September 2019 Agenda
Clerk: Angie McDonald, 60 East Road, Navenby, Lincoln, LN50EP
Tel: 07758 365966 Email: digbypc@gmail.com
MEETING OF DIGBY PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Councillor
You are summoned to attend DIGBY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING to be held in the Digby War Memorial Hall on Wednesday 18th Sept 2019 commencing at 7pm for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted at the meeting as set out hereunder.
County and District Councillors, thepress and members of Digby electorate are cordially invited to attend.
PUBLIC FORUM
The public forum will proceed at 7pm for up to 15mins, when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the council.
DISTRICT & COUNTY COUNCILLORS’ MATTERS
From 7.15pm each Councillorwill providea 5 minute report on the business of their relevant coun cil.
POLICE
From 7.30pm the local PCSO to give a 5min report.
If none of the above arein attendance the Parish Council will RESOLVE to commence the full council meeting as soon as possible.
Angie McDonald
Clerk to the Council
Date: 6th Sept 2019
1. CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS.
a) Welcome.
2. APOLOGIES and CO- OPTION
a) Apologies for absence and reasons given.
b) To consider any applicants for co-option
3. DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST & APPLICATIONS FOR DISPENSATION
a) To receive reports on Members’ Disclosable Pecuniary Interests in relation to agenda items and to receive applications for Dispensation in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.
4. SIGNING OF THE MINUTES
a) To resolveto accept the notes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Wednesday 21st Aug 2019 as a true and accurate record of that meeting.
5. PLANNING MATTERS
a) Pl a nni ng Appl i ca ti ons Recei ved Nil to date
b) Deci s i on Noti ce.
19/1007/HOUS 29 Church Street, Erection of a rear infill extension – Permission granted by NKDC
6. GENERAL PARISH MATTERS
a) Report on the new ‘No Dog Fouling’ signs put up around the village
b) Update on the lack of maintenance of Chestnut Close by NKDC
c) Update on the issues with the access into the Manor Farm development.
d) Update on the purchase and planting of bulbs within the village boundary along the B1188
e) To consider the progress of a plan to erect Village Gateways to define the village boundaries.
f) Update on work identified from the Asset inspection carried out by the Clerk.
g) To consider the purchase of a small bin for the bus shelter
h) Update on the closure of the Mary Gresswell Trust.
i) To discuss complaints about hedges and trees overhanging the footpaths.
7. HIGHWAYS
a) To report any potholes or highways problems.
b) To discuss the mobile speed indicator device, its current location and usage.
8. THE VILLAGE HALL
a) Questions, if any, regarding the recent village hall committee meeting.
b) Quotes for the boundary work between the Village Hall and neighbour to be discussed in the Closed Session .
9. DRAINAGE
a) To report any updates from IDB or the Environment Agency.
b) To report on the response from the LCC Flood Officer regarding the weeds in the Beck.
10. PLAYING FIELD, PLAY AREAS AND VILLAGE GENERAL
a) Report on monthly inspection of play equipment from GG & AR.
c) To confirm the trees in the playing field will be inspected as part of the routine risk assessment for the parish.
d) To re-consider repairs to the wooden upright struts on play equipment
e) To confirm the bus shelter seat has been painted and the pest control are dealing with the moles on the field
f) To review the RoSPA Annual report on the play equipment and approve purchase of play bark.
11. ALLOTMENTS
a) Report from the last Allotment Association meeting.
12. FINANCE
a) Note of bank balances and approvebank reconciliation
b) To note income received.
c) To approve for the following payments:
d) D Watson – Playing Field Gate
f) Update on the bank signatories.
13. CORRESPONDENCE
a) LALC – Weekly newsletter. Distributed to all councillors
b) LCC Highways – recommendations for Highways 2020 contracts. Details havebeen distributed to councillors 16.9.19.
c) NKDC Paper and Card Collection Trial. Details havebeen forwarded to councillors 4.9.19
d) LALC Newsletter Edition170. Distributed to councillors 16.9.19
14. DATE OF FUTURE MEETINGS
Parish Council meetings for 2019 16th Oct, 13th Nov and 18th Dec
15. ANY BUSINESS TO NOTE FOR THE NEXT AGENDA
Review Publication policy
16. CLOSED SESSION (for confidential items in accordance with the Public Bodies Act 1960) If required.