OTTERHAMPTON PARISH COUNCIL

You are hereby notified that the a meeting of the Parish Council will be held on

THURSDAY 6 OCTOBER 2016, 7.00pm atTHE VILLAGE HALL, COMBWICH

Members are required to attend – The meeting is open to the press and public

  • PUBLIC SESSION
  1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
  2. TO APPROVE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 1 SEPTEMBER 2016
  3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
  4. WARD REPORTS (County Cllr John Edney, Dist. Cllrs Julie Pay and Mike Caswell)
  5. PLANNING MATTERS

a)39/16/00008 – Two and one storey extension – 4 Riverview, Combwich (AWAITING DECISION)

b)39/16/00009 – Dwelling and Access, land west of 14 School Lane, Combwich (FOR DISCUSSION)

c)SDC Planning Training 12th and 18th October 2016

  1. FINANCE

a)Balance: Current A/C £2450; Deposit A/C £24010; Reserve A/C £11496

b)Invoices for payment / receipts

  1. Mrs A Prowse - £75.79 (Internet purchase from Viking (Multi pack ink cartridges)
  2. Mrs A Prowse - £294.90 (internet purchase Street Signs (Steart flood/verge markers)
  3. Mrs A Prowse - £351.75 (September salaryinc. £26.68 office costs)
  4. K.Preston - £249.73 (Gardening costs July to September; play area inspection September)
  5. M.Ingram - £960 (Combwich track maintenance)
  6. JRB Enterprises - £172.68 (Dog bags for dispensers – year’s supply)
  7. JR Best - £37.60 (Defibrillator pads St John Ambulance)
  8. Getmapping plc - £33.60 (renewal of Parish On Line mapping system)
  9. INCOME – SDC 2nd half of Precept - £9250 (less £501.70 dog bin emptying for 6 months)

c)Conclusion of external Annual Audit to 31.3.16

d)Precept Capping Consultation (paper from SALC circulated 20.9.16)

  1. ITEMS FROM LAST MEETING

a)Review of action list

b)Proposed notice to hand out re vehicles driving on Combwich track (draft circulated 24.9.16)

c)Combwich Boat Club – gift for work on the buoy.

d)Wording for plaque on Combwich Buoy

  1. CASUAL VACANCY FOLLOWING H.BENNETT’S RESIGNATION
  2. NUMBER 14 BUS SERVICE CEASING FROM 31.10.16
  3. HIGHWAYS

a)Update from meeting with Highways 9.9.16

  1. “WigWam” light’s system re traffic calming (including letter from P.Gripton)
  2. Parking / Safety adjacent to Play Area
  3. Bridge railings over brook on entrance to Estuary Park
  4. Dame Withycombe Hill & Otterhampton Junction with C182
  1. MEETING REPORTS

a)15.9.16 Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Drop In Session

b)17.9.16 SALC AGM

c)22.9.16 SDC All Parishes

  1. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

a)13.10.16 Community Forum

b)20.10.16 Steart Forum

c)20.10.16 Transport Forum

  1. CORRESPONDENCE/COMMUNICATION
  2. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES

a)Hinkley Liaison

b)Steart Ward (D.Best)

c)OPRA (B.Leathwood)

d)Otterhampton Parish Project Team (OPPT)

e)Village Hall

f)School Liaison (R.Perrett)

g)Public Rights Of Way (B.Birkenhead)

  1. Diversion of footpath at Otterhampton

h)Otter Tales

i)Otter Wheels

  1. DATE AND TIME OF THE NEXT MEETING – 3 November 2016

Mrs A Prowse Date1 October 2016

Clerk to Parish Council