OM 11/09 | | Action |
| Present: Cllrs. Woodman; Goff; Kay; Osselton; Savin; Smith. Sheila Thompson (Clerk) Fiona Sawyer (Minutes Secretary)
14 members of the public; 1 member of the press; Borough Councillor Osselton.
The Chairman announced that Cllr Porton had resigned with immediate effect.
Cllr Smith proposed a vote of thanks for Mrs Porton, for all the work she had done for the Parish Council. This was supported by all councillors. | |
11/09.1 | APOLOGIES: Cllr Chapman (illness); Cllr Bates (holiday) | |
11/09.2 | DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: Cllr Savin (member of PCC) Cllr Osselton (ref item 12) | |
11/09.3 | MINUTES | |
3.1 | The minutes of Finance & Establishment committee held on 16/11/09 were signed as a true record. | |
3.2
3.3 | The minutes of the General Purposes Committee meeting held on 9th November 2009 were accepted as a true record
The minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 26/10 were signed as a true record | |
11/09.4 | MATTERS ARISING
OM 4/09 Churchyard trees: The faculty has now been received and the best time for the work to be done was being established.
OM 9/09.7 Village Community Buildings survey: has yet to set up a meeting. | |
11/09.5 | RESOLUTION TO DISSOLVE THE HOLDING FIELD WORKING PARTY.
Cllr Goff moved a resolution to dissolve the HFWP as its work was now completed. As there was no majority for this resolution, because of budget concerns, it was held over until after item 7 | |
11/09.6 | TO SEEK APROVAL FOR A PROPOSAL FROM THE F & E COMMITTEE TO INCREASE CEMETERY FEES. (Agenda item 7)
Agreed unanimously | |
11/09.7 | TO RATIFY PRECEPT RECOMMENDATIOND FROM F & E COMMITTEE
The Chairman spoke to the figures previously circulated, explaining that the most significant costs of salaries, mowing and maintenance, etc were largely fixed. Some budgets, such as the grants budget, had been cut for the coming year. Income had been hit by lower interest rates, but there was to be no increase in the precept for 2010-11. The Chairman’s proposal to accept the budget was rejected by 5 votes to 1. It was proposed and resolved that an additional meeting of the F & E Committee be held as soon as possible to discuss the budget further.
(Return to agenda item 5) was put and defeated by 4 votes to 2. Cllr Goff said that he was resigning with immediate effect as Chairman of the HFWP. | |
11/09.8 | STREET FURNITURE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The report had been circulated to all councillors. One response had been received by the Clerk. There was a cost implication in putting up and taking down signs. Following the resignation of Cllr Porton from the council, Cllr Goff agreed to liaise with Steve Goodall and Barry Ford on the issue. | |
11/09.9 | REPAIRS TO THE WAR MEMORIAL
The fencing around the memorial has decayed and needs replacing at a cost of £455. The matter held over until the proposed F & E committee meeting. | |
11/09.10 | RETAILERS FORUM
It had previously been agreed to disband this group for lack of interest. | |
11/09.11
11/09.12
11/09.13
11/09.14/15/16
11/09.15
11/09.18 | JAG
Nothing to report
PLANNING
Fox’s Farm, Fox’s Lane, Kingsclere: The proposal is to build a large house on land outside the settlement policy boundary replacing a small bungalow built in connection with the chicken farm. We are not competent to judge on these issues – However, it could be made a condition of the development that improvements were made for pedestrian safety in Fox’s Lane and Ecchinswell Road. It was agreed that this should be the council’s response. Cllr Osselton declared an interest and did not vote.
ROLLING LIST: nothing to report.
At 8.00 recess was resolved (i) Could minutes and agendas of the meetings be put on the website? Cllr Goff had made many attempts to get the October minutes on, but had problems with the system and with his computer. They will be there in future. (ii) Would the improvements to Ecchinswell Road look at the proposed footpath to the cemetery from the Fieldgate Centre? That is what is being proposed. (iii) The Basingstoke Road street sign is still not up. We have no control over the prioritising of such works, and it is low on the list. (iv) Is the Youth Club still running? It still has members but has lost its venue. Funding has been raised for the salary of a Youth Worker for 5 years. The meeting came out of recess at 8.06
POLICE LIAISON; BOROUGH COUNCILLOR; COUNTY COUNCILLOR
No reports
CHAIRMAN’S REMARKS
Chairman thanked everyone for their good wishes for Sue
CLERK’S REPORT
18.1/.2/.3/4 Cllr Kay proposed that no grants be made until the budgetary question had been settled.. This was agreed
18.5 Basingstoke & Deane had set up two public meetings, 2/12 & 7/12 when the public could express their views, including how well it was dealing with issues. Comment was made that it was a shame there was no forum in Kingsclere, since unless people drove they could not get to either venue in the evenings
18.6 HALC is considering withdrawing from NALC, which was felt to be expensive, inefficient and in effective.
The Guides had requested that they be allowed to plant a Centenary Rose to mark their centenary in the flower bed in The Square. Agreed
The Mayor’s Christmas Concert will take place in St Michael’s Church on 12/12/ Tickets £5/7 | |
11/09.19 | ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT: were considered and approved | |
11/09.20 | DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Monday 25th January @ 7.30 | |
