Tanfield Parish Council
MINUTES OF A PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
DATE: Wednesday 11th January, 2017
TIME: 19.00 hrs
LOCATION: West Tanfield Memorial Hall
PRESENT: Councillors David Dumbleton (Chairman), David Powell and Peter Almack.
IN ATTENDANCE: Alison E Carter (Clerk)
PRESENT: Cllr David Webster, John Moxon, Ambrose Almack and Simon Midcalf.
1. WELCOME FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARISH COUNCIL
Councillor Dumbleton welcomed all to the meeting.
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS
There were no declarations of interest or requests for dispensation.
3. PUBLIC QUESTIONS OR STATEMNTS – See below.
It was noted members of the public were in attendance.
A discussion took place about the Ripon Quarry Liaison meeting and the purchase of defibrillators for the Parish.
Reference was made to the minutes of the Ripon Quarry Inaugural Liaison Meeting were no reference was made to
Planning Application NY/2016/0173/A27, the Parish Council had received no notification of the planning application. It
was agreed the Clerk would write to the Quarry.
It was noted the Parish Council has been unsuccessful with their bid for defibrillators for the Parish via the British Heart Foundation. The Parish Council confirmed it has some ring-fenced money set aside for the purchase of defibrillators and was currently in the process of writing to various organisations and charities to see if donations could be obtained. Several possible funding sources were suggested from those in attendance. The Clerk confirmed regular updates would be brought to the Parish Council Meetings.
4. APOLOGIES TO BE RECEIVED AND REASONS FOR ABSENCE ACCEPTED
Apologies received from Councillor Peter Hull.
5. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the last meeting held on 14 December, 2016 were agreed and signed.
6. ADOPTION OF TELEPHONE BOXES
It was noted the Parish Clerk has not received any correspondence with regard to the purchase of the phone boxes, from the residents of the Parish. The Clerk confirmed an expression of interest into the purchase of the telephone boxes in Thornborough and Nosterfield had been made. Enquires are being found as to the cost of adopting the telephone boxes and the cost of insuring these once they have been adopted.
7. STATION YARD, MOWBRAY TERRACE, WEST TANFIELD DEVELOPMENT
It was noted Cllr Peter Hull had attended the Station Yard, Mowbray Terrace, site visit on 3 January, 2017. There were discussions around the low level of affordable housing, the lack of bungalows, lack of play areas for children, lack of parking, concern around the drainage and possible congestion of traffic and access to the site. The development was discussed at Hambleton District Council’s Planning Committee on 5 January, 2017 and is still waiting approval.
8. TOUR DE YORKSHIRE
It was noted Cllr David Powell would attend the public meeting to be held on 23 January, 2017, at West Tanfield Memorial Hall re Tour de Yorkshire.
9. INSPECTION OF PLAYGROUNDS
9.1 Annual Inspection Reports
It was noted the Annual Inspections of the play areas in the Parish have been carried out and all were found to be generally in good order.
9.2. Weekly Inspection Reports
To note weekly inspections are being carried out on all three swing parks by the Parish Clerk.
10. REPORTS FROM PARISH REPRESENTATIVES
10.1 Report from NYCC Police
A written report had been provided by North Yorkshire Police and circulated prior to the meeting. The Clerk read out key points of the Police Report.
10.2 Report from West Tanfield Memorial Hall
Mr John Moxon reported, that the Memorial Hall Committee had met recently and were disappointed that the Parish Council had not been able to secure a defibrillator for the Village. The funds for the Hall are healthy now, there is potential loss of income for the Hall as some regular bookings had ceased. The Hall has just had a new boiler installed thanks to external funding. The Memorial Hall Committee were in discussions with Hambleton District Council over the charging for Business rates. The Village Hall has organised some insurance cover so the field on the corner, near the roundabout, opposite the village Hall can be used as a football pitch.
11. DISH BASED BROADBAND SYSTEM FOR THORNBOROUGH
The Parish Council were informed of a company called Claanet, who can provide a dish based broadband system, for the village of Thornborough. There was a request for assistance in spreading the message, that the company could provide this system, if there is enough interest,and a suitable location in the village that a dish could be placed. The request was brought by a member of the Public. It was agreed that the Parish clerk would place information re Claanet in the Parish Newsletter and on the Parish Website. It was also agreed that the Parish Clerk would write to Superfast North Yorkshire and enquire with BT to see if there were any plans to bring superfast broadband to Thornborough
12. FINANCIALS
12.1 It was resolved that the following report be approved and recorded;
Balance at 31/12/2016NatWest Current a/c - ****4884 / £1,103.27
NatWest Business Reserve a/c - ****2668 / £7,219.73
TOTAL / £8,323.00
Payments to be approved and recorded:
Payee / Details
Alison Carter / Clerks Expenses Sept / £135.23
Alison Carter / Clerks Expenses Oct / £57.50
Alison Carter / Clerks Expenses Nov / £55.80
Alison Carter / Clerks Wages Sept / £294.47
Alison Carter / Clerks Wages Oct / £174.73
Alison Carter / Clerks Wages Nov / £111.69
HMRC / PAYE Sept / £73.40
HMRC / PAYE Oct / £43.80
HMRC / PAYE Nov / £27.80
Farm and Land Services Ltd / Grass cutting invoice 4626 / £432.00
SLCC / Reference Books / £94.80
YLCA / Clerks Training Day / £115.00
DTMS LTD / Caretaker Invoice 20240 / £160.66
DTMS LTD / Caretaker Invoice 20288 / £151.20
DTMS LTD / Caretaker Invoice 20281 / £170.10
Alison Carter / Clerks Expenses July / £24.90
West Tanfield Memorial Hall / Invoice 227 Hire in Sept and Oct / £24.50
West Tanfield Memorial Hall / Invoice 234 Hire in Nov / £7.00
Citizens Advice / Donation / £50.00
J E Moxon / Work on Steps in West Tanfield / £1,200.00
TOTAL / £3,404.58
Receipts to be recorded:
Received From / Details
HMRC / TAX / £166.50
BANK / INTEREST / £0.56
Bedale Community Villages Fund / GRANT / £1,000.00
TOTAL / £1,167.06
13. CORRESPONDENCE
The Clerk reported on items received, including:
White Rose Update received from YLCA
Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities received by YLCA
The thank you letter received from Citizens Advice.
The note received from the Pension Regulator.
14. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
14.1 Consultation on Planning Applications
No new planning applications received since the last Parish Council Meeting.
15. NEXT MEETINGS
The next meetings were confirmed as being on as being on Wednesday 22 February, 2017, Planning Meeting
and Wednesday 19th April, 2017 Ordinary Parish Meeting, starting at 7 pm and held in West Tanfield Memorial Hall.
16. ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED FUTURE MEETINGS
Attendance of Yorkshire Water to the February Meeting
Planning Application NY/2016/0173/A27at the February Meeting
Tour de Yorkshire at the March Meeting
Meeting closed at 19.59 hrs.
These minutes were recorded and prepared by Alison E Carter, Clerk to the Parish Council.
SIGNED: (Chairman)
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