May 2024 Agenda
Annual Meeting of Washingborough Parish Council
Wednesday 15th May 2024 at 6.00pm,
at Washingborough Community Centre, Small Hall.
(The meeting will start with the Public Forum and NKDC & LCC Councillors reports)
AGENDA
a. Public Forum.
b. Reports from LCC and NKDC Councillors.
1. Election of a Chairman and the Completion of the Declaration of Office.
2. Election of a Vice Chairman.
3. Appointment of the Finance & General Purposes Committee and the respective Chairman and Vice Chairman.
4. Appointment of the Staffing Panel and the respective Chairman.
5. Confirmation of the representatives to the following outside bodies: Washingborough Garrett’s Charity and Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils.
6. In accordance with the Localism Act 2011, to receive:
a. Apologies and reason for absence.
b. Declarations of interest.
c. Applications for dispensation.
7. Draft notes of the Parish Council meeting held on 17 April 2024 to be approved as the minutes.
8. To discuss matters raised at Public Forum (any items raised that need resolution will become an agenda item for the next Full Council meeting).
9. Clerks Report (for information only).
a. To note the Public Notice for the proposed 40mph speed limit on the B1190/Five Mile Lane which will be advertised in the local newspaper on the 16th May.
b. To note that the NGED Transformer Upgrade works have now been started and will be ongoing through May.
10. To sign off the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) 2023/24 Documentation.
a. To note the internal audit report (AGAR page 3).
b. Section 1 - Annual Governance Statement (AGAR page 4).
c. Section 2 - Accounting Statements – (AGAR page 5).
d. To note the dates for the Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Unaudited Annual Governance and Accountability Return.
11. To discuss and resolve the following items:
a. To hold the Macmillan coffee morning event on the 27th September 2024.
b. Re-staring the coffee mornings from October 2024 to March 2025.
c. The request from the tennis club for the storage units to be painted with anti-climbing/theft paint to try and reduce anti-social behaviour in this area.
d. A report from the Flooding Working Party and any actions to be taken.
12. Planning Matters.
a. To resolve any comments on the following applications received.
i. 24/0527/HOUS 80 Granson Way – Proposed single storey and two storey and two storey extensions to dwelling.
ii. 24/0510/VARCON 7 School Lane – Application to vary condition 4 (approved construction details) of planning permission 23/1128/HOUS – Demolition and replacement of existing garage and boundary walling and amended vehicular access – original proposal which condition relates to is not an accurate representation of what is possible to build on site due to levels.
b. To ratify comments on the following applications returned under Clerks delegated powers: None.
c. To note the decisions from NKDC, on the following applications received:
i. 24/0295/HOUS: 1 Durham Close – Erection of single storey side & front elevation extension. Approved.
ii. 24/0283/HOUS & 24/0284LBC: Manor Farm, Church Hill: Conversion of existing garage into an annexe. Approved.
iii. 24/0288/HOUS: 40A Granson Way – Erection of single storey side extension to create a self-contained annex with solar pv panels. Approved.
13. Financial Matters.
a. To resolve the payment schedule for May 2024 and note the salaries payments (to follow).
b. To receive the accounts and budgets for April 2024.
c. To receive and sign the Unity Trust Bank statement for April 2024.
d. To advise of the change in cost to the waste collection from North Kesteven.
e. To resolve the payments made by Direct Debit and Bac’s
14. To resolve moving into Closed Session (Public Bodies Admission to Meetings Act 1960).
Signature: K J Broddle
Karen Broddle (Clerk)