Todwick Parish Council Minutes
JRW/267
TODWICK PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the meeting held in Todwick Village Hall at 7.30 p.m.
on Tuesday 27th July 2004
PRESENT
- Councillor Pantry - Chairman
- Councillor Mosley - Vice Chairman
- Councillor Castledine
- Councillor Gregory
- Councillor Palmer
- Councillor Varah
- Councillor B Waller
- Councillor L Waller
Clerk & Financial Officer - J R Walker
New Councillors Palmer and Varah had already signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office and Declaration of Interest and were welcomed to the Council by all present.
04/31 APOLOGIES
Councillor Langford had sent an apology.
04/32 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
There were no amendments.
The minutes were signed as a true record.
04/33 MATTERS ARISING
04/19(2)
Gregory had held a meeting at her home with the RMBC Public Rights of Way Officer, Pat Wilson and parishioner Jim Tomkin.
Mr Wilson and Mr Tomkin were to prepare details of local walks. RMBC would then prepare and print an explanatory leaflet.
A map showing all the public rights of way in the parish was also to be made available and it was hoped this could be displayed within a purpose built notice board.
04/30(2)
B Waller reported on her meeting with the RMBC Officer. Additional street nameplates were to be erected at Manor Way, Goosecarr Lane and The Pastures in some 4 to 6 weeks time.
04/34 URGENT ITEMS FOR LATER CONSIDERATION
- Community Warden
- Youth Shelter Floor
- Speeding Traffic at The Pastures
- A57 Improvement Scheme Public Meeting
04/35 CLERK'S REPORT
Clerk had undertaken all his duties as instructed. There were no outstanding matters.
04/36 FINANCIAL OFFICER'S REPORT
Clerk had sent the necessary documents to the External Auditor
£ |
|
Monies Received |
|
|---|---|
Nil |
|
Payments made since last meeting |
|
1. Yorkshire Water - Allotment Bill |
21.39 |
2. Todwick Village Hall Committee - Hall Rents |
66.00 |
Payments to be made |
|
1. J B Mosley - Village Maintenance Works |
272.00 |
2. J R Walker - July/Aug Salary & July Expenses |
988.98 |
3. Inland Revenue - July/Aug Employer/Employee N I |
18.56 |
4. Eastwood Press - "Informer" Printing |
90.00 |
5. C Pantry - Expenses |
37.90 |
6. Todwick Church Building Fund - "Informer" Deliveries |
25.00 |
7. Zurich Insurance Company - LCAS Fee |
99.88 |
8. Victim Support Rotherham - Donation |
100.00 |
Unpresented cheques |
|
1. Just Basketball Ltd |
5.99 |
2. Todwick village Hall Committee |
66.00 |
Existing bank balances |
||
|---|---|---|
| Business Premium | Business Reserve | Community |
£7,024.25 |
£57,091.73 |
£1.00 |
Bank balances after payments made |
||
| Business Premium | Business Reserve | Community |
£5,319.94 |
£57,091.73 |
£1.00 |
04/37 CORRESPONDENCE
RMBC - Customer Satisfaction Survey
Lisa Hundt - Parish Magazine Article
Gregory had not thought it appropriate to include an article on the home composting scheme.
RMBC - Streetpride Spending Plan
B Waller RMBC would arrange and pay for the works.
Anston Parish Council - Community Conference
First travel - A57 Improvement Scheme
RMBC - Countryside Access
Gregory would telephone the Public Rights of Way Officer and return the completed form.
Anston Parish Council - Seven Parishes Meeting
RMBC Councillor Nuttall - A57 Improvement
RMBC - Street Naming of Paddock View
RMBC - Horticultural Show
RMBC - Highway Matters
Victim Support - Request for Donation
Resolved by 5 votes to 3 to donate £100 towards the purchase of a new copier.
The meeting was suspended at 8.30 pm.
