May 2024
Notes from the public forum held on 09 May 2024
There were five members of the public present, they came along to discuss the speeding traffic on Horbling Lane; to report the condition of the grass verge and footway in Horbling Lane and to offer to carry out a repair in the cemetery.
The proposed artwork for the mural to be placed in the bus shelter was looked at and a design chosen for the young people to work with.
Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 09 May 2024 at 7.50pm in the Youth Centre, Hall Lane
1. To accept apologies and reason for absence
Apologies were received from Cllr Jones and County Cllr Bowkett, the Dist Cllrs will be late.
Present: Cllrs Pritchard, Hopkins, Gray, Pocklington, Sherriff, and Edwards (Chairman)
Also present: Four members of the public
2. To co-opt a new councillor
a. There have been no written applications for co-option.
b. A member of the public was interested in joining the Parish Council.
c. It was resolved to co-opt Mr Burton.
d. Mr Golden signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office and joined the Council.
3. Receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011
There were no declarations of interest.
4. Notes of the meeting held on 04 April 2024 to be approved and signed as the minutes
It was proposed by Cllr Sherriff and seconded by Cllr Pritchard that the notes, previously circulated, be signed as the minutes, all agreed.
5. Finance report:
a. Authority for payment: £
i. Clerk’s expenses (April) 132.35
ii. Salaries (April) 836.28
iii. E L Arnold (White paper for magazine) 27.50
iv. K & P Services (clock winding/cemetery work) 80.00
v. 707 Ltd (cemetery skip - March) 45.76
vi. Bolingbroke Deanery (April) 84.00
vii. Bolingbroke Deanery (May magazine) TBA
viii. HSBC Bank Charges 8.60
ix. Page Paper (Coloured paper for magazine) 28.77
x. Wicksteed Leisure (play area inspection) 134.64
xi. Arthur J Gallagher (Insurance) 1640.62
xii. Malc Firth Landscapes (Play area grass cuts) 27.22
xiii. Anglian Water (Cemetery water supply) 16.41
xiv. TJW Services (Footpath cuts) 468.00
b. The balances in bank at 15 April 2024: Current account £1,585.03 rec: £820.68
Deposit account £11,818.54
No2 account £6,194.69
c. The precept of £12,500.00 has been received from ELDC
Dist Cllrs Ashton and Jones arrived
Cllr Jones reported:
a. ELDC spend more money on coastal areas rather than in the villages, this is being looked into to try and share the money available.
b. The Pride Team is available to ‘book’ via the ELDC website.
c. A scrutiny panel will be looking into carbon production in East Lindsey.
d. On 06 June the Lancaster has been book for a fly over at Gypsy Bridge to commemorate D-Day.
Cllr Ashton reported:
a. Investment in villages – the executive board has agreed to make more money available to
Parish Councils, this will be in the form of loans available from £250,000 held at ELDC.
b. Business rates of £620,000 received from Tritton Knoll will be used for to support grass roots schemes in the district.
c. Everyone is opposed to the pylon scheme, work is ongoing to recognise the Fens as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
8.05 Dist Cllrs Ashton and Jones and two members of the public left the meeting.
6. Audit for the year ended 31 March 2024
a. To complete the Annual Governance Statement
i. The Chairman read out each of the statements and ticked the relevant box following responses from the Councillors.
ii. The paperwork was signed by the Chairman and Clerk where required.
b. To approve the Accounting Statement
i. The Clerk read out the figures in the Accounting Statement, these were approved by the Councillors who were given a copy of the paperwork.
ii. The paperwork was signed by the Chairman and Clerk where required.
7. Planning applications received
The Parish Council supported the following planning application:
PL/0032/24 - Lincolnshire County Council - To vary condition 1 of planning permission S/169/679/19 – to retain the temporary classroom for a further five years at Stickney Church of England Primary School
8. To report any planning decisions from ELDC
Full planning permission has been received for:
S/169/00113/24 - Mr H Hiley - Change of use to Nature Conservation Area, including replacement access, revised parking and turning and relocation of mobile home (amendment) at Land adjacent to Station Business Park, Main Road
9. To receive update regarding the defibrillator at the Youth Centre
The Community Committee are liaising with the electrician to get the defibrillator installed. The cabinet is now on the wall.
10. To receive play area report
a. The annual inspection has taken place and there are no real issues
b. The graffiti needs to be removed from the signs.
11. To consider request from local developer to take on responsibility of a public open space
a. All Councillors have the information regarding this request.
b. Following discussion it was resolved that the Parish Council would not take on this
responsibility:
i. There is an existing development with a management fee, residents in this area would then be paying for the maintenance of one Public Open Space and having to contribute, via the precept, to the maintenance of other Public Open Spaces.
ii. It will set a precedent for future developments in the Parish.
iii. It is not the position of the Parish Council to take on such responsibilities to help developer sell their properties.
12. To nominate a Councillor to attend the police engagement session
a. The session will be held via teams on 27 June 2024.
b. Cllr Gray will attend this session on behalf of the Parish Council.
13. To nominate a representative for the multi-agency team working with Anglian Water to alleviate issues in this area
Following discussion it was resolved to wait and see what this team intend to do that is not already being done by existing agencies.
14. To consider inviting the LRSP to speak prior to the June/July meeting
Following discussion it was resolved to ask the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership to attend the July meeting to speak to residents about speeding issues in the village.
15. Correspondence received for this meeting
There was no correspondence for this meeting.
16. Other business – matters for the next agenda
Snack Bar – planning permission
17. Date of next meeting
The next meeting will be held on Thursday 06 June in the Youth Centre at 7.30pm with a Public Forum from 7.15pm
There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.40pm