Minutes of the meeting of EARBY TOWN COUNCIL held on
MONDAY 30th November2015 in The Parish Rooms Earby
1.Welcome
The meeting began at 7.30pm.
CllrC Tennant(in the chair) opened and welcomed all present to the meeting.
2.Attendance, Apologies and Non Attendance.
To record accept or otherwise, attendance, apologies for absence and non-attendance.
Attending Cllrs:
Cllrs: A Banks, V Cocker, S Hartley,M Horsfield, S Metcalf, S Redfearn and P Wilkinson.
Apologies from: Cllrs: N Harris, J Jackman and J Spence. (All work/prior commitments).
Absent Cllrs:
None.
3.Declarations of Interest/s
Cllrs:C Tennant Re-pay under finance
V Cocker Re-pay under finance
S Hartley Re-pay under finance
P Wilkinson Payment to his company
4. Public discussion
Members of the public present to be offered the opportunity to address council on any relevant subject not already on the agenda.
There was none.
5.Police business
To report on and forward any issues of concern to the local police team and to the Community Safety Partnership, to include agreeing the Police and Communities Together (PACT) priorities for the forthcoming period.
No Police in attendance.
PACT Priorities are to remain the same as last month.
6. Planning: to consider and comment on the following:
Applications
Case Number: 13/15/0524P
Proposal: Full: Variation of Condition: Vary Conditions 10, 13, 14 and 15 of Planning Permission 13/05/0969P (Drainage).
Address: D Wilkinson & Co Riley Street Garage Riley Street Earby Barnoldswick BB18 6NX
Grid Reference: Easting: 39089090 Northing: 44664020
Date Registered: 26 October 2015
Case Officer: Kathryn Hughes
Due to insufficient information and detail in the application and the existing known overcapacity of the combined surface and foul water then it was proposed that council object:
Decision: Object
Proposed
Seconded
Passed Unanimously
Case Number: 13/15/0510P
Proposal: Full: Erection of a row of three dwelling houses.
Address: Land At Victoria Road Earby Barnoldswick
Grid Reference: Easting: 39074900Northing: 44675300
Date Registered: 22 October 2015
Case Officer: Kathryn Hughes
Discussed.
Decision: Support
Proposed
Seconded
Passed Unanimously
Case Number: 13/15/0538P
Proposal: Full: Change of use of dwelling (C3) to retail showroom (A1) and 2no self-contained flats and alterations to shop front.
Address: 1 Colne Road Earby Barnoldswick BB18 6XB
Grid Reference: Easting: 39054870 Northing: 44658820
Date Registered: 03 November 2015
Case Officer: Kathryn Hughes
Discussed.
Decision: Support
Proposed
Seconded
Passed Unanimously
Decisions:
Case Number: 13/15/0445P
Proposal: Full: Variation of Condition: Vary Condition 2 of Planning Permission 13/14/0533P (Amended plans).
Address: Land At Victoria Road Earby Barnoldswick
Grid Reference: Easting: 39067600Northing: 44678200
Date Registered: 22 September 2015
Case Officer: Kathryn Hughes
The planning application to carry out the above mentioned proposal has been Approved (Grant) and the decision notice sent out in the post on 06 November 2015.
This was noted by council.
Delegated List
To receive for information purposes the latest list which has been circulated by email to all councillors by the clerk, who will advise Council of items pertinent to Earby.
Plan No.Address ApplicantDecision
13/15/0400P47 Victoria Rd Earby Miss K ChungRefuse
13/15/0418N5 Springfield Av Earby Mr & Mrs GreenwoodAccept
13/15/0439PUnit A WCBP EarbySwitch Hair Pension SchemeGrant
Noted.
7.Minutes
To accept and approve as an accurate representation the minutes of the previous council meeting held on Monday 26th October 2015.
Proposed
Seconded
Passed Unanimously
8.Update of ongoing issues from previous minutes
Verbal update from clerk and councillors on any matters from the above.
- Loan interest – waived
- £3000 drawn down from PBC – intended for the improvement work on the car park recently purchased from PBC.
There were no other items to discuss, than the above, which were noted by council.
9.Reports from meetings with other organisations
To receive for information purposes verbal or written reports from councillors or clerk on any such meetings they have attended.
These should be notified to the clerk in advance of the agenda so that they can be listed; in the case of written reports, in order that they can be circulated to councillors prior to the meeting.
Several reports of meetings with representatives of Pendle Borough Council and other agencies had been circulated via email by the clerk and Cllr. Tennant, who confirmed the content for those who had not been at the last meeting and the content of which was in the minutes for that meeting.
10.Finance
To consider approve or otherwise the following:
a)Internal Invoice
To “load test” 51 x brackets, put up and switch on, take down and switch off, and return to the Parish Rooms Victoria Road, fifty one times Earby Town Council artificial Christmas trees.
A total of 13 hours (2 x six and half hours work) @ £37.92 per hour + fuel @ £7.04
The above includes the supply/use of 1 x JCB Workmax vehicle, 1 x trailer and 1 x man/labour, with the hourly rate been that of the National Association Agricultural Contractors (N.A.A.C.) charges for 2014/15.
Amount: £500.00
Amount to Utility Vehicle Committee from Events Committee.
Noted and approved by Council.
b)Public Toilets Committee
Public Toilets Budget – That the £2,000 long term depreciation/replacement monies allocated in this committee 2015/16 budget, now be transferred to the Skipton Building Society Account and earmarked accordingly.
