July 2022 – Welby Parish Council

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Agenda WPC meeting July 2022

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 – 20th July 2022

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.

3. Public Representations

To receive items and comments from members of the public.

4. Minutes of previous meeting

To authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting held on 17th May 2022 as a true and accurate record.

5. a) Reducing speeding through Welby

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

b) Fundraising strategies for Speed Indicator Devices (SID) and white gates.

To receive an update on the financial position
To receive an update on the progress to date and any remaining work to be completed

6. 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.

7. Lincolnshire Police Report (if PCSO present at meeting)

To receive an update from PCSO Stuart Bowden regarding local police matters.

8. Correspondences

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

Date	Type of Correspondence	Received from	Reference	Action taken
weekly	Email	SKDC –Planning	Summary of weekly planning list for district.	Circulated to Councilors for information.
30/5/22	Email	Mr and Mrs Daniels	Response to comments made by WPC regarding planning application S22/0625.	Circulated to Councilors for consideration.
26/6/22 30/6/22	Email	Mr S Turner	BKV Circulated Attention List	Circulated to Councilors for consideration.
12/7/22	Email	Greenstripe	Price Review	Circulated to Councilors for consideration.

9. Planning Applications:

Planning applications to consider with the following planning applications received:

Reference

Name

Location

Proposal

S22/0230

Anglian Water

Exact location as yet unknown

The planning application for the pumping station will be submitted in February (it’s part of the wider application/Environmental Statement for the remaining 9km of the Lincoln to Grantham pipeline) – has been reviewed by WPC and comments have been provided. SKDC pending consideration.

S22/0625

Mr & Mrs S Daniels

Martins Cottage, Main Street, Welby

Conversion of existing outbuilding to annexe with the increase in roof height. WPC have submitted several concerns. Amended application approved by SKDC.

10. Highways

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

Council Ref:	Date Logged	Description of Fault	Update
	20/5/20	Due to accidents within the village SKDC to be contacted regarding extending speed limit boundary	Extension approved and signs will be moved out
415514	25/1/22	Pavement Church Lane deteriorating	No immediate action because with these footways being concrete with no tarmac overlay, it would require a larger scheme to rebuild and renovate these footways to have any lasting effects over simply adding tarmac to them in their current condition. A forward planning brief has been raised for this location for a future larger scheme.
424521	17/5/22	Road opposite Crown and Anchor pub	Scheduled for repair.
426605	22/6/22	Road near bus stop	Has been investigated by LCC but not considered bad enough to require action at this time.
426606	22/6/22	Saxondale road surface	Scheduled for repair.

11. Village Matters

Planning Application S22/0625: councilors visit to Mr and Mrs Daniels.
Dog-waste bin Red Lane: currently being emptied by councilors on a Rota basis. WPC have purchased a general purpose waste bin so waste can be collected by the council. Waste bin has been installed. SKDC have been requested to add this bin to their regular route.
Health and Safety Inspection of village assets was completed by Cllr Pask and the Clerk with no major issues found.
Repairs to bench and village sign on village green:
1. park bench on village green:
  1. loose coping stones on one side
  2. woodwork could do with painting
2. village sign: metal post needs sanding down and repainting
trees on village green: there has been some vigorous growth over the last few months / years and some pruning / up-crowning might be beneficial
complaint received by phone about pigeons at Chestnut Farm from a villager

12. Finance

Since last meeting the following income has been received:

Date	Method	Amount	From	For
31/5/22	bank	463.32	SKDC	Community Cleaner Grant (Apr - Sep)

Since last meeting payments made from bank account:

Chq No	Amount	Payee	Payment for
-	150.00	Welby Weekenders	Contribution Platinum Jubilee
-	15.19	EON	Electricity village green (April ’22)
-	75.00	Welby Church Council	Church use
-	8.00	HSBC	Bank a/c charges
-	18.40	EON	Electricity village green (May ’22)
-	8.00	HSBC	Bank a/c charges

Cheques raised during meeting:

Chq No	Amount	Payee	Payment for

The petty cash has a balance of £7.06 as of today’s date.

Since last meeting payments made from Petty Cash:

Folio No	Amount	Purchased From	Payment for

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

13. 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.

14. Decide next meeting of the parish council.

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