MINUTES OF 9TH SEPTEMBER 2021
MEETING OF NETTLETON PARISH COUNCIL
Held at The Barn Raybarrow Nettleton 7pm.
PRESENT:
- Cllrs
Meier, Minney, Clark, Howey, and Dafforn.
. Clerk
Apologises: - Cllr Graves, WC Cllr. Nick Botterill,
Cllr Kurle
Members
of the Public. None
AP |
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ACTION |
1. |
Apologies for Absence. Cllrs. Kurle, Graves,
and WC Cllr. Botterill |
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2. |
Declarations of Councillors personal and prejudicial interest in any
Agenda item.
None. |
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3. |
Chairman’s Announcements. Cllr. Meier thanked Mr and Mrs Howey for allowing
us to use their barn for the meeting.
Unfortunately the chapel at West Kington is not suitable at the moment
as it does not have wifi or allow space for social
distancing. |
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4. |
Approval
of Minutes of the meeting on the 8th July 2021. Cllr. Lamb proposed approval of the
minutes. Seconded by Cllr. Dafforn, all
approved them. |
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5. |
Update on Actions from the Parish Council meeting minutes where not
the subject of a specific agenda item. Snow
Plan is on the agenda. Defibrillator to be discussed at a future
meeting. Digital mapping we are waiting for the maps from
Cllr. Botterill to be discussed next month. |
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6. |
Public Participation. None |
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7. |
Planning
Applications. None |
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8. |
Planning
Applications Determined. PL/2021/04725. The Laurels, The Street, Burton, Single
Storey extension. Approved with
conditions. PL/2021/ Mulberry House.
Change of use from residential to B & B class C1. Approved with
conditions. PL/2021/03300. Land South
of 3 acre in West Kington. Construction of equestrian all weather arena. Approved with conditions. |
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9. |
Finance Matters. a)
Approve
payment of £84.00 to Idverde for emptying new
bins. Cllr.
Meier proposed we pay this once we have confirmed they are emptied as per the
agreement. Seconded by Cllr. Howey all
approved. b)
Approve
payment of £20 to Box PC for Cllr. Training.
Cllr. Meier proposed we approve the payment seconded by Cllr.
Webb all approved. c)
Review
precept increase proposal. Cllr.
Meier has been looking at the budget and said if we take the income against
the expenses we have a deficit. He
explain the reason for the surplus in the account is because ex Cllr. Kerr
took on the role as clerk, which gave a saving on wages. In the budget we have a small amount to
cover the 25% for any highway works done by CATG. If the PC wants to improve road safety more
money needs to be put into the budget for the coming years. He suggested that when the council looks at
the budget in November they should consider annual increase over 5-9 years of
6-9%. This will equate to £8-£12
increase per residence in the Parish d)
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Cllr. Meier asked if Cllrs would support this plan in principle. All approved. e)
Quarterly
finance review. Cllr.
Minney reported that she had done the review and the only thing that needs to
be added is £171.09, once this is
done they are all okay. Action the clerk to correct when the payment
is cleared. Cllr Meier said he is still waiting for the Pin number for BACS
payments. Using the new online banking
facility for NPC The clerk will call the bank to find out where it is. |
clerk |
10. |
Highway Report. Cllr.
Dafforn gave an update of her meeting with WC highways officer David Arnup regarding the works that had not been
resolved. The following are on the
list to be done B4039 crash barrier, Corner House drainage a new gully will
be fitted asap.
The rat holes by the motorway new kerbs
will be done in the next 2 weeks. He
will raise the wall by the bridge.
Wood Lane, WC will double check the drains are connected to the drains
at the bottom of the hill. She asked
Cllr. to give them any items that can be done by the parish steward. Cllr. Dafforn is working on a Resilience plan for the parish which
covers all types of problems i.e. flooding/fires etc. She asked Cllrs to send her details of
people who can help if needed. She is
concentrating on flooding at the moment. The Snow Plan has been sent to WC for approval. Cllr. Webb suggested that they produce a
register to see which bins are used the most, this will help with refilling
them in the future. The items stored
by Mr. Beare have been collected.
Cllrs. discussed which items to order from WC in case of any
emergencies. It was agreed to get 100
gel sacs and 2 flood warning signs.
Cllr. Minney offered to store them and Cllr. Meier will collect them. |
Cllr. Dafforn |
11. |
NPC & Environmental Issues. Cllr. Meier and Cllr. Howey have identified
2 verges that could be used as a pilot scheme for turning them into wild
flower verges. Cllr. Howey explained
the process for looking after the verges to create wild flower growth. The sites will generate interest and will
show what happens if WC change their cutting programme. Cllr. Dafforn
said she had mentioned the scheme to David Arnup
who informed her that the PC will need to apply for a licence to take over
the responsibility of the verges. It
was agreed that Cllr. Meier will meet with him to discuss the pilot scheme
and to find out what our responsibilities will be. |
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12. |
Reports on Meetings & Events. None. |
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13. |
AOB. Cllrs
discussed the pros and cons of the various meeting rooms that are available
and agreed Cllr. Meier will now talk further with Dan Clark regarding hiring
the Burton Farm shop. Cllr. Meier asked if the day and time of NPC
meetings was suitable for everyone, several Cllrs said Thursdays are
difficult for them and it was agreed to look at changing the day of the
meetings for next year. Cllr. Howey said that at the training they suggested
all Cllrs should have a separate email address. The clerk will contact Netwise
to see if that can be done through the website. |
Cllr. Meier Clerk |
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Date
and Time of next meetings. 14th October 2021 venue to be
confirmed. |
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Meeting closed 20.50