CHACOMBE PARISH COUNCIL

 

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Monday, 8^th January 200 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.

 

Present: Cllrs. Harper, Gliwitzki, Roche, Jones, Coates, Ware, Wyatt and the Clerk

Apologies: Cllrs. Offers and White

Public Time.

 

Minutes of previous meeting on 4^th December: adopted and signed.

 

Matters arising

1.1   Berry Close. Cllr Coates asked if any progress had been made regarding Berry Close. Cllr Gliwitzki informed the meeting that he had nothing to report.

1.2   Proposed bollard in Middleton Road.

The quote for Highways to carry out the work would be between £250 and £350. The Council agreed that the work should be carried out.

1.3 Village name sign on Middleton Road has been reported to The Street Doctor (Call number 267800).

1.4 SNC Planning application: S/2006/1510/LB for single storey rear extension and first floor side extension. Works include enlargement of an existing window opening on an external gable wall to create a new doorway at Culvert Cottage, 10 Thorpe Road has been withdrawn.

 

Finance

Expenditure                                                                                                                            Income

101242 Clerkπs expenses (Jul ≠ Sept) £65.25                         Allotments Association £50.00

101243 Powergen £115.59

101244 Chacombe Village Hall £216.00

 

Authorise:

Banbury and District Dog Club (for loan of display boards) £25.00, Clerkπs salary £620.00, NPFA £123.75 and ABB £122.39

 

Correspondence since meeting on 4^th December

Yorkshire Bank statement re: John Walker Charity

NALC ≥Village Viewpoint≤ magazine

SNVB Voluntary Action in South Northamptonshire

Clerks and Councils Direct: Local Councils Update Jan 07

East Midlands Regional Assembly. Draft East Midlands Regional Plan, Part 2 Milton Keynes and South Midlands Sub-regional Strategy. Additional Consultation on a replacement housing provision figure for the Northampton Implementation Area. Response by 9^th March

Oxfordshire County Council Oxfordshire Minerals and Waste Development Framework. Adoption of Oxfordshire Statement of Community Involvement

Clerks & Councils Direct Jan 07

                        Councils Suppliers Guide and Yearbook

SNCπs Independent Councillors. Have you ever thought of standing as an independent candidate in the District Council elections?

CAB Campaign to attract more volunteers and Annual Report 2005 ≠ 6

e-mail from Ken Melling re: date of APM

Alzheimerπs Newsletter

Thank you card from Ted Garrett       

                       

Brochures: Myriad Contracts ≠ playground installers etc. Glasdon ≠ local councilπs news-sheet

 

SNC        i) Register of electors 2007

                        ii) Precept 2007 ≠ 08 request

                        iii) Dog control orders ≠ agenda item for February.

                                 Animal Welfare Service Quarterly report Jul ≠ Sept

                        iv) Art News

v) Electoral register ≠ monthly update

NCC      i) Rights of Way ≥The Waymarker≤

                        ii) Northamptonshire County Council Voluntary and Community Sector Capital Funding Programme

Youth Small grants - application form

Guidance pack for applicants

                        iv) Northamptonshire County Council ≠ satisfaction survey

v) Local Government White Paper ≥Strong & Prosperous Communities≤ Follow up to conference held on Tuesday 28^th November

 

Agenda

3.1 Parish Plan ≠ update

The last meeting was held on 5^th December and members of the steering group were allocated specific areas and asked to draft questions for the questionnaire. Topics/issues raised at the Future Needs Day would be included.

 

3.2 Playing Field Insurance

Cllr Gliwitzki proposed and Cllr Roche seconded the proposal to pay the insurance premium of £123.75 to NPFA for The Betty Cameron Playing Field. The Parish Council had paid the insurance premium since NPFA had taken over the field and agreed to continue to do this.

 

AOB

1.             The WI felt that it was not able to co-ordinate the entry for the Village of the Year Competition.

2.             Water was still running out of the drain on the hill in Middleton Road. This would create very dangerous driving conditions if it were to freeze. Although the annual clearing of gulleys was due to be done this month it was felt that the running water was now a matter of some urgency.

Drivers were now trying to avoid the hole in Middleton Road, opposite The Glen by driving in the middle of the road. This would also be reported to Highways.

3.             Cllr Coates would pursue the issue of the barking dogs.

 

There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.20pm

 

The next meeting will be held on 5^th February 2007 at 7.15pm.

 

 

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