AGENDA

A meeting of the Full Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 4th March 2008 at the Parish Council Office 12 High Street.

The meeting will be preceded by Public Participation commencing 7.15pm

Apologies

  1. Declarations of Interest (Listing of common declarations issued to all Councillors)
  2. Confirmation and signing of Minutes of a Meeting of the Full Council 5thFebruary 2008
  3. County Council Matters – Cllr. Kershaw’s report

Update on Meeting held with Matthew Lugg Director of Highways Transportation and Waste Management

Installation of bollards to side of driveway @ 2 High Street in order to prevent illegal parking on pavement – update

Application for Modification Order at footpath from Bridge Street to Proctors Park Road – Request for confirmation of land owner land adjacent to 33 Bridge Street – CBC Contacted and suggest Land Registry is contacted

To receive a Report of a Meeting with LCC Highways/Members of the Parish Council and Traffic Action Group Monday 18th February 2008

Matters reported to Highways: Condition of surface of carriageway at Mill Lane adjacent to Mill House toward Meadow Farm

  1. Police Report – PC4206 Lynn Gilbertson and PCSO Nigel Ritchie
  2. Clerk’s Report

Recommendation of LRALC with regard to taping of meetings this is not best practise/with regard to matters relating to minutes of committee meetings being provided to the chair to those committees prior to them being sent out to other members of the Council/letters sent on behalf of the Council please refer to advice received distributed with agenda

Confirmation of attendance at LRALC CouncillorTraining Courses to be held 12th March 2008, 9.30am/18th March 2008, 6.30pm/2nd April 2008, 9.30am/Chairman Trainingcourses to be held 1st April 2008, 9.30am/15th April 2008, 6.30pm

Confirmation of attendance at CBC Members Code of ConductCourses to be held 27th February, 6.00pm/11th March, 2.30pm/31st March, 6.00pm

Consideration to make formal request for footbridge at The Rookery footpath to be replaced with replica of original

Resident concern regarding parking/waiting at Hall Orchard school at school drop off/pick up times – matter reported by resident to CBC Street Wardens/LCC to request re-painting of road markings/Police/Borough Councillors

Resident concern with regard to litter etc at Strancliffe Lanereported to LCC/CBC Resident met with Housing Officers (Nottinghamshire based company)

Confirmation of date of Annual Meeting of the Council (AGM)

Lamp at High Street crossing damaged by Somerfield lorry witnessed by Cllrs. Fryer and Goater- reported to LCC Lighting/repair made same day

Bike week event registered @ Bike week.org

Cllr. Pepper removed barbed wire in clump of trees @ Millennium Park on 10th February. Thanks are extended to Cllr. Pepper for his hard work

Concern regarding cultivation of open space adjacent to 2 Branston Avenue/Fishpool Way. Request for investigation of original planning permission

Confirmation of attendees @ ‘Green Routes for New Urban Growth’ seminar 26th March 2008

Request made for quotations for summer planting – hanging baskets/window boxes – planters to be undertaken in house

Hall Orchard School jitty –letter sent to Chairman of Governors regarding litter problem

Application to Leicestershire & Rutland Best Village Competition – deadline 7 April 2008–Meeting for discussion/procedure of Application to be held

  1. Playing Fields Report

Confirmation of a Report of a Meeting with CBC/Developer regarding Brook Lane held on 28thFebruary 2008

Anti social behaviour reports

Venus roundabout – new bearings are fitted

Confirmation of Meeting of the Playing Fields Committee to be held on 10th March 2008, 9.30am at the Parish Council Office

Confirmation of a Meeting of the Millennium Sub Committee to be held on 18th March 2008, 10.00am at the Parish Council Offices

  1. To receive a Report of a Meeting of Representative of Footpath users/bridle path users/Landowners/Cyclists and formation of programme of Parish Walks 2008 held on 12th February 2008 and to accept recommendations and to allocate dates to walks subject to confirmation of walk leaders
  2. The Slabs/Raised Footpath – Request made for Meeting with members of Quorn Parish Council to be confirmed following their meeting of Full Council
  3. To receive a report and accept recommendations of a meeting of the Youth Council Sub-Committee Meeting held on 25th February 2008

To accept draft Constitution

To confirm attendance at Open Meeting 12th March 2008 (members of the Youth Council Working Party)

  1. Cemetery & Other Grounds Committee Report

Works to Roundhouse

Required works to trees

Consideration of Quotations for works to Cemetery Chapel Roof

  1. Memorial applications – No applications to date
  2. To Receive Minutes of a Planning Committee Meeting held onMonday 3rd March2008
  3. Civic Service Sunday 30th March – Attendance of Mayor and Lady Mayoress is confirmed - Theme to include Youth /Heritage /Care for Elderly
  4. Consideration to make donation to Miss Katie Brown for International Guiding Challenge
  5. Consideration of Quotations not undertaken at specific agenda item
  6. Renewal of Subscriptions

Rural Community Council Leicestershire & Rutland - £50.00

  1. Approval of Cheques/Direct Debit Payments
  2. Sileby Road – Turf to be laid to complete project/Confirmation received 1 x tree guard in place additional to be installed in the near future
  3. Borough Council Matters
  4. Issues Arising from the Parish Plan

Youth Action Group

Traffic Action Group – Meeting date notified see LCC Matters

Business Forum

Heritage Group

Village Hall Action Group - Now affiliated to BUSCA subject to confirmation

Health Forum

  1. Disability Discrimination Act – update
  2. Correspondence for Discussion – see list
  3. Meeting Reports by Representatives
  4. Close of Meeting
  1. Discussion Forum

Correspondence for Discussion

1 / Mr H W Rodgers concern re: inconsiderate parking @ Bus Stops particularly those adapted for disabled persons. Suggests installation of double yellow lines – early reply sent
2 / Mrs I Holt concern re Dog fouling within the village – early reply sent/ Borough Council Dog Warden informed
3 / Mrs Poole – concern re: illegal parking at New Street – copy of email forwarded to the Police/ PCSO Ritchie confirmed matter dealt with
4 / Miss K Brown request for donation towards Guide’s “Jailbreak” trip – referred to Full Council Agenda
5 / CBC Charnwood Borough Council Art Collection – offer of Artwork from collection on loan initially on 6 months basis.
To view visit weblink
More recently purchased pieces are not yet available to view
6 / Mr H Rodgers – Concern regarding dog fouling/Article regarding 1857 Act relating to development of village greens – copied to all Cllrs. Referred to Planning Committee
7 / Ms Krcmar congratulations to Cllr. Ted Rodgers and members of the Council re; improvements at Sileby Road/Concern re: parking at Sileby Road at terraced properties/Mill area suggests double yellow lines are installed prior to new development at Always site/plea for replacement footbridge to link The Rookery footpath is replica of original