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CARLTON WITH CHELLINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES OF
A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL HELD AT CARLTON VILLAGE HALL ON TUESDAY
9TH NOVEMBER 2010 Present:
Chairman D Jenkins, Vice Chairman J Tusting, Parish Councillors T Coles,
A Geerts, D Neil, S Owen, RFO I Allsop, Clerk L Jeffs Actions APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 11TH OCTOBER 2010 With amendments to the
approval of the mintues section, it was RESOLVED that the minutes were an accurate record and
were signed by the Chairman. APOLOGIES
FOR ABSENCE
Apologies were received and accepted from Cllr. E
Devine. DECLARATIONS
OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
There were 11 members of public present.
Emmaus
reported that the organisation currently had 26 companions out of a maximum of
32. They had referrals waiting to be
seen so could reach capacity soon. They
had received one complaint regarding the conduct of a companion but this had
been swiftly dealt with. The
Fireworks event had gone well. The
remaining members of public attended as Pavenham Road residents and clarified
that the earlier offer of match funding from residents was not to be taken as
being on offer from ALL residents.
SPEEDING
ALONG PAVENHAM ROAD
Cllr. Coles suggested a temporary chicane be installed to gauge
effectiveness. Speed humps, rumble
strips and the moving of the 30mph zone were all discussed.
It was RESOLVED to defer the
item until such time as costings had been obtained.
RESIGNATION OF CLERK
The Chairman informed the meeting that Lesley Jeffs had resigned as Clerk
due to the offer of a full time position in London.
Mrs Allsop kindly offered to fill the role temporarily whilst a new Clerk
is recruited.
It was RESOLVED that Cllrs.
Tusting, and Owen, together with Mrs Allsop, form a working party to recruit a
new Clerk. FINANCIAL
REPORT It was RESOLVED by full council to
authorise the
following accounts for payment and two
authorised signatories were instructed to sign the below cheques: £158.15 Mrs I
Allsop RFO’s
Salary & Expenses £75.00
The Bridge
Donation £61.20
HMRC
Clerk’s Tax £244.15 Ms L
Jeffs
Clerk’s Salary £18.00
RBL
Remembrance Day Wreath £200.00 Villager
Bus
Donation £511.13 Warners
Village grass cuts, playing field cuts, Baptist Chapel graveyard cut Cashbook balances were as follows: Current account
£12,881.54 Capital deposit account £18,194.01 The RFO had
received no response from the bank following her letter. The Clerk
confirmed that forms had been returned to Bedford Borough Council re. the
grasscutting contribution. 2011-12
PRECEPT The RFO had prepared a draft
breakdown of items to be included in the precept request.
Councillors discussed further items for inclusion and it was suggested
that £2,000.00 be set aside from the accumulated fund to assist with speeding
measures. Cllr. Neil presented a
report from the Playing Field Committee in support of a request for an
additional sum. The RFO confirmed
that she had already allowed for this within her figures. REPORT FROM BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL Cllr. Brandon not present. FOOTPATHS
/ HIGHWAYS REPORT Clerk
The fire hydrant on Bridgend is still sinking.
Clerk to chase up.
Cllr. Coles advised that he had visited the Great Oaks bridge but
didn’t feel any work was necessary at present. VILLAGE
HALL
Nothing to report. ROYAL
OAK P.H. Nothing new to report. NO
COLD CALLING SIGNS
The Clerk presented the Council with an email from Bedfordshire Police
explaining the legal position in regard to the signs.
Councillors advised that the signs had already been removed and there was
therefore little point discussing the matter further.
PLANTING INFRONT OF CRASH BARRIER ON CAUSEWAY JT
Following unsuccessful attempts to trace the owner of the land, Cllr.
Tusting offered to carry out the planting at no cost to the Council.
It was RESOLVED to accept her offer.
LOWERING OF HEDGE AROUND THE GREEN
The Clerk advised that no quotations had yet been received. It
was RESOLVED to defer this item to
December’s meeting. PRIVITISATION
OF ROYAL MAIL Councillors discussed the
correspondence received from the CWU. It
was RESOLVED not to respond to the
communication. GENERAL
CORRESPONDENCE 1.
Request from Bedford BC for details of planned public
events in 2011 (Clerk to respond) 2.
Details of Local Transport Plan Roadshow from Bedford
Borough Council (SO to display on noticeboard, Clerk to scan for website) 3.
Confirmation of membership renewal from BRCC. IA
Cllr. Tusting advised the Council that she had received communications in
regard to the proposed Wind Farm. It
was noted that only some parishioners had received this information and that the
Clerk had received nothing. Mrs
Allsop to draft an objection based on that previously submitted. CLERK’S
REPORT The Clerk advised that she will prepare a full list of
actions from meetings, with up to date details of where she is at with each. QUESTIONS
FOR CLERK / CHAIRMAN There were no questions.
MATTERS OF INTEREST / ITEMS FOR INCLUSION ON NEXT AGENDA Damaged flood sign. Flyposting on trees (IA to
write to the Fox and the Church and place a notice in The Bridge) Dumping of rubbish in
ditch outside allotment (DJ to contact allotment society) Mr & Mrs Ledger’s
complaint (DJ to contact them) DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING Monday 13th
December, 7.30pm at The Village Hall, Carlton. The meeting closed at 9.40pm. Signed…………………………………………………………….Dated…………………………………
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