July 2021 Minutes
Nettleton Parish Council
21 Wood Farm Close, Nettleton, LN7 6AS, nettletonpc@gmail.com
Notes of the Meeting of Tuesday 13th July 2021
Nettleton Village Hall at 7.30pm
Present: Cllrs. K. Smith ,J. Connolly, A. Clark, E. Bates & A. O’Reilly, In attendance J. Grainger – Clerk & RFO. Additionally, 2 members of the public attended
30.21 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
P. Smith – accepted.
31.21 TO RECEIVE COUNCILLORS’ DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011 – Cllr. J. Connolly – VH Trustee.
32.21 TO APPROVE AS A CORRECT RECORD THE NOTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL HELD ON 11th MAY 2021. These were signed and accepted as a true record.
33.21 CHAIR & COUNCILLOR COMMENTS
Cllr. Bates reported on feedback from LCC regarding Collapsed verge & protruding sleepers Normanby Rd – County Structures Engineers are proposing a new fibreboard – which will have to be planned in. The councillors discussed the maintenance of the noticeboards, and asked the clerk to contact the regular chap to progress this.
34.21 CLERK REPORT
The clerk discussed the website, which although functional could be better, but training or additional help was needed. Clerk to forward support options to the councillors. Clerk reported problems with the new printer, which is to be returned and replaced. Clerk reported that the finance journal was full, with another to be purchased.
35.21 FINANCE: ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT JULY 2021.
It was proposed, seconded and Resolved: That orders for payment made to the sum of £1168.80, income of £0.36 (interest). Proposed Cllr. K. Smith, seconded Cllr. E.Bates.
36.21 PLANNING APPLICATIONS & DECISIONS
142875 – Radleys Mill, Whitegate Hill, Caistor – conversion and extension – no comments.
Shephard’s Hut – resident enquiry – no application – no comment.
37.21 TO RECEIVE UPDATE FROM VH & RG.
A reply was received in relation to questions forwarded from the last meeting, with the VH providing what information they had on the boundary of the recreation ground.
Due to the number of individual gates and fences erected to properties at the rear of Pottinger Gardens, the clerk was tasked with contacting ACIS for clarification of boundary ownership.
Additionally, the councillors requested a copy of the Village Hall Constitution for information only.
The clerk was tasked with contacting the insurers, to make enquiries regarding additional insurance for the recreation ground, along with the Charities Commission for more information on named Trustees of the proposed separation of the VH & RG Charity. Proposed Cllr. K. Smith, seconded Cllr. J. Connolly.
38.21 TO NOMINATE REPLACEMENT REPRESENTATIVE – VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE
DEFFERED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2021.
39.21 TO DISCUSS DEFIBRILLATOR MAINTENANCE SCHEME – WLDC.
The clerk forwarded information from WLDC offering a yearly scheme, for £100 to maintain all aspects of the defib. (includes VAT) After discussions the councillors proposed to opt in to the scheme. Proposed Cllr. Smith, Seconded Cllr. Connolly. Cllr. Clark commented on the viability of an additional defibrillator, after residents had approached him following a recent incident at the recreation ground, with offers of fund raising towards the purchase of a second unit. It was proposed to contact the VH & RG Committee in the first instance,to ask if they would be prepared to purchase a new unit, which the parish council would then offer to maintain each year. Proposed Cllr. Clark, seconded Cllr. Bates.
40.21 CORRESPONDENCE – CIRCULATED ELECTRONICALLY.
Meeting closed at 8.40pm
Date of next meeting to be confirmed.
These notes are draft until signed at the next meeting.