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CARLTON WITH CHELLINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES OF
A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL HELD AT CARLTON VILLAGE HALL ON MONDAY
11TH OCTOBER 2010 Present:
Chairman D Jenkins, Vice Chairman J Tusting, Parish Councillors A Geerts,
D Neil, S Owen, L Dempsey, E Devine, RFO I Allsop, Clerk L Jeffs Actions APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 13TH SEPTEMBER 2010 With amendments to the
voting in regard to the adoption of the Finance Committee’s Terms of
Reference, 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. T
Coles. DECLARATIONS
OF INTEREST Cllrs. E Devine and L Dempsey declared an interest
in item 13 of the agenda. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
There were 3 members of public present.
Helen
Allan of Emmaus reported that the organisation currently had 23 companions, all
of whom are keen to contribute to the community in which they now live.
NVQs are being worked towards in Waste Management, Customer Services and
Fork Lift Driving. Today saw the
first session of Wellbeing with the MK Dons Sports Trust.
The annual Fireworks display is to be held on 5th November at
7pm. The
remaining members of public attended as Pavenham Road residents (see speeding
item below).
SPEEDING
ALONG PAVENHAM ROAD Clerk
Resident Sharon Jackson suggested that the placement of the speed
indicating device had been previously authorised and asked if this could
therefore be actioned. Clerk to
clarify situation.
Residents were asked where the financial figures quoted in their report
had originated from. They advised
that fellow resident, Kevin Whiteside, who has considerable experience in this
field, had formulated the sums in question. Clerk
It was RESOLVED to research
permissible measures, in particular moving of the 30mph boundary and
construction of chicane . Clerk to
obtain costings.
Cllr. A Geerts reported that she had received a letter from the Mayor of
Bedford, suggesting that he would be meeting with police and relevant
organisations in regard to speeding. AG
It was RESOLVED to obtain
costings to paint the boundary gates to the village white.
Cllr. Geerts to approach Clerk
Richard Sinclair. Clerk to
approach Martin Templeman. Sharon Jackson advised that
residents were willing to put up some match funding to assist with the measures
mentioned. It was noted that other
areas in the village would benefit from similar measures but agreed that
Pavenham Road should be used as a test of the suitability and effectiveness of
the measures proposed. 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: £72.95
Mrs I Allsop
RFO’s Salary £60.80
HMRC
Clerk’s Tax £244.55 Ms L
Jeffs
Clerk’s Salary £106.57 Mr R
Sinclair Grounds
Maintenance £129.20 Warners
Playing field grass cut x 2 £423.00 Warners
Village grass cut x 4 Cashbook balances were as follows: Current account
£13,880.42 Capital deposit account £18,194.00 Clerk
Bedford Borough Council are to forward new forms for grasscutting grant
and the Clerk was authorised to sign these on behalf of the Council. A
bursary of £97.50 had been authorised towards the Clerk’s training fees.
Tilsworth Parish Council has agreed to share the cost and proposed this
be apportioned on the basis of the precept. It
was RESOLVED to accept their proposal. IA The two cheques
issued to Harrold Parish Council, and subsequently written off, have now been
honoured, outside of banking timeframes. RFO
to complain to bankers and chase Harrold PC for taxi bill which had previously
been ignored in exchange for cheques not being cashed. Cllr.
J Tusting provided the Council with a clear explanation of the Playing Field’s
accounting situation and emphasised the need to put any expense subject to VAT
through the Parish Council’s accounts. FINANCE
COMMITTEE REPORT The Finance Committee
reported that they had met earlier this evening.
The budget against actual spend had been reviewed and the Council is on
target to have a surplus of £2,000 at the end of the year.
All bank statements had been reviewed and balances match those quoted by
the RFO. The fence around the Stone
Barn needs attention and this needs to be budgeted for but could come from The
Gannick reserve account. REPORT FROM BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL Cllr. Brandon not present. FOOTPATHS
/ HIGHWAYS REPORT AG
‘The Moor’ sign at the junction with ‘The Marsh’ has fallen off
and needs replacing. Cllr. Geerts to
instruct Richard Sinclair. Clerk
The manhole cover on The Moor has been removed again and is of danger.
Clerk to contact Highways. Clerk
The fire hydrant on Bridgend is still sinking.
Clerk to chase up. VILLAGE
HALL
Nothing to report. ROYAL
OAK P.H. Nothing new to report,
awaiting contact from Mr Kelly. NO
COLD CALLING SIGNS Clerk
Recent incidences of cold calling were discussed and it was viewed that
it may be beneficial to retain the signs currently in place.
Clerk to clarify the legal position in this regard.
PLANNING MATTERS
Cllrs. E Devine and L Dempsey left the
meeting during the discussion of this application. Application
No. 10/02065/LDE 9
Carriers Way, Carlton, MK43 7LN Single
storey rear extension to replace conservatory It
was RESOLVED
that no objection be made to this application. Clerk
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE 1.
3 no. invoices from Warners of Bedford (forwarded to I
Allsop) 2.
Letter from CWU re. proposed privitisation of Royal
Mail (add to November agenda) 3.
Letter from Bedford Borough Council re. changes to bus
lane usage 4.
BATPC notice of AGM 5.
Planning application for 9 Carriers Way (forwarded to L
Dempsey) 6.
Email from Brian re. wreath for Remembrance Day (AG to
order wreath, AG or DJ to represent Council) 7.
Email from Pam Walmsley re. affordable housing
development (Clerk to obtain advice from Bedford BC and invite to November
meeting accordingly. CLERK’S
REPORT 1.
Fire Service have been notified of pothole on the Moor. 2.
Anglian Water are looking into surface water outside 1
& 2 Bridgend. 3.
Bedford Borough Council have agreed to follow up
footpaths at High Elms and adjacent to Jane’s farm. 4.
Landowner of path opposite church has been written to. 5.
Anne now has book of jobs for Richard Sinclair. 6.
New lease for The Barn has been drafted and sent to
Chris Horne. 7.
Envirocrime have been written to re. 55 The Causeway
but no response received yet. 8.
Bursary approved for my training and course starts
tomorrow. QUESTIONS
FOR CLERK / CHAIRMAN There were no questions.
MATTERS OF INTEREST / ITEMS FOR INCLUSION ON NEXT AGENDA Planting at Wychtree
Cottage Lowering of hedge around
The Green (Clerk to obtain costing from Warners) Planting infront of Crash
Barrier on The Causeway DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING Tuesday 9th
November, 7.30pm at The Village Hall, Carlton. The meeting closed at 9.40pm. Signed…………………………………………………………….Dated………………………………… |