PRESENT:
Councillors Mrs J Boulton - Chairman
Mrs
M Race
Mrs T Travell
S
J Boulton
C Everard
R
K
Pieri
W
A Storey
V
Weeks
CLERK: Mrs
J A Schettino
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20. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
There were no apologies for absence.
21. DECLARATION OF MEMBERS INTERESTS
Councillor Horrocks declared an interest in an item that would be raised
regarding Calendars 2009 and he and Councillors C Everard and V Weeks declared
an interest as members of the North Mymms Green Belt Society.
22. MINUTES OF THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING
It was agreed that the Minutes
of the Meeting held on 25 June 2008 were a true record of the proceedings and
signed by the Chairman, subject to the correction of the sequential renumbering
of the paragraphs under 16 d) i):v) on pages 13 and 14.
23. MATTERS ARISING
a) TRACTOR SHED ROOF
Councillor Everard
said he had inspected the completed tractor shed roof and acknowledged that the
contractor had done a very good job.
b)
Councillor S J
Boulton said that the sucker growths had been removed from the base of trees in
Station Close.
c)
Councillor Horrocks
said he had attended a meeting regarding the above and although it was very
interesting, there was nothing in the draft plan for 2010-2035 that would
affect the parish.
d) SUTCLIFFE PLAY PLANS
Councillor Everard
said that the plans for updating Gobions Recreation Ground had been on display
at
e)
There had been a
response from Highways to say that the pothole in the bellmouth of
f) PILLARS,
There had been a response
from the enforcement officer at Welwyn Hatfield Council to say that the pillars
do require planning permission and an application should be submitted by mid
July.
g)
A copy of a letter
from First Capital Connect had been received confirming the renovation and pay
and park scheme at Brookmans Park Station.
It was agreed to write and ask them to reconsider the pay and display
option as this would be considered a detrimental step in encouraging people to
use the railway.
h) GREEN CLOSE TRIANGLE
Councillor Horrocks
said that an application for planning permission had been submitted to Welwyn
Hatfield Council.
i)
Councillor Mrs T
Travel said that although reported, the graffiti was still in the alleyway
between
j) HAPTC
It was agreed that
the weekly bulletins were of interest to the selected recipients and the Clerk
was requested to carry on forwarding these.
k) PROPOSED
There had been
responses from Highways and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council regarding our
request early last year for a one way system in
It was agreed to
write to Councillor Darren Bennet, Chairman of the Cabinet Planning and
Transportation Panel but in the meantime Councillor Storey said that if a body
of the public wants a one way system in Peplins Way, they can get up a petition
with a minimum of 30 names and present it to the chairman of the CPTP
themselves.
l) NORTH MYMMS BOWLS CLUB
Councillor Mrs J
Boulton said that a meeting had been arranged with the North Mymms Bowls Club
for
m) WORKSHOP
Councillor Horrocks
said he had attended a workshop held by the Environment Agency and an item of
interest was a proposed new sewerage facility in the east of the area.
n) ALLOTMENT JUDGING
Councillor Mrs
Boulton’s proposal to record a vote of thanks to the Allotment Judging Panel
for giving up their time was unanimously endorsed.
It was noted that the
winner would be presented with the Challenge Cup at the Allotment Presentation
to be held on
Councillor Horrocks
said that he would again produce the certificates free of charge and Councillor
Pieri said he would pay for the engraving of the Challenge Cup as in previous
years.
o) CALENDAR 2009
Councillor Mrs
Boulton proposed and it was unanimously agreed that a vote of thanks be
recorded to Councillor Horrocks for his time in preparing and producing the
Calendar for 2009.
p) GO EAST REVISION TO THE RSS FOR EAST OF
The Clerk reported
that she had been unable to obtain copies of the Plan and Supporting Document
of the Regional Spatial Strategy free of charge.
24. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
a) FINANCE
Councillor Storey said that at a meeting of the
Finance Committee held earlier in the evening, a Schedule of Accounts due for
payment totalling £33,784.82 was presented and after careful consideration of
each item it was agreed that the total amount be recommended to Council for
approval and payment in full.
Consideration had been given to a Statement of
Balances held with the National Westminster Bank plc as at
Approval was being recommended for the Clerk’s
action in transferring £24,000 from the Councils Reserve Account to Current
Account with effect from
Consideration had been given to the number of
Calendars to be printed and the Finance Committee was recommending that the
Council order 350 for an extra £39 but enquiries regarding the application of
VAT would need to be made.
A discussion had taken place about a secure
container for football nets and it was being recommended that if an amount from
the Community Chests award to all Borough Councillors could be secured, then
the Finance Committee could allot a sum of money towards this and the secure
container at an approximate cost of £1,000 could be discussed at the next
meeting of the Amenities & Building Development Committee and purchased
before the season begins. It was also
being recommended that 2 new rubbish bins be purchased at a cost of
approximately £200 for the football field.
Councillor Storey said that it was being
recommended to Council that the custom and practice of previous years should
apply during the August recess and that accounts due for payment could be
authorized and cheques signed by any two Councillors.
