2022 Meetings

NORTH SCARLE PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of a meeting held on 9 November 2022 at 7.30pm in North Scarle Village Hall

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting at 7.30pm.

PRESENT

Cllr D Jennings – Chairman                          Cllr S Walsh -Vice Chairwoman

Cllr K Coram                                                                   Cllr R Pullen

Cllr D Russell                                                    Cllr A Walsh

Cllr K Ward                                                                     Mrs H Broderick (Clerk)

0 parishioners attended

513        APOLOGIES

None.

514        TO RECEIVE ANY DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

None.

515        MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 28 SEPTEMBER 2022

It was resolved to adopt the Minutes as a true record and they were signed by the Chairman.

516        PLANNING having already been circulated to Cllrs, were read aloud:

Applications

22/1468/HOUS – demolition of part of existing building and replacement with 2 storey extension – Mill House Farm, Eagle Road.  All in favour.  It was resolved that there were no objections.

22/1537/TCA - Treeworks - sycamore - fell - Land adjacent to, 8 Church Lane.  Majority in favour (6:1). It was resolved that there were no objections.

517        FINANCES

A schedule of payments made between 1 September and 31 October 2022 was circulated to the Parish Councillors ahead of the meeting.  There were no queries and it was resolved to agree the payments.  Invoices paid via BACS were signed and countersigned.

Individual payments made in the period which exceeded £100:

The Chairman has some invoices outstanding as follows and it was resolved that these will be refunded to him in due course.

A repair to an allotment

Temporary event notice for the (rearranged and cancelled Jubilee event)

Notice board magnets

518        COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY

The end of year report for 2021/22 had been circulated to Parish Councillors ahead of the meeting. It was resolved to agree the report which will be published on our website.

519        NKDC REPORT

Cllr Peter Overton was absent and a report had not been received.

520        WESTERN POWER ELECTRICITY WORK ON PARISH COUNCIL LAND

Western Power had requested permission to lay an electricity cable in a field belonging to the Parish Council on Wigsley Road.  The Chairman and Cllr A Walsh had met with Western Power at the location and discussed location, direction and depth and as this work was urgent, Councillors had agreed to this via email and it was resolved to ratify this agreement.

521        LINCOLNSHIRE POLICING POLICY PRIORITY FEEDBACK FORM

After discussion it was agreed to suggest improvements of:

1. More police/PCSO visibility in the village.

2. Make it easier to get in touch (speak) to local police.

Cllrs can also reply as individuals.

522        TREE AND HEDGE PLANTING

We have had information from a charity regarding free trees/hedges available.  Councillors agreed it would be useful to take advantage of this at a later date. Possible locations - continuation of replacement hedge at the Church and the dividing hedge/treeline in the cemetery/car park.  The Chairman thanked Mr & Mrs Fenhoulet for watering the hedge plants already planted at the Church.

523        POST OFFICE - SMART METER

The possibility of a smart meter was discussed.  Due to the nature of the business, it was resolved that a SM was not required.

524        KING CHARLES III CORONATION

The possibility of a village event was discussed.  It was resolved that the PC would not organise an event but would be happy to consider supporting an event if it was approached by a "committee".

525        LCC REPORT

LCC Cllr Thompson reported as follows:

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Community Risk Management Plan

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue develops a Community Risk Management Plan every four years. Work has started on the next CRMP which will be published in April 2024. The plan weighs up the biggest risks to people, places and the environment and explains how resources will be used to reduce those risks and keep people in Lincolnshire safe.

Data is used to understand the risks, but what you tell us is vital. This first stage will help us understand more about what you see as the main risks.

The CRMP engagement survey is about identifying what people in Lincolnshire think are the greatest fire risks to them and is open for responses until 2pm on Wednesday7thDecember 2022.You can find more information, and the opportunity to participate at www.letstalk.lincolnshire.gov.uk/crmp

Cllr Thompson has reminded his Highways manager about the state of Wigsley Road junction.

526        DATE OF NEXT MEETING

It was resolved to agree the date of the next meeting as 11 January 2023 at 7.30pm.

527        CLOSED SESSION

It was resolved to move into closed session.

528        ALLOTMENT TREES

Only 1 quote had been received by the Clerk so it was resolved that this item would be included again on the next agenda.

529        STAFFING MATTERS

Staffing matters were discussed, amended and resolved. The Clerk will deal with the necessary administration.

The Chairman closed the meeting at 8.52pm.