Previous Meetings
Parish Council Meeting
Date: 2005-08-03
Time: 19:30
Venue: Church Meeting Room
AGENDA
- Present
- Apologies
- Declarations of Interest
- To Approve Minutes of 4 July 2005
- To deal with matters, if any -
- To Appoint working group for cemetery.
- To formulate 'B' Priorities from Action Plan
- To receive Street Light report.
- To receive Correspondence
- To authorise payments of accounts/S137 and note balances.
- To receive Planning Applications & note decisions
- To note future items.
- To note date of next meeting.
MINUTES
2005/98 Present
Cllrs. Crowther, Dean, Hudson, Ryder and Stewart.
2005/99 Apologies
Cllr. Rodger and County Councillor Rob Toy
2005/100 Declarations of Interest
None given.
2005/101 To Approve Minutes of 4 July 2005
The Clerk having circulated the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Monday 4th July 2005, Cllr. Hudson proposed and Cllr. Ryder seconded that they be accepted as a true record and this was agreed.
2005/102 To deal with matters, if any -
- 2005/91 - Grass Cutting - The Clerk had met 'Highways' recently to confirm the areas for grass-cutting and costs would be forthcoming as soon as the new areas had been measured.
- 2005/92 - Welcome Pack - Cllr. Stewart proposed, Cllr. Dean seconded that 250 covers and inserts be printed at a maximum cost of £794.00 and this agreed by all.
2005/103 To Appoint working group for cemetery.
Members discussed the matter and thought it appropriate for some volunteers from the village to form part of a working group. The Clerk agreed to produce a circular letter for approval at the next Parish Council's meeting.
2005/104 To formulate 'B' Priorities from Action Plan
Members reviewed items listed marked 'B' and agreed to identify litter hotspots.
2005/105 To receive Street Light report.
The Chairman reported that he had examined the (telegraph) street light poles, but could not find a date stamp or plate to determine the age of the poles. The Clerk was instructed to ask Highways for assistance in this matter, so that a programme of replacements, for new street lights columns could be undertaken over the next few years.
2005/106 To receive Correspondence
There were several items of correspondence to circulate/notices for meetings, including-
- RCC - Village Speed Review - members considered that speed reactive signs should be provided for Thistleton Road, Market Overton.
- RCC - Roadside Memorials
2005/107 To authorise payments of accounts/S137 and note balances.
Cllr. Dean proposed and Cllr. Ryder seconded that the following invoices amounting to £783.45 be authorised for payment-
- C. Graydon - Grass-cutting - £59.50
- ABB Ltd. - Street Light Repair - £26.26 (inc. VAT)
- Powergen - (June) Street Lighting - £98.08 (inc. VAT)
- Market Overton Parish Plan Group - £474.61
- Parish Clerk's Discretionary Fund - £125.00
The Clerk informed members that the Alliance & Leicester were offering 4.4% interest on deposit accounts, compared with 1.8% at Yorkshire Bank. Members agreed that new accounts should be opened up, as soon as practicable. The Clerk circulated the Monthly Statement of Accounts and members noted the balance.
2005/108 To receive Planning Applications & note decisions
Members agreed to support the following planning application-
- FUL/2005/0737/MT - Village Hall - creation of 2 parking spaces for disabled.
Members noted that the following had received permission-
- FUL/2005/0197/NT - 25 Thistleton Road (minute 2005/33)
2005/109 To note future items.
- Rutland County Project Team
- To Approve Circular for Working Group - cemetery.
2005/110 To note date of next meeting.
The date of the next meeting was arranged for Wednesday 14th September 2005 at 7-30 p.m. in the Church Meeting Room.
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 8-38 p.m.