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Ab Kettleby Parish Council minutes of the meeting held on 9th December 2014

1 Apologies

Apologies were received from Cllrs Parker and Turner. Those present were Cllrs Boardman, King, Warwick, and North. The Clerk was in attendance.

2 Declaration of personal or prejudicial interests and to receive and approve any dispensations from members.

Cllr Warwick declared an interest in item 5b

3 Public Participation

Representatives of Severn Trent and MWH were present to give an update on work on the new reservoir on Clawson Lane and to discuss problems that the construction work was causting. The meet/MWHing were advised that the road was swept daily between 2 and 4pm to clean off mud and that vehicles were hosed down before leaving the site. All vehicles had been given an approved route for arriving and leaving the site but it was agreed that large vehicles were turning right on leaving the site and then turning right at the junction of Clawson Lane and A606 thus causing problems and hazards for other traffic. It was agreed that a sign advising that all lorries must turn left on leaving the site is to be erected by Severn Trent. The position of working lights had now been changed and should no longer be a problem at night. The Clerk had details for direct contact with the site manager and it was hoped that there would be no further problems.

4 Confirmation of minutes of 12th November 2014. These were agreed without amendment

5 Matters arising

5a Village Pond

Cllrs had been unable to meet to carry out the work. The Clerk is to contact Severn Trent/MWH who may be able to offer assistance.

C/Fwd

5b Landyke Lane

This discussion took place in private. Cllr Warwick took no part in the discussions. The Clerk had sent further details to the PC solicitor.

C/Fwd

5c Welby Lane

No reply had been received from the enforcement officer regarding the mobile home on site. The Clerk is to contact Borough Cllr Orson for help.

C/Fwd

5d Superfast Broadband

It was now anticipated that Holwell would receive fibre optic broadband in the summer of 2015 but that the provision in Ab Kettleby had been put back to sometime in the first quarter of 2015. LCC had been advised that the PC was interested in working with LCC to provide fibre optic broadband in Wartnaby.

Discharged

6 Planning

6a Determinations – Nil

6b Applications – Mr Allen/Ms Richardson, Orchid Cottage, Wartnaby Road, Ab Kettleby – conversion of existing outbuildings to form bedrooms and bathroom and internal alterations, detached garage.

Cllrs had no objections to this application.

7 Highways

7a Road Signs

Cllr Boardman reported that the signs were now visible.

Discharged

7b Hedge Sugar Loaf to Clawson Lane

Cllr Turner had not yet cut the hedge by the bus shelter.

C/Fwd

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7d Bus Stop

Center Bus had agreed to remove the timetable from the redundant bus stop

Discharged

8 Correspondence

Nil

9 Financial Statement

The Clerk reported as follows

B/Fwd£14203.87 £14203.87 Deposit £12327.81

Current A/C£ 1876.06

£14203.87

Cllrs unanimously agreed that the following accounts be paid;

Clerk salary£ 87.70

Expenses£ 8.50

E-on£ 636.82

M Turner£ 100.00 Xmas tree

£ 833.02

Balance to be taken forward£13370.85

The Financial regulations had been circulated before the meeting and Cllrs agreed that it was adequate and met current requirements.

The precept for 2015/16 was discussed. It was agreed that spending would continue at current levels but that funding may be required for renewing street lights in Wartnaby, legal fees, fibre optic Broadband in Wartnaby and children's play area. It was, therefore unanimously agreed that the precept remain the same ant £7500.

10 Reports from Meeting

Nil

11 Date of Next Meeting

This was set for 13th January 2015

12 Any other Business

Nil

There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 8.20pm

Signed……………………………………………………..Dated………………………………………