ALSTONEFIELD
PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 18
JULY 2006
IN ALSTONEFIELD VILLAGE HALL
PRESENT
Cllrs T
Eades (in the Chair) and Cllrs G Cohen, Mrs S Fowler, L Griffin, M Hambleton
and B Hammond
APOLOGIES
Cllr R
Frith
IN
ATTENDANCE
Mrs L M Imeson
The Council joined with the Chairman in welcoming Ben
Hammond to his first meeting. Ben was
given a copy of the Council’s Standing Orders.
He signed a Declaration of Acceptance of Office. He was given a Code of
Conduct pack and a form for completion relating to Members Interests.
The Minutes
of the meeting held on Tuesday 20 June 2006 were agreed and signed.
(a)
Parking
at Hopedale
The Clerk
reported that PC Andy Berresford was planning to visit Mr and Mrs Beloe regarding
parking at Hopedale.
(b) Highway issues
At a recent
meeting with representatives of the Highways Department, the Chairman sought
clarification of a number of issues including responsibility for ditches,
roadside verges and retaining walls. A
formal response was still awaited.
(c) Best Kept Village Competition
It was
agreed that Cllr Hammond would accompany Frank Lipp to the presentation.
(d) Dovedale
Concern was
expressed over the amount of litter and broken gates in Dovedale. It was agreed that representations would be
made to the National Trust.
6 LENGTHMAN
Brian Ross
had advised the Clerk:
(i) That he had cut down daffodil leaves on
greens and verges
(ii) That
there was damage to the wet pour at the play area. (This had already been considered by the Playing Field Committee
and the repair was in hand)
(iii) The litter bin had been placed in the car park near the gate
nearest to the play area. Some problems
with items too large for the bins being left in the area were being
experienced.
7 PLANNING MATTERS
(I) APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING
PERMISSION
(a) Steel
framed extension and lean-to and free standing steel framed building for
agricultural use at Grove Farm, Stanshope (Application Code NPSM/0606/0541)
The Council considered
the application and welcomed the plans to enhance the area around existing
dilapidated buildings.
(II)
Decisions made by the Peak Park
none to
report
8 FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
(a)
Payments
to be made
It was
proposed by Cllr Griffin, seconded by Cllr Cohen and agreed that the following
payments be made:
|
Lynne
Imeson |
Honorarium
and expenses |
£314.03 |
|
Brian
Ross |
Lengthman
fees and sundries |
£167.74 |
|
Viking
Direct |
stationery |
£208.84 |
|
Blakemore
and Chell |
Strimmer
sundries |
£25.86 |
(b)
Payments
Received
None
(c)
Invoices
issued
|
Staffs
County Council |
Lengthman
– April to June |
£160.75 |
|
Staffordshire
Moorlands District Council |
Lengthman
– April to September |
£200.00 |
(d) Bank Balances
The Council
noted the balances in the Parish Council Account (as at 30/6/06)
(e) Internal Audit
The
Internal Auditor was carrying out the annual audit
9 PLAYING FIELD
(a)
Inspection
reports
The Council reviewed the inspection reports and agreed them
as having been inspected.
(b) Report of AGM
It was noted that the Committee had toured the field and
identified the following issues and actions where appropriate:
|
ISSUE |
ACTION |
|
Need
to crown raise trees in car park |
Les
Griffin agreed to do this work |
|
Noted
additional recycling bins for cans, plastics and paper |
|
|
Noted
new litter bins |
|
|
No
dogs signs required for play area |
Lynne
Imeson to obtain |
|
ROSPA
inspection identified that signs giving information on ownership of playing
field and nearest phone box were required |
It
was agreed that the signs displayed in the notice board were adequate |
|
Tree
died in central reservation at car park |
To
be replaced in autumn |
|
Goal
post removed from centre of field by cricket team |
Les
Griffin to ask cricket team to put it in the plantation for the summer so
that it did not present a trip hazard |
|
Trees
in plantation near linking path need trimming back from the path |
Lynne
Imeson to ask lengthman to cut back |
|
Letter
from Sue Lovatt was read out. Need to
replace torn surface in the play area |
Lynne
Imeson to contact Playdale to repair at a cost of £80for repair kit plus £250
for labour plus VAT. Sue Lovatt to be
advised of action agreed |
|
ROSPA
inspection report was noted |
Lynne
Imeson had forwarded a copy of the report to Playdale as the report
recommended that the issues raised in it were referred to the
manufacturer. A response was still
awaited |
|
Dog
fouling |
Lynne
Imeson to contact Staffordshire Moorlands District Council to discuss actions
needed to introduce a dog fouling ban for the whole of the playing field |
|
Part
of boundary wall had collapsed |
Ray
Frith agreed to repair |
|
Holes
in field where goal posts had been removed |
Ray
Frith agree to ask Dave Lovatt to make four covers for the holes |
|
Trees
overhanging highway obscuring sight lines at entrance |
Lynne
Imeson to ask lengthman to cut back |
10 CORRESPONDENCE
The Council
noted the correspondence received since the last meeting.
It was
agreed that the Council would not be represented at the Peak Park Parishes Day
11 REPORTS FROM DISTRICT COUNCILLORS
None
12 NEXT MEETING
Tuesday 19
September 2006 at 7.30pm unless a meeting was needed during August to consider
planning applications
13 PUBLIC
BODIES (ADMISSION TO MEETINGS) ACT 1960
It was proposed by the Chairman, seconded by the Vice
Chairman and agreed unanimously that the public be excluded from the meeting
because of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.