Clerk: Angie McDonald, 60 East Road, Navenby, Lincoln, LN5 0EP Tel: 07758 365966
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MEETING OF DIGBY PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Councillor
You are summoned to attendDIGBYPARISH COUNCIL MEETING to be held in the Digby War Memorial Hall onWednesday 20th Sept 2017commencing at 7.00pm for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted at the meeting as set out hereunder.
PUBLIC SESSION
The meeting will be preceded by a public forum (7.00-7.15), when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the council.
County and District Councillors, the press and members of Digby electorate are cordially invited to attend.
Angie McDonald Clerk to the Council Date: 13th Sept2017
- CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS.
a)Welcome.
- APOLOGIES and CO-OPTION OF NEW PARISH COUNCILLOR
a)Apologies for absence and reasons given.
b)To Co-opt a new parish councillor
- DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST & APPLICATIONS FOR DISPENSATION
a)To receive reports on Members’ Disclosable Pecuniary Interestsin relation to agenda items and to receive applications for Dispensation in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.
4.SIGNING OF THE MINUTES
a)To resolve to accept the Clerk’s notes of the Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 16th Aug 2017as a true and accurate record of that meeting.
5.COUNTY & DISTRICT COUNCIL MATTERS
a)Report from County Councillor Kendrick
b)Report from District Councillors CleggGray
c)Report from PCSO Nicole Page.
6.PLANNING MATTERS
a)Planning Applications Received
Nil notified
b)Decision Notice
Nil notified
7.GENERAL PARISH MATTERS
a)To set dates for parish council meetings, should we have a meeting in Dec 17 and Aug 18?
b)To discuss the progress of the Good Neighbour scheme.
c)To discuss the sale of a road sweeper and mower by Heckington Parish Council
d)To discuss concerns of residents on North Street regarding area of vacant land abutting their properties.
8.HIGHWAYS
a)Update on the application for a school safety zone for Church Street
c)Update on purchasing speed limit stickers for wheelie bins
9.THE VILLAGE HALL
a)Questions, if any, regarding the recent village hall committee meeting.
b)Update on garden footway lighting
c)To consider additional cuts of the lawn as the grass is still growing.
10.DRAINAGE
a)To elect a representative.
b)To report any updates from LCC, IDB or the Environment Agency
11.PLAYING FIELD, PLAY AREAS AND VILLAGE GENERAL
a)Consider a request to Bowls Club to ask permission for the Football Club to use the pavilion for the referees and consider a replacement football cabin
b)To discuss the results from RoSPA equipment inspection.
c)To consider purchasing replacement litterbins for the playing field.
d)To consider prices for equipment for playing field, fencing around the childrens play area and applying for grants.
12. ALLOTMENTS
a)Report from the last Allotment Association meeting, minutes distributed to councillors.
13.FINANCE
a)Note of bank balances and approve bank reconciliation
b)To note income received.
c)To resolve to approve the following payments:
Invoice VATTotal
Sep Salaries, HMRC594.30594.30
Greensleeves (Lawn treatment) 48.33 9.67 58.00
RoSPA (Play equip inspection) 87.50 17.50105.00
C.G.Wilson (Ground Maint)779.00 155.80934.80
Autela (Payroll) 40.80 40.80
14. CORRESPONDENCE
a)LCC Funding portal information – Distributed to councillors 1.9.17
b)Community Lincs AGM 19th Sept, 2pm Washingborough. Forwarded to councillors 1.9.17
c)Street Numbering: New Development. North Street, copies of the new numbering and map were forwarded to the councillors 1.9.17
d)NKDC Chairman’s Charity Quiz Night – 6th Oct at 6.30pm. Details forwarded to all councillors 1.9.17
e)NALC – Views on Broadband Universal Service Obligation required by 2nd Oct. Details forwarded to all councillors 5.9.17
f)Community Lincs Newsletter – Distributed to all councillors 13.9.17
15.DATE OF FUTURE MEETINGS
18th Oct, 15th Nov, 13th Dec.
16.ANY BUSINESS TO NOTE FOR THE NEXT AGENDA
Maintenance work on trees in Playing field
17.CLOSED SESSION (for confidential items in accordance with the Public Bodies Act 1960)
a) To discuss action and response to complaint received by the Parish Council
b)To discuss speeding through the village.