Minutes of the Meeting held on Monday, 19th May 2008
at 7.30 pm at Kings Worthy Community Centre, Fraser Road, Kings Worthy
Present:
Councillors:
P. Warrener (Chairman),
E. James (Vice-Chairman)
D-M Cox,
N. Pidduck,
R. Sign,
D. Smithers and S. White
Also present:
WCC Councillors S. Howell & R. Johnston
Co-opted Councillor I. Gordon
Clerk: B. Fairbrother
Press & Public: 4
PC/08/49 Apologies
Apologies were sent by Councillors J. Marshall and D. Welstead and HCC Councillor J. Porter.
PC/08/50 Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 21st April 2008
The minutes were agreed as a true record and signed by the Chairman, Cllr Warrener.
PC/08/51 Matters arising from the Parish Council Meeting on 21st April 2008
(PC/08/35 – PC/08/29) It was agreed that PC would not have a stall at the fete this year, as time had run out to organize it, but would offer to help the organizers on the day. The Clerk is to write to St Mary’s PCC.
PC/08/52 Reports from Police/County Councillor/City Councillor/School Governor
Police Report – The police did not attend as they had presented a report at the Annual meeting last Monday, 12th May 2008, and gave the report then.
County Councillor J Porter – Cllr Porter did not attend but provided a written report which was circulated by email and copied to Councillors without email.
Cllr Smithers commented that he was not satisfied that more could not be done to address the dangers posed by the resurfaced footpath leading from Edinburgh Road onto Springvale Road, and would like a barrier installed at the end. The clerk is to write to Cllr Porter about these concerns and request installing a barrier be considered.
City Councillors S Howell & R Johnston – Cllr Johnston and Cllr Howell congratulated the Chairman and Vice-Chairman on their election, and to the newly elected Councillors.
Cllr Johnston have re-joined the Planning Committee and Licensing Committee at WCC, and Cllr Howell has joined the Licensing Committee and the Environment Committee.
Cllr Howell – School Governor’s Report – Cllr Howell has resigned as School Governor.
He was thanked for his contribution on behalf of the PC, and the PC has appointed Cllr Sarah White as its representative.
Cllrs E. James and P. Warrener – They had attended the Police Partnership Forum and the Minutes of the meeting were circulated to Councillors.
Cllr James commented that there had been a large police presence to discuss traffic matters.
Cllr Warrener commented that there are growing traffic problems as the rate of traffic increases, and the police are to set up a working party to give this matter specific attention.
PC/08/53 Public Question Time
None.
PC/08/54 To receive the Minutes of the Sub-Committees:
The Minutes of the following Committees were received and discussed.
Planning Committee – 30th April 2008
The Minutes from the meeting were presented by Cllr James, Chairman of the Planning Committee.
(P/08/32) – 08/00585/FUL 11 Court Road – the PC objected to the application.
(P/08/33) – 08/00601/TPC Thuja hedge at Church Green – no objection had been made by WCC.
(P/08/34) – 07/01776/OUT Land at Tudor Way – Cllrs Neil Pidduck and Peter Warrener will attend the Public Inquiry taking place on 20th May for 2 days.
Recreations & Amenities Committee – 14th May 2008
The minutes from the meeting were presented by Cllr Sign, Chairman of the R&A Committee.
(RA/08/57) – Church Green – It was discussed and recommended that the request for an ‘it’s a knockout’ event should be allowed and a charge of £75 per hour. The request for a helicopter landing in August was discussed by the PC and it was agreed that there should be evidence of all the necessary legal requirements and agreements with CAA.
Consideration would need to be given to all the safety aspects of the venture. The Clerk had written to the applicant asking him to attend the PC meeting but no response was received.
It was discussed that the PC would see what information came to light before the June PC meeting and would further consider it when more information is to hand.
Cllr Sarah White is meeting with the Church Green Residents Association on Thursday, 22nd May and she would raise the issues for their comments.
Finance Committee – 14th May 2008
The Minutes were presented by Cllr Warrener, Chairman of the Committee.
Cllr Peter Warrener explained that as the previous Chairman had recently resigned he was elected to cover the meeting.
(F/08/44) It was proposed and agreed to an investment of £140,000 should be invested in the Money Market for one month, subject to review of the accounts by the RFO.
(F/08/45) – Cheque signatories – Members agreed that Cllrs Pidduck and Sign be signatories, together with the appointed Chairman Cllr Warrener (already a signatory) and Vice Chairman Cllr James.
(F/08/46) – Hearing Induction Loop – It was discussed that it would be a good idea to install a loop in the interest of inclusion and accessibility. Cllr James suggested that there may be grants available from organizations interested in supporting such schemes, for example the RNID and the Centre for Accessible Environments.
It was suggested the HCC and WCC disability units may be able to offer advice on loop installation.
Recommendations contained within all the Minutes were agreed and are subject to follow up checks by Councillors and Clerks
PC/08/55 Chairman’s announcements
Cllr Warrener commented that there had been two resignations from the Council from Robert Johnston and Derek Brockway. They were recognised for their contribution to the PC work and it was regrettable that they had resigned.
PC/08/56 Clerks’ Report & Notice of Correspondence Received
The Clerk commented on the correspondence and event notifications received at the office, and asked that Councillors interested in any of the items contact the office.
PC/08/57 Any other notices
Cllr Smithers commented that he would like environmental issues to be included on the agenda. It was discussed that the PC does consider environmental concerns when undertaking projects and supports the Worthys Conservation Volunteers group working in the area. It was suggested that initially it should be an item placed on the R&A Agenda, with any recommendations made to the PC as they arise.
PC/08/58 Date of Next Meeting
Date: 16th June 2008
Venue: Kings Worthy Community Centre
Time: 7.30 pm
Meeting closed at 9.00 pm |
