Each month at full parish council we approve the minutes of the previous month's full meeting. The June draft is copied in below - its a lot of raw data but for anyone who wants to know what is really going on ( or not - shame on you cynics) it is a mine of information. It also gives a flavour of the bread of local quality if life stuff the PC has to cope with. Meeting tonight...
In attendance: Mrs R J Davey-Hunt
Apologies for absence. PCllr/CBCllrs:
P Meadows Mrs Delise ball
Absent:
PCllr J Savill
chaired the meeting.
1.
To receive declarations of personal and/or prejudicial interests in any
matter.
2.
To confirm the minutes of the last meetings dated 21st
May 2014; RESOLVED that the minutes
of those meetings (previously circulated) be confirmed as a true record.
2.
3.
Clerks Report:
3.1.
Cemetery Superintendent. Mr D Parish has given notice of termination
of his employment with this Council; he will be leaving this Council’s employ
at the end of August 2014. He has booked
annual leave, which will need to be covered.
3.2. Digital Highway Speed Cameras. In answer to this
council’s query, Peter Fraser (CBC) advised that it is only the police who can
access the cameras and they analyse the data. The data can be shared but
only when they have officer time to process it. CBC is part of a
tri-force arrangement which operates out of an office in Stevenage, so have
limited call on the police’s resources. However reports will be requested
on a regular basis.
3.3. Gerry O’Mara has advised that
Smiths were not been able to attend the Parish clock on Friday 13th June due to
the engineer been held up on another job. The removal of the motor is now
scheduled for Monday 16th June.
3.4. Bus shelters. The replacement shelter has been installed, however
Queensbury did not contact PCllr A Morris as agreed on the day of installation,
despite calling the Clerk who passed Cllr Morris’s number to them. As a result, the end panels were not
installed to the additional shelter. The Clerk has written to Queensbury to
express concern with regard to their poor internal communication, which
resulted in the end panels being returned to the depot, and to ask for a full
report of work carried out on the 11th June.
3.5. Joanna Farbon (Lower School) has
written to advise that the children of the school will not input into the
design for the commemorative structure for the child burial area in Cranfield
Cemetery.
3.6. Ben Fay has written to advise
that the area at Lincroft, which was previously maintained by a resident, can
be added to the annual maintenance contract at a cost of £45.00 plus VAT. The area of Lincroft that is in the
contract - the ‘garden area’ – is regularly maintained by In-Trim as stated in
the contract. PCllr Mrs Delise
Ball agreed to meet with Ben Fay to discuss; the Clerk undertook to contact Mr
Fay to ask that he contact Cllr Mrs Delise Ball direct to arrange.
3.7. Town and Parish Council Conference. An invitation has
been received for two representatives to attend the next conference, which is
to be held on Thursday 3 July 2014, 6.00pm – 8.30pm at Priory House,
Chicksands. PCllr P Meadows has
provisionally agreed to attend.
Details forwarded to all members on the 5th June.
4.
Health & Safety
4.1. Play area inspections
4.1.1.
Broad Green. Broken rope connection on climbing ladder.
4.1.2.
HSRG. Two
new swing seats required. Waste
bin needs re-setting.
4.1.3.
Wharley End. All
satisfactory.
4.1.4.
Lincroft. New
swing seat needed.
4.1.5.
Alwyns Acre. All satisfactory
5.
Reports from Committees:
5.1. General Purposes Committee. The Council received
a report from the Chairman of the Committee (minutes previously circulated); it
was RESOLVED that the report is
approved and the recommendations therein accepted.
5.1.1.
Quote from Brunel Engraving for the village hall
notice board: 1 x Sign, approx
1090mm x 250mm x 4.00mm, digitally printed onto white vinyl, c/w Perspex
backing, 6 x fixing holes, screws and white caps @ £78.50p. It was RESOLVED that the quote be accepted.
5.2. Burial Ground Committee. The Council received a
report from the Chairman of the Committee (minutes previously circulated); it
was RESOLVED that the report is
approved and the recommendations therein be accepted.
5.3. Environment Committee. The Council received a
report from the Chairman of the Committee (minutes previously circulated); it
was RESOLVED that the report is
approved; there were no recommendations.
5.4. Planning Committee and additional planning matters. The Council received a report from
the Chairman of the Council (minutes previously circulated); it was RESOLVED that the report is approved.
5.4.1.
Housing for the elderly consultation. The questionnaire was considered by Members
and responses agreed. It was RESOLVED that PCllr J Savill
would complete the form on-line.
