July 2019 Minutes
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF GREETWELL PARISH COUNCIL HELD ON MONDAY 1 JULY 2019 IN THE OLD SCHOOL, MILL HILL, NETTLEHAM.
PRESENT: Councillors John Taylor (Chairman), Mrs Sarah Bates, Vice Chair, Mike Taylor, Chris Thatcher
48 -19/20 PARISHIONERS ITEMS
Councillor Mike reported that a local builder had approached him re suggestions for the development of land off Westfield Drive.
That Councillor Mike Taylor contact the builder and ask that he submit plans - unanimously Resolved.
Reports had been made of many properties on Westfield Avenue having trees/shrubs hanging over the footway. That a polite letter be sent to the property owners concerned - unanimously Resolved.
49 – 19/20 APOLOGIES
Councillor Keith Johnson, County Councillor Ian Fleetwood, District Councillors Chris Darcel, Cherie Hill and Anne Welburn.
That the reasons given be accepted - unanimously Resolved.
50 – 19/20 TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA
None declared.
51 – 19/20 CO-OPTION TO VACANCIES OF COUNCILLORS
No applications received. Notices continued to be sited on notice boards.
52 – 19/20 NOTES OF MEETING HELD ON 3 JUNE 2019 FOR APPROVAL AND TO BE SIGNED AS MINUTES
That the above be signed as a correct record of the meeting and be signed as minutes - unanimously Resolved.
53 – 19/20 POLICE MATTERS
Alerts had been circulated when received. It was noted that there had been several thefts in the parish and this would be publicised in the next Greetwell News.
54 – 19/20 COUNTY COUNCILLORS REPORT
As per attached brief.
55 – 19/20 DISTRICT COUNCILLORS REPORT – None received.
56 – 19/20 CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS:-
a) Correspondence received since last meeting and circulated to members
*circulated to residents email list
- 3.6.2019 – LALC Weekly News
- *3.6.2019 – CC Ian Fleetwood’s briefing
- 4.6.2019 – Highways News
- 6.6.2019 – NK Talk Planning– News from the ICO
- 1.6.2019 – Confirmation from PKF Littlejohn, External Auditors that documents received confirming exemption from an interim review for accounts 2018/19.
- 10.6.2019 – LALC News 169
- 14.6.2019 – Details of WLDC Feasibility Fund
- 17.6.2019 – LALC Weekly News
- * 22.6.2019 – Police alert – Nettleham Burglary
- *22.6.2019 – Police Alert -Scothern Burglary
- *24.6.2019 – Nettleham Medical Practice News
b) Bus shelter opposite Mach Restaurant – Permission had been received from LCC Highways for erecting trellis to rear of bus shelter. Councillor Mike Taylor was arranging the fitting.
c) Village Gateways – Confirmation received of grant funding from WLDC for £566.00. Remaining costs to be taken from contingency fund. On receiving permission for siting on the Highway the Clerk was authorised to order the gates and arrange siting.
d) Resurfacing of Westfield Drive footway – Nothing further to report.
e) Traffic Regulation Order – corner of Westfield Drive/Approach – Councillor Ian Fleetwood was pursuing this with Officers at LCC and would make a report at a future Parish Council meeting.
f) The Chase – Compulsory purchase of land by LCC – nothing further to report.
g) Community Speedwatch – Councillor Mrs Sarah Bates reported that she would be meeting a representative from the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership in order to determine sites for the speedwatch in North Greetwell.
h) Garden Party – Councillor Mrs Sarah Bates reported that Mr Steve Jackson had agreed to play live music at the Garden Party for a fee of £25.00.
57 – 19/20 CONSIDERATION OF REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM PROBATION SERVICES FOR HIGHWAY WORK IN NORTH GREETWELL
After further enquiries this would not be possible for Greetwell due to the lack of welfare facilities and a meeting room for the workers.
58 – 19/20 THE CHASE
a) Siting of trampoline – Correspondence had been exchanged with a resident of Hawthorn Chase regarding the siting of a trampoline at The Chase following a request by the Parish Council for its removal.
The Parish Council insurance company had stated the following:-
‘We can confirm there will be no cover in place for items not owned by the Parish Council. As you mentioned there is currently a situation where a resident has placed a trampoline within the Council’s open space. If there were to be any damage caused to this item or if anybody was to be injured as a result of using this item it would not be covered under the policy as it is not a piece of council owned equipment. Responsibility for this item falls to the resident who owns and installed it within the open space and as such any claims brought against the council as a result of this trampoline will be declined and should be passed to the trampoline owner.’
b) Vandalism to notice boards – The noticeboards at The Chase and St Augustine Road, along with a box for Neighbourhood Plan replies had been vandalised. A notice had been displayed on the boards stating that due to the vandalism information should be obtained from the parish website.
c) Request for signage stating ‘Dogs should be kept on a lead’ – A resident had requested signage at The Chase to this effect.
