2010 - a. January Minutes

ULLENHALL PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 5th January 2010, at 7.45pm, in Ullenhall Village Hall.

OPEN FORUM

PRESENT

Cllrs. Chair, J.Clayton; J.Bucknall; M.Morris; M.Andrews: N.Gascoigne

Also in attendance, P.Hughes, clerk.

APOLOGIES

Cllrs. D.Waller; M.Tipping.

W..C.C. Mike Perry

S-on-A District Cllrs. G.Atkinson amd T.Dixon.

MINUTES

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Tuesday 1st December 2009 were agreed and signed.

Meeting open to County and District Councillors for comments

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

PLANNING

Applications

Returns

09/00984/FUL Mr. A. Haimes, Hall End Farm - Permission with Conditions

Next Planning Meeting, if required

Tuesday 19th January 2010, 7.45pm, Ullenhall Village Hall.

CHARITY FIELD

a. Annual field rent due to St. Mark’s Charity, £100.00. All agreed to pay.

MATTERS ARISING

a. Ullenhall Parish Community Emergency Plan, copies have been received. The Chair thanked

M.Andrews for all her hard work in collating this. Copies will be held by all Parish Councillors,

The Winged Spur and Emergency Committee members. Other copies are available if required.

b. Precept for 2010-2011, this was discussed and agreed at £6,000.00

c. Hard Court area on the Charity Field, future prospects - February meeting.

OUTSTANDING ISSUES

Several Ullenhall signs are missing, these have been reported and are due to be replaced. The Crowleys Close sign has been damaged, this has been reported. The clerk to send a reminder.

‘Adopt a Kiosk’, formal consultation in progress for the removal, by BT, of the telephone, and

adoption by the Parish Council of the telephone box. Ideas from residents will be sought as to

the possible use of telephone box after adoption.

It was agreed to monitor the restoration of verges by current developments.

　

　

　

　

CORRESPONDENCE

Items for Discussion

a. WALC - Responding to planning applications, seminar on 13th February 2010 at

Norton Lindsay Village Hall, £25

b. WRCC, Phil Ward is available to attend February meeting. He will speak for 15 minutes in the

Open Forum part of the meeting at 7.45pm.

c. W.C.C. Community Forums with S-on-A District Council’s A-Z of services

d. S-on-A District Council, Parish Plan Grant Scheme 2009/10 - noted.

e. The Norton Foundation, grant availability - noted.

f. E.On, street lighting maintenance charges from 1st April 2010 - noted.

g. S-on-A District Council, report from Annual Inspection of Play Areas

h. S-on-A district Council, Play Builder Funding 2009-2011 - noted.

i. WALC, Review of WCC Locality Arrangements

Items for Noting

Decorum, Standards and Ethics newsletter, December 2009 issue

LCR magazine, Winter 2009

Fieldwork, CPRE, December magazine

Happy Christmas from James Plaskitt MP

BANK ACCOUNTS as at 4th January 2010

Treasurers Account…………. £49.87

Savings Account……………. £6,742.38

Precept £2,634.95

Charity £3,997.37

Sports & Rec £159.93

PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS

Precept E.On, street lighting repairs £70.73

E.On, street lighting quarter maintenance £124.38

Charity Hughes Contract Services, field work £110.00

St. Mark’s Charity, field rent £100.00

Sports & Rec npower, electricity charges £35.99

The clerk to arrange payments.

COUNCILLORS COMMENTS

There is a hole in the manhole cover by the War Memorial, the clerk will report.

Some of the railings have been knocked down along Watery Lane, the clerk will report.

The meeting closed at 8.27pm.

Next meeting to be held on Tuesday 2nd February 2010