Cheque to be issued at this meeting and be added to payments listed below.
Noted and approved by Council.
c)Clerks and Councils Direct
The annual subscription is due next month.
Does council wish to renew? £100 is the fee due.
Proposed
Seconded
Passed Unanimously
d)Bulk Storage for Wood Pellets
Council to discuss this in view of the email sent to all Cllrs. On 27/10/15.
Discussed and council brought up to date after further discussions within the Parish Rooms Committee. Council was advised that on balance it was thought an internal system would be best.
Proposed, SecondedandPassed Unanimously.
Bills presented for payment:
Cheque / Payee / Details / Amount £ + VAT / Budget & VATD/D / Xln business services / Telephone/Internet / 38.56 / AD 6.42
S/O / S. Cumpstey / November Payment / 66.73 / PR Nil
S/O / S. Schollick / November Payment / 570.24 / AD Nil
S/O / K. Thompson / November Payment / 241.27 / PT Nil
D/D / Bridge Bus. Solutions / PAYE Agency / 15.00 / AD Nil
1982 / HMRC / PAYE Month 08 / 149.76 / AD Nil
1983 / Earby Brass Band / Remembrance Sunday / 50.00 / EV Nil
1984 / Colne First Aiders / Remembrance Sunday / 30.00 / EV Nil
1985 / Skipton Building Soc / Agreed Cont. to Reserves / 4257.00 / Gn Bd Nil
1985 / Skipton Building Soc / From PT reserves / 2000.00 / PT Nil
1986 / S. Cumpstey / Front Office x 9 / 69.66 / FO Nil
1987 / K. Thompson / Xmas Decorations / 45.00 / UV Nil
1988 / V Cocker / Anti Climb Paint Notices etc. / 18.52 / PR 0.50
1989 / C Tennant / Anti Climb Paint / 110.40 / PR 18.40
1990 / BOSS / Lam Pouches Copier Paper / 90.05 / AD 15.01
1991 / S Hartley / WH Smith Vouchers / 20.00 / EN Nil
1992 / Keybury / Replacement Battery / 24.00 / PR 4.00
1993 / Yorkshire Water / Public Conveniences (CR) / 37.11 / PT Nil
1993 / Yorkshire Water / Parish Rooms / 67.05 / PR Nil
0603 / Yorkshire Water / Allotments (SL) / 54.96 / AL Nil
0603 / Yorkshire Water / Allotments (RT) / 25.85 / AL Nil
1994 / Stately Lighting / Instl Lg Displ/Christmas Decs / 540.00 / EV 90.00
1995 / Zurich / Annu Fee – Rk Ass / 114.00 / AD Nil
1997 / Dales Renewables / Pressure redct valve / 132.00 / PR 22.00
1998 / CommuniCorp / Clerks and Council Direct / 100.00 / AD Nil
1996 / S Osguthorpe / Development of Website / 640.05 / AD Nil
1999 / J Schollick / Payment set up fee one.com / 10.80 / AD Nil
1999 / J Schollick / 3 x memory drive / 11.58 / AD Nil
1993 / Yorkshire Water / Parish Rooms Car Park / 36.28 / PR Nil
1989 / C Tennant / Washroom Cleaner / 45.55 / PT 7.59
2000 / Pendleside Hospice / Donation re Power Washer / 50.00 / UV Nil
2001 / Earby Events Group / Donation to Christmas Event / 150.00 / DN Nil
Proposed
Seconded
Passed Unanimously
11.Future Financial Challenges
Standing item.
If nothing then move on to the next item.
None.
12.Matters from Parish Surgeries
To receive for information purposes the written report from the Friday Surgeries.
Cllr. Cocker to advise Council of any matters arising from this.
Cllr Cocker provided council with her usual comprehensive report.
Cllr Myers gave a report to council on her meeting with the police and a resident re the harassment and threats being made by numerous youths. Police action is on-going and a copy of the report can be found in the relevant file.
Noted by Council.
13. Parish Based Bus Scheme – Consultation
Consultation period extended until the end of December.
For council to discuss and consider before voting on what official response to give, if any.
Councillors had read the proposals and discussed matters here.
Council thought that this was impractical on operational and financial terms and the clerk was to reply and say no thank you on those lines.
Resolved:That the clerk would reply for council as above.
14. Request to borrow lighting
All Saints Church has asked to borrow the outdoor string of inspection lamps and one standing floodlight in the run up to Christmas.
They have also offered to make a donation to ETC and that any bulbs will be replaced and the lights stored safely at night.
Proposed
Seconded
Passed Unanimously
Resolved: That the Church could borrow the lamps as requested.
15. Council Website
Is now live – any thoughts on any changes/improvements?
Councillors had all looked at the site and the consensus was that it looked very good and was very informative.
Thanks were extended to the designer Mr S Osguthorpe and the clerk for all the hard work and for their services.
16. Correspondence
To receive for information purposes items received since the last meeting that have not already been dealt with by the clerk or appear on the agenda.
These are to be found on the “press desk”.
Noted.
The next meeting will be held on Monday 04th January 2016 at 7.30pm in the Parish Rooms.
Councillors were asked to be in attendance at 7.00pm so that a report on the finances could be given by the Chair, Management Accountant and the Clerk prior to discussion regarding budgets.
DATED: 04th January2016
Chairman
(C. Tennant)
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