Draft Minutes

20 July 2020

Minutes of the Remote Meeting of Eastville, Midville and New Leake Group Parish Council Meeting held on Monday 20 July 2020 at 7.15pm

The Chairman reported that Cllr A Sweetman has resigned, thanks have been passed to Mrs Sweetman.  ELDC will be informed as required.

  1. Apologies for absence

Apologies:  Apologies were accepted from Cllr Thorold and County Cllr Bowkett

Present:  Cllrs Dickinson, Scott, Sweetman, Baker and Nunn (Chair)

2.    To receive reports from representatives on outside bodies

  1. Police report:  there was no Police report

 

  1. Dist Cllr Dickinson reported:
  1. The alliance between ELDC and Boston BC has been agreed.
  2. The alliance officially began on 01 July 2020.
  3. Rob Barlow is Chief Executive for both Councils and will form a new management team.

 

  1. County Cllr Bowkett reported, in addition to the last report:
  1. Libraries are preparing to re-open.
  2. Lincolnshire Community Health Services are working to get all year 8 children to have their HPV vaccination.
  3. There is an online petition to reopen the East Coast Lincolnshire Railway between Grimsby and Peterborough via Louth.

3.    To receive Declarations of Interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011

Cllr Scott declared an interest in Planning, he has submitted the application.

4.    Notes of the meeting held on 15 June 2020 to be approved and signed as the minutes

It was proposed by Cllr Dickinson and seconded by Cllr Sweetman that the minutes be signed, as a true record, by the Chairman in due course.

5.    Clerk’s report

  1. The Clerk reported that there are enough pages of minutes to be bound (around 200). 
  2. The cost of binding will be up to £100.00.
  3. It was proposed by Cllr Sweetman and seconded by Cllr Scott that this be done.

6.    To consider payment for the new Parish Council website

  1. The Clerk reported that LCC has a new website and the information on the existing Parish Council website will need to be transferred to a new website – LCC provide the Parish website free and it is linked to the main site.
  2. There is a lot of work involved with the transfer of the items, the Clerk asked if Intellitech Services could do the work at a cost of £200.00.
  3. It was proposed by Cllr Scott and seconded by Cllr Dickinson that Intellitech Services carry out this work.

7.    Chairman’s report

The Chairman had nothing to report.

8.    To consider a donation to LIVES

Following discussion it was resolved not to give a donation at this time.

9.    FINANCE REPORT

  1. The following payments have been made:
    •  
  1. Salaries                                                                                                 257.74
  2. HMRC (PAYE)                                                                                      193.20
  3. K & P Services (Cleaning bus shelters/war memorial)                          30.00
  4. Evelyn Sands (PAYE)                                                                            45.00
  5. Evelyn Sands (Internal Audit)                                                               225.00
  6. TJW Services (Churchyard grass cuts)                                                468.00
  7. ICO (direct debit)                                                                                     35.00
  8. For August:
  9. Salaries                                                                                                 257.74
  10. K & P Services                                                                                        30.00
  11. Intellitech Services Limited                                                                   200.00

 

  1. Balance in current a/c at 26.06.20:  £8542.98, reconciled: £8205.25  (VAT of £272.33 has been received.  Deposit a/c:  £15,000.08

10.   Audit for the year ended 31 March 2020

  1. The accounts have been received from the Internal Auditor, there were no issues.
  2. The Internal Auditor has given a written report for the Council.
  3. The Audit will be emailed to the External Auditor and copied onto both of the Parish Council websites.

11.   To discuss the draft model Member Code Of Conduct

There were no amendments to the draft document suggested.

12.   Planning applications received

The following plans were looked at and SUPPORTED by the Parish Council:

S/047/01110/20 - Scotts Industries Ltd - Extension to the existing workshop to form a lazer cutter build at Slate Worx, Station Road, Eastville

13.   To report planning decisions from ELDC

There were no planning decisions

14.   To receive reports for LCC highways                                                                                                                                                                                                     

  1. County Cllr Bowkett emailed the list of works to be carried out in this area, this has been emailed to Councillors.
  2. Carriageway reconstruction work will be carried out at Station Road between 20 August and 11 September
  3. There is no news regarding the request for a 30mph speed limit for Station Road/Fodderdyke Bank.
  4. County Cllr Bowkett will be asked about the fencing and weeds at the footway to the primary school.

15.   Items for the next agenda

  1. Work to be carried out at the Memorial Garden

16.   Date of next meeting

The next remote meeting will be held on Monday 21 September 2020 at 7.00pm

 

There being no other business the meeting closed at 8.25pm