Agenda 10th September 2024
Dear Councillors,
You are summoned to attend the Meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 10th September 2024 in Partney Victory Hall at 7.00pm.
There is an Open Forum at each meeting where Members of the Public are invited to ask questions or make short statements to the Council in relation to the business on the agenda.
Please note that any recommendations made at this meeting by the Parish Council in respect of planning applications on the agenda are advisory only and not binding on East Lindsey District Council. Documents relating to the applications may be viewed a www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/Planning. It is recommended that any comments you wish to make be submitted direct to East Lindsey District Council, either by their website as above or by letter.
Signed Jane Slaymaker - Parish Clerk 04.09.2024
Public Participation/ Open Forum (15 minutes allocated)
Agenda
1. To open the meeting and welcome
2. To note any apologies and accept valid reasons of absence
3. To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and consider any requests for dispensations1 in relation to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or any other interests as outlined in the Council’s Code of Conduct
4. To receive and approve the draft notes of the meeting held on 9th July 2024 previously circulated to members and published in draft to the website as required under the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities
5. To receive reports from the County and District councillors
6. Finance
a) To formally note financial position
b) To formally note bank reconciliations
c) To approve payment to Karl Valentine for the hedging work near the fuel station of £90
d) To formally approve any automated, retrospective and future payments to be made:
25.06.24 Glasdon – waste bin (debit card) (Litter Act 1983 ss 5,6) £395.64
05.07.24 UK Countrystore – fencing for cemetery warning notices (PC and Burial Authorities Misc Provisions Act 1970 s.1) £66.25
05.07.24 UK Countrystore - fencing for cemetery warning notices £14.75
12.07.24 Sign Trade Supplies – posts for cemetery sign (debit card) £148.88
24.07.24 Wave – cemetery water (direct debit) £26.03
02.08.24 Karl Valentine grass cutting- village £120.00
02.08.24 Karl Valentine grass cutting – cemetery July (Open Spaces Act 1906 ss. 9-10) £140.00
05.08.24 Tongs – post-kwik (debit card) £11.95
26.08.24 Doxdirect – Partney Village questionnaire printing (LGA 1972 s.142) £33.81
30.08.24 Karl Valentine grass cutting – cemetery August (Open Spaces Act 1906 ss. 9-10) £140.00
30.09.24 Salary £164.19 (LGA 1972 s.112)
31.10.24 Salary £164.19
e) To note any income received since the last meeting:
09.07.24 Interest £7.71
09.08.24 Interest £9.37
7. Planning Matters
a) To consider any planning applications received since the last meeting including ref: N/136/01166/24 - Replacement of existing oil tank within the curtilage of a listed building at Partney Church and ref: N/136/01167/24 - Listed Building Consent - Replacement of existing oil tank at Partney Church and resolve action
b) To note any planning decisions and/or appeal notifications since the last meeting
8. Village Matters
a) To receive an update on highway matters
b) To discuss response to reports of overgrown hedges in the village and resolve action
c) To discuss street lighting with reference to a ‘dark sky’ initiative
d) To discuss car parking on LCC Highways land at corner of Maddison Lane and Dalby Road, south side and resolve action
e) To receive feedback from Spilsby Town Council regarding the Community Speed Watch scheme and from the Police regarding speeding and resolve action
f) To receive an update on the development of an emergency village action plan and resolve action required
g) To discuss the designation of Partney as a ‘large village’ in the 2018 Local Plan and resolve action (Cllr Lovelock)
h) To discuss siting of the new waste bin
i) To discuss siting a domestic post box on the Victory Hall to receive Parish Council and Victory Hall correspondence and resolve action
j) To receive feedback from the village questionnaire for input into the the Parish Action Plan
k) To discuss a date for bulb planting in the cemetery and around the village, 15th or 21st September
9. Internal Council Matters
a) To review the following policies: Safeguarding; Disciplinary; Grievance; Health & Safety; Abusive, Persistent or Vexatious Complaints; procedure for planning applications and website accessibility statement
b) To receive monthly Cemetery checklist and resolve any action required (Cllr Jones)
c) To receive quotations for a cemetery standpipe and resolve action (Clerk)
d) To review cemetery grass cutting for 2025 and resolve action (Clerk)
e) To discuss the Cemetery treework requirements and resolve action (Cllr Jones and Clerk)
f) To consider an application for the District Councillor Community Grant scheme
g) To agree a schedule for the Councillor Drop in Sessions at the Partney Coffee Morning (January, March and May)
10. To receive correspondence and note any action required
LCC Minerals and Waste consultation, consultation re National Grid
11. Clerk and Councillor Reports (for information only), including a review of actions from minutes and matters that Councillors wish to be brought to the next or subsequent meetings, No decisions may be made under this section, but Councillors may wish to flag up issues.
12. To note the date of the next meeting of the Parish Council, Thursday 12th November 2024
1 A dispensation form should be requested from the Clerk before the meeting date and will be considered by Full Council at the meeting