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MINUTES OF THE BARLING MAGNA PARISH COUNCIL
HELD ON THURSDAY 9th FEBRUARY 2006
at
7.30pm in THE VILLAGE HALL.
Present:
7- 30 p.m.
Councillor
[Chairman]
Mrs I Knight.
Councillors:
Mrs D Dobson, Mrs D Harvey and Mrs C Harmer.
Also present:
Mr Richard Bills, Manager of Neighbourhood Watch.
The
Parish Clerk, Mr B. Summerfield.
150. Apologies
for absence:
Councillors: Mr
J Edmunds, Mr A Dobson, Mrs L Paton
and Mr M Steptoe.
151.
Chairman’s opening remarks:
The Chairman welcomed all to the meeting especially our guest Mr Richard
Bills.
152.
To Receive Declarations of Interests:
( as Trustees ).
Councillors: Mrs D Harvey declared an interest in the item: Playspace (
as neighbour ).
All Councillors as the Parish Council declared an interest in the item:
Playspace.
The
Clerk advised all Councillors to update their ‘Declaration of Interests’ (
lodged at the RDC with Mr Honey ) as and when there were any changes.
153.
Chairman’s Adjournment:
7.33pm.
i
Mr Richard Bills, Manager of Neighbourhood Watch
Talked of the 5 volunteers that man the Rayleigh desk from 10am-12 week days. 01268 770519
There are a total of 21 neighbourhood watchers in the Rochford District.
The desk receives regular updated crime reports from the Police and are able to keep the watchers up to date with crime trends. They are going to produce a quarterly newsletter. There is available a video for training purposes including other items on crime reduction and credit card fraud. There is an imitation gun initiative in process at the moment.
The message in a bottle scheme is very successful and appreciated by the emergency services and may save lives. ( details of the occupiers medical condition, allergies, next of kin, etc are placed in a sealed plastic bottle that carries a label of identity in the owners fridge. A corresponding label, drawing attention to its position is placed on the back of the front door for the emergency Services))
Mr Bills is encouraging more Watchers to take part especially in the Barling area.
The Chairman thanked Mr Bills for his attendance and interesting talk. 7.59pm.
ii
Visiting District/County Councillors and the Public.
None.
154.
Minutes of the Meeting of the 12th January 2006.
The
Council resolved to agree the Minutes as a true record.
Proposed by Councillors: Mrs
D Harvey,
seconded by Mrs C Harmer and agreed by all.
The Chairman signed the Minutes as a true record.
155.
Matters Arising from the Minutes:
Not
arising from the Agenda.
i
( Minute 136/i )
School Travel Plan Meeting of 20th January 2006.
Councillor reports: None.
ii
( Minute138/i )
The Playspace.
i
Mr R Pitt’s Playspace condition reports show that the green rubbish is
still present.
Agreed
the Clerk to ask Mr Pitts to remove.
ii
Councillor
reports. Notices were discussed.
Councillor Mrs D Harvey to reproduce the anti dog Notices.
The
Clerk to produce - no rubbish dumping - no dogs - etc.
iii
( Minute 138/vi )
Voluntary First Registration of Title.
Clerk’s
report to the next Agenda.
iv
( Minute 138/viii )
A seat by a Bus stop on the LWR.
Councillor Mr D Harvey’s report: After discussion it was decided that
more research was necessary.
v
( Minute 143/v )
Essex Equals Training Course.
The Clerk reported that he had started the Course and had logged the
hours spent and had requested payment. The hours to be paid monthly and the
residue at the end of the course.
vi
( Minute 143/x/iii )
Initiatives Grants.
A priority list consisting of Parish Hall, Playspace and Wildlife Park
was discussed.
vii
( Minute 148 )
Electricity Sub Station (Ground rent)
i The Clerk reported that he had gone through the books to find payments from the electricity board, but had drawn a blank.
ii
He suggested that the
Village Hall Committee should do the same.
156. Planning.
i The
Delegated Planning Quorum decision
None
ii
The Council to discuss and approve the Delegated Planning Quorum
decisions.
None
iii New Applications:
ESS/07/06/ROC
Barling Quarry, Barling Marsh, Barling Magna
(The Continuation of use of a Bagging Plant Without Compliance with
Condition 4 Attached to Planning Permission ESS/20/02/ROC to Allow for the
Importation of up to 7,000 Tonnes in any One Year of Aggregates for the Purposes
of Bagging and Distribution).
i The proposal
suggests an increase in movements of 1.5 lorries in and 1.5 lorries out per day.
ii
The proposal suggests (that with this increase) the total will not exceed
the permitted limit, as granted in ROC/634/90
After
discussion the Council were not opposed, was recorded.
iv Appeals:
None
v
Delegated planning decisions – 21st February 2006 was
recorded.
vi
Councillor reports:
None
vi
The Clerk reported that he had forwarded a complaint re: alleged
excessive smoke emitting from premises on Barrow Hall Road
157.
Barling
Magna Millennium Parish Park (Wildlife Park).
Councillor
Mrs I Knight reported :
i
A planting plan was to be drawn up.
ii Roger Burroughs
was starting in two weeks time and it was arranged that a working party of Mrs:
Dobson, Knight and Harmer ( to oversee the tree planting ) would meet onsite on
23rd February 2006.
