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Parish Council Meeting

Date: 2008-05-07
Time: 19:30
Venue: Church Meeting Room

AGENDA

Present
Apologies
Declarations
To Appoint Officers for 2008/09
To approve Minutes
Matters arising
Correspondence
Payments
To Adopt & Approve the A/cs. for year end - 31-3-2008
Planning Applications
Maintenance of Millennium Gardens
Decorative Village Sign
Future items
Date of next meeting

MINUTES

2008/057 Present

Cllr's. Carlisle, Crowther, Hudson, Rodger, Ryder and Warwick and Sue Renton - Rural Community Council.

2008/058 Apologies

Cllr. Stewart and C/Cllr. Rob Toy

2008/059 Declarations

Cllr. Ryder¹

2008/060 To Appoint Officers for 2008/09

The Parish Clerk opened the Meeting, welcomed Sue Renton and asked for nominations for Chairman - Cllr. Warwick proposed Cllr. Crowther, Cllr. Ryder seconded and this was agreed. Cllr. Rodger proposed Cllr. Stewart as Vice Chairman, Cllr. Crowther seconded and this was agreed. Cllr. Ryder proposed Cllr. Hudson as Village Hall representative, Cllr. Warwick seconded and this was agreed

2008/061 To approve Minutes

Cllr. Warwick proposed, Cllr. Rodger seconded that the Minutes of 2 April 2008 be accepted as a true record and this was agreed. Cllr. Rodger proposed Cllr. Carlisle seconded that the Minutes of the Annual Village Meeting were accurate and this was agreed.

2008/062 Matters arising

2007/078 - Street Light¹ - the new street light has been installed in Main Street and ABB discovered a power supply was already there, the cost was reduced to £ 1105.00 + VAT - from £ 1923.00 +VAT!
2008/010 - Thistleton Road improvements - Cllr. Rodger informed members that the Cabinet were reviewing the 'project list schemes' and could be earmarked for 2009/2010.

2008/063 Correspondence

Sue Renton - Rural Community Council and Project Officer for Rutland Community Spirit outlined the two year programme which aims to identify and offer direct support to vulnerable people in their own home environment, before their needs reach a stage where formal referral and assistance is required to and from specialists' agencies.

RCC - Rutland Tidy Village Competition
RCC - Consultation on the draft Interim Village Housing Restraint Policy.

2008/064 Payments

Members agreed the payments of -

Allianz Insurance - Annual insurance premium
ABB Ltd - New Street Light and Feeder Pillar, Southern Electric
BDG Mowing - Village grass cutting
Rutland CAB - S137 Grant, Rutland House Community Trust - S137 Grant
Rutland & Melton Victim Support - S 137 Grant, Parish Clerk

Members noted the Monthly Statement of Accounts.

2008/065 To Adopt & Approve the A/cs. for year end - 31-3-2008

Cllr. Rodger proposed, Cllr. Warwick seconded and all agreed to Adopt and Approve the Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2008. The Chairman then signed Section 1 and 2 with the agreement of members.

2008/066 Planning Applications

Members supported the following planning applications-

FUL/2008/0284/MW - Old School House, Berrybushes - single storey extension
LBA/2008/0376/MW - Old School House, Berrybushes - single storey extension

Members did not support the following application-

FUL/2008/0231/MW - The Lodge - replace Collyweston roof slates with Bradstone slates to main house.

Members considered it would create a dangerous precedent if Bradstone slates were used instead of 'reclaimed' Collyweston roof slates.

2008/067 Maintenance of Millennium Gardens

Cllr. Warwick had inspected the Millennium Gardens and offered to cut the grass and hedge on a regular basis. The Chairman on behalf of members present thanked Cllr. Warwick for this generous offer.

2008/068 Decorative Village Sign

Cllr. Warwick produced a sketch of the proposed village sign and it was agreed to approach Tessa Angel for ideas of the 'centre' design depicting the village's heritage.

2008/069 Future items

Decorative Village Sign.

2008/070 Date of next meeting

It was noted that the next Meeting will be held in the Church Meeting Room on Wednesday 4 June 2008 at 7-00 p.m.

(Meeting closed at 8-15p.m.)