Garton on the Wolds Parish Council

Clerk: Catherine Clark 19 Princess Road, Market Weighton, York YO43 3BX

Tel: 01430 803096 Email: garton.clerk @hotmail.co.uk

26th November 2015

Dear Councillor

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Garton on the Wolds Parish Council to be held in the School, Station Road, Garton on the Wolds, YO25 3EX at 7.15 pm on Wednesday 2nd December 2015.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting and may address the council during the Public Participation period.

An agenda for the meeting is shown below.

Yours sincerely

Catherine Clark

Catherine Clark

Clerk of the Council

AGENDA

  1. Public Open Forum (during which members of the public may address the Council on any matter affecting the parish).
  2. To receive apologies and approve reasons for absence
  3. Declarations of Interest:

a) To record declarations of Pecuniary/non-pecuniary interests by any member of the Council in respect of the agenda items listed below. Members declaring interests should identify the agenda item and type of interest being declared

b) To note dispensations given to any member of the Council in respect of the agenda items listed below:

  1. To resolve the adoption of the minutes of the Council meeting held on the following date(s) as a true record:

4th November 2015

  1. To receive reports on any matters arising from the minutes of the meeting held on 4th November 2015 not covered elsewhere on the Agenda.
  2. To resolve to support, or otherwise, the Planning Applications as listed below:

a) To receive an update on 15/01282/PLF - The Old Butchers Shop, Main Street, Garton on the Wolds (if available).

b) 15/03602 – Removal of a Yew Tree in Conservation area at the Gables, Pump Lane

c) 15/03567 PLF Erection of two storey extension to rear of Richmond House, Main Street

  1. Finance
  2. To resolve adoption of the Financial Report attached to this agenda and to agree the following payments:

1. / Clerk’s salary / £
2. / ERNLLCA (Councillor training x 4) / £ / 216.00
3. / ERNLLCA (Clerk training) / £ / 33.00
4. / CPRE (subscription) / £ / 36.00
5. / St Michael’s Church (donation) / £ / 150.00
  1. To finalise the budget & precept for 2016-2017
  2. Update on the issue of business rates
  1. Environmental and Community Matters – to receive reports in respect of the following:

a) Village Maintenance (including grass cutting, the pond and winter maintenance)

b) Highways (including maintenance and traffic problems)

  1. To discuss the outcome of the discussions regarding Safer Roads Humber
  2. To receive an update on the issue of the possible acquisition of some land to provide additional parking at the school.
  3. To discuss the issue of Green Lane

c) Telephone box

d) Website

  1. To receive an update on its progress

e) Village broadband

  1. To receive an update on the enquiries made with Quickline (if available)

f) Wind farms & fracking

g) Land at the West End of the village

h) Reports – to receive reports from external meetings attended

i) Village meetings

  1. Grants
  2. To receive an update from the Clerk on the grant for the defibrillator
  1. Administration Matters
  2. Councillors Exchange and agenda items for the next meeting
  3. HR (Personnel Committee)
  4. To note that the next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on 6th January 2016