WEST TYTHERLEY & FRENCHMOOR PARISH COUNCIL

 

Minutes of Council Meeting held on Monday, 11 December 2006, at 1930h in King Edward’s Hall

 

Present: A.Bowditch (AB)( Chairman); T.Mousley (TM) (Vice-Chairman); S.Dowding (SD); D.Lyon (Clerk) plus Cllr N.Whitely (TVBC) and six members of the public.

 

Apologies for Absence: L.Bowditch; J.Guy; D.Rimmington, Cllr M.Woodhall (HCC)

 

OPEN FORUM

 

1.      Minutes of Council Meeting held on 13 November 2006

 

It was proposed by TM and seconded by SD that these be signed by the Chairman as a true record of the meeting.

 

2.      Matters Arising

 

12.1 Councillor vacancy; AB reported that two people had offered themselves for
co-option to the vacancy. It was agreed to defer a decision to the next council meeting when more councillors should be present.

 

15.2 Chestnut trees outside shop: NW reported that TVBC tree officer would inspect the trees and report back.

 

3.      Police Report   Nil

 

4.      Report from HCC   Nil

 

5.      Report from TVBC

 

NW reported that TVBC would be reviewing policy on concessionary fares at its first meeting in January. The current system had not met with the approval of electors in rural areas where there were neither buses nor trains. They would prefer tokens.

 

6.      Correspondence

 

Clerk reported that all correspondence with one exception (below) has been circulated to councillors and nothing requiring action was outstanding. Clerk reported that he had received a letter from the treasurer of King Edward’s Hall outlining proposed building work to meet the requirements of the Disability Act and asking the Council to consider making a grant towards the cost of the works. The sum suggested was in excess of the likely total allowed expenditure under section 137 for any one year. Action Clerk to write to the Treasurer pointing this out and urging that the Hall seeks grants for the work from TVBC and elsewhere. NW suggested that the Hall should invite David Gleave of TVBC to attend a Hall committee meeting to discuss funding sources. Clerk agreed to include this suggestion in his letter.

 

7.      Finance and Cheques

 

7.1  It was proposed by TM and seconded by SD that the following cheques be signed

 

Clerk (D.Lyon) Wages & Expenses  CQ.No.000404                £480.32

Cancelled Cheque No. 000405

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal CQ.No. 000406                 £30.00

Michael Eastwood (village maintenance) CQ.No. 000407        £304.00

Hants. Playing Fields Assocn. CQ.No. 000408                             £5.00

Greenfields Gdn Serv. Ltd (play area) CQ.No. 000409          £6000.00

*Greenfields Gdn Serv. Ltd (play area) CQ.No. 000410        £4985.02

 

*2nd trance of payment to Greenfields to be paid when grant from TVBC is received.

 

7.2  Forecast Outturn for 2006-2007 and Bank Reconciliation to 30 November 2006 – annexed to these minutes.

 

7.3  Budget for 2007-2008 – draft proposals annexed to these minutes. It was agreed to finalise the budget and decide the precept at the meeting on 8 January 2007.

 

8.      Planning

 

06/02828/FULLS Old Nails Permission

06/02114/FULLS Harving Ltd., Dean Hill Park. To Southern Area Planning Committee on 19 December. PC raised no objection

06/02255/FULLS Norman Court Stud Farm – it is understood that this application is to be referred back to SAPC

 

9.      Parish Plan   Nil

 

10.  Recreation Ground

 

10.1          Clerk reported that resurfacing the play area with black wet pour Messrs Greenfields of Glocester was now complete and Greenfield’s invoice for £9348.95 plus £1636.07 had been received. Action Clerk – when settling this invoice to write to Greenfields thanking them for doing an excellent job in adverse weather conditions, and in particular, minimising the damage to the football pitch.

 

10.2          The Council agreed that the minutes of this meeting should record its gratitude to the Lottery Funded Awards for All for a grant of £6000 and to Test Valley Borough Council for a grant of £4755 which will completely cover the cost of the resurfacing work.

 

11.  Highways and Footpaths

11.1          Action Clerk to write to Jane Edwards to thank her for her work as footpath warden. Following his retiremetnt in January David Lyon will take on this job.

 

11.2          Action Clerk to ask HCC Highways to renew the white lines on the Coach Road and to ask MrBergengren to deal with the run-off problem at the village end of Cooper’s Drove.

 

12.  Air Ambulance

 

Clerk read out an e-mail received via SD from Cllr Woodhall clarifying his views on the proposed air ambulance. He thought it highly unlikely that any funding would be available from HCC.

 

13.  Councillor Vacancy (see 2. (12.1) above)

 

14.  Recruitment of Parish Clerk

 

Clerk reported that he had received several enquiries regarding this position, following advertisements in the Romsey and Salisbury press. Only one applicant was local and as she had very good qualifications it was agreed to offer the job to her. If she agreed to take it on it was proposed she should commence work in January 2007. Action AB to inform the local candidate and Clerk to inform the other candidates that the post had been filled.

 

15.  AOB

 

There being no other business the Chairman closed the meeting at 2035h.

 

 

Signed

 

 

 

 

A.Bowditch (Chairman)                                 Date