Monday 6 March 2017

Parish Council Minutes - 2017 January

                                                                                                09 January 2017 (1)
LEIGH PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 9th January 2017
Leigh Village Hall commencing 7.40pm.
Following Public Participation 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, Mrs B Smallwood, Mr B Chilton, Mr E Keeling (N.P.)

                        Clerk               B A Boughey

16/097             Apologies                    None
16/097.1          Other Apologies          District Councillor                  Councillor C Whittaker

16/098             Minutes
16/098.1          COUNCIL RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
                        of 5th December 2016 be signed by the meeting Chairman.

16/099             Chairman’s Announcements           No announcements.

16/100             Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Personal Interests and
                        other Interests
                        None declared.

16/101             Outstanding Matters
16/101.1          Church Leigh Notice Board
                        Discussion on type and style of replacement Notice Board for Church Leigh.
                        The Notice Board will need to be replaced due to its present poor condition.
                        For further consideration

16/102             Finance
16/102.1          Financial Statement and Bank Account Reconciliation.
                        Check of Financial Statement against Bank Statements completed.
16/102.2          Invoice   Croppers Ground Maintenance   Recreation Ground Mowing
                        Nov. & Dec 2016 - 2 at £187.50 + £37.50 VAT   Total  £450.00 1976 LG(MP)A s19.1b
16/102.3          Donation to Leigh Village Hall.  £1,200.  LGA 1972 s137.
16/102.4          Invoice.  Leigh Village Hall.  P.C. meetings. Oct. Nov. Dec. £75.00  LGA 1972 s111.
16/102.5          Invoice.  WEL Medical Ltd. Two iPAD SP1 AED Defibrillators with Cabinet.
                        £2,682.50 + £536.50 VAT.  Total £3.219.00.  Public Heath Act 1936 s234.
16/102.6          Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner.
16/102.6.1       Caterers Invoice.  Carlton Caterers.  £825.00.  55 meals at £15.00. LGA 1972 s137
16/102.6.2       Reimbursement of additional expenses to Mrs I Snowden.  £94.78 + £18.43 VAT
                        Total £113.21.  LGA 1972 s137.
16/102.7          RESOLVED to pay Croppers, Leigh Village Hall, WEL Medical, Carlton invoices,                                   reimburse Mrs Snowden for SCCD expenses and donate funds to the Village Hall
                                                                                                                                                                09 January 2017 (2)

16/102.8          2017 / 2018 Precept.


16/102.8.1       RESOLVED to set at Precept of £8,555 which raises an additional £1,000 above the
                        sum which would have resulted in no change in the Parish Council element of the
                        Council Tax Bill.  Raising the Band D equivalent rate from £18.00 to around £20.40.
                        The additional sum is being raised to support additional work in the Parish, adding to
                        the defibrillator fund, replacement of notice boards, election contingency and general
                        maintenance of assets.

16/103             Planning Applications
16/103.1          Applications returned to East Staffordshire Borough Council - Reply Awaited
16/103.1.1       P/2016/00863              Broad Oak Farm, Bramshall. Agricultural building to dwellings
16/103.1.2       P/2016/01450              Moat House. Adjacent to Farmers Arms.
                                                            Erection of Stables & Workshop

16/103.2          Application Decisions by East Staffordshire Borough Council
16/103.2.1       P/2016/01054  Perm.  Manor Farm, Upper Leigh.  Extensions & Double Garage.
16/103.2.2       P/2016/01126  Grant.  Manor Farm.  L.B.C. for /01054 plus internal alterations.
16/103.2.3       P/2016/01493  Perm.  The Meadows, Middleton Green.  Extensions.  Amended Plan.

16/103.3          Applications received by the Parish Council for Consultation           None

16/103.4          Planning Appeals        None in progress.
16/103.5          Planning Queries         None


                                                                                                                                                                09 January 2017 (3)
16/104             Correspondence
16/104.1          County Council
16/104.1.1       A50 Growth Corridor. October Update.  For information.
16/104.1.2       Pot Hole Repair reports.  For information.

16/104.2          East Staffordshire Borough Council              None

16/104.3          Community Council of Staffordshire             None

16/104.4          Staffordshire Parish Councils’ Association
16/104.4.1       Weekly updates forwarded to Member Councillors for information.


16/105             Matters raised by Member Councillors / Clerk
16/105.1          Query raised regarding the road closure notices at Middleton Green.
                        County Highways to be contacted.
16/105.2          Councillor Snowden.  Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner report, with a thank you
                        to the ladies of the village who sang on the evening, Councillor Snowden providing
                        cards to send to the ladies involved.
16/105.3          Councillor Beaman
16/105.3.1       Recording thanks to the Borough Council for responding quickly to his report of an
                        incidence of Fly Tipping.
16/105.3.2       Reporting to County Highways on his concern regarding the excessive speed of the
                        Gritting Vehicles as they pass through the village.

16/106             Date of Next Meeting
16/106.1          Monday 6th February 2017.   Leigh Village Hall 7.30pm.

The meeting concluded at 8.53pm.
                                                                                    Signed             _______________      Chairman


                                                                                    Date                ______________.



















Public Participation Meeting
Notes of the meeting held prior the
Parish Council Meeting of 9th January 2017

Public Participation prior to the Meeting.  Commencing at 7.30pm.  Concluding at 7.40pm.

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, Mrs B Smallwood, Mr B Chilton,
                                                Mr E Keeling (Neighbouring Parish.)

                        Clerk               B A Boughey

1          Mr Chilton

1.1       Raising a query regarding Footpath 40, the positioning of the stile into the field of
            Parkhall Lane opposite the Post Office in Church Leigh.
            The stile which had recently been erected by the County Council Rights of Way team
            had now been moved further away from Church View by the same team.
           
            Rights of Way department at the County Council to be contacted.

1.2       Post meeting note.   The Rights of Way officer stated that the stile had been erected initially
            in the wrong place and that it was now positioned correctly, in line with the definitive map.

2          Mrs Smallwood

2.1       Responding to comments from previous meetings about the distribution and coverage of the
            Parish Magazine.  Confirming that 191 magazines were delivered around the parish,
            therefore approximately half of the households in the parish receive a copy of the magazine.

3          Mrs Lewis

3.1       Query why the proposed  post and chain fence around the grass triangle at Middleton Green
            was never erected.
            Check to see if there is still support in Middleton Green for erecting a fence

4          Mr Keeling

4.1       Requirement for piles of grit to be provided on Leigh Bank.
            Reminder following the issue being raised at the November meeting.  Request for roadside
            grit to be provided down Leigh Bank.
4.2       County Highways did agree to provide piles of grit but so far they have not been provided.


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