November 2019 Minutes (14th)
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14.11.2019
Snitterby Parish Council
Minutes of a Parish Council Meeting held at Snitterby Village Hall on Thursday 14 November 2019.
Present: Natasha Vick (Clerk), Cllr Brian Milton, Cllr Tom Gundry, Cllr Sunil Kapil, Cllr Georgina Kettle-Gundry, Cllr L Strange (part), Cllr J Summers (part), Stephen Brookes (part)
There were no members of the public present.
The meeting commenced at 1930
1. To receive apologies for absence.
Apologies received from PCSO Angie Law, Ben Thornton and Helen Thornton
2. To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.
No declarations received
3. To approve the minutes of the meeting held on September 12 2019
Minutes duly approved as a true record
4. Police Matters
a. To receive the police report
Report from PCSO Law detailing one suspected burglary and one burglary in the period. St Nicholas Church also had a fire extinguisher stolen again.
Follow up from PCSO regarding the shooting across the roads near The Moor, residents contacted Police regarding specific firearm laws to understand what action can be taken against the landowners and organisers of the shoot.
b. To report urgent matters to the police.
No matters to report
5. To receive reports, questions and answers from the County Councilor and District Councilor.
Country Councillor stated salting has started, a third of highways being salted as temperature has dropped.
New Lincoln by-pass opens in May 2020. Newark by-pass has been approved.
Highways contract for next four years awarded to Balfour Beatty for £756m.
Overall County Council underfunded by around £135m.
Direct Lincoln to London train service now operating five services a day, to increase to six shortly.
District Councillor reported that Marshall’s Yard train station now opened.
Gainsborough Crematorium to be opening in early January. Cinema to be opening in Gainsborough, development contract to be signed in the next few weeks.
Both Councillors confirmed that if there are flooding issues then residents should contact the Council by phone 01522 782 082 or email floodrisk@lincolnshire.gov.uk
6. Clerk and Councilors to report back on previous action points
a. Send thank you letter to Mitie – issued 14/09
b. Lay slab at bus shelter – completed 15/09 (cost £10)
c. Request new 30mph signs from Highways – instructed to contact Road Safety Partnership, who have agreed to carry out a speed check and also suggested we look into a Community Speedwatch scheme comprising of three stages – Passive sign, reactive sign and radar training.
As part of the Community Speedwatch scheme replacement “Check Your Speed” repeater signs are £10.00 each.
d. Speak to Highways regarding mirror – promptly removed the mirror and confirmed placing it there was unlawful
e. Speak to PCSO regarding shooting – instructed to call 101 at time of next incident and to also communicate with landowner
f. Contact Lives – confirmed codes and that PC is responsible for maintenance (C25789)
g. Bank mandate form updated, to be completed and submitted at meeting - c/f to next meeting
h. Awaiting a response from Highways regarding installation of a sign notifying driver there may be horses / riders on the roads
7. Finance
a. The following payments approved
i. Paul Wilson
ii. CR Hunt
iii. Clerk Wages
iv. Green grass contracting
v. The Defib Pad
b. To receive treasurers report
i. Balances on accounts – Current account £2,882.97, Openspace account £5,888.00, Reserve account £1,112.46. Grass cutting contribution received from LCC of £88.37
8. Planning
a. To consider planning applications
i. 140197 – Full planning application at The Laurels for a bungalow in keeping with surrounding buildings. Council has no objections to the application.
ii. 140222 – Full planning re-application by Black Beck Cottage to enable annexe to be free of condition tie to original house. Parish Council agreed to support the application.
b. To receive WLDC planning decisions – none received
No formal updates on planning application on Holywell Grange except that an update would be published in a few weeks.
9. Highways
a. To report highway matters
Passing place signs missing from Cliff Road, has been reported and an action to replace them.
Grass cutting contract for next year would entitle the Parish Council to a refund of £91.25, council confirmed to proceed on this basis.
10. To agree budgets and estimated precept for 2020-21
Budget circulated showing a deficit of £680 and a precept of £2,750. Council agreed to remove £150.00 election cost and reduce grants from £300 to £200 and increase precept to £3,000.00.
11. To receive an update on Broadband (from Stephen Brookes)
Update from Stephen Brookes – current programme working until March 2020 which will ensure the majority of the county is covered by superfast broadband. Snitterby area is included in the eligibility for the next phase – contract 3 – which will be signed on March 3 2020. All of the deployment of contract 3 will be fibre to premises. Budget is £11m to cover 30,000 remaining premises, expected to be able to fund 17,000 – 18,000. Chances of Snitterby being in the roll out are very good, but not guaranteed. Those left out are likely to be more remote homes so the coverage is maximised with the available funding. Details will be published on the council website following March 3 2020. Lead times for completion before December 2022.
Two new voucher schemes launched; Rural Gigabit Connectivity scheme allows a claim of £1,500 per resident, and £3,500 per small business. The recommended solution is for the village to appoint a “champion” who will encourage residents to sign up to the scheme. Only details required are name, address and telephone number. On completion of the list with the total funding a supplier can be approached who will respond with a price to provide fibre to premises for everyone who has signed up. If the funding is not sufficient then it can be topped up by the County council in some circumstances. There is an obligation to take up an annual package on installation by households if they wish to utilise the fibre. Guarantee to have work completed within twelve months of price being accepted.
Council agreed that the voucher scheme should be pursued in order to expediate the process.
12. To confirm date of January meeting and agree items to be placed on the agenda.
Meeting date confirmed for January 16 2020.
Items for agenda:
- To confirm precept for 2020-21
Meeting closed at 2140