Previous Meetings
Parish Council Meeting
Date: 2007-11-07
Time: 19:30
Venue: Church Meeting Room
AGENDA
- Present
- Apologies
- Declarations
- To approve Minutes
- Matters arising
- Correspondence
- Payments
- Planning Applications
- Reports
- Budget
- Post Office
- Pensioners' Christmas Party
- Future items
- Date of next meeting
MINUTES
2007/135 Present
Cllr's. Carlisle, Hudson, Rodger, Ryder, Stewart and Warwick.
2007/136 Apologies
Cllr. Crowther and C/Cllr. Rob Toy
2007/137 Declarations
None
2007/138 To approve Minutes
Cllr. Hudson proposed, Cllr. Rodger seconded that the Minutes of 3 October 2007 be accepted as a true record and this was agreed.
2007/139 Matters arising
- 2007/055 - Wheelie bins - Highways are in discussions about the two remaining bins.
- 2007/156 - Affordable Houses - NCHA will hold a 'reception' in January. Members' wanted to know how many local people had been allocated houses.
- 2007/126 - Dave Brown - Highways still to quote for hard shoulder.
- 2007/078 - Horse Chestnut branch has now been removed - Vegetation and tree to be removed before Christmas.
2007/140 Correspondence
- Hacker Young - Annual Audit Return and account.
2007/141 Payments
Members agreed the payments of -
- Powergen
- Parish Clerk
- Hacker Young
- Trough Plants
Members noted balances on the Monthly Statement of Accounts.
2007/142 Planning Applications
Members supported the following planning applications-
- CAT/2007/1004/MT - Work on 3 Sycamore trees - 6 Teigh Road
- FUL/2007/0961/MT - Extension to Production office - Mosdorfer Ltd.
Members noted the approval of -
- FUL/2007/0898/CP - 31 Thistleton Road - amendment to condition 5.
- FUL/2007/0517/CP - extension to industrial unit.
- LBA/2007/0692/NT - 20 Main Street - replacement windows.
- LBA/2007/0696/NF - 23 Main Street - replacement windows.
2007/143 Reports
- Speeding working group - The Chairman had spoken to Mike Wilson but was still waiting for training dates, possibly in the New Year.
- Parish Council Forum- Cllr. Ryder gave a verbal report on the recent meeting - she hoped to circulate notes that she took and subsequently lost!
2007/144 Budget
To set Budget for 2008-2009. Cllr. Carlise proposed, Cllr. Ryder seconded that the Budget be £11,050.00 to take into account the road safety improvements to Thistleton Road and this was agreed. See table below.
2007/145 Post Office
Cllr. Rodger informed members a decision will be made public 20 November 2007.
2007/146 Pensioners' Christmas Party
No response had been received from letters sent to Cottesmore Parish Council, except from a curt phone call from the Parish Clerk about the 10 placements. The Vice Chairman agreed to liaise with RAF Cottesmore about the party issue.
2007/147 Future items
- Post Office
- Thistleton Road Safety improvements.
2007/148 Date of next meeting
It was agreed to hold the next Parish Council Meeting on Wednesday 5 December 2007 at 7.00 p.m. in the Church Meeting Room. (Meeting closed at 7-55 p.m.)