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DUDDON PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 26th June 2008 in the Green Room, Victory Hall, Broughton-in-Furness Present Cllr Burch (Chair), Cllr Barker, Cllr Batten, Cllr Curwen, Cllr George, Cllr Glessal, Cllr Munday, Cllr Weeks, Cllr Knowles, Cllr Johnson Apologies No Apologies. 56/08 Declaration of Interests Cllr George had been approached by a member of the public who suggested to him he should declare a personal interest in any proposed Car Park as in fact he does not possess his own personal parking space within Broughton. This was discussed and as neither do the majority of the councillors possess their own personal parking space within Broughton it was deemed that a declaration of interest was on this occasion unnecessary. 57/08 Minutes It was RESOLVED that the Chairman sign the May minutes as a correct record. Cllr Barker wished the minutes amended to include in full his resolution regarding the car park (50/08). 58/08 Matters Arising The councillors discussed the matter of how Poole Townsend are progressing with regard to finding a suitable tenant for the Rankin suite to replace DVMP. Agreement must be reached with the Charity Commission prior to a tenant being found. Presently, the VH has no rates levied and although there is no indication so far of rates to be charged, the acquisition of a tenant may change the rateable status. Further clarification is awaited. Cllr Weeks explained that the cheque for £9,000 had been returned by himself to the Plunkett Foundation, as had been agreed at the previous months meeting. A letter has been received from John Ilett, regarding remarks made by Ann Nixon, and as to whether Mrs Nixon does retain the confidence of Duddon Parish Council. The Clerk was tasked with approaching the former Clerk to ascertain her recollection of events. Mr Lancaster and Mr Garnett had been sent letters as they had expressed an interest in selling their land. No response had been received by letter from either but Cllr Glessal confirmed that Mr Garnett had assured her verbally that he had no intention to sell his land. Recycling It is the responsibility of DPC to find an alternative site for a new recycling area as soon as possible. One site that was discussed involved the allotment site entrance opposite donkey rocks. 59/08 Public Participation Mrs Boydell-Smith spoke about imminent cuts to the X11 bus service due to be implemented on the 30/06/08. This would leave children leaving Ulverston school after 3.35pm without any public transport. She proposed ideas for merging the service with the X12. Council were supportive of her views. The Clerk would respond swiftly by letter to Mark Hodgkiss, and Cllr Curwen would also lobby on behalf of the parishioners. Mrs Morgan spoke about the new Library Link at the VH with regard to whether it was open on Saturday as well as Friday afternoon. Cllr Weeks was uncertain but would find out. Mrs Townsend spoke about speeding motorists at Foxfield and whether the community speedwatch area could be extended, and whether they could have use of the speed gun. Cllr George holds responsibility for the speed gun and he advised that he would contact the police constable with regard to this matter and ask for more training. It was also discussed that posters could be displayed advising motorists of the extended speedwatch area. Mr Gumley questioned how the car park sub-committee could be chaired by a member of DPC who is very enthusiastic to see a car park in Broughton and thereby sustain fair balance. Cllr Burch advised that this matter had been voted on by the councillors and agreed. Cllr Weeks added he was of the opinion that a car park would be a benefit to all of Broughton and therefore did not constitute a conflict of interest. Ideas regarding a referendum were put forward with regard to finding a suitable way of assessing the genuine feelings of Broughton residents as to whether to continue to try and find a suitable site for a car park. The Clerk was tasked with making enquiries as to the viability of this option. 