Clerk: Ms Heather Jones

Merlin House

Langstone Business Park

Newport NP18 2HJ

Tel:01633 415393

email:

7th February 2018

AnOrdinary Meeting of Langstone Community Councilis to be held onMonday 12th February 2018at Langstone VillageHall’s Kennett Room, immediately following Committee Meetings for Finance & Developmentand Planning which commence at 7pm, for the purpose of transacting the following business. Members of the public are welcome to attend.

Heather Jones

(Clerk)

AGENDA

  1. Chairman’s statement
  2. Apologies - To receive and accept apologies
  3. Declarations of Interest - To receive and accept declarations of interest
  4. Previous Minutes - To receive and approve minutes of Ordinary and Committee Meetings held on 15th January and to receive and accept the Clerk’s report for appending to the minutes
  5. Public Participation(15 mins) - To receive any questions or addresses to the Council from Members of the Public
  6. City Councillors (10 mins)

To receive any updates from and to discuss Members’ questions for NCC Councillors

  1. Finance

i)To receive copy of approved budget for 2018-19

ii)To consider quotes repairs to tarmac track to Centenary Field from A48

iii)To consider funding to assist set-up of Wi-Fit Café (Youth Club)

iv)To consider purchasing gravel to spread on path from Stockwood Close to A48

v)To consider purchasing planters for LVH

  1. Roles & Responsibilities

i)To allocate/confirm roles on Committees

ii)To allocate/confirm representative roles

  1. Correspondence

i)To note Llandevaud Road Safety survey to be posted to residents with SAE

ii)To note thanks received for donations made to local good causes in December 2017

iii)To note thanks received from Llanwern U12s Rugby Team for rain-jackets sponsorship

iv)To note the receipt of an application for the role of Councillor, potentially eligible for co-option at April’s meeting

  1. Youth - To identify actions to improve the well-being of young people in Langstone
  2. Events – To confirm events for 2018
  • Halloween Party31/10/18
  • Remembrance Service11/11/18
  • Battle’s Over11/11/18
  • Seniors Christmas Lunch??/12/18
  • Christmas Concert08/12/18
  1. Reports - To receive a report or update on:

i)Gwent Police

ii)Road safety / Community Speedwatch

iii)Neighbourhood Watch

iv)Planters / Best Kept Village / Bee Friendly Village

v)Dog-fouling & Litter

vi)Centenary Field and Poppy Park

vii)Defibrillators

viii)GDPR

ix)Llandevaud Parish Hall improvements

  1. Representatives - To receive a report or update on:

i)NCC Liaison Meeting

ii)One Voice Wales

iii)Langstone Primary School

iv)GAVO

v)Langstone Village Hall

vi)Press Contacts

  1. Training / Conferences

i)To identify any training required by Clerk or Councillors

ii)To note the attendance of the Chairman and the Clerk at the Welsh Government’s Partnership Day with the Imperial War Museum re First World War commemorations

  1. Items for inclusion in next agenda

FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA

  1. To receive and accept any apologies
  2. To receive and accept any declarations of interest
  3. To accept accounts for Nov - Dec 2017:

(i)Transaction listings

(ii)Monthly bank statements and reconciliation

  1. To note and approve receipts:

Method / Date / Payee / Description / Amount
BACS / 25/01/18 / HMRC / VAT REFUND / 4688.42
CHQ / 23/01/18 / LANGSTONE VILLAGE HALL / REFURB CONTRIBUTION / 697.93
  1. To note and approve payments already made:

Method / Date / Payee / Description / Amount
DD / 26/01/18 / ROMBOURNE / OFFICE RENT - FEB / 612.00
CHQ 300229 / 30/01/18 / LAND REGISTRY / REGISTRATION OF PARK LEASE / 40.00
SO / 29/01/18 / HK JONES / SALARY - JAN / 798.33
SO / 29/01/18 / TORFAEN BC / PENSION - JAN / 309.91
DD / 11/02/18 / LLOYDS BANK CORP CARD / VARIOUS / (4.23)
  1. To authorisepayments:

Method / Payee / Description / Amount
SO / HK JONES / SALARY - FEB / 798.33
SO / TORFAEN BC / PENSION - FEB / 309.91
BACS / SIMS BUILDING LTD / FINAL INVOICE – RETENTION MONIES / 2800.33
SO / MICROSHADE / CITRIX HOSTING / 57.54
BACS / CLLR C BRYANT / COUNCILLOR EXPENSES / 51.30
Bacs / H K JONES / CLERK’S MILEAGE / 25.96

PLANNING COMMITTEE AGENDA

  1. Apologies - To receive any apologies
  2. Declarations of Interest - To receive and accept any declarations of interest.

Planning applications

  1. There were no comments submitted by the Clerk using delegated authority.
  2. To consider the following planning applications:

Ref / Application / Address / Outcome
18/0048 / Erection of a detached dwelling (Resubmission of 17/0379) / Elnathan, Tregarn Road, Langstone NP18 2JS
18/0098 / Erection of a single storey rear extension / 18 Silure Way, Langstone NP18 2NU
  1. To consider any Planning Applications received after the Agenda was published to be dealt with by the Clerk under delegated authority

Other Matters

  1. To note the Planning Inspectorate’s FINAL decision re definitive map modification order No 1 of 2015 – Bridleway at Old Mill, Langstone