5.4.2.
Planning application No. CB 14 00825 FULL. Brogborough Landfill Site. Erection of 6 wind turbines. The formal
objection from ACT and the landscape report commissioned by the group was
circulated to all members on the 17th June. It is likely that the turbine application will be heard at
Central Beds on Wednesday 2nd of July, at 10am, and the Group now asks if this
council would consider formally supporting/endorsing the ACT campaign. It was RESOLVED that this Council would support the ACT campaign.
5.5. Finance and Grants Committee.
The Council received a report from the Chairman of the Council (minutes
previously circulated); it was RESOLVED
that the report is approved and recommendations therein be accepted with the
following amendment:
5.5.1.
Amendment to 5. The recommendation relating
to social media was withdrawn, the matter to be brought back to committee at
the July committees.
6.
CORRESPONDENCE
6.1. Urban Grass Cutting Agreement 2014/15. CBC writes to advise
that if this Council wishes to continue with the grass cutting arrangement (to
cut grass within the 30/40 speed limit signs), it should forward a signed
agreement together with a copy of the contractor’s insurance. The contribution for 2014/15 is
£1616.32.
6.2. Leisure Strategy - Parish Schedules –
consultation. Lisa
White (CBC) writes to invite input into the Parish Schedule for this
settlement. The document has been
carefully prepared, however, there may be some errors or omissions. Deadline for comments 21 July
2014; details forwarded to all members on the 13th June. Agenda
committees, July. The purpose of
the consultation is:
6.2.1.
To identify and correct any errors or omissions in
the Leisure Strategy or Parish Schedules [Detail any errors, omissions or
queries relating to your settlement found in Chapters 2 and 3, and the Parish
Schedules].
6.2.2.
To highlight local priorities for deliverable
projects / facilities. [List the town/parish council’s priority projects
together with additional information on the progress / deliverability of the
projects].
6.3. PRE-APPLICATION CONSULTATION FOR A PROPOSED ‘4G’ BASE STATION UPGRADE AT
Cranfield Institute of
Technology, Cranfield Airport, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK42 0EQ. Telefónica UK Limited has entered into
an agreement with Vodafone Limited pursuant to which the two companies plan to
jointly operate and manage a single network grid across the UK. These
arrangements will be overseen by Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure
Ltd (CTIL) which is a joint venture company owned by Telefónica UK Limited and
Vodafone Limited. The upgrade
consists of the replacement of antennas, with only a minor change to the
appearance of the installation.
Due to the
size of the equipment being deployed for the upgrade the development does not
require prior approval or planning permission from the planning authority to
proceed, as set out in Part 24 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning
(General Permitted Development) Order 1995, as amended.
This letter therefore invites the parish
council, in accordance with planning policy guidance and Best Practice
Commitments, to enter into pre-application discussions with regard to our
proposed base station upgrades. Details forwarded to all members on the 13th June.
6.4. Lynda Nash
writes asking for permission to light a candle and fly the flag at the war memorial
on 4th August 2014 at 11 am. It
was agreed that PCllr L Pollock would contact and discuss.
7.
FINANCIAL MATTERS AND ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT. Having heard the comments and a
proposal that the accounts schedule [previously circulated] is approved for
payment from the Vice Chairman of the Finance and Grants Committee; RESOLVED that those accounts detailed
in Appendix A be approved for payment.
7.
8.
REPORTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCILLORS.
8.1. CB/PCllr K Matthews reported:
8.1.1. Bush shelter – University.
The question has been asked of the Local Area Transport people regarding
the updating of the historic bus shelter in favour of replacing it.
8.1.2. The Dennison/Persimmon Home Farm dispute will hopefully soon be
resolved.
8.1.3. An application has been received from Persimmon relating to a variation
of the S106 agreement – asking that the trigger point be changed from the
original requirement to 86. The
request for the trigger point to be moved to 200 has not been determined.
8.2. CB/PCllr A Bastable reported that he attended the exhibition relating to the proposed gas
station, and undertook to bring
relevant documents to a future meeting of this Council. It was agreed that the applicants
should be invited to the next meeting of the Council.
9.
HIGHWAYS.
Written reports passed to the Clerk for action.
9.
10.
DATES OF NEXT MEETINGS: Meeting of the General Purposes, Planning, Environment and Burial
Grounds committees, 2nd July 2014 2014 at 8.00, meeting of the Full
Council 16th July 2014.
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