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608 Guest Speaker: Janet Clark, Senior Rural Officer, Community Links to talk about Parish Plans. Public Interval: Prior to the start of the meeting there was a short public interval. Chairmans Report: The Chairman thanked the Flood Wardens for their diligence during the recent spate of bad weather. The Chairman reported that Tattershall had not succeeded in getting through the first round of the Best Kept Village Competition. The notice board had finally been installed at the Hive, Clinton Park and was now in use and a new dog bin had been placed on Butts Bridge. Present: Cllrs. S. Coulber (Chairman), R. Pick (Vice Chairman), P. Maltby, B. Wayman, B. Harvey, P. Barrack, H. Barrack, G. Harness, G. Shaw, N. Leggate, J. Meanwell, J. Pow and Mrs J. Girling (Clerk) 3999 Apologies from Cllrs. B. Abbiss, P. Day and J. Roberts were approved by a majority vote. 4000 Declarations of Interest: There were no declarations of interest. 4001 Notes: It was proposed, seconded and resolved unanimously, that the notes of the last meeting held on 5th June 2007, having been previously circulated, were approved as the Minutes and signed as a true record. 4002 Clerks Report on Matters Outstanding: The Clerk reported that the problem of car sales on the grass verge at the junction of Sleaford Road and Castlefields would be investigated by Mr D Hollingworth, Team Leader (Enforcement) ELDC. 4003 Financial Matters: a) To resolve payment of accounts It was proposed, seconded and resolved unanimously that the following accounts should be paid and the relevant invoices were presented. Payee Goods/Service Provided Amount Chq No Northampton Newsp. Advert for Thorpe Assembly £46.15 1152 Tattershall V. Hall Hire of meeting room £5.00 1153 Cleanaway Grounds maintenance April 2007 £258.50 1154 Mrs J Girling Clerks salary & expenses £441.67 1155 HM Revenue & Cust. PAYE contributions £23.86 1156 Cleanaway Grounds maintenance May 2007 £517.00 1157 b) Tattershall Village Hall The clerk reported that the accounts for the year ending 31st March 2007 had been received and were available for inspection. c) Report from Responsible Financial Officer The RFO reported on the current financial situation. Income to date totalled £6,750 and expenditure totalled £4,047.25. The current account balance was £142.53 and the deposit account balance was £16,425.20. d) The Responsible Financial Officer reported that the Working Party had concluded that the council had an effective system of internal audit in place. e) It was proposed, seconded and resolved unanimously that Cllr. B. Wayman be appointed as a second apprentice to the Responsible Financial Officer. f) It was proposed, seconded and resolved unanimously that a laptop be purchased through the LALC at a cost of £12.50. Chairman .. 608 609 4004 Planning: There were no planning decisions to report. 4005 Annual Report: It was agreed that articles regarding the Parish Plan, the appointment of a new Tree Warden and an explanation of the HERS Scheme and Manning Trophy all be included in the Annual Report. 4006 Correspondence: a) A letter had been received from a parishioner regarding making full use of the parish council lectern. It was proposed, seconded and resolved that a reply be sent advising them of the difficulties involved in its use and asking for suggestions. Cllr. Harvey agreed to speak to the parishioner. b) The Clerk gave details of various LALC training seminars including the NALC Annual General Meeting. c) An invitation had been received to enter the Village Ventures Competition. This was declined. d) A letter had been received from a parishioner regarding an obstruction of their view of the highway by a tree. It was proposed, seconded and resolved that the tree be pruned as soon as possible. e) A letter had been received from the Community Development Officer of ELDC informing that an oak tree in the grounds of Tattershall Castle would have to be felled due to the loss of two major branches in a recent storm. It was proposed, seconded and resolved that they be asked to plant another tree once the work had been completed. f) An invitation had been received to attend the Local Strategic Partnership for East Lindsey Assembly on the 16th July 2007. g) An invitation had been received to attend the NALC Annual Conference at Bournemouth on 5th to 7th October 2007.
4007 Parish Plan: It was proposed, seconded and resolved to place an introductory article in the Annual Report and to advise of a forthcoming meeting in the Autumn. District Cllr. S. Avison and Cllr. G. Shaw were to approach the Village Hall Committee with a view to discussing the merits of a joint project. 4008 Market Place and Greens Matters: a) Flag Raising Report Cllr. G. Shaw reported that it had been the busiest period so far. The flag had been flown on four official occasions and eight unofficial occasions over the last month. b) Best Kept Garden Competition Almost all entries had been received. Mr and Mrs. T. Wells of Coningsby had agreed to be the final judges of the competition. c) Free trees were available from Lincolnshire County Council through the Free Trees for Parishes Scheme 2007. Cllr. J. Pow, Tree Warden, would assess the parish requirements. At this point Cllr. N. Leggate left the meeting. 609 610 4009 Reports from District and County Councillors: District Cllr. S. Avison reported that he had attended a meeting at Tattershall Leisure Centre. Retrospective plans for the cabins and the hotel were to be submitted to the planning department. District Cllr. S. Avison reported that District Councillors were to be allocated £120,000 which would be awarded to small community projects. Cllr. B. Harvey reported that the councils application for a grant from the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund had been passed to the next stage of assessment. 4010 Reports on Outside Meetings: a) Coningsby & Tattershall Sports Forum Cllr. B. Wayman reported that a Sports Bonanza would be held on 22nd September 2007 at a combined venue of Gartree School and the Alan Barker Centre. b) Southern Area Committee Meeting Clllr. P. Barrack gave details of the subjects under discussion at the recent Southern Area Meeting. c) Flood Warden Meeting A private meeting will be held within the next month together with other communities and the Environment Agency. d) Community Access Point Meeting Cllr. S. Coulber reported that progress was being made and the project was on target for a completion date of March 2008. The parish office would have to be vacated for approximately 10 weeks to allow the necessary work to take place. 4011 Items for Next Agenda: Flooding Budget for Flood Wardens Revival of Tattershall fayre To arrange a Public Lighting & Amenities Committee meeting Lincs. Aggregates Levy Fund Speeding 4012 Finance and General Purposes Committee It was proposed, seconded and resolved that the Finance and General Purposes Committee act on behalf of the Council until the next meeting of the council on Tuesday 4th September 2007. As there was no further business, the meeting closed at 9.35pm. Chairman Date .. 610 |
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