Minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday, 6 May 2010
at Kings Worthy Community Centre, Fraser Road, Kings Worthy
Present:
Councillors:
Rosemary Sign [Chairman]
Dawn-Marie Cox
Jim Marshall
Peter Warrener
Denis Welstead
Sarah White
David Young
Clerk: Colin Arnett
Public: 2
RA/10/40 Apologies for Absence
None
RA/10/41 Public Question Time
- Eversley Park Paths – Cycling – Charlotte Smith shared with members her group’s initiatives on facilitating cycling to school on the paths at Eversley Park which currently have no cycling signs. Advice from the HCC Rights of Way Officer highlighted two options to allow cycling; the establishment of a permitted route or a local agreement with the school.
Members discussed the options, considering the safety aspects, the costs of changing the signs etc. and decided to trial a local agreement with the school during the summer term. Charlotte agreed to contact HCC for further advice on such an experiment.
- Barbecues – Derek Brockway shared with members the disappointment of the organisers of the village fete and scout AGM that they were not permitted to hold barbecues on Church Green within the new draft bye-laws. Members discussed the reasoning behind their decision and decided that for major events such as these, that gas barbecues could be authorised provide that a written request was received with evidence of their public liability insurance. Action – the clerk
RA/10/42 Minutes of the Meeting held on the 1 April 2010
The minutes were agreed with one amendment - add “Cllr Sarah White” to those attending the meeting - and were signed by Cllr Sign.
RA/10/43 Matters Arising from the Meeting of the 1 April 2010
- RA/10/31 Grounds Maintenance Contract – this had now been signed with Scandor.
- RA/10/32 Newsletter – this was now being distributed.
RA/10/44 Project Updates
- Burial Ground Landscaping – the clerk tabled the quotations received from contractors for the project. Members agreed to accept the proposal from Heritage Landscapes and asked the clerk to seek approval from the Finance Committee. Action – the clerk
- Eversley Park Car Park Landscaping – this had now been completed.
RA/10/45 Village Fete – KWPC Stall
The proposal to have a competition to indentify photographs of the parish was coming together with Cllr Cox organising a map and Cllr Young the photographs.
Members noted that the fete was to be held after the election which may compromise those manning the stall.
RA/10/46 Clerk’s Notices
- Eversley Park Pitch Hire – Members agreed to waive the fee for the charity match being organised by the WSSC. Action – the clerk
- Kim Bishop Walk – Members noted the “Easement Agreement” from Scottish and Southern Energy regarding the installation of a new cable, and the comments from our solicitors. They asked the clerk to refer the matter to the Finance Committee. Action – the clerk
- Church Green Playground Equipment – Members noted the letter from two residents of Church Lane objecting to the installation of playground equipment.
Members again expressed their concerns regarding the publicity on this project and asked the clerk to write to the Hampshire Chronicle requesting that articles be checked for accuracy before publication. Action – the clerk
RA/10/47 Chairman’s Notices
- Playground Equipment Repairs – Cllr Sign asked the clerk to continue chasing the contractor for the repairs which remain outstanding. Action – the clerk
- Handyman – Members agreed that the clerk investigate options to clear the backlog of work. Action – the clerk
- Thanks – As this was the last meeting prior to the election; Cllr Sign expressed her thanks for the support of members.
RA/10/48 Date of next meeting
The next meeting was scheduled at 7.30pm on the 3 June 2010 [to be confirmed by the new PC]
The meeting closed at 8.48pm. |
