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Present Cllr Mrs L Burch (Chairman), Cllr H J Barker, Cllr J Batten, Cllr J W Curwen, Cllr Mrs V Glessal, Cllr A Harrison, Cllr Mrs J Johnson, Cllr Mrs E Knowles Apologies Cllr B Hadwin, Cllr D Hoggarth The Chairman welcomed Cllr Johnson to her first meeting. 71/03 Minutes It was RESOLVED that the Chairman sign the minutes as a correct record. 72/03 Matters arising Re 60/03, it was noted that no reply had been received to the Council’s letter complaining about the surface of the new bridges in the Duddon Valley. Re 69/03i), Cllr Batten reported that the trees in the Square had been inspected and found not to need any attention. Re 69/03iv), since there had been no progress on verge maintenance, it was RESOLVED to write to Stuart Pate, with a copy to Cllr Oliver Pearson, urging him to review the service provided by the existing contractors. Re correspondence item 519, it was noted that these were matters for Cumbria County Council and not LDNPA’s responsibility. Adjournment of meeting for Public Discussion Mr W Atkinson endorsed the Council’s concerns about poor verge maintenance. Mrs Morgan asked if traffic lights could be installed at the Dove Ford bottleneck in Grizebeck to relieve hold-ups and congestion. Cllr Curwen replied that earlier attempts to solve the problem had been rejected and this would not be allowed. 73/03 Correspondence The clerk presented the following correspondence received: 559 Tim Collins MP Broughton GP practice 560 Morcambe Bay NHS PCT David Jordison Broughton GP practice 561 Duddon Estuary P'ship Mike Smith Agenda meeting 10 July 562 SLDC Ken Hindle Property naming - 1 Princes Street 563 SLDC Ken Hindle Property naming - Syke House 564 LDNPA Bob Cartwright Management Plan - Part One: Policies 565 LDNPA Minutes March - June 2003 566 ODPM Paul Downie Ethical framework regulations 567 SLDC Jack Jones Agenda 8 July, minutes May/June 568 CALC Minutes SLD Committee 15 May 569 Tim Miller Land at Woodland 570 SLDC Jayne Kendal B'ton Tourism & Marketing Group minutes 571 CCC Michael Hyatt Corporate Strategy 2003 Update 572 Standards Board Tony Holland Guidance booklets 573 CCC Leisa Alderson Reading of the Charter 574 English Nature Rob Petley-Jones Duddon Mosses drop-in day 575 SLDC Jack Jones Agenda - meeting 17 July 576 Opinion Leader Research Nigel Jackson Powergen survey results 577 SLDC Peter Ridgway Change of responsibilities 578 Peter Thompson Speeding traffic 579 defra Kevin Lloyd Consultation Paper on Indemnities 580 LDNPA Phil Clague B'ton railway bridleway open day 581 SLDC Jayne Kendall Tourism & Marketing Group constitution 582 LDNPA John Nash Traffic & Transport Policies Strategy 583 LDNPA Donald Connolly Best Value Performance Plan 584 LDNPA Paul Tiplady Changes in LDNPA 585 Broughton School Ian Nicol Mapping of park for orienteering 586 LDNPA Grant of planning permission - Heather Bank 587 George Hay Tree planting at Ball Hall 588 CALC County Circular July/August 589 Duddon Estuary P’ship Mike Smith Minutes – meeting 10 July 590 John Ilett Thanks for Dr Bates contibution 591 Play Safe John Malyj Playground equipment replacement costs After considering the correspondence, it was decided to take the following action: 578 Clerk to reply to Mr Thompson, to write to Inspector Spedding re traffic problems and to write to the highways authority to find out when 20mph signs were due to be erected. 581 Clerk to comment on draft constitution on behalf of Council. 587 Clerk to contact Mr Hay approving conversion of existing coniferous area to broad-leaf woods but disapproving of planting trees on open field area. 74/03 Planning Applications The following applications were recommended for approval: 7/2003/5364 2 Longhouse, Seathwaite Rebuild cottage, install septic tank and oil tank 7/2003/5379 Keepers Cottage, Broughton Convert half of double garage to provide utility room and shower room; provision of porch 75/03 Financial Matters It was RESOLVED to pay the following from the main account: TXU Energi street lighting invoice for June £31.67 Mike Berry petrol for Wilson Park mower £4.65 Cumbria Contract Services street light maintenance £454.02 Elaine Essery clerk’s expenses (phone calls March-May £6.60, printing/copying £20.72 April-June £14.12) Fletcher & Robinson per Victory Hall invoice printing £77.43 Kellys per Victory Hall supplies £9.59 Stannah Lift Services Ltd per Victory Hall lift repair £168.53 Stannah Lift Services Ltd per Victory Hall lift servicing £88.13 Powergen per Victory Hall electricity £299.97 Furness Supply per Victory Hall supplies £26.22 British Gas per Victory Hall gas £156.04 Victory Hall Mgmt. Cttee. Victory Hall VAT refund £714.72 76/03 Broughton GP’s Surgery The Chairman fed back on the interviews with bidders to provide GP services, which she had attended and been consulted on. The contenders were Kirkby and Millom surgeries. Dr Wilson, an independent GP, had withdrawn his individual bid and gone in with the Kirkby practice. Having heard both sets of proposals – which were quite different - and questioned both teams, Morcambe Bay NHS Primary Care Trust decided to appoint the Kirkby team. This decision was expected to be made public within a few days. The Kirkby practice proposed to operate from a temporary surgery (not the Park Stile surgery) pending the acquisition and conversion of suitable permanent premises. 77/03 Wilson Park Cllr Knowles reported that the application to the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers had not progressed to stage 2, contrary to previous information, and had been rejected. She raised the issue of possible access problems to the park. It was RESOLVED to include this as an item for discussion on next month’s agenda. The clerk reported that she had drawn up from the last inspection report a list of suggested tasks which members of the public could carry out but had not heard back from Cllr Hadwin. It was noted that safety surfaces were a key issue and RESOLVED that the clerk would enquire about options. 78/03 Land at Woodland The Council accepted each of Mr Miller’s requests for incorporation into a tenancy agreement. It was RESOLVED that the clerk should draft a suitable agreement for the Chairman and Mr Miller to sign. 79/03 Charter Day It was RESOLVED that the Chairman should buy flowers for Charter Day and be reimbursed. 80/03 School Bus Routes It was noted that it was the County Council’s policy to ensure travel to school routes – including those used by private service providers - were kept safe but this was not happening in the Duddon Valley. Enforcement of action by landowners to ensure vegetation from their land did not encroach on public roadways was also the County Council’s responsibility. It was RESOLVED to include these points in the letter to Stuart Pate, regarding verge cutting. 81/03 Car Parking Cllr Curwen reported that land behind the Victory Hall owned by Mr Nicholson had been inspected for its suitability as a carpark. 82/03 Any Other Business The clerk reported that she was to have a meeting with CGP in the coming week to finalise arrangements for setting up a charitable trust. After reports from each councillor the following actions were agreed: Cllr Barker to speak to the owners of Broom House re cutting back their hedge. Cllr Curwen to pursue the problem of the worsening surface of the Five Arches road. 83/03 Date of Next Meeting There being no further business, the meeting closed at 9.25pm and the next meeting set for Thursday 28 August 2003. Back to Top |
