29 August2017

Parish Council Members are hereby summoned to attend the Annual Meeting of the Full Parish Council to be held on 05September 2017commencing at 7:00pm at the Parish Council Office, 12 High Street

Please note the earlier start time

This meeting will be preceded by Public Participation

Lesley M Bell

Clerk/RFO

Please SWITCH OFF YOUR MOBILE PHONE FOR THE DURATION OF THE MEETING

AGENDA

  1. To receive Apologies
  2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST –Councillors to declare interests relevant to agenda items
  3. TO CONFIRM AND SIGN OFF MINUTES OF THE MEETINGsOF FULL COUNCIL HELD ON 1 and 15 August2017
  4. TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE on councillorVACANCIES
  5. Financial Matters
  1. Notice of Conclusion of Audit for Account Year Ended 31 March 2017 – to consider External Auditors Report
  2. To approve for signature Blue Planet Networking direct debit form re IT Support
  3. To consider Summer Planting issues and to approve balance of payment due
  4. To receive, for approval and to sign off
  • Nett position by Cost Centre and Code report
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Schedule of Receipts and Payments to date(Signatures will be applied to cheques, subject to approval)
  1. To consider the following quotations
  • Mitton Electrical – Christmas Tree Displays – to upgrade existing frames x 13 @ £200 per tree
  • Martin Tree Care – works to trees @ Mill Lane/Cemetery/Millennium Park
  • Roma Landscapes – Levelling/turfing to graves
  • M&GB – Levelling/turfing to graves £75 per grave
  1. To consider subscription renewals received to date
  1. To receive minutes and confirm recommendations of COMMITTEE meetingS – issued to members with the agenda unless otherwise stated

a)Policy and Finance – 09 August 2017 – blue

b)Open Spaces –22 August2017 (tabled) – green

c)Planning– 14 Augustand 04 September 2017(tabled) – pink

  1. KGV project – to receive an updateand to confirm composite/recycled log wall material
  2. Neighbourhood plan – update
  3. To consider investigation of a new website/provider - subject to receipt
  4. LIBRARY –to receive a report
  5. Twinning – to receive a report – Cllr EJ Rodgers
  6. County Council Matters – Cllr Fryer

a)To receive an update re issues raised previously:

  1. Strancliffe Hall development discharge of condition 21 – lighting at bridle path
  2. Closure of the Rookery Footpath
  3. To receive an update re the new Melton Road junction/layout in respect highway safety

b) To receive a report/updaterelating to demise of the raised footpath between Barrow upon Soar and Quorn

c) To receive a report on repair/reinstallation at the gate/entrance to The Slabs footpath

  1. Borough Council Matters – Cllrs Fryer and Ranson to report on relevant matters

a)Civic Service – 10 September 2017 – Holy Trinity Church – to confirm attendance

b)Community Heroes – Nomination submitted – Members of the Bishop Beveridge Club attended

c)Don’t Muck Around Awards – to consider nomination

d)Pigs Close – to confirm timetable of works, subject to availability

  1. Police Matters Police Representativeto report if in attendance

a)To receive for comment AugustCrime report (issued to members, subject to receipt)

b)Town and Parish Council event 6 September 2017 – to confirm attendance

c)Attendance To confirm response to reported matters

  1. YOUTH WORK
  • To receive a report on recent attendance/activities of the Youth Group
  • To receive a report of a meeting held on 9 August 2017 10am @ Sorrel Youth Café attended by Cllrs Woodhouse and EJ Rodgers and The Clerk
  1. Clerk’s Report

a)LRALC/SLCC Newsletter and Round Robins – to consider/comment to content/confirm attendance at training/conferences– copy issued to members by email/with the agenda

  1. County Service for Leicestershire – 1 October, 3pm @ Leicester Cathedral – to confirm attendance
  2. Leicestershires Future – Big Discussions about Great Communities – to confirm attendance @LCC 5 October
  3. To consider Policy Consultation:
  • Lords Select Committee on Citizenship and Civic Engagement: call for evidence
  • Broadband Universal Service Obligation: Consultation on Design

b)Correspondence – to consider/comment to full listing – issued to members with

agenda papers

  1. Provision of broadband at new developments

c)To consider memorial applicationsin memory of:

  1. The late Geoffrey Arthur KNOWLES– Blue Pearl lawn memorial @grave space

space 1938

  1. The late Mary Elizabeth and George BUCKLEY – Blue Pearl Lawn memorial @ grave space1937
  2. The late Lieselotte Kathe MADDISON – Additional Inscription to an existing memorial @ garden of remembrance space 258
  3. The late Norma Margaret BEADLE – Additional Inscription to an existing memorial @ grave space 1357

d)To consider request for a memorial, plaque, bird bath to be placed at Jerusalem Island

e)Scouts World Challenge – to confirm attendance 14 September 2017 7.30pm to speak in relation to the KGV Project and for a presentation on their findings 5 October

f) Lamp Post Poppies – to consider installation – LCC has permissioned throughout Leicestershire

g) To consider response to formal complaint re: coping stones installed at Grove Lane rail bridge – subject to receipt

h)To noteresident’s milestone birthdays/anniversaries/thanks from recipients

  1. GROUNDS MAINTENANCE – to receive an update

The meeting may move to closed session for the following item, discussion relates to legal matters.

  1. LAND PURCHASE –to receive an update

Open session will resume subject to conclusion of matters discussed at closed session

  1. MEETING REPORTS–member representative to report on outside meetings attended
  2. Date of next meeting 3 October2017
  3. Close of Meeting

Papers issued as follows:

Cllr Cantle – post

Cllr C Forrest – post

Cllr S Forrest – post

Cllr Goater – post

Cllr Palma Randle – post

Cllr Ranson – post

Cllr EJ Rodgers – post

Cllr J Rodgers – email

Cllr S Rodgers – post

Cllr J Spence – email

Cllr Woodhouse – post

Cllr Wright – post