Wednesday 29 March 2017

Parish Council Minutes - 2016 December

                                                                                                                                                05 December 2016 (1)
LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 5th December 2016
Leigh Village Hall Commencing 7.30pm.
Present
                        Councillor       B Barker
                        Councillor       J Beaman
                        Councillor       T Collins
                        Councillor       E Durose
                        Councillor       A Raby
                        Councillor       M Roe
                        Councillor       M Snowden

                        Parishioners     Mrs W Lewis.

                        Clerk               B A Boughey

16/087             Apologies                    None
16/087.1          Other Apologies          District Councillor                  Councillor C Whittaker

16/088             Minutes
16/078.1          COUNCIL RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
                        of 7th November 2016 be signed by the meeting Chairman.

16/089             Chairman’s Announcements
16/089.1          To record that Mrs Elizabeth Backhouse of Lower Farm, Dodsleigh was presented
                        with a certificate from the Royal British Legion at the Remembrance Service at
                        All Saints marking 50 years of involvement with the annual Poppy Appeal in the area.

16/090             Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests and
                        other Interests
                        None declared.

16/091             Outstanding Matters
16/091.1          Middleton Green Telephone Kiosk adoption.
16/091.1.1       The Chairman had asked Michael Johnson to paint the Telephone Box when weather
                        permitted.
16/091.2          Defibrillators.  Continued discussion on the provision of the next two units.
                        Agreed site for a unit at the Farmers Arms as determined at the November meeting,
                        no suitable location in Nobut found, similarly difficult to find a location in Dodsleigh.
16/091.2.1       RESOLVED to purchase two defibrillators from WEL Medical similar to the unit
                        previously supplied.
                        One to be sited at the Farmers Arms and the second unit at Middleton Green, in the
                        adopted Telephone Box, if a suitable location could not be found in Nobut or
                        Dodsleigh.  Should a suitable location be found in Nobut or Dodsleigh in the future and
                        the second unit was already located in Middleton Green Telephone Box another unit                     would be purchase to comply with the wishes of the donors.





                                                                                                                                                                05 December 2016 (2)
16/092             Finance
16/092.1          Financial Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
                        Check of Financial Statement against Bank Statements telephone confirmation
                        balances completed, statement not received for November.
16/092.2          Invoice. 1&1 Quarterly Website Fee payable to Carol Astbury £9.12 + £1.82 VAT                                    Total £10.94.  LGA 1972 s142
16/092.2.1       RESOLVED to pay the Invoice.
16/092.3          Clerks Quarterly Salary. Gross £375.00 Net £300.00 PAYE £75.00. LGA 1972 s112(2)
16/092.3.1       RESOLVED to pay the Clerk the Net Salary of £300.00.
16/092.3.2       RESOLVED to pay HMRC the PAYE of £75.00.
16/092.4          2017 / 2018 Precept Setting Considerations.
                        Provisional budget proposals discussed.
                        Current year precept including support grant = £7,550, in maintaining the same
                        household Council Tax Parish Council levy an additional £88.74 would be raised in
                        2017 / 18.  A 2% and 5% increase would raise an additional £151 and £377 respectively
16/092.4.1       Precept to be finalised and confirmed at the January meeting.
16/092.5          Allocated Fund re-assignment.  Virement of CCTV balance and £1,000 of Footpath
                        Maintenance funds assigned to an Asset and General Maintenance Fund.
                       

16/093             Planning Applications
16/093.1          Applications returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
16/093.1.1       P/2016/00863              Broad Oak Farm, Bramshall. Agricultural building to dwellings
16/093.1.2       P/2016/01054              Manor Farm, Upper Leigh.  Extensions & Double Garage.
16/093.1.3       P/2016/01126              Manor Farm.  L.B.C. for /01054 plus internal alterations.
16/093.1.4       P/2016/01450              Moat House. Adjacent to Farmers Arms.
                                                            Erection of Stables & Workshop

16/093.2          Application Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
16/093.2.1       P/2016/01376  Ref.      Birchfields,  Parkhall Lane.
                                                            Change of Use. Agricultural land to domestic.
16/093.2.2       P/2016/01385  Perm.  Mayfield,  Stone Road,  Field.  Single storey extension.
16/093.2.3       P/2016/01488  Perm.  Broadmeadows, Withington Lane. TPO‘s, tree crown reduction.

16/093.3          Applications received by the Parish Council for Consultation
16/093.3.1       P/2016/01493              The Meadows, Middleton Green.  Extensions.  Amended Plan.
16/093.3.1.1    RESOLVED to recommend approval, no objections raised.

16/093.4          Planning Appeals        None in progress.
16/093.5          Planning Queries         None

16/094             Correspondence
16/094.1          County Council
16/094.1.1       A50 Growth Corridor. October Update.  For information.
16/094.1.2       Pot Hole Repair reports.  For information.

16/094.2          East Staffordshire Borough Council

16/094.3          Community Council of Staffordshire

16/094.4          Staffordshire Parish Councils’ Association
16/094.4.1       Weekly updates forwarded to Member Councillors for information.

                                                                                                                                                                05 December 2016 (3)

16/095             Matters raised by Member Councillors / Clerk
16/095.1          Roadside ditch at The Meadows, Middleton Green.  County Highways to be contacted.
16/095.2          Councillor Snowden.  The issue of dogs at Blythe Gate Farm, Leigh Crossing,
                        intimidating passers-by. PCSO to be contacted.

16/096             Date of Next Meeting
16/096.1          Monday 9th January 2017.   Leigh Village Hall 7.30pm.

The meeting concluded at 8.35pm.
                                                                                    Signed             _______________      Chairman


                                                                                    Date                ______________.

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