60/08 Correspondence The following correspondence was presented:- 71 CALC- Amanda McCleery - Next meeting of District Assoc on 5/6/08 plus minutes of last meeting 72 CALC - Guy Richardson - Election of Parish member to the LDNPA 73 Thus plc - Debbie Cant - Wayleave 74 Cumbria Highways - Mr D Whitehead - Proposed Car Park Broughton pre-planning application advice no action to be taken at present time 75 Local Dev. Framework - Gill Longfellow - Core Strategies Preferred options 76 SLDC - Chris Woods- Register of Declaration and other Financial interests councillors signed 77 Capita Symonds - Marilyn Bray- -Car parking in Broughton no action to be taken at present time 78 Barclays Bank - Alison Postlethwaite - I & J Dansons charity advising accounts transferred 79 Allianz - DPC Insurance New quote incorrect, clerk to contact drawing attention to errors and requesting new quote 80 SLDC - Janine Jenkinson - Parish remuneration panel - noted 81 CALC - Guy Richardson - Appointment of Parish member to LPNPA - noted 82 SLDC - Monthly play area inspection report - noted 83 SLDC - Tracey Ingham - Overview & Scrutiny Annual Report - noted 84 Cumbria CVS - Newsletter 85 Cumbria C. Council - Mark Hodgkiss - Changes to local bus services response to be sent 86 SLDC - Inge Booth - Committee meeting - noted 87 BDO - Matt Picket - Audit 2008 New clerk to contact outgoing clerk to try and clarify queries with audit 88 High Furness Neighbourhood Forum - Summary of meeting of 13/5/08 89 Cumbria CVS - Link up newsletter Summer 08 90 Cumbria CC - Sheena Woodend - Temporary road closure notice - noted 91 LDF - Carissa Lough - Open space, sport etc study - noted 92 Sarah Boydell-Smith - Bus timetable changes Clerk to write letter as outlined in 85 above
LDNPA Mr
Rees-Smith, High Moss House, Seathwaite Porch and covered way extension to
front of house LDNPA Mr & Mrs March, Woodhouse, Broughton-in-Furness Domestic extension to existing farmhouse to provide larger kitchen, lounge, utility, boiler room and two bedrooms no objections LDNPA Mr N Bradley Rose Cottage, Woodlands Alterations and extensions no objections LDNPA Mr N Bradley Low Rosthwaite, Woodlands Alterations and extensions no objections NOTIFICATION OF APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED LDNPA Mr & Mrs Weale Low Hollin Cottage, Seathwaite Extension to provide one additional bedroom LDNPA Mrs E Miller Broughton Under Fives Replacement of aged modular building with a larger modular building LDNPA Telecoms Development High Kiln Bank, Ulpha Install an all weather enclosure SLDC Mr Addison 5 Inglewood Terrace, Foxfield Single storey extension LDNPA Mr M Webster Croft House Apartment, Broughton Continued use of flat for holiday purposes
The Clerk advised that a change of signatory mandate had been ordered and it was agreed that all ten councilors would become signatories to the bank account. All councillors signed their Registration of Financial Interests form except Cllr Curwen who had already done so very recently. Transactions (Cheques & Direct Debits) for May: Victory Hall Scottish Power - DD £269.50 Plusnet - DD £15.99 Unicom DD £22.04 BT DD £36.02 Rexel Senate £9.02 Mr G McWilliam £70.04 DPC Eon street lighting DD £54.18 David Cooper Garden services £120.00 Jennifer Salder Clerk wages £650.61 Freeola website £10.58 CALC training course £17.00
Cllr Batten confirmed that Playsafe had been instructed to commence work on the playground and were to do so shortly. A skip was to be put in place over the next fortnight and volunteers would be required. 63/08 Victory Hall Cllr. Weeks reported on the latest meeting of the Victory Hall held earlier on the 26th. The Library Link facility located in the foyer of the Victory Hall is now functioning, albeit the computer system for withdrawals and returns has not yet been installed. DVMP moved to its new surgery on the 23rd. The colour brochure advertising the facilities at the VH is now almost complete and will be available shortly. The VHMC is looking at the possibility of raising money to replace the hall chairs. Chris Hull has been asked to advise on roof insulation as energy prices are projected to rise further. The Business Development sub-committee is considering the possibility of finding a tenant for the Rankin Suite but agreement must be reached with the Charity Commission first this is taking longer than anticipated. With regard to marketing initiatives, Cllr Barker asked if Julie Clucas had been on a course Cllr Weeks confirmed she had but it had not proved suitable and he had sought advice of Margaret Belk who had recommended that he contact the Universities of Salford and Northumbria, both of whom ran business management courses. Finally, the