OPEN SESSION
Mr J Castledine advised members on the latest amendments to the plan for the improvement of the A57. These were principally the provision of a pedestrian subway near Goosecarr Lane and a light controlled pelican crossing near the Red Lion public house. There was very strong opposition to the scheme and he asked that the Parish Council urgently organise and chair a public meeting to agree a strategy for achieving the further amendments considered essential.
General discussion took place related to details of the scheme.
Chairman the Council would consider its further actions later in the meeting.
Open Session Closed at 9.15pm.
04/38 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
RB2004/1258
Single storey side extension of detached garage and formation of vehicular access at 9 Staniforth Crescent for Mr Earnshaw
Resolved to offer no objection.
RB/20041277
Conservatory at 14 Kiveton Lane for Mr Godfrey
Resolved to offer no objection.
RB2004/1349
Single storey side and rear extension at 14 Osborne drive for Mr Hewitt
Resolved to offer no objection.
23 Manor Way
Ground and first floor extension.
Gregory had spoken with Councillor Mosley. Neither they nor RMBC could recollect a recent application. She was concerned that the site work may be without planning permission but was eventually advised that the application had been approved in 1999.
The construction was now almost complete and she could see no objection to it.
Resolved to offer no objection.
04/39 COMMITTEES
Allotments
L Waller was concerned that several allotments remained uncultivated despite holders having paid rent. This was causing maintenance problems for the Council and those who were cultivating their plots.
Resolved that the Clerk write to those concerned.
L Waller was to speak with the Clerk to give the necessary details and suggest the wording of the letter.
Footpaths
Gregory would ask Mr Tomkin if he was prepared to be co-opted onto the Committee.
7 Parishes
Gregory and Clerk reported on the meeting and in particular to comments made concerning the A57 Improvement Scheme, the re-development of the old Kiveton Park and Dinnington Colliery sites and a proposed wind farm.
The next meeting was planned for 19 October 2004.
Recreation
Mosley asked the Clerk to arrange for the senior football pitch to be marked out for a match on 5 August 2004.
Mosley gave details of recent vandalism at the bowling club. Cost of the works and the excess on the Council's insurance policy combined to make submitting a claim inadvisable.
Resolved that the cost of repairs be shared equally with the Club.
Mosley would inform the Club Chairman.
04/40 BUDGET 2004/5
Resolved to discuss at a special meeting to be held on 17 August.
04/41 PARISH PLAN
Chairman awaited further information from David Mitchell at YLCA.
04/42 EMERGENCY PLAN
Chairman was preparing to submit the form.
04/43 "INFORMER" DELIVERIES
Gregory reported that the cost of delivery had remained unchanged for 10 years.
She was a member of the Parochial Church Council and did not participate in the vote which followed.
Resolved to increase payment for delivery to £50 per issue.
Gregory because of a lack of mobility she would no longer be able to personally deliver to the outlying parts of the parish as she had done for some time.
Palmer/Varah would deliver to the properties concerned.
Resolved to thank Councillor Gregory for the latest excellent issue of The Informer and for all the work she had done to ensure its distribution.
04/44 HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
Chairman continued to study the relevant documents.
04/45 VILLAGE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
Mosley reported on his activities during the month including work at the allotments, youth shelter, bowling clubhouse and recreation ground.
04/46 URGENT ITEMS
Community Warden
Resolved that the Clerk enquired as to how such a post might be established to cover the parish.
Youth Shelter Floor
Resolved not to provide a slabbed concrete floor as suggested by Councillor B Waller.
Speeding Traffic at The Pastures
Resolved that the Clerk write to request the use of police speed radar in an attempt to reduce the excessive speed my many motorists.
A57 Improvement Scheme Public Meeting
Resolved to hold a public meeting in the village hall on 3 August 2004 to consider the latest amendments to the plan.
The Clerk was instructed to invite appropriate RMBC Officers, the three local RMBC Councillors and RMBC Councillor G Smith to attend.
The meeting closed at 10.25 p.m.
The next meeting will be held in Todwick Village Hall at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday 28th September 2004