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DUDDON PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 24th
April 2008 in the
Present Cllr Burch (Chair), Cllr Barker, Cllr Batten, Cllr Curwen, Cllr George, Cllr Glessal, Cllr Knowles, Cllr Johnson, Cllr Munday, J Salder (Clerk)
Apologies Cllr Weeks
30/08 Minutes It was RESOLVED that the Chairman sign the March minutes as a correct record.
31/08 Matters Arising John Batten enquired of the new budget spend on pot holes by Cumbria C.C. and the lack of response after spending an afternoon identifying problems in the Duddon Valley. Joss Curwen will chase again. Speed hump at the top of High Cross is now falling apart. The Clerk had emailed all Clerks in the area to request their position on the problem with litter in the area. Most Councils either organise events outside of the umbrella of the Council as Health & Safety issues are difficult to manage or simply leave it to District Councils. It was agreed that the Clerk should write to Laurence Conway at SLDC to ascertain the position and request action. The reply from Bruce Evans at SLDC Ulverston Depot did not correspond with local awareness of road sweeping undertaken. Joss undertook to pursue the matter with SLDC. Stagecoach have responded to request for information, the service that is currently under contract to Cumbria C.C. is currently being reviewed by the Council and they are planning changes that will be announced in about one months time. The Clerk has therefore requested that Stagecoach advise the Council once they are aware of the alterations to the service.
32/08 Public Discussion at Chairmans Discretion Further discussion took place regarding the car park, mainly in relation to the issue of letters sent privately by District Councillor in response to comments made at the public meeting by. Mr Walker also raised the issue of the reporting of the Public Meeting. The recent article in the press regarding an application for a grant from SLDC was discussed, in particular with regard to advance notification by Council. Sarah Boydell-Smith questioned the position of Councillors & Management Committee in relation to The Victory Hall. Mrs Morgan wanted to comment that the village does need a car park. Mrs Thompson stated her concerns about crime and the reasons for her objections. Sergeant Stuart Platt replied to some of the points raised regarding car parks attracting crime; based on two years experience of in Dalton most of the car crime takes place on residential streets, the Home Office Statistics are nationwide and do not reflect local issues. Sergeant Platt talked about neighborhood policing policy, Janice Forrester will oversee the development of neighbourhood policing in the Broughton area, longer term strategies are now employed to deal with policing issues such as neighbourhood management and these are proving successful where implemented. Mr Walker enquired whether neighbourhood watch schemes still operate, Sergeant Platt stated that there are still some in operation. Policing of Charter Day was also discussed in response to criticism in the press that six officers were on duty in to order control traffic this was possible due to advance planning. The Council confirmed that they were happy with the provision of service provided.
33/08 Correspondence The following correspondence was presented:- 42 SLDC Notice of Poll put on noticeboards 43 CALC notice of meeting of Parish Councils 44 Cumbria C.C. leaflets promoting community transport & voluntary social car schemes 45 Capita Symonds public rights of way annual programme 46 SLDC Local Development Framework put on noticeboard 47 CALC Nomination Form for election of parish member to LDNPA 48 VAC Cumbria Calor Village of the Year Competition 49 CALC Nomination for parish member to CCC South Lakes Committee 50 Cumbria C.C. Discontinuation of mobile library service to Broughton 51 United Utilities Change of wayleave payments for telecommunications line to THUS plc 52 LDNPA Council Tours 53 P Willis Request for further information Planning Applications LDNPA Broughton under Fives Nursery, Kepplewray replacement of modular building no objections LDNPA Croft House Apartment, New Street continued use as holiday flat objection raised over parking LDNPA Low Hollin Cottage, Seathwaite amendment to plan no objection SLDC 9 High Kepplewray single storey extension Bush Green LDNPA Grants of planning permission Boothwaite Nook - kitchen extension Upper Hawthwaite Farm new open silage clamp
Insurance renewal received, few items appear to be missing - chair at High Cross, play area safety surface, and list of playground equipment pre-dates initial improvement work from 2005 and therefore requires updating. New computer also needs adding. Precept cheque has been received. Transactions (Cheques & Direct Debits) for April: Victory Hall Chairs £27.78 T Ward & Son £16.91 Cumbria Chamber of Commerce £117.50 Terry Chemicals £54.64 Scottish Power - DD £143 Plusnet - DD £15.99 Unicom DD £25.25 DPC Eon street lighting DD £54.18 Playing Fields Assoc £15.50 Victory Hall Room Hire £62.00 Playsafe balance Wilson Park £4,809.28 Amey street light maintenance £553.90 Daves Joinery Repair to bus shelter £233.24
John Batten has written to Playsafe requesting full quote for new surfacing work to improve disabled access and repairs to boundary fencing. Donation towards this next stage of work has been received from CGP Trust. Cheque has also been received from Neighbourhood Forum for previous changes to play equipment and a letter from Playsafe confirming completion of works in slightly delayed timescale due to adverse weather conditions affecting access. Quotations for ground maintenance for playarea were discussed, it was agreed to accept the lower quotation from David Cooper. Clerk to contact him in order to initiate strimming as soon as possible.
