Agenda January 2024

Washingborough Parish Council

Wednesday 17th January 2024 at 6.00pm

Washingborough Sports Pavilion, meeting room.

The meeting will start with the Public Forum and NKDC & LCC Councillors reports.

 

AGENDA

 

  1. Public Forum.
  2. Reports from NKDC and LCC Councillors.

 

  1. In accordance with the Localism Act 2011, to receive:
  1. Apologies and reason for absence.
  2. Declarations of interest.
  3. Applications for dispensation.

       2.  Draft notes of the Parish Council meeting held on 13th December 2023 to be approved as the minutes.

 

  1.  To discuss matters raised at Public Forum. (Any items raised that need resolution will become an agenda item for the next Full Council meeting).

 

  1. Clerks Report:
  1. To note that the B1190 Road closure by Anglian Water for the pipeline project scheduled for January has been cancelled due to the programme of works changing.
  2. To note that the B1190 Main Road between Church Hill & High Street will be closed from the 12th – 14th February by Anglian Water for remedial carriageway repairs.
  3. To note that the culvert at the rear of the playfields has been removed by the Internal Drainage Board due to it collapsing and causing an obstruction.
  4. To note that the Public Notice for the Washingborough B1190, 40 mph speed limit is now being advertised.
  5. To note that the application for the work to the Maple tree on the village green has been received by NKDC and is in it’s 21-day comments period.

 

  1. To receive the notes from the Finance and General Purposes Committee meeting held on 8th January 2024 and to resolve the following recommendations:
  1. The purchase of grass cutting equipment for the tractor with the money to come from forward plan earmarked reserves.
  2. To have both MUGA courts cleaned and relined with the monies coming from playing fields and pavilion earmarked reserves.
  3. The grant budget cap to be £1,750.00 this being the amount received for the siting of the mobile phone mast.
  4. The recommendation for the precept for 2024/2025 is £205,000.

 

  1. To discuss and resolve the following items:
  1. The request from Cllr Cawrey following her contact with a resident regarding inappropriate parking on Oak Hill.
  2. To hold the scarecrow festival during summer 2024.
  3. The report from the flooding working party and any actions to be taken.

 

  1. Planning Matters:
  1. To resolve any comments on the following applications received: None.
  2. To ratify comments on the following applications returned under Clerks delegated powers:
  1. 23/1205/TCA         The Rectory, Church Haill, Washingborough. Work to trees.
  1. To note the decisions from NKDC on the following applications:
  1. 23/1128/HOUS     7 School Lane, Washingborough. Notification received from NKDC that this application was approved.

 

  1. Financial Matters:
  1. To resolve the payment schedule for January 2024 and to note the salaries payments. (to follow)
  2. To receive the accounts and budgets for December 2023.
  3. To receive the Unity Trust Bank statement for December 2023.
  4. To update the bank mandate signatories for Council’s bank accounts.

 

  1. Items for information: None.

 

  1. To propose the facilitator for the February 2024 Parish Council meeting.

 

  1. To resolve moving into closed session. (Public Bodies Admission to Meetings Act 1960)

 

Signed:                                                                                                      Date:

 

 

K Broddle (Clerk to the Council)