Previous Meetings
Parish Council Meeting
Date: 2004-01-20
Time: 19:30
Venue: Church Meeting Room
AGENDA
- Present
- Apologies
- To approve Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 2003-12-10
- To deal with business, if any, remaining from the last Meeting
- To receive Correspondence
- To authorise payments of accounts/S137 and note balance of accounts
- To receive Planning Applications and note decisions made
- Parish plan update
- Tree Planting Scheme
- Parking
- To note future items
- To note date of next Meeting
MINUTES
2004/01 Present
Cllrs. Crowther, Hudson, O'Neill, Rodger, Ryder and Southerington.
2004/02 Apologies
Cllr. Dean and County Councillor Rob Toy
2004/03 To Approve Minutes of 2003-12-10
The Chairman having circulated the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting, held on Wednesday 10 December 2003; Cllr. Rodger proposed and Cllr. Hudson seconded that they be accepted as a true record and this was agreed by all present.
2004/04 To deal with matters, if any, remaining from the previous meetings
2003/128 - Stone Troughs - Members enquired if the Council had received a revised quotation for the building of the troughs, as the length would be slightly smaller than originally thought. It was agreed to ask Cllr. Dean on his return from abroad.
2004/05 To receive Correspondence
There were several items of correspondence to circulate/notices for meetings-
- RCC - Precept form had been completed and returned.
- Peterborough Hospital NHS Trust wants to become the Country's first NHS Foundation Trust and enquires whether any Councillor wishes to join the Trust as public members or be public governors on the Board.
- Macmillan Cancer Relief - Supporters Information Day - 22 January 2004
- RCC - Code of Conduct & Register of Interests Training Sessions - Thursday 5 February 2004 or Thursday 8 April 2004 were circulated to members.
- RCC - Draft Countryside Design Guidance for Rutland
- RCC - Speed Restriction review - Members considered that Thistleton Road speed limit should be upgraded when it was moved further out of the village.
- Re-launch of Neighbourhood Watch - Village Hall - 27 January 2004
- RCC - Parish Council Forum - Thursday 22 January 2004 - 7-30 p.m.
- Village Voice
2004/06 To authorise payments of accounts/S137 and note balances
Cllr. Crowther proposed and Cllr. Rodger seconded that the following invoices/S137 be authorised for payment-
ABB Limited - Street Light Maintenance - £110.37
Powergen - Street Lighting - £98.34
The Chairman circulated the Monthly Statement of Accounts and Quarterly
Statement of Accounts.
2004/07 To receive Planning Applications
Members agreed to support the following applications -
FUL/2003/1241/9/MT - 1 ½ storey extension to rear - 40 Main Street
2004/08 Parish Plan update
Cllr. Rodger had received minutes of the Parish Plan committee and was concerned that they were referring to it as the "Village Plan". Members agreed that it was important for it to be a "Parish Plan", so that it clearly encompasses locations such as The Lodge, the industrial estate and "The Wharf".
2004/09 Tree Planting Scheme
Leicestershire County Council in conjunction with Rutland County Council had produced a tree planting scheme, which members endorsed.
2004/10 Parking
Members were concerned about the abundance of cars and vans parking on the grass verge on Thistleton Road and also on the grass area near Spring Close, opposite Bowling Green Lane junction. Cllr. O'Neill said that this was illegal and he would e-mail the new Community Policewoman - Maggie Henley who would take the appropriate action.
2004/11 To note Future items
Pinfold Gardens update - Sculpture repair
2004/12 To note date of next meeting
The date of the next meeting was arranged for Wednesday 18 February 2004
at
7-30 p.m. in the Church Meeting Room.
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 8.16 p.m.