Management Committee respectfully reminded DPC that it had not yet received its yearly subsidy which was due in May. The MC asked DPC in October 2007 to approve an increase from £1,000 to £5,000 per annum. Following a discussion at that time, DPC agreed a compromise of £3,000 per annum. A letter was sent to the chairman on the 11th June drawing her attention to the matter. There was some discussion on this point, as not all councillors could recall this amount being ratified. The minutes of the October 2007 make no mention of this matter. Cllr George voted to give £2,000 and Cllr Curwen seconded. It was agreed that the Clerk should check the precept and this matter should be placed on next months agenda. 64/08 Car Park Cllr Weeks read the minutes of the Advisory Car Park committee held on 24th June. Advice was sought from Cllr Curwen as to whether there were any remaining options as to the siting of a car park. An email correspondence from Alan Grace was read to council with regard to using Foxfield Road for parking. Cllr Curwen said now that the doctors surgery is functioning, parking along Foxfield Road may present an issue in the future for them. Cllr Curwen advised that he has contacted Sellafield with respect to drivers parking in Broughton in order to car pool, thus leaving their cars parked all day in Broughton which offers no economic benefit to the village. Cllr Barker PROPOSED that future Car Park Meetings should take place in full Council and the Car Park Sub Committee should be dissolved, this was SECONDED by Cllr Batten, voted on and agreed by Full Council. Cllr George rose to speak with respect to some of the issues arising from the pursuit of a car park in Broughton, and what lessons DPC could learn from this experience. Cllr Curwen left the meeting. Possible ideas that might assist in raising the profile of DPC included the provision of a more detailed agenda, newsletters to be distributed throughout the year, and a stall at the upcoming Broughton show in August. Cllr Batten expressed his thoughts that to be successful the car park required three things; money, planning permission and the support of the local parishioners. The absence of any of these factors would preclude a satisfactory outcome. Cllr Burch supported Cllr Battens comments. Cllr George PROPOSED the following RESOLUTION: This Council has no intention of pursuing a car park for Broughton. It was seconded by Cllr Weeks. Cllr Barker spoke to express his disappointment and to explain and clarify his position with regard to the car park issue and PROPOSED the following AMENDMENT: If a suitable piece of land/s can be found then the Council will be prepared to pursue it. It was seconded by Cllr Batten. After discussion it was agreed that the amendment would be opposite to the proposal and as such would be in conflict so it was WITHDRAWN. The PROPOSAL was put to the vote. No one voted for it. The original amendment was then put forward as a PROPOSAL and voted unanimously to be ADOPTED. 65/08 Councillor Training a discussion This item was deferred until next month due to time constraints. 66/08 Public Pay Phones Cllr Batten informed the meeting that BT was once again trying to remove the pay phones from the Duddon valley. This issue was fought and previously won four years ago. Cllr Batten asked for a letter to be sent from DPC to Clive Whickham, Sustainable Development Officer at LDNPA as well as the Chief Executive of SLDC, Peter Ridgeway. 67/08 Any Other Business Cllr Curwen informed Council that the land at Foxfield has not been let. Mr Loftus has asked to rent the field (Skelly Crag). He requested rent of land be placed on the next agenda. Cllr Curwen also requested that CCC be written to and that Council request a senior member of the Highways authority to come to a Neighbourhood Forum meeting. Mrs Richards and Mrs Loftus have volunteered to be trained in connection with the speed gun. Cllr Barker requested that a bus stop be placed outside the new surgery. Stagecoach have advised that drivers will stop outside the surgery if requested, however some drivers it transpires wont stop. A letter is to be sent from DPC to Andy Hanrahan of Stagecoach NW requesting the formal placement of a bus stop. Cllr Knowles has undertaken to find out the opening hours of the new surgery.
There being no further business the next meeting was set for Thursday 24th July 2008 at 1930. |
