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LANEHAM
PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of
the Parish Council meeting held at 7.00 p.m. on Monday, 8th July,
2002 in the Village Hall. PRESENT: Chairman Cllr. Mrs R. Whate,
Councillors Mrs B. Barber, Mrs. A. Clark, P. Beresford, J. Cobb, L. Sinclair,
one member of the public. 1. APOLOGIES Cllr. F.
Clark, County Cllr. J. Hempsall 2. DECLARATION OF PERSONAL AND
PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS None
declared. 3. MINUTES OF MEETINGS HELD ON
10.6.02 Minutes
of the last meeting has been circulated prior to the meeting, they were proposed
as a correct record by Cllr. Sinclair and seconded by Cllr. Barber, and
unanimously approved. It was also
noted that the proposed amendment to the previous minutes had been made at
11(b). 4.
MATTERS ARISING a)
Lane
Repairs repairs have been carried out to Moor
Lane and an invoice has been received for £540.40 (000438). Discussion took place, as the invoice was more than the
quoted price due to extra planings being required.
The contractor had been in touch with the Chairman to explain this.
After discussion Cllr. Beresford proposed and Cllr. Sinclair seconded
that the invoice be paid, this was unanimously agreed.
The Environment Agency can now be invoiced for the £50 they agreed to
contribute. The other lanes are still to be done. b)
War
Memorial a grant of £50 has been offered by
the Friends of War Memorials. It
was proposed by Cllr Sinclair and seconded by Cllr. Mrs. A. Clark that the
Parish Council contributes the balance and that Sharp and Hoggard be asked to do
the work. This was unanimously
agreed. A form received regarding
the War Memorial is to be completed by Cllr. F. Clark. c)
Drainage
Problems BDC Environment Services have now
replied to the councils letter they have inspected the ditch but nothing
untoward was flowing from the pipe at the time.
They have advised the council to contact Severn Trent if the problem
recurs. d)
Boat
Club Lease contact has been made with Notts RCC
who promised to investigate if there were any draft leases, no reply so far.
To be recontacted. e)
Poultry
Units a reply received from BDC Senior
Planner, which did not specifically answer the questions.
f)
Drayton
Road Still no response from Pick Everard
regarding the compensation, Clerk to follow up.
It was also noted that the drains smell on Main Street again.
Severn Trent to be advised. (P.C.
Waters joined the meeting - will be reported at Item 7 as per Agenda) Before
Cllr. Beresford left the meeting, he did query why posts like the ones at Church
Laneham could not be placed at the village entrance instead of the plastic ones,
which were frequently damaged. This
was discussed but the Council considered metal posts in this area would be
dangerous. g)
Verge
Cutting the contractor has still not been paid
for last year. To be followed up.
NCC are to cut this year. h)
Floodplain
a reply received from BDC regarding the Flood
plain area, which explains why Laneham is included in the Floodplain. i)
Audit
It was confirmed that Jane Holden is willing to
act as Internal Auditor and should be contacted by the Clerk.
Papers have now been received from Hacker Young confirming the audit date
of 30.8.02 and explaining the new procedure. j)
Code
of Conduct The Chairman had attended the meeting
in Retford and a lot of useful information had been obtained, which had been
circulated to the Councillors. k)
Notice
Board it was noted that the Perspex had been
replaced. Cllr. Sinclair was
thanked for doing this and he has not requested payment. l)
Touring
Caravans a reply from BDC has not fully
answered all the questions raised. After
discussion it was agreed that the Chairman and Cllr Sinclair should request a
meeting with BDC Senior Planning Officer to discuss this matter. m)
Bus
Shelter the council again discussed the siting
of a shelter and will now ask District Cllr. Hempsall to take up the matter with
the relevant department to discuss the suggested site. n)
Village
Hall this matter to be discussed with BDC
planning when appointment made. o)
Field,
Drayton Road BDC Environment phoned to say the
letter has been passed to Planning Dept. In
the meantime a letter has been received from the owners who do not consider this
a matter for council discussion. p)
Village
Entrances again discussed, however it was once
again agreed that no expense for this item had been precepted for and felt that
no assistance could be offered just now. Council
Meeting Closed. 5.