That a sign to this effect be sited on the wall at the entrance to The Chase - unanimously Resolved.
Members considered also that a ‘No dogs sign’ be sited at the gate of the play area.
59 – 19/20 REVIEW OF THE FOLLOWING POLICIES
a) Payment of expenses to Council members – This was reviewed with amendment – unanimously Resolved.
b) Publication Scheme – Reviewed without amendment – unanimously Resolved.
c) Media Policy – Reviewed without amendment – unanimously Resolved.
60 – 19/20 FINANCE
a) Accounts for payment:-
- Nettleham Parish Council – Room Hire - £10.00
- Ruddocks – Printing for Neighbourhood Plan - £25.00
- WLDC – Parish Election Expenses - £130.26
- C Myers – Expenses - £72.53
- C Myers – Salary/Pension payments (July) - £354.73
- C Myers – Salary/Pension payments (August) - £354.73
That payment of the above be made - unanimously Resolved.
b) Income
The Chase Account – Interest - £30.20 - Total of funds in Chase account at 1.7.2019 - £15,226.22.
61 – 19/20 PLANNING
a) Neighbourhood Plan – Confirmation received from WLDC that application to designate Greetwell as a Neighbourhood Plan area had been approved and confirmed. No representations were received during the consultation period.
Councillor Mrs Sarah Bates reported that a meeting with the Senior Neighbourhood Planning Officer would be held to discuss further progress and grant funding.
The minutes of the meeting of the Greetwell Neighbourhood Plan Working Group held on 27 June 2019 had been circulated to parish council members.
b) Consideration of road/street names for new development off St Augustine Road – members had been asked to comment on the proposed names as follows:-
Bardney, Limewoods, Austacre, New Park, Southrey, Birch, Reedbush, Scotgrove, Long Holt, Newball, Hardy Gang, Sotby, Camshaws.
There were no objections to the names proposed but that a request be submitted for ‘All Saints Road’ to be included relating to Greetwell Parish Church, and ‘Parish of Greetwell’ above street name on all street nameplates - unanimously Resolved.
c) Central Lincolnshire Local Plan Review – This had been received by the Parish Council and noted.
62 – 19/20 CLERKS REPORT
The Clerk reported as follows:-
- That she would be attending the Clerks and Councillors Networking Day on 4 July 2019.
- She asked the Council to note that she was currently working over her contracted hours of 6 per week
- She requested authority to pay invoices during the weeks prior to the next meeting of the Council - unanimously Resolved.
63 – 19/20 CHAIRMANS REPORT
Further to minute 30 – 19/20 of the meeting of Greetwell Parish Council held on 13 May 2019, the Chairman had copied all members a letter he had written to Edward Leigh MP; Councillor Richard Davies, Portfolio Holder for Highways; District Councillor Steve England, Chairman WLDC;
‘Over the last few months I have found the traffic situation on the A158 at North Greetwell almost unbearable. Local residents are virtually prisoners in their own homes unless they resort to adding to the chaos by using their own vehicles. It is particularly bad for those of us who live on the northern side of this road. We are finding it almost impossible to walk in our local area. On numerous occasions I have tried to cross the A158 in order to walk my dog only to give up and return for my car in order to get out to another venue away from home. Last week I thought I would persevere and wait to cross the road; 14 minutes later I was able to cross both carriageways safely. I waited a further 8 minutes to cross back to my property.
Over the past three years the Parish Council has requested a number of times for the community to be provided with a controlled crossing only to be told this would need to be joint funded to the tune of approximately £120,000. As a small community spread over three distinct areas it is an unrealistic proposition to add such a sum to our precept which is around £7,000.
I recently attended a site meeting in my capacity as a Greetwell Parish Councillor with Highways officials looking into upgrading the cycle path along the A158. There is evidently a £200,000 pot available for this project. The number of people cycling along this stretch of road is negligible and the cycle path is adequate at this time. Surely it would be better to reconnect our community by providing a controlled crossing. This would mean more people could safely access our local shop at the garage, use the restaurant and be assured they could cross safely when returning on the local bus.
We are the only community of this size on the whole A158 who do not have access to a crossing. I therefore implore you to revisit the issue and look to providing a controlled crossing at the earliest opportunity at North Greetwell. I can only see it as a matter of time before we lose one of our residents whilst attempting to cross what is acknowledged to be the busiest road of its type in/out of the Lincoln area at this time’.
It had been emphasised from LCC Highways that if a crossing were to be sited across the A158 at a cost of circa £120,000 a contribution would be required from the Parish Council. Members considered that it may be possible to raise some equity by selling off, if possible, an area of land at The Chase.
