August 2020 DRAFT Minutes
Ref 20200806
06.08 .2020
Snitterby Parish Council
Minutes of a Parish Council Meeting held at Snitterby Village Hall on Thursday 6 August 2020
Present
Natasha Vick (Clerk), Cllr Tom Gundry, Cllr G Kettle-Gundry & Cllr Sunil Kapil
There were no member s of the public present.
The meeting commenced at 1942
1. To elect a Chairman of the Council
Tom Gundry elected as Chair of the Council
2. To receive the Chairman’s declaration of acceptance of office
Declarations received
3. To elect a Vice Chair
Sunil Kapil elected as vice chair
4. To receive apologies for absence
Brian Milton sent his apologies
5. To receive declarations of interest
No declarations received
6. To approve minutes of the meeting held on March 5 2020
Minutes approved as a true record.
Confirmed that Annual Parish meetings have been postponed to next year
7. Police Matters
a. Nothing to report
8. Finance
a. To approve payments
i. Clerk wages & expenses £563.38
ii. Green Grass Contracting £66.08
iii. Viv Hallam £30.00
iv. Zurich £291.89 (paid)
v. Green Grass £132.16 (paid)
vi. Paul Wilson £150.00 & £60.00 (paid)
b. Bank balances
i. Current £4,781.31
ii. Openspace £5,733.00
iii. Savings Account £1,113.96
c. To approve the accounts accounts approved and signed b y Chairman and RFO Clerk.
9. Planning
a. To discuss planning applications none received
b. To receive planning decisions none received
10. Highways
No highways matters to report
11. To discuss the Clerk Vacancy
All applications received and discussed between Councillors.
Agreed to invite two for interview.
12. To discuss correspondence received from residents
Correspondence from Triangle requesting funding. Agreed to write and mention they will be considered at th e November meeting.
Correspondence received complaining about noise being heard from British Hardwood Tree Nursery.
Councillors agreed to write to residents concerned and ask for further detail and if the noise has reoccurred.
Correspondence received from a resident regarding parking on the High Street and the congestion this causes. Discussion whether there is a solution to this issue as the majority of the cars are legally parked. The letter from the resident was anonymous but Councillors requested it be recorded in the minutes that residents park with care for pedestrians and that the Council will revert to the PCSO regarding cars parking on footpaths.
13. To confirm date of next meeting and agree items to be placed on the agenda
Meeting confirmed for September 10. Agenda items to be Broadband and Clerk Vacancy
Meeting closed at 2026
Action - to get in touch with Stephen Brookes for update on broadband emailed 07/08
Action - to invite two candidates for interview one Thursday from 20/08 onwards (Jan & Snitterby based) emailed 07/08
Action - to write to the Triangle regarding grant
Action - to write to resident regarding the noise at BHT
Action - to write to PCSO regarding cars parked on footpath
Action - to post minutes / Triangl e summary
Action - to submit accounts