158.
Barling Magna Parish Hall Management Committee.
i
The Minutes of the Meeting of 16th January 2006 was recorded.
ii
Chairman’s report: The Bank account signatures are close to being
brought up to date.
159. The Chairman’s Adjournment.
160.
Correspondence.
Copies of all correspondence are available on file.
i
An
email dated 2006 from RHALC re: Agenda for the meeting of 8th
February 2006 and Minutes of 12th October 2005 was recorded.
ii
An
email dated 23rd January 2006 from Daniel Moy, Eon re: Streetlight
charges was recorded.
The Clerk to make further enquiries.
iii
A letter
dated 18th January 2006 from ECC re: Locally Determined Programme
2006-2009 was recorded.
The form was filled in.
The Clerk will return it.
iv
A letter
dated 17th January 2006 from RAVS re: Community Transport
was recorded.
Request for funding to the next Meeting.
v
A
letter dated January 2006 from ECC re: Agenda and Minutes of the South Essex
Forum was recorded.
vi
A letter dated 12th January 2006 from ECC re: Changes to
Commercial Bus Services operated by First (20c)
was recorded.
vii
A letter dated 9th
January 2006 from RDC re: Member Training Programme 05-06
was recorded.
viii
A letter dated 2006
from CPRE re: Calor village of the Year
was recorded.
Councillor Mrs I Knight will read and report.
ix
A publication
dated 16th January 2006 by The Parish Clerk re: Notice of a Casual
Vacancy was recorded.
x
A
publication dated 2006 from ECC re: School Organisation Plan 2005-2010
was recorded.
xi
A publication
dated 2006 from Essex Playing Fields Association re: The Playing Field
was recorded.
xii A publication
dated Nov/Dec/January 2005 from EALC re: County Update and Information
Bundles was recorded.
xiii
A publication
February 2006 from RDC re: Meetings open to the Public was recorded.
xiv
The Minutes of a
Meeting of 30th November 2005 from Essex Police Authority re: Police
and Community Consultative Group was
recorded.
xv
A letter undated February 2006 from Rochford District and Haltern
Twinning Association re: Financial support
was recorded.
161.
Finance.
i
A Financial
Statement for the period ending January 2006 was recorded.
ii
Notification of the agreed 2006-2007 National Salary Award for Local
Council Clerks
was recorded.
iii
An Invoice 1927 dated 20th January 2006 from Aerial
Contractors re: Streetlights @ £184-59 was recorded.
iv
An Invoice dated January 2006 from CPRE re: Annual subscription @ £
26-00 was recorded.
v
An Invoice 448196 dated 1st February 2006 from Mr R Pitts re:
Grass etc @ £259-20 was recorded.
vi
An Invoice undated January 2006 from SLCC re: CiLCA registration Fee @ £70-00 was recorded.
vii
A request ( Number 1 ), dated 9th February 2006 from Mr B
Summerfield (Clerk) re:
Logged time including:
i Attendance
at Part 1 of the EALC Essex Equals (CiLCA) course +
ii
Home Portfolio work
= ( 32.5 Hours) x £8.451 = £274-65.
iii
All travel and incidental expenses to be billed at the end of the
‘Course’ was recorded.
viii
A D/D Invoice dated 10th February 2006 from E-on Energy re:
Streetlights @ £152-09) was recorded.
ix
A payment dated 12th January 2006 from NALC re: Clerk’s
Training Bursary Fund (£200-00) was recorded.
x A letter dated
16th January 2006 to Rochford district Council re: PRECEPT 2006-07.
xi
The payment dated 15th January 2006 re: Invoice no.
AUD006-F3.15 - 05 dated 6th January 2006 to Lubbock Fine re: Audit @
£199-75 was recorded.
xii
The payment dated 15th January 2006 re: Invoice no. 448195
dated January 2006 to Mr R Pitts re: Grass Maintenance @ £180-25 was recorded.
xiii The payment dated 15th
January 2006 to Mrs D Dobson re: the Co-op Xmas parcels @ £337-87 was
recorded.
xiv Members
discussed and agreed all items for payment.
162.
Report from Members on Outside Bodies.
To receive verbal reports:
i
Monthly Crime report.
Nothing to report.
ii
School
Governors.
Nothing to report.
iii
Flood
Watch report.
Nothing to report.
iv
Councillor reports: Residents
of Stonebridge are looking to raise a sign or other identity item.
163.
Streetlights.
i Councillor
reports:
None
ii Clerk’s Survey report of 18th January 2006: BHR – p2/p3, LWR – p23/p29/p35, BR – p6/p8/p15.
164.
Highways.
Councillor
reports: A ditch, adjacent to the pavement that runs from Mummeries towards the
Shoulderstick (for some 100 feet) is choked up and overgrown.
The Clerk to contact Highways.
165. Items from Councillors.
For exchange of information
only.
The Clerk reported that he now had fixed commitments on Wednesdays and
that Thursdays were reserved for Barling Magna PC.
166.
Date and time of the next Parish Council Meeting.
Agreed: Thursday 9th March 2006. 7.30 p.m. at the Village Hall.
There being no further business the Chairman closed the meeting at 9.17pm.
2nd March 2006. Mr B Summerfield Parish Clerk.