January 2020 Minutes
Minutes of the Meeting of Blyton Parish Council held on Monday 27th January 2020 in the Parish Room at 7.30pm
Present: Councillor R. Dent (Chairman)
Councillor R Turnbull
Councillor N. Barnett
Councillor A Codd
Councillor J. Daubney
Councillor C Quirke
Councillor G. Cook
Also Present Helen Pitman (Clerk).
1. Apologies and reasons given, Councillors C Daubney & B Barley.
2. To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and to receive any applications for Dispensation. Members may make any declarations at this point but may also make them at any point during the meeting None.
3. To approve minutes of the last meeting held 25th November 2019 The minutes were signed as a true record. Proposed, Cllr Codd. Seconded, Cllr Quirke.
4. Clerk's report on matters outstanding The clerk informed council that all allotments are now occupied and paid for and there is no one on the waiting list.
There has been no update on a replacement static SID. Arthur Laughton at LCC is now dealing with the claim. With regards to a replacement street lamp, she is waiting to hear of a contractor from LCC.
The socket has been installed for the CCTV at the village hall. This has led to the village hall being advised that the electricity circuits need rewiring. A grant application was submitted to council towards payment for this. To be discussed at next meeting. agenda
5. Planning: 140430/140431, change of use to residential and listed building consent, Wharton Barns: no objections/comments.
Waste removal at Wharton Hill to be reported to WLDC.
6. Correspondence: Co-operative Funeral Services leaflets and poster.
Blyton Horticultural Society regarding winding up of the bank account.
7. Financial Matters:
Resolved to pay: H. Pitman (salary & expenses) £526.72; HMRC £1.60; Helping Hand £206; Axholme Pest Control £78; Bowness Electrical £78; N Burnett £37.50.
The net balance in the accounts as at 31st December 2019 was £27,095.78.
8. Update on play park refurbishment and resolve on any matters that arise pertaining to this: Cllr Barley being absent there was no update other than the zip line is due to be finished at the end of the week. The clerk confirmed she would collect the money from the Black Horse which has been collected and that the paperwork for the Public Works loan has been prepared and is now ready to submit for approval.
9. To discuss the way forward with a Neighbourhood Plan for Blyton:
The resident leading on the project not having attended the meeting this matter was deferred.
10. To discuss & resolve on this month's Facebook posts: Information on village fete to be deferred until February; email from WLDC regarding police stats and need to report all incidents to be supplied by Cllr Clews for insertion on Facebook.
11. Items of information to be noted and if necessary dealt with at the next meeting: Need for mobile SID to go on Station Road. Clerk advised this will need LRSP approval and new bracket. Also a street light number will be needed. Street lamps numbers 37 and 38 are not lit. Clerk to report. Broken downpipe to the rear of the parish room to be investigated by Cllr Codd.
12. To resolve to move into closed session to resolve on grass cutting contract for 2020:
To appoint Glendale to cut cemetery and playing field. Proposed, Cllr Burnett. Seconded, Cllr Codd.
To appoint Helping Hands to continue with the remainder. Proposed, Cllr Quirke. Seconded, Cllr Codd.
With all business concluded the meeting closed at 8.35pm.