Parish Council Minutes - January 2009

Minutes of the 289^th meeting of Stoke Golding Parish Council held in the Village Hall on Wednesday 6th January 2010.

Attendance: Cllrs Reg Ward (in the chair), Rachel Terheege, Doug Mayes, Pauline Goodsell, Chris Pegg, Nigel Gosling, Chris Rose, Parish Clerk Jill Jones, County Cllr Ivan Ould and Mr David Goodsell, Heritage Group

Mr D Goodsell reported Cllr Ould had arranged a representation from two Heritage Groups (Stoke Golding and Market Bosworth) to meet with Heather Broughton, Director of the Battlefield, to hear about Leicestershire County Council’s possible thoughts on the development of the Battlefield Site in the light of new research.  As this might involve wider communities in the future he said he would be pleased to inform the Parish Council of what happens at that meeting.  The Parish Council said they would be happy for Mr Goodsell to do that and asked if he would be willing to be the liaison on their behalf for future meetings, and Mr Goodsell accepted.

County Cllr Ivan Ould reported on the following:

General Issues

Budget – it is planned to save 66m which will include community services being disbanded and absorbed into other departments, natural wastage and progressive redundancies of 650 over the next 4 years.  A research survey identified savings such as grass cutting, lighting to be switched off between 12-5.00am (starting with a trial on the eastern side of county), Children and Young People’s Services (including School Transport), Highways and Transportation.

Reorganisation of education in Loughborough areas

Local Development Framework

Local Issues

20mph zone for St Margaret’s Primary School – Parish Council confirmed this had not been done

Gritting – if the Parish Council purchased their own extra salt bins the County Council will provide the grit.  The Clerk to ask David Parsons, leader of the Council, if supplementary sub-contract gritting could be considered and at what cost – copy of the communication to be sent to Cllr Ould.

289/1  Apologies for Absence: There were none.  Cllr Ward wished everyone a Happy New Year

289/2  Declarations of interest on items on the agenda: There were none.

289/3  Confirmation of 288^th meeting minutes

The minutes were proposed by Cllr Terheege and seconded by Cllr Mayes and unanimously AGREED that the Chairman signed the minutes of the 288^th meeting as a correct record.  The Chairman signed the minutes.

289/4  Matters Arising:  There were none.

289/5  Reports of elected officers of the council and the clerk:

a) Financial Progress Report

Proposed by Cllr Terheege and seconded by Cllr Pegg and unanimously agreed to approve the financial report.  The financial report was signed by the Chairman.

b) Reports of Council representatives and Clerk:

The meeting was presented with a spreadsheet detailing the quotations received for the path work to be carried out at the Recreation Ground for discussion.  A motion was proposed by Cllr Terheege and seconded by Cllr Pegg and unanimously agreed to award the contract to Breydon Contractors.  Clerk to write an acceptance letter to Breydon Contractors and a decline letter to the other contractors thanking for their time in quoting.

c) Playground inspection:  Clean bill of health with the exception of Dog Waste Bins.  Dog Waste collection issue to be placed on the March Agenda.

289/6  Planning Application Matters:

a) New Applications:   Extension and alterations to 26 High Street

b) Permissions granted:   Granny Annex, 66 Sherwood Road

c) Refusals:  Fenns Lane Composting Operation refused

289/7  To adopt Budget for next financial year commencing 1^st April:

Budget was discussed and agreed upon.  A copy of the budget to be forwarded to all Councillors.

 289/8  To resolve upon precept and parish element of Council Tax:

A motion was put forward for the Parish Precept required for 2010/11 should be kept at the same Council Tax level as for 2009/10 precept and parish element of Council Tax.  Proposed by Cllr Terheege and seconded by Cllr Goodsell and all Councillors supported this.

 289/9  To resolve upon the date of the Annual Parish Meeting :

The date for the meeting was agreed for the 22^nd April 2010 7.30pm for 8.00pm in the Village Hall.

 289/10  To resolve upon location of Meetings of Council and of committees for 12 months from May:

The location of future meetings and the possibility of holding a meeting once a quarter in another place was put forward.  The proposal to be suggested at the Annual Parish Meeting.

 289/11  Communications:

 Verbal

Salt Bins – an update was requested regarding the salt bin for the Middle Stores and whether the meeting would consider purchasing one to be located at St Margaret Road, Sherwood Road, Whitemoors Road junction.  Parish Council proposed the purchase of 2 Salt Bins.

2 New Trees planted in Sherwood Road in November were cut down from just above soil level.  This occurrence was reported to the Police and has been filed as a crime incident.  These have been replaced.

Mar City Email – this detailed a breakdown of the response from their 780 flyers - 181 Total responses, 155 for St Martins (86%), 9 for Sherwood Road (5%), 2 for Both St Martins and Sherwood Road (1%), 10 for neither (5%), 5  Blank Boxes (3%)

Wykin Lane – ruts have appeared in the passing bay near the Wykin Lane cemetery.  Clerk to notify Highways to rectify owing to the safety issue.

Naturescape – Clerk to obtain a price for clearing the Wykin Lane Cemetery pond area

 Misc

Bosworth Conference 20/02/10 – Clerk to contact and organise an invite for a representative from the Stoke Golding Parish to attend this event

 Written

Email - LCC Shire Community Climate Change Grants – noted and passed to Cllr Terheege

Events Guide 2010 – noted and passed to Cllr Rose

Letter from Rodney Brown regarding Ashby Canal conservation – noted, Clerk to pass to Sue Mitchell, Heritage Warden

EMDA News – Winter Edition – noted and passed to Cllr Mayes

Hinckley and Bosworth School Sports Partnership Newsletter – noted and passed to Cllr Rose

VAL Training Programme Winter 2010 - noted

 Press Releases:  - noted

Revamp of Leisure Centre, Fun but healthy way to start 2010, Learn how to jog, New car park for Hinckley,

Planning performance rewarded, Key planning document set to be adopted, Borough Council still performing well

 Ratby Core Strategy – to be circulated

 MATTERS FROM WHICH THE PUBLIC MAY BE EXCLUDED - There were none.

The meeting closed at 9.10pm

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