Minutes of a MEETING of the
PARISH COUNCIL held in the Council Office, 1A Bushwood Close, Welham Green on
PRESENT: Councillors
Mrs T Travell
Chairman
Mrs J Boulton
C Everard
P
R Horrocks
Mrs M Race
W A Storey
V Weeks
Temporary Clerk Mrs H Rook
85.
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies for absence were received from Councillor K. Pieri and the Clerk, Mrs J Schettino.
86.
DECLARATION OF MEMBERS INTERESTS
Councillors C Everard, R Horrocks and V Weeks
declared an interest as committee members of the North Mymms Green Belt Society.
87. MINUTES
OF THE LAST MEETING
It was agreed that the Minutes of a Meeting held on
88. MATTERS
ARISING
Letter from
BDO
It was agreed to write to BDO in reply to their letter
dated
Councillor Mrs Boulton proposed a vote to thanks to
Councillor Horrocks.
Action: H.Rook
An email had been received from Herts Highways advising Swanley Bar Lane will be ranked on their traffic and environment list which will take into account accident history, environment of the site etc. and they will liaise with the Police to see if they have reported problems with lorries and if they would support a possible weight limit as it would be down to the Police to enforce it.
Herts Highways will also arrange for the area engineer to
carry out a site inspection to look at the reported damage outside
Electrical
Works
Following the full electrical inspection, Councillors Weeks
and Everard had met with the contractor and had agreed the essential works which
will be carried out on 6th and
Christmas Tree,
Bradmore Green
Councillor Horrocks noted that the Christmas Tree provided by the Rotary Club looked really good this year and it was agreed to write to the Rotary Club to compliment them on the tree.
Action: H.Rook
89. REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES
a)
FINANCE
Councillor Storey reported that the Finance Committee had met earlier that evening.
It was agreed to recommend to Full Council a Schedule
of Accounts for payment totalling £13,329.96 including £5,528.67 which had
already been paid for payroll and direct debits.
A Bank Reconciliation as at
Approval had been given to transfer £15,000 from the
Council’s Business Reserve Account to the Current Account and a letter to Nat
West signed.
A new lease for the land at Bradmore Green had been
agreed and signed by Mr Hobbs.
The proposed Budget for 2011/12 had been circulated
by Councillor Storey and was given due consideration. Figures for maintenance work on the
Bungalows and Burns Pavilion had been estimated as had the figures for staffing
costs. It was recommended to Full
Council to keep the Precept for 2011/12 at the same level as 2010/11 on the
basis that most items of building maintenance would be carried out in the
current financial year.
Councillor Storey proposed that he and Councillor
Horrocks prepare a letter to residents to be sent by WHBC with the 2011/12
Council Tax demand.
Action:
Councillors Storey & Horrocks
Councillor Boulton agreed to inspect the damp and
drainage problems at Bungalow 2 and a site visit will be arranged. Two quotations had so far been obtained
for replacement fascia, soffits and gutters and two reports from damp
specialists had previously been circulated.
Action:
H.Rook
Councillor Storey will investigate the water
flow/run-off in the driveway area in front of the Bungalows and report
back.
Action:
Councillor Storey
Councillor Storey’s proposal that the Report of the
Finance Committee be adopted was seconded by Councillor Everard and carried
unanimously.
b)
AMENITIES
Councillor Everard said the last Meeting of this
Committee had been held on
The next Amenities and Building Development Committee
meeting will be held on
Councillor Everard’s proposal that the report of the
Amenities and Building Development Committee be adopted was seconded by
Councillor Horrocks and carried unanimously.
c)
PLANNING
Councillor Horrocks reported that the Planning Committee had met on Wednesday 24th November 2010 and Wednesday 15th December 2010, the minutes of which, together with notes of decisions reached and action taken, had been copied to all Councillors.
Councillor Horrocks’ proposal that the Minutes of the
Planning Committees be adopted was seconded by Councillor Everard and carried
unanimously.
90.
It was noted that parking charges at
Details of gas mains replacement works in Bradmore
Green during the period 24th January to
91. LITTLE
HEATH
The car park extension at RVC appears to be nearing
completion.
92. WELHAM
GREEN
Councillor Mrs Travel noted she was disappointed at the
lack of road gritting on subsidiary roads and in particular around local schools
during the recent icy conditions.
93.
REPRESENTATIVES ON OTHER
BODIES/ORGANISATIONS
Sadly Brian Smith had passed away before Christmas and Mr Jeremy Taylor had approached a resident of Welham Green to becoming a Trustee. Following the appointment of Julia Boothby as the new Vicar at St Mary’s Church she had also agreed to take up a Trusteeship from March 2011.
North Mymms
Youth and Community Centre
Councillor Hastings advised there would be a Jumble Sale at
the Centre on
94. PARISH
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN
95. PARISH
PLAN
Working groups have been set up to draft various
sections of the plan and are aiming to have the first draft available by March
2011.
96.
CORRESPONDENCE
CORRESPONDENCE CIRCULATED TO
1.
Copy Letter to
the Local Government Boundary Commission for
between North Mymms Parish Council and Colney Heath
Parish Council as it affects residents in Franklin Close.
2.
WHBC – Planning
the Future of Brookmans Park, Welham Green and Surrounding Areas, summary of
comments from workshops.
3.
Resident of
Welham Green re: Verge Damage.
4.
WHBC – Green
Infrastructure Community Workshop
5.
WHBC – Council
Tax Base and Council Tax Bills 2011/12.
6.
CDA for Herts –
East of England Rural White Paper invitation for
7.
North Mymms
Memorial Hall Management Committee
8.
HAPTC – Survey
re communication.
THE FOLLOWING CORRESPONDENCE WAS READ OUT BY THE
CLERK
1.
2.
CPRE
Newsletter – Autumn 2010.
3.
CPRE
Fieldwork – December 2010.
4.
5.
British
Youth Council – guide.
6.
Hertfordshire Highways – Parking Restrictions in
Harpsfield Broadway, Hatfield.
7.
HCC –
97. ANY
OTHER BUSINESS
a)
Contractors for Building Maintenance
Councillor Boulton
recommended that the Parish Council ask contractors for a copy of their Public
Liability Insurance before agreeing to any work.
b)
S137 Payments
To be considered and
agreed at the next Full Council meeting.
c)
Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting is to
be held on
Action: H.Rook
d)
Rural White Paper for the East of
Councillor Horrocks
advised he would be happy to attend the discussion on
e)
Green Infrastructure Community Workshop
As this meeting is on
Action: H.Rook
f)
Tree in Gobions
It has been reported that
a large horse chestnut tree has fallen in Gobions. Due to the size of the tree, the
groundsmen will require assistance in removing the tree and a quotation is being
obtained.
Action: Groundsmen
g)
Benches
The four metal benches
have now been delivered. The
goundsmen have advised that it would be very difficult to move the existing
wooden benches at the Little Heath playground to the Welham Green Recreation
Ground as the fixings are in concrete.
It was agreed to install
one of the new benches at the Little Heath play area, two benches at the Gobions
play area and one at the Welham Green play area.
Action: Groundsmen
h)
Mobile Police Unit
PCSO Sam Griffin had
advised that due to a lack of funding the mobile police unit will not be coming
to
98. DATE OF
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting has already been arranged for
Meeting closed at