April 2019 Minutes
Minutes of the meeting of the Parish Council held at JJ’s Cafe on Monday 15 April 2019 commencing at 7.30 p.m.
Present: With Cllr Edmund Done in the Chair there were present, Cllrs Mrs Rachel Elliott, Mr Richard Hammond, Mrs Jan Morris-Holmes, Mr David Powell, Mr John Redman
Absent: Cllr Mrs Dawn Bannister- Law
In attendance: Clerk Mrs Susan Archibald
Also present: 6 members of the public
ELDC Cllr Will Grover
The meeting opened at 7.30 p.m.
110. Chairman’s Announcements
As this was the final meeting of the Municipal Year and term of office of this Council, Cllr Done wished to thank fellow Members, retiring Member Mrs Dawn Bannister-Law and the Clerk.
The Chairman advised Members that Victoria Atkins MP, who had attended a recent village coffee morning had invited the Parish Council to a tour around Westminster, and this would be on the agenda of the next meeting.
111. Apologies for absence and reasons given
An apology, with a valid reason for absence, was accepted from Cllr Mrs Dawn Bannister-Law.
112. Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 not previously notified and/or consideration of any written request for Dispensation
There were none.
113. Notes of the meeting of the Council held on Monday 4 March 2019 to be approved as Minutes and signed by the Chairman
It was proposed, seconded and:-
RESOLVED – That the notes of the meeting of the Council held on Monday 4 March 2019 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
114. Notes of the Annual Parish Meeting
Members received the notes of the Annual Parish Meeting held on 4 March 2019.
115. Statement of Persons Nominated
The Clerk reported that there would be no Parish election due to the Statement of Persons
Nominated showing all to be elected unopposed. The District election was to be contested.
116. Defibrillator Emergency Mobile Phone
Members considered whether or not to carry on with the provision of a mobile phone contact number for use in the event of an emergency requiring access to the defibrillator.
It was proposed by Cllr Hammond, seconded by Cllr Morris-Holmes and:-
RESOLVED – That the emergency contact number for defibrillator emergencies be discontinued, with notice being given in the Village Voice.
117. Planning Matters
Planning Application:-
S/070/00533/19 – Land rear of Richmond and 2 Church Lane – Outline erection of 2 no. dwellings (with means of access and layout to be considered).
It was proposed by Cllr Hammond, seconded by Cllr Done and:-
RESOLVED – That Hagworthingham Parish Council OBJECT to this application on the grounds of scale and bulk, height of proposed properties, overlooking of adjacent property, out of keeping with the location and note that a public footpath runs through the site.
Note: Cllr Grover offered to call-in the application to the ELDC Planning Committee.
Planning Permission:-
S/070/00248/19 Erection of a holiday cottage and construction of a vehicular access - LAND AT TOBY HOUSE, DEEP LANE, HAGWORTHINGHAM, SPILSBY – Hagworthingham Parish Council supported this application.
Planning Committee:-
N/160/00493/18 – Manor Farm, Brinkhill Road, South Ormsby – Change of use to Heritage Centre – to be heard at ELDC Planning Committee 18 April 2019.
Members noted the foregoing.
118. Financial Matters
(a) Monies at bank as at 31 March 2019 Current account - £2274.63 Bus account - £6027.26
(b) To note NALC National pay scale increase to Clerk’s salary from April 2019 of 0.335 per
hour
(c) To approve payment of outstanding invoices (Appendix A)
(d) Presentation of Accounts for 2018/19, which are to be formally accepted at the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council due to be held on 21 May 2019, together with the Annual Governance and Accountability Return.
It was proposed by Cllr Elliott, seconded by Cllr Hammond and:-
RESOLVED – (a) That the monies at bank at (a), NALC Pay Scale increase at (b) and payments detailed at (c) be noted and approved.
It was further:-
RESOLVED – (d) that the Accounts for 2018/19 be approved.
Note: The Clerk advised that all accounts were subject to a minor amendment of -0.4p due to bank interest rounding.
119. To receive reports from Councillors relating to outstanding projects
There were none.
120. To receive reports from the Clerk in relation to Council matters
The Clerk reported that the response to the recently requested Housing Needs Survey had been particularly poor at 4 in number being returned; accordingly, the Community Led Housing Officer at ELDC could not see any need for her attendance at a future meeting of the Council.
121. To receive general correspondence
The Clerk reported on a new community outreach bus project and Members wished this to be the subject of a future agenda item.
The Police would be invited to host a Crime Prevention session at the June meeting of the Parish Council, along the lines of those which had been held at other local villages recently.
122. To confirm the date of the next meeting of the Council
The date of the next meeting of the Parish Council, would be its Annual Meeting on Tuesday 21 May 2019 to commence at 7.30 p.m. in JJ’s Café.
The meeting closed at 8.10 p.m.