25 February 2019
Notes from the 15 minute public forum on 25 February 2019
There were no members of the public present.
Minutes of the Eastville, Midville and New Leake Group Parish Council meeting held on Monday 25 February 2019 at 7.45pm in the Eastville, Midville & New Leake Village Hall, Station Road
1. Apologies for absence
Apologies were received from Cllr Sinfield and County Cllr Waltham
Present: Cllrs Baker, Anderson, Waltham, Thorold and Nunn (Chair)
Also Present: Dist Cllr Dickinson
2. To receive reports from representatives on outside bodies
a. There was no Police report
b. Dist Cllr Dickinson reported:
i. ELDC have appointed one of two Environmental Crime Officers who will patrol the District in a bid to reduce littering and dog fouling.
ii. The increase in ELDC section of Council tax will be £4.95 for a band D property.
c. County Cllr Bowkett reported by email:
The footway and road by the school is due to be repaired in October 2019, County Cllr Bowkett is trying to get this date bought forward for the work to be carried out in the school summer holiday.
District Cllr Dickinson left the meeting
3.To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011
There were no declarations of interest.
4. Notes of the meeting held on 12 January 2019 to be approved and signed as the minutes
The minutes were read out by the Chairman, it was proposed by Cllr Waltham and seconded by Cllr Baker that the minutes be signed as a true record, all agreed.
5. Clerk’s report:
a. The First Aid course is being booked up, the school will be contacted to ask if any staff, PTFA Members or parents would like to attend.
b. One grant application form has been received for the precept money.
c. A list of post codes has been made ready for the Annual Parish Meeting – for the voting slips to be handed out to the residents.
d. No further grit bins can be placed at Fodderdyke Bank due to it being on the main gritting route.
e. The precept form has been completed and returned to ELDC
6. Chairman’s report
The Chairman had nothing to report, all items are on the agenda.
7. Finance report
a. It was resolved to approve the following payments:
i. E L Arnold (expenses) 25.32
ii. EM & NL Village Hall (25.02.19 meeting) 10.00
iii. K & P Services (handyman) 20.00
iv. LALC (Training fee 2019/20) 108.00
v. E L Arnold (Postage for booklet) 162.40
vi. The Old Leake News (printing booklet) 235.00
b. Balance in current a/c at 28 January 2019: £4135.09 (rec); Deposit a/c: £15,000.08
c. A letter has been received from the bank to acknowledge the new signatories on the account.
d. Paperwork for the Clerk and a retired Councillor has been received from the bank. The Clerk has completed the relevant form and returned it to the bank together with a request to remove the retired Councillor as a signatory.
8. To discuss the siting of a defibrillator
a. An email has been sent to the secretary of the company whose wall the defibrillator will besited, no reply has been received.
b. The Clerk will chase this up again before the next meeting.
9. To receive reports for LCC highways
a. Potholes and street lights
There was nothing to report
b. Any other LCC highway matters
i. An email has been received to report that any Traffic Regulation Orders must be requested through the County Councillor or the Lincolnshire Road Safetypartnership.
ii. An email form Cllr R Davies, regarding reporting repairs, was read out.
iii. There will be a road closure at Fodderdyke Bank, Midville, between 19 March and 05 April for essential maintenance works.
10. Planning applications received
The following application has been SUPPORTED by the Parish Council:
S/120/02437/18 Beba Energy UK Ltd Installation of ground mounted 96kW solar arrays consisting of 352 panels within 8 rows to a maximum height of 1.93 metres at Land at the Poplars Farm, Midville Lane, Stickney. An S106 payment has been requested for the Playing Field Committee
11. To report planning decisions from ELDC
Full planning permission has been received for:
S/126/02343/18 Mr R Norton Single storey extension to existing dwelling at Ivy Farm house, Spilsby Road, New Leake
12. Clerk's Salary
a. The clerk reported the new NALC SCP system and the new rates, then left the room while discussions took place.
b. It was resolved that her Clerks salary should be increased as per the NALC guidelines.
13. Correspondence received – listed in post book
Brochures were made available to Councillors.
14. Items for the next agenda
a. Annual Parish Meeting
b. Grant application received by 09 March 2019.
15. Date of next meeting
a. It was resolved to hold an extra meeting before the Annual Parish meeting.
b. The next meeting will be held on 25 March 2019 at 7.00pm in the Eastville, Midville and New Leake Village Hall.
c. There will be a Parish Plan meeting on 18 March 2019
There being no other business the meeting closed at 8.45pm