Meeting Date: 3rd October 2022
Venue: Mendham Primary School
Time: 7.00pm
- Committee Members
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Name Role Present/Absent Dennis Pye Chair Present Jimmy Kent Present Richard Mattocks Absent Mark Shortt Absent Les Doel Present Sheila Preston Present Dean Clarke Present Neil Marsden Present - In attendance
- Clerk: Liz Frere-Smith
- 1. Public Forum & Reports from Councillors – All correspondence circulated prior to the meeting. DP welcomed the detailed report from LH and enquired if there was a helpline/person as the content of the report and services available was complex. LH indicated that the preferred method of contact was via the website but she was happy to content to deal with a few enquiries from people who may struggle to access the information readily in this format. DP would be happy to help with a few enquiries but did not want to be inundated with requests for assistance.
- 2. Welcome and Apologies Apologies received from RM and MS Welcome to new member NM
- 3. Declarations of interest and any dispensations allowed None
- 4. Minutes of previous meeting Agreed as correct
- 5. Matters arising not covered by the agenda Ongoing road closure at Low Road, Wortwell was still no further forward despite pressure being added from multiple local councillors and there was still no date for starting the repairs.
The clerk had endeavoured to report the parking/speeding concern at Munnings Corner via the SCC reporting app without much success. The report would be submitted again and then the matter would be in the hands of the SCC to address. Parking continued to be a problem in the village.
Conversation regarding the completion of the parking opposite the school concluded that the clerk would contact McDaniel and request that this be completed ASAP to hopefully alleviate some of the issues.
Resignation of SM leaving a vacancy. It was decided that due to only 3 meetings remaining the vacancy would be left until the new term began.
Online banking forms need to be resubmitted once again and progress is very slow.
DP had made contact 3 times regarding the installation of charging points and received no reply. He would chase this up with PG. It was suggested that a partial install could be co-ordinated with the resurfacing of the carpark.
RM suggested that a litter pick should be considered and councillors take an area each that they are responsible for. Road signs and conditions could be checked at the same time and reported accordingly.
Hedges in many of the local roads needed attention and this is generally the responsibility of the home owner but the council could address this issue especially on the main roads in Withersdale and Mundy’s Lane.
LD requested that the road be swept within the village as leaves and debris were building underneath the tree and would cause the drains to block once more. LH would enquire if the tree could be trimmed back.
RM had some suggestions regarding the carpark working group and the clerk would contact him to see how he wanted to progress this ongoing issue.
DP would send suggested roles to both new and existing councillors for consideration.
Chairs Report
Nothing further to add
Finances
EFS reported bank balance of £23413.14 which contained significant funds from CIL funding. Cheques were agreed for payment along with a request for the Over 60’s club which had been omitted from the budget. £150 was agreed as appropriate.
A meeting to agree the CIL spend was agree for the 30th October 7pm at the school. All requests for spend would be brought to the meeting and spending would be decided. Insurance quotes had been requested as the current provider no longer provided Parish Council Cover. Clerk would choose the most appropriate source.
Planning
No new submissions made No decisions received. A small change made to Buena Vista and decision has been delayed.
Correspondence
No further correspondence received
Any Other Business
It was requested to LH that the housing department addressed the state of the garden at number 18. SP commented that the bin in the village was very small and was often overflowing. DP requested that could someone within the village put some of the cartons left next to the recycling in their own rubbish to be collected by the council. No volunteers forthcoming. JK would remove the green trimmings.
Date of Next Meeting
31st October CIL meeting
21st November Parish council meeting.
The meeting closed at: 8.00pm
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