December 2023

At the beginning of the meeting there will be a 10 minute public forum when members of the public may address or put questions to the Parish Council on any matter connected with the agenda, or for inclusion in a future agenda.

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AGENDA – 6th December 2023

19:00 in St. Bartholomew’s Church

1. Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies from those councillors unable to attend.

2. Confirmation of eligibility, quorum and Declaration of interest

• To confirm eligibility of councillors and quorum present to make a legal meeting; and
• To receive declarations of the existence and nature of any private interest, both disclosable and financial and any other registrable interests, in any matter to be considered or being considered.
• To formally record the co-opting of Alan Gilbert as a new member of Welby Parish Council.

3. Public Representations

To receive items and comments from members of the public.

4. Minutes of previous meeting

To authorise the Chair to sign the minutes of the meeting held on 4th October 2023 as a true and accurate record.

5. meeting with Cllr Richard Cleaver Leader of South Kesteven District Council

Opportunity for Cllr Richard Cleaver to appreciate the large rural areas within SKDC and better understand local issues.

6. 2024-25 Parish Precept

To set the annual Parish Precept for next financial year.

7. HSBC Bank Account Mandate

To authorize the clerk to update the mandate for the parish council bank account due to councillors retiring and new councillors joining.

8. Flooding Issues

To review current status and any further actions that may be needed.

9. Solar Farm Proposals

To review current plethora of proposals and potential impact on Welby.

10.   a) Reducing speeding through Welby

• Speed watch: to receive an update from the speed watch team.
• SID: review results to date.

11. County and District Councillor Reports (if Councillors present at meeting)

• To receive an update from the County Councillor Martin Hill on Lincolnshire County Council matters.
• To receive an update from the District Councillor Sarah Trotter on South Kesteven District Council matters.

12. Correspondences

To receive a report from The Clerk on relevant correspondences received and action taken since last meeting.

13. Planning Applications:

Planning applications to consider with the following planning applications received:

14. Highways

Update from The Clerk on highway faults including those reported by WPC to LCC Highways and SKDC.

15. Village Matters

a. Repairs to bench and village sign:

     * village sign: metal post needs sanding down and repainting

     * park bench near bus stop: will need repainting at some point in the future.

b. Trees on village green: Western Power will be trimming the branches that are growing into the power lines.

16. Finance

Since last meeting the following income has been received:

Since last meeting payments made from bank account:

Cheques raised during meeting:

The Chairman signed off Cashbooks as a true record after agreement from Councillors that both bank statement and cash books were accurate.

17. Urgent business

To consider any urgent business.

Please note if it is “urgent” only because it was not notified in time to appear on the agenda, it should be left till the next meeting. If it is genuinely “urgent”, that is it was too late for the agenda and it will be too late for action if left till the next ordinary meeting The Chairman and The Clerk need to decide whether an additional meeting should be called or actioned during this meeting.

18. Decide next meeting of the parish council.

Councillors and Clerk to agree date and time of next meetings.