36/08 Victory Hall With the Council representative being absent, there was no report from the Victory Hall Management Committee.
37/08 Car Park Graham George read out the Minutes from the first Car Park Committee meeting at the point of the public discussion. Correspondence had been received from Barbara Rigg suggesting sites for parking; a letter from Jack Jones regarding funding for the car park (a copy response was circulated) and an unsigned memo making points about the site proposed at the public meeting. The responses from the site questionnaires were considered and for the suitable locations it was agreed to send personalised letters giving a yes/no option and enclosing SAE for reply, together with letters to LNDPA, SLDC & Cumbria C.C.
38/08 Charities A comprehensive listing of all local charities with DPC involvement was handed out, a few items require immediate attention, it was agreed that the Clerk will prepare the necessary paperwork and this item will be put on the next agenda for further discussion.
39/08 Standing Orders Revised Standing Orders were also handed out to all Councillors to review before next meeting. This item will also be put on the agenda for the next meeting.
40/08 Street Lighting Response from letter sent to Russell Armer had been received showing proposed location of street lighting in area of Copper Riggs development, the plan revealed that replacement of a street light in its original location is no longer possible. A further approach had been made to ascertain if Mr & Mrs Winch would be willing to have replacement street light affixed to their property.
41/08 AOB Cllr Janice Johnson Nothing done to hole at Woodland. Cllr Vera Glessal No Cllr Peter Munday No Cllr John Batten Bank End has been cleared as a result of meeting late last year. Cllr Jeff Barker Hedge from Kepplewray school down the hill is very overgrown, Keith Nixon has been in touch with Highways to cut it, they have requested a letter from the Parish Council granting permission. Council agreed Clerk to contact Mr Nixon to organise required response. Cllr Graham George There are remains from bonfire from last year still in Wilson Park, the Council should write to organisers earlier in October to ensure that non-combustible materials are not placed on bonfire. Item to be placed on agenda next month to organise a skip & working party to remove bed frames, hoovers etc remaining. Cllr Elaine Knowles Has article regarding tree trust grants will investigate whether suitable for replacement tree in Broughton Square. Cllr Joss Curwen Has reported the road sweeping to the County Council as it is not actually happening. Pest Control Officers have sent out Environmental Health Officers to the area, infestation was coming from the beck outside of the village. Railtrack have written regarding progress on the drop off area it is hoped that work may commence in September. Doctors Surgery has been handed over the Medical Practice and the gas connection is the remaining issue. One of the crossing gates is in poor condition and an injury occurred. Parishioners should be aware that estimated water meter readings should be not be accepted and the water provider is obliged to ensure accurate bills from actual readings are provided. Cllr Lynne Burch
42/08 Date of Next Meeting There being no further business the next meeting was set for Thursday 22nd May 2008 at 1930 and will be the Annual Meeting of Duddon Parish Council. |
