MEPAL PARISH COUNCIL

Clerk: Barbara Green, Email: tel 07739 988736 or 01353 774711

Chairman: Mrs Elizabeth Stazicker, email , tel 01353 778129

NOTICE OF MEETING: Parish Council Annual Meeting and Full Council Meeting

TIME: 19.30

DATE: Monday 12th September, 2016

VENUE: Mepal Village Hall, School Lane, Mepal

All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend for the purposes of considering and resolving the business to be transacted at the meeting as set out below.

MEMBERS 5

VACANCIES 2

QUORUM: 3

Members of the public and press are invited to address the Council at its Open Forum.

AGENDA

586/16 TO RECORD APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

587/16 MEMBERS’ DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

588/16 MEMBERS’ REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS

589/16 TO SIGN AND APPROVE MINUTES OF MEETINGS OF:

a)  Full Parish Council meeting 11th July

b)  Extraordinary meeting 22nd August

590/16 TO RECEIVE DISTRICT AND/OR COUNTY COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS

591/16 APPLICATION TO JOIN PARISH COUNCIL

To consider application from Mr Chris Simpson (application form circulated to councillors prior to meeting)

592/16 OPEN FORUM FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

593/16 COMMUNITY HIGHWAYS VOLUNTEER SCHEME

To consider ECDC scheme for recruiting volunteers, including Siding Out, Vegetation Cutting Back, Sign Cleaning, Litter Picking

594/16 BUILDINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST REGISTER

To consider inclusion of 17 Bridge Lane on Register

595/16 MAINTENANCE WORK ON MEPAL RECREATION FIELD

To consider:

a)  Further work to improve football pitches

b)  the condition of entrance to field from Witcham Road and any action necessary.

596/16 FIRE ALARM MAINTENANCE AT PAVILION

To consider quotes received

597/16 PAVILION LICENCE

To consider amendment to alcohol licence

598/16 LILIBET WOOD & BOUNDARY

Update on situation regarding cutting back overgrowth

599/16 CHRISTMAS TREE

To consider provision of Christmas tree and lighting in village

600/16 VILLAGE HALL GRANT REQUEST

To consider letter from Village Hall requesting assistance with purchase of new curtains

601/16 PLANNING GUIDANCE

To note updated guidance from East Cambs District Council

602/16 PARISH COUNCIL INSURANCE RENEWAL

To consider quotes from Came & Co and Zurich (quotes circulated to councillors prior to meeting)

603/16 PARISH COUNCIL COMPUTING

To consider replacement of existing laptop

604/16 FINANCE

To approve following payments:

a)  Scribe 2000 software £234.00

b)  Cambridge Door Service new motor & fit £637.45

To approve payment of the following outstanding accounts made between meetings:

(E=electronic, DD=direct debit, CH=cheque)

a)  Ground tiles for play area (reimburse BG) £59.99 E

b)  Strimmer line (reimburse SB) £ 9.99 E

c)  Cambridge Door Service (service) £459.72 E

d)  NewFlame fire equip maintenance £120.58 E

e)  Balfour Beatty £132.78 E

f)  Truelink £495.54 E

g)  ECDC Licence fee £180.00 E

h)  DJ Richards, printing Mepal People £119.58 E

i)  Mepal Village Hall rent £130.00 CH

605/16 ACTIONS completed and outstanding:

·  New recycling container

·  Repairs to waste and dog bins around village

·  Repairs to Play Area equipment

·  Replacement of broken paving slabs on Recreation Field

·  Purchase, installation and set-up of accounting software

606/16 DIARY DATES

a)  To note that the next Full Council Meeting will be held on Monday 10th October at 7.30pm

b)  There will be a meeting on 14th November 2016 but no meeting is planned for December.

c)  The first meeting of 2017 will be on 9th January at 7.30pm

……………………………………………. Parish Clerk

4th September, 2016