November 2019 Minutes
Hagworthingham Parish Council
Minutes of the meeting of the Parish Council held at JJ’s Cafe on Monday 18 November 2019 commencing at 7.00 p.m.
Present: With Cllr Mr Richard Hammond in the Chair there were present, Cllrs Mr Mark Clayton, Mr Edmund Done, Mrs Rachel Elliott, Mrs Jan Morris-Holmes, Mr David Powell, Mr John Redman
In attendance: Clerk Mrs Susan Archibald
PCSO Nigel Wass (part)
In the absence of any public or District and County Councillors, there were no reports, however, PCSO Nigel Wass attending reported that the police had no powers to deal with vehicles parking in the lay-by and the school bus stop issue highlighted at the previous meeting; the meeting opened at 7.06 p.m.
68. Chairman’s Announcements
There were none.
69. Apologies for absence and reasons given
There were none.
70. Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 not previously notified and/or consideration of any written request for Dispensation
Cllrs Done and Hammond wished to declare a non-pecuniary and pecuniary interest respectively with regard to the payment to the PCC for grass cutting at the Church.
71. To grant a whole Council Dispensation with regard to budget and precept setting
All Councillors having signed individual requests for dispensation:-
It was proposed, seconded and:-
RESOLVED – That a whole Council dispensation be granted for the term of office of this Council to the next ordinary elections in 2023 to allow Members to decide upon budget and precept setting.
72. Notes of the meeting of the Council held on Monday 30 September 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 30 September 2019 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
73. Community Speedwatch
The speedwatch scheme being paused for the winter it was noted that the Chairman would pass on reactive speed device data for publication in the local paper and the criteria for speed limit reduction continues to be pursued by the Clerk with LCC and LRSP.
74. Planning Matters
There were none.
75. Highways Matters
The Clerk reported that, due to officer changes at LCC, there was still no update available on progress with flood mitigation measures at Church Lane; however it was noted that water levels seemed to have subsided during periods of heavy rainfall.
The Chairman reported on the successful clearance of overgrown shrubbery at Church Lane.
The Clerk reported that the police had confirmed that there was no intervention to be made by them regarding the parking in the lay-by at the school pick up point on the A158 and the Clerk undertook to contact local schools and the bus transport arranger to enquire about what could be done to address road safety concerns.
76. Financial Matters
(a) Monies at bank as at 31 October 2019 Current account - £4287.93 Bus account - £6028.98
(b) To approve payment to PCC for grass cutting 2019 - £400.00
(c) To approve payment of outstanding invoices (as per Appendix A)
(d) To receive initial budget and precept proposal 2020/21
(e) To consider uses for Anglian Water £500 goodwill payment
It was proposed by Cllr Redman, seconded by Cllr Morris-Holmes and:-
RESOLVED – (a) That the monies at bank at (a), and payments detailed at (b) to (c) be noted and approved.
It was further proposed by Cllr Hammond, seconded by Cllr Clayton and
RESOLVED – (b) That, having considered the initial budget and precept proposal for 2020/21 as presented by the Clerk, a nominal 2% increase be applied to the precept request; with the Clerk instructed to submit a precept demand for 2020/21 of £5824.15
Note: the donation to the village of £500 from Anglian Water having not yet been received would be considered at the next meeting.
77. To receive reports from Councillors relating to outstanding projects
Cllr Hammond, addressing the issue of overgrown hedges around the village, suggested that an informal tree survey be undertaken to be alert to any trees in a potentially dangerous condition, whether the responsibility of the Parish Council or private landowners. This would be the subject of a future agenda item.
78. To receive reports from the Clerk in relation to Council matters
The Clerk reported that the 2020/21 grass cutting agreement proposal had been received from LCC at an increased rate for the period; and, noting that this was included within the adopted budget, would send confirmation of participation by the Parish Council.
Members noted that Cllr Done had been a runner-up in the Long Serving Councillor Achievement category of LALC Lincolnshire Shining Stars presentation.
79. To receive general correspondence
There was none.
80. To confirm the date of the next meeting of the Council
The date of the next meeting of the Parish Council would be on Monday 13 January 2020 to commence at 7.00 p.m. in JJ’s Café
The meeting closed at 7.55 p.m.