MEETING
OPENED FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION Council
Meeting reopened. 6.
CORRESPONDENCE a)
Quiz
Night Notts RCC have invited the council to
submit a team for their quiz night on 25th September.
b)
Poster
B BDC have asked for a poster regarding the Golden
Jubilee Awards to be displayed on the notice board c)
CPRE
invoice for membership received. Cllr Mrs. Whate proposed the invoice of £25.00 (000437) be
paid; this was seconded by Cllr. Sinclair and unanimously agreed. d)
Countryside
Agency sent copies of Vital Villages Update
and Section 17 Crime and Disorder Act. To
be circulated round councillors. e)
Parish
Council Liaison Group minutes of last meeting
received. f)
Review
of Bassetlaw Crime and Disorder Partnership Structure copy
received to be circulated. g)
WRVS
request for monetary support. To be held in abeyance until end of financial year. h)
East
Midlands Development Agency Towards
the Top 20 and Business Plan 2002-4 papers received. i)
NALC
information leaflet received regarding various
matters. One matter needing
attention was the Race Relations (amendment) Act 2000.
Laneham Parish Council acknowledges the general duty placed upon it by
the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000. The
Council will continue within its functions and policies to have due regard to
the need to eliminate discrimination, promote equality of opportunity and
promote racial equality between people of different racial groups. j)
Laneham
Parish Church have acknowledged receipt of
and thanked the council for the recent cheque for £250.00 k)
Poor
Close Charity Form completed and signed. l)
NHS
minutes of Community Forum Meeting of 5.6.02
received. m)
BDC
Reuse of Rural Buildings draft policy received. n)
Accounts
Footpath
Cleaner May
£25.00 (000433) Footpath
Cleaner June
£25.00 (000439) F.
Clark Advert re COC £33.84
(000434) Public
Convenience Cleaner £333.33
(000435) NALC
Councillor Guide
£6.00 (000436) The
above were all approved for payment proposed by Cllr. Mrs. A. Clark and
seconded by Cllr. Cobb and unanimously agreed. o)
Inland
Revenue - Business Support Training information
received. p)
British
Waterways cheque received £69.77 for Over Trent
Piece. q)
Mr.
Hardman two letters received one
concerning Minutes on the Notice Board and the second regarding Code
of Conduct/Procedures. Both were
discussed and a reply to be sent to Mr. Hardman. 7.
P.C.
G. WATERS PC
Waters came to inform the council on police matters in the area.
He explained how the areas and staffing were changing.
Our local office, based at North Leverton, covers an area from Misterton
to Normanton. Compared to some of
the areas Laneham has a relatively low crime level.
However, recent incidents of 4 tyres being slashed and a boat being holed
and the hole covered by tape, which resulted in water being taken in when the
boat was put on the river are currently under investigation. PC Waters agreed to send the up to date crime sheet to the
council. The number to contact when
requiring local police assistance is 01909 500999 ext. 7370.
He also suggested that Janet Newton, Crime Prevention Officer be invited
to attend a meeting. The Chairman thanked PC Waters for attending the
meeting. 8.
ANY
OTHER BUSINESS a)
Code
of Conduct Cllr. Mrs. Barber raised the matter of
Mr. A.M. Hardman being so involved with the Parish Council and also a member of
the Standards Committee. Her
comments were noted. b)
Post
Wharf Road - the Footpaths Officer has still
not organised removal of the post. Cllr.
Sinclair stated that as the post posed a danger to the public the council should
arrange for it to be moved, this was unanimously agreed and will be done as soon
as possible. c)
Website
Cllr. Sinclair requested information and
photographs to add to the web site, minutes are being added after approval.
E-mails of congratulations have been received. d)
Drayton
Road Reseeding Cllr. Cobb noted that no wild
flowers have bloomed so far this year. This
has been noted, but it was agreed to wait and see what happens next year. e)
Areas
of Responsibility -
the Chairman suggested that each councillor should have areas of responsibility,
then if problems arise the villagers know who to contact regarding their
problem. Councillors asked to
consider what areas they might like to be responsible for before the next
meeting. The
meeting closed at 9.20 p.m. The
next meeting will take place on Monday, 12th August, 2002.
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