That the legal team at Lincolnshire County Council be consulted regarding this - unanimously Resolved.
64 – 19/20 DATE OF NEXT MEETING - Monday 9 September 2019, Sports Pavilion, Mulsanne Park, Nettleham
Cllr. Ian Fleetwood's - July 2019 brief:
The latest on, what’s happening in the public sector in Lincolnshire.
Children's Services rated 'Outstanding': Following the latest inspection in May, Ofsted have rated our children's social care services as 'Outstanding', the highest possible rating for supporting children, young people and their families. The report states that "services for children and families in Lincolnshire are outstanding" with staff being singled out for praise with "the vision of putting children first shared throughout the workforce".
More details are available here: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/news/childrens-services-rated-outstanding/133610.article
Greater Lincolnshire councils join forces to better serve residents: The leaders of Lincolnshire County Council, North East Lincolnshire Council and North Lincolnshire Council have pledged to work more closely together for the greater benefit of their residents. Greater Lincolnshire councils join forces to better serve residents
More details are available here: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/news/greater-lincolnshire-councils-join-forces-to-better-serve-residents/133596.article
Help boost broadband in rural Lincolnshire: The county council is urging local communities and businesses not to miss out on government funding to boost broadband speeds in their area. There are currently two schemes that provide funding for broadband improvements in rural areas. The Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme provides grants of £500 - £2,500 towards the cost of full fibre broadband, which offers much faster and more reliable speeds. Hard-to-reach communities and businesses could also benefit from the Rural Gigabit Connectivity Scheme, which is targeted at those areas that are unlikely to benefit from private sector investment in the near future. Local organisations, such as schools and parish councils, can bid for funding to install a gigabit connection to a public building, which will in turn make the surrounding area more likely to attract commercial investment.
For further details on both schemes, as well as the latest news on the onlincolnshire project, visit www.onlincolnshire.org
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/news/help-boost-broadband-in-rural-lincolnshire/133634.article
Schools sign up for healthy food scheme: Schools throughout the county are embracing new food standards to promote healthy eating and wellbeing. The county council’s food education team has launched a School Food Standards Certification Scheme for private and in-house school caterers. Schools and catering providers are supporting statutory requirements to ensure school lunches are healthy, nutritious and tasty.
More details are available here: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/news/schools-sign-up-for-healthy-food-scheme/133628.article
Lincolnshire's Family Services Directory and Local Offer needs your help! Do you know of a service, activity, support group or club that other families might like to know about? Email their details to Children_information@lincolnshire.gov.uk and we will contact them to see if they would like to be added onto the Family Services Directory.
More details are available here: https://lincolnshire.fsd.org.uk/kb5/lincs/fsd/home.page
Winter Service Plan - gritting routes: You can put through a request with geographic location of the route and any information you have on why the route should be considered. Requests can be sent directly to Network_Resilience@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Council steps up campaign to keep the Red Arrows in Lincolnshire: The Leader of Lincolnshire County Council, Cllr Martin Hill said: “We have asked the Secretary of State for her support in ensuring that Lincolnshire remains the home of the Red Arrows. This is something local people are passionately campaigning for, with thousands signing a petition to keep the team at an airbase here in their home county. Aside from the county’s close historical ties with the Red Arrows, this is also the best option both operationally and economically."
More details are available here: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/news/council-campaigns-to-keep-the-red-arrows-in-lincolnshire/133581.article
Armed Forces Covenant newsletter: If you are interested in finding out more details about the Armed Forces Covenant and related issues, then see the latest edition of our newsletter.
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Why not become a friend against scams - follow this link for more info: https://www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk/become-a-friend
FAB awards celebrate looked after children and care leavers success: Looked after children and care leavers had their special day at the University of Lincoln, when 140 children and young people received awards for outstanding achievements over the last year.
More details are available here: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/news/fab-awards-celebrate-looked-after-children-and-care-leavers-success/133629.article
Council takes top prize at Lincolnshire Show: With ferocious dinosaurs, a troupe of Victorian circus performers and a planetarium, it’s no surprise the county council has scooped the prize for best non-agricultural stand at this year’s Lincolnshire Show. Each year, the authority uses the Lincolnshire Show as an opportunity to engage with residents, highlighting the many services that it provides and how it works towards a better future for our local communities.
Useful information to know for times of heavy rain in Lincolnshire: If you follow this link there are contact details for various services: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/home/useful-information-to-know-for-times-of-heavy-rain-in-lincolnshire/133617.article
Thank you
Ian
Cllr. Ian Fleetwood
Bardney & Cherry Willingham division.
Tel: 07921 161113 or Email: cllri.fleetwood@lincolnshire.gov.uk