February 2020 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 aresummoned to attend DIGBY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING to be held in the Digby War Memorial Hall on Wednesday 19th February 2020 commencing at 7pm for the purposeof 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 council.
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: 12th February 2020
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 15th January 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
19/1607/FUL Land off Station Road, Erection of 17 dwellings and formation of flood alleviation channel –
Amended Plan
b) Deci s i on Noti ce.
17/1385/FUL Bloxholm Farm, Demolition of 5 poultry rearing units and erection of 6 replacement poultry rearing units
6. GENERAL PARISH MATTERS
a) To consider a grant to Friends of Digby Primary School
b) To set dates for the Annual Parish Meeting and the Parish council Annual Meeting
c) To consider fencing an area of open space off North Street
d) Date confirmed for website training by LCC
e) To confirm the Annual Return for the Mary Gresswell Trust has been submitted to the Charity Commission
f) To discuss replacing the light above the Defibrillator
7. HIGHWAYS
a) To report any potholes or highways problems.
8. THE VILLAGE HALL
a) Questions, if any, regarding the recent village hall committee meeting.
9. DRAINAGE
a) To report any updates from IDB or the Environment Agency.
b) To report on the LCC drainage meeting held on 12 th Dec
10. PLAYING FIELD, PLAY AREAS AND VILLAGE GENERAL
a) Report on monthly inspection of play equipment from GG & AR.
b) Update on works required on the playing field trees.
c) Review ground rents.
d) To review ground maintenance contracts
11. ALLOTMENTS
a) Report from the last Allotment Association meeting.
b) Update on drainageimprovements and consider letter from the Allotment Association
12. FINANCE
a) Note of bank balances and approvebank reconciliation
b) To note income received. £300 ground rent
c) To approve for the following payments:
d) To confirm payment of Data Protection Fee in March
13. CORRESPONDENCE
a) LALC – Weekly newsletter. Distributed to all councillors
b) Community Lincs, January & Feb News update. Distributed to councillors 20.1.20 & 18.2.20
c) NKDC – Survey on Parish Environment Wardens. Distributed to councillors 7.2.20
d) Lincs Lowland Search and Rescue – Information on group and request for donation. Distributed to councillors 10.2.20
e) Public Meeting with Policeand Crime Commissioner 13 th March at Metheringham Village Hall at 7pm. Distributed to councillors 18.2.20
14. DATE OF FUTURE MEETINGS
Parish Council meetings for 2020
18th Mar, 15th Apr, 20th May, 17th Jun, 15th Jul, 19th Aug, 16th Sep, 21st Oct, 18th Nov and 16th Dec
15. ANY BUSINESS TO NOTE FOR THE NEXT AGENDA
16. CLOSED SESSION (for confidential items in accordance with the Public Bodies Act 1960) If required.