Present : Cllrs Peter Shaw
(Chairman), Ailsa Hulme, Tom Grindey, Andrew Lucas, District Cllr Brenda Woof, the
Clerk and four members of the public.
804 To receive apologies for absence
Apologies had been sent by Cllr Parker.
805 To receive any declarations of interest in
items on the agenda
There were no declarations of interest.
806 To approve the minutes of the meeting held
on
It was resolved
for the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting held on
807 Matters raised by members of the
public for consideration
A member of the
public voiced her concern regarding the height and width of the hedges on
Concern was also
voiced regarding the number of
808 Planning Applications
a) The following
planning application had been received and circulated prior to the
meeting. No
objections were raised :
SL/2009/0910 Curlew Cottage, High Haverflatts, Haverflatts
Lane, Milnthorpe
Installation Of Velux Rooflight
b) The following planning application has been granted :
SL/2009/0721 Hillside, Woodhouse Lane, Heversham
Two Dwellings With Associated Car Parking
809
The Chairman advised
there were two sites in
810 Seat Replacement
The Chairman explained the seat which
had been located at the cockpit was now in Quarry Wood but was unaware of how
it had ended up there. He asked the
Parish Council to consider whether ways should be investigated in order to
replace the seat. It was resolved to
publicise that the Parish Council would like to place a memorial seat on the
site. The Chairman agreed to contact the
Westmorland Gazette and Cllr Grindey agreed to place an advertisement in the December
Parish Magazine.
811 Reports
a) Athenaeum Report
The Athenaeum Trustees Annual
Report and Receipts and Payments Account were signed by the
Chairman and Cllr Hulme. The Athenaeum Committee have reported a
successful year, however
Cllr Hulme advised the running costs had been
slightly higher than the income and therefore at the
Annual Meeting it had been decided to increase
the costs of using the hall with effect from January
2010.
Also at the Annual Meeting a number of fund raising activities had been considered,
including the introduction of an Eco
200 Club, in order to raise money to provide an alternative
energy source. It was reported three new members had been
welcomed to the Committee.
b)
any relevant matters from District Councillor Brenda Woof
District Cllr Woof advised
the Local Development Framework Allocations of Land document was to
be
considered at the meeting of the Cabinet in December and then there would follow
a
consultation
period of eight weeks from January 2010.
The final consultation would be held after
the elections in May 2010.
c)
any relevant matters from
812 Financial Report
a) Athenaeum Contingency Fund
The Chairman asked the Council to give consideration as to whether the Athenaeum
Contingency Fund (which for this
financial year is a total of £6350) should be handed over to the
Athenaeum
Management Committee and also to consider whether the money should be handed
over under specified terms and conditions. After a discussion it was resolved the money
should
be handed over on the condition it would be
placed in a separate account having the sole
signatories
of the Athenaeum Treasurer and a Committee Member who is also a Parish Councillor.
b) Precept for 2010-2011
The proposed budget for 2010 -2011 had been circulated prior to the
meeting and after a brief
discussion it was resolved to set the precept to £7780. The SLDC Parish Council Precepts
form was signed by the Chairman and
Cllr Hulme.
c) Approval of Payments
It was resolved for
payments to be approved and cheques to be signed for the following :
The Royal British Legion Poppy
Appeal Donation £ 30.00 Cheque number : 100101
John Thacker Installation of
roundabout and spring ride £862.50 Cheque
number : 100102
813 Correspondence received
since the last meeting
United Utilities request to clear
vegetation around overhead electricity lines on land belonging to
Heversham Parish Council
It was resolved for the Clerk to respond to this request in order to allow
the vegetation to be cleared.
Milnthorpe Cricket Club thank you letter for the Leasgill Quarry grant
awarded for 2009-2010
Cumbria CVS Your News September/October 2009
Citizens Advice South Lakeland The Work of Citizens Advice in South Lakeland
Cumbria Highways Workingtogether Issue Fifteen Autumn 2009
SLDC : Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report
SLDC : Parish Remuneration Panel
SLDC : Standards Committee Papers for meeting on Tuesday 20 October 2009 (for
information
only)
814 Items for
Information
The Chairman advised he had received a personal
invitation to attend (with a guest) County Cllr Roger
Binghams Civic Ceremony at
The Chairman also
advised he had received a letter from Robin Sisson to inform him the Rhoda
Thomson Trust were offering to pay the sum of £1200 towards the new Athenaeum
notice board. The Trust would also be
willing to provide money to replace the other village notice board. The Parish Council were of the opinion it
would be preferable to move this notice board to a new site which would ideally
be on one of the churchyard walls. The
Chairman agreed to write to the PCC with this request.
Cllr Hulme reported
she had carried out the inspection of the playground this month and was of the
opinion the grass was in need of a cut, there was a need for more bark and the
equipment would benefit from a clean.
The playground inspection book was passed to Cllr Lucas.
Cllr Grindey voiced
concern regarding the fraying cable on the telegraph pole in Bowness Field,
opposite Plum Tree Hall. He also advised
Mr Gerrard had made a complaint regarding the number of notices which are being
posted on the telegraph pole at the bottom of his drive.
815 Items for
consideration for a future agenda
To seek advice from
County Cllr Bingham regarding the maintenance of the hedges on
816 Date of Next Meeting
It was noted that the
date of the next meeting is
Items for the agenda to reach the Clerk
before Friday 20 November and copies of reports to reach the Clerk before
Monday 23 November.
The meeting closed at
Signed : .
..
(Chairman)