solar powered system would be of benefit. 

15.05.19   The date of the meeting was confirmed as Tuesday 4 June 2019 at 7.30pm on Corringham Village Hall.  

Meeting closed at 8.25 pm