Harkstead Parish Council – DRAFT Meeting Minutes |
Details ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCILDate: July 9 2007 @7pm Location: HARKSTEAD VILLAGE HALL Councillors Present: William Wrinch, Margaret Harward, James Day, Brian Excell, Peter Hornsby. Councillors Absent: Patty Shone Additional Attendee(s): District Cllr. Dave Rose, County Cllr. Dave Wood, 7 parishioners |
Minutes1. Apologies – from P.Cllr. Patty Shone. 2
Election
of Chairman and Vice Chairman – William Wrinch was proposed and seconded
as Chairman by Margaret Harward and James Day
respectively. Margaret Harward was proposed and seconded as Vice Chairman by
William Wrinch and Brian Excell respectively. In
view of the recent election all PC’s present signed their Declaration of
Acceptance forms, countersigned by clerk 3. Minutes – of meeting held on April 16 were read and signed as correct. 4. Matters Arising – clerk to chase up Anglian Water and Babergh about the water on the road and moss on pavement problems. 5. Proposed Music and Beer Event August 25 – Originally it had been suggested that the Green be used as well as the pub, but now the event will take place in The Baker’s Arms. Music from bands will go on until 11pm and drinks served until midnight. The event’s been arranged to raise money for St. Elizabeth’s Hospice. -
ADJOURNMENT – Julian Scales again raised his concern
about traffic being obscured by growth at Freston
crossroads and overgrown concrete kerbs.
Dave Wood said that the crossroads had been improved and there hadn’t
been any serious accidents there for a long time (if ever) and asked Julian
to give the clerk specific locations of overgrown kerbs, so that Highways could
be informed. John Pollet raised a concern on behalf
of his neighbour, that the footpath running alongside Copperas Reach was
badly overgrown. In the past Colin
Howard had cut it back. Clerk to ask
the County if it was their responsibility.
Angela Fleming Brown said that FP56 (runs from end of 6. Millennium Green – Hadn’t been inspected. Book signed to that effect. Peter Hornsby with help of Julian Scales will take over the monthly inspection. Clerk to send Peter ROSPA correspondence and what to look for in play equipment maintenance. 7. 40mph speed limit at Freston - Clerk to write to Freston PC in support of a 40mph there. Dave Wood said the County have looked at the speed limit in the past and so far have not agreed to change it. 8. Planning Applications –‘ Cherry Trees’ had been approved. 9. HMS Ganges – Dave Wood reported that 4 schemes were on the cards. 1. Residential Training Establishment, Shotley PC were concerned about , what it may become. 2. Retirement Community, 3. Mixed residential and Business area. 4. Access road to the marina and proposed new dwellings. There is a suggestion that the developers talk to the individual parishes, but Harkstead think that the PPA would have a stronger voice. Meeting possibly in August. 10. Financial Report – Current Ac.£213, Bus.Prem Ac. - £4347, Savings Ac. £1545. Expenditure – Invoice from Harkstead Village Hall for room hire. Clerk to speak to Geoff Lusher about it as there’d been no meeting in June. Rodney Freeman had agreed to do the internal audit, for the past financial year. 11. Correspondence – The new Code of Conduct needs to be adopted as soon as possible. It will be an agenda item for next meeting. Clerk to complete a planning control questionnaire. ADJOURNMENT – Julian Scales asked if the PC would
be co-opting another person to make 7PC’s, possibly but not essential, no one
had been beating a path to join. Dave Wood said there was a meeting being
held at Shotley Village Hall with the local police
ref. Safer NHW(neighbourhood watch). His monthly report said a new centre had
been set up in 12. Any other business – Brian Excell asked for copy minutes to be put on noticeboard. Peter
Hornsby asked if meetings could be arranged for a later start. 13. Date next meeting – Monday August 13
at 7.30pm Being no other business meeting ended at 8.30pm |
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