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UNCONFIRMED ATTACHMENT
BOTTISHAM PARISH COUNCIL 6/05
MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING IN THE VILLAGE COLLEGE – 6th June 2005
PRESENT - Cllrs Astill, Bailey, Bryant, Buchanan, Boal, O’Dell, San Vicente and Tilley attended. County Cllr Shuter and District Cllrs Leake and McLean attended for part of the meeting. The new Parish Clerk Claire Fullwood also attended.
1. APOLOGIES were received from Cllrs Clark and Morris,
2. MINUTES of the meeting held on 9th May were agreed and signed
3. MATTERS ARISING a. Cllr Tilley welcomed the New Clerk to the meeting as an observer. She will commence work officially on 1st July. b. There has been no response to the request for a new Cllr to replace Nick Clarke. A further request will be made in the Cresset and advertisements placed on notice boards. c. Cllr Clark, the present Parish Council Representative on the Bottisham Action for Youth Board is willing to continue.
4. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Cllr Tilley thanked Cllr San Vicente for her help in producing the PowerPoint presentation for the Annual meeting. Whilst attendance was lower than was expected there were no adverse comments and the presentation showed the Council was involved in many areas especially the cemetery and churchyard and the Bridleway at Whitelands Farm and the Right of Way from the High St. The Chairman again thanked all Cllrs for their support. The presentation and reception for James Fitch, retiring County Cllr concluded the evening.
5. REPORTS OF COUNTY AND DISTRICT COUNCILLORS. County Cllr Mathew Shuter queried our perception of local policing and grass cutting in Bottisham. These subjects were high profile in other villages. The Parish had had good service from our previous Community Police Officer and it was too early to comment about the present officer. The Parish arranges for grass cutting within the village and although we receive a grant from both ECDC and CCC we pay for an additional 6 cuts per annum and have no complaints with our present contractor Mr Bugg. Cllr Shuter was informed about the regular visits of a traveller on the A1303 near Hilton park. There are now 3 caravans and vans there and Brian Hicks the County traveller Liaison Officer is aware of their presence.
The District Councillors report circulated with the agenda was noted. There were no questions.
Cllr Buchanan questioned Cllr Leake about the ECDC Policy for Street naming for new roads. It was agreed that the Clerk would write to Andrew Killington (Executive Director of Human Resources and IT) stating details of the policy held by Bottisham Parish Council in that “we do not name any street after any person, living or dead” and that the District Policy should not allow the choice of name to be made by a developer.
The following planning applications were discussed in the presence of both Cllr Leake and McLean a. 05/00548/FUL – Queens Court Downing Close – Demolition of existing redundant bungalows and outbuildings, building of new extensions and 16 bed room block, new service access road, parking areas and landscaping. Replacement of existing external doors, windows and cladding. Following a meeting with Hereward Housing, ECDC Planning Department, Queens Court Residential Home and Cllrs concerning parking issues it was agreed after a long discussion that whilst the Council supports the general principle of redevelopment and agreed that the design was well thought out, the issue of car parking has still not been resolved. The Council will recommend that the decision is referred after mediation procedures to the Full District Council Planning Committee. b. 05/00538/FUL – Swynford Paddocks Hotel – retrospective application for the retention of a marquee used for weddings and functions. The Council does not object to this application but would expect comments from nearby residents. Cllr McLean has spoken to the owners of Swynford Paddocks and they are now aware that they need a more open dialogue with the local residents.
7. CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence as listed to 25th May was noted.
Additional correspondence 25th May to 6th June 2005 1. ACRE Harvest Magazine for May/June 2005 2. CALC Bulletin May 2005 – circulated to Cllrs at meeting Pointers to Good practice booklet – reviewing experiences of local practice – passed to Cllr Tilley Information requested re internal auditor and returned to CALC Details of Charity Trustees and the Law Workshop Workshop for Cllrs who are new or need a refresher – Sat 29th October Up dated information for Electoral Roll for May and June 3. ECDC Copies of the Code of Conduct and “Frequently asked Questions Guide used for training purposes will be given to Cllrs Buchanan and Tilley Highlights of the Week Newsletter from Chairman of ECDC copied to Cllrs Tilley and Buchanan Annual Council Meeting 24th May Decision list Agendas for Policy and Resources Committee meeting 7th June and Environment and Transport Meeting 14th June 4. MISCELLANEOUS Directions Plus – the Disability and Information and Advice Service for Cambridgeshire. Article for inclusion in Village magazine passed to the Cresset. Traffic Information and Road works for the East of England May to August 2005 brochures circulated to Cllrs. Press release for Vitalise new name for Winged Fellowship Trust – passed to Cresset Catalogue for Shaw’s books, forms and records
Hereward Herald for summer 2005 with details of their lettings policy, fire safety in the home booklet and Citizens advice brochure on benefits. Care Network newsletter for June 2005 Copy of the Edge (newspaper from the National Youth Agency) and entry form for the Philip Lawrence Awards 2005 – passed to Cllr McLean 5. CCC Issues and Options Consultation Paper for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Development Plan are available on the Web. Responses are to be made by 15th July. The Clerk will obtain copies of the report and the response form and this will be discussed by the Environment Committee. 6. POLICE 2 recorded crimes in Bottisham in May 2005 Details of How to Contact Ely Sector Police – circulated to Cllrs at the meeting.
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS
a. PLANNING. The report circulated with the agenda was noted. Discussions on this are noted under Council Reports Item 5 above.
Additional Planning items 25th May to 6th June 1. Planning Application under consideration 05/00548/FUL – Queens Court Downing Close – discussed under agenda item 5 above 2. Planning approval has been given by ECDC for 05/00398/FUL – 21 Thomas Christian Way – Loft conversion 3. A further letter has been received from a resident in Arber Close concerning the boundary line in the front of properties in Arber Close
b. ENVIRONMENT AND CEMETERY. The report circulated with the agenda was adopted. Our bid for Jointly Funded Minor Improvement Scheme 2006/07 is to be an agenda item for the July meeting. The provision of disabled parking at the Triangle and red tarmac road markings at the entrances to the village have been suggested.
c. FINANCE Cllr Tilley (in the absence of Cllr Clark) reported that the internal auditor Alan Fair had completed his section of the Annual Return for the audit for our Council for 1st July. The accounts for the year ended 31st March 2005 were agreed unanimously and the Annual Return for the year ended 31st March 2005 was completed and signed and will be forwarded to the Auditors. The necessary advertisements concerning viewing of the accounts by residents are in place.
9. NOTIFIED BUSINESS None
It was agreed that there would be an additional Parish Council meeting on 1st August and the Clerk will book the room.
10. ACCOUNTS
Signed at the meeting by Cllrs Boal and Buchanan
S Overton – Salary 315.33Alan Enterprises – internal auditor fee 25.00 CCC – photocopying 27.09 CCC – street lighting and maintenance 1/10/04 – 31/03/05 92.02 CALC – annual subscription 462.49 Friends of Bottisham Village College –equipment loan for annual meeting 20.00 Cllr Tilley – gift for James Fitch retiring County Cllr 69.50 Cllr Tilley – reception costs for James Fitch 61.78 Laura Petley – Litter Picking – two rounds 80.00
Signed at the meeting by Cllrs Buchanan and Tilley Emma Loh – Litter Picking – commenced 29th January 40.00
Next Meeting – Monday 4th July 2005 7.30pm Round Room Bottisham Village College |
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