It had been noted that Ken Culshaw had
completed 30 years of service on
It was noted with sadness that Bill Rogers, a
long standing member of North Mymms Parish Council had regretfully passed away
on
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Councillor
Storey’s proposal that the Report of the Finance Committee be adopted was seconded
by Councillor C Everard and carried unanimously.
The originals of the Schedule of Accounts for payment referred to above
were signed by Councillor Mrs J Boulton in her capacity as Chairman of the
Council.
b) AMENITIES
Councillor Everard said that a meeting of the Committee
had been held on
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Councillor Everard’s proposal that the Report
of the Amenities and Building Development Committee be adopted was seconded by
Councillor Horrocks and carried unanimously.
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The
following matters were discussed further:
i) Purchase
of Land, Little Heath
A satisfactory schedule of works had been received from Roger Dixon on
behalf of the Potters Bar Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses but the clerk was
requested to write and ensure that there would be access for the Parish
Council’s tractors while the work was in progress.
ii) Allotment Tenants
A letter from an allotment tenant has been referred to the next meeting
of the Amenities & Building Development Committee.
iii) Bushwood Close/Merritt Walk
Councillors Mrs Boulton and W A Storey had attended a meeting with the
Chief Executive and Housing Manager of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council earlier
that day regarding the above roads.
It appears that the roads would require a huge amount of expenditure to
bring them up to Highways standards which was not an option. It was agreed that Housing would inspect the
site to access the situation and prepare a paper, to include the cost of
maintenance for 10-20 years, for further consideration by the members.
iv) Allotment Applicants
It was agreed that the Council’s Policy of the last forty years should
be ratified that allotments should be allocated to residents within the Parish
unless there is no waiting list, when applicants just outside the Parish may
then be considered.
v) Rotary Club of Brookmans
Park
Councillors Mrs Boulton and Mrs Travell had attended a meeting of the
above on
·
Christmas
lighting on all the trees at Bradmore Green with a lighting ceremony on
·
Maypoles
on Bradmore Green on
A vote of thanks was recorded to Councillors Mrs Boulton and Travell for
attending the meeting on behalf of the Parish Council.
c) PLANNING
Councillor Horrocks said that Meetings of the
Planning Committee had been held on 25 June and 9 July 2008 the Minutes of
which, together with notes of the decisions
reached and action taken, had been
copied to all Councillors.
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Councillor Horrocks’ proposal that the Report of the Planning Committee
be adopted was seconded by Councillor C Everard and carried unanimously.
Councillor Horrocks
said he had attended the first day of the Tanum Farm Appeal hearing.
d)
i) Methi
Restaurant, Bradmore Green
It was agreed that the North Mymms Parish
Council would write to the above restaurant asking whether or not they would be
re-instating the paving which had been cordoned off for some weeks with unsightly
posts and tape.
e) LITTLE HEATH
i) It
was noted that the drain covers in
ii) Councillor S J Boulton said
that there may be a sum of money from the Community Chest available for
expenditure on the recreational equipment at Little Heath.
f) WELHAM GREEN
i) It was noted that the CCTV on the village
green and at the
ii) It was reported that youths were playing up
again behind the flats in
It was noted that the
youth shelter was not lit and that Kerry Clare was investigating the matter.
iii) Councillor Mrs Race advised that the Welham Green
As One group hoped to organise a Balloon Day on the Welham Green playing field
on the weekend of 13/14 September 2008.
The Clerk said that
it would not be possible to use the playing field as the football season starts
in August and the Parish Council had already been advised of football fixtures
on the dates above.
g) REPRESENTATIVES ON OTHER
BODIES
Nothing to report
h)
PARISH ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
Nothing to report.
i) PARISH
The Clerk said that there had been seventeen
responses to the Parish Council’s request for individuals to join a steering
group but unfortunately many of them were from Welham Green and were not a
cross section of the whole parish.
It was agreed to arrange a meeting in September
when
25. CHANCELLORS NEWSLETTER
Councillor Horrocks circulated a draft article
for insertion in the Autumn 2008 Chancellors Newsletter with a request that
comments regarding the content should be directed to him before
26. CORRESPONDENCE
CORRESPONDENCE PREVIOUSLY CIRCULATED TO
1. HAPTC Newsletter June 2008 and Annual Report
2007-2008.
2. Clerk & Councils Direct, July 2008, Issue
58 – 32 pages.
3. Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Agenda for
Highways Joint Members Panel on
4. Herts Archives & Local Studied Newsletter
Summer 2008.
5. Letter dated
6.
THE FOLLOWING CORRESPONDENCE WAS PLACED ON THE TABLE :
7. SLCC Notice of 34th National
Conference on 17-19 October 2008 in
8. SLCC The Clerk July 2008, Vol 40, No. 4 – 36
pages
9. CPRE Countryside Voice Summer 2008 – 52 pages
10. Welwyn Hatfield Alliance News Summer 2008 – 4
pages
11.
27. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
No other business was discussed.
28. DATE
OF
The next meeting of
the Parish Council has already been arranged for
Meeting closed 9.55
pm