Sedgwick Parish Council

Draft minutes

Present:  G Wadsworth (Chair), Cllr. N Markham (Vice Chairman), Cllr N Caldwell, Cllr. V Inman, Cllr. D Willacy,
V Tunnadine (Clerk)

128/10    To receive apologies for absence
    Cllr B Holmes
    Resolved that the apologies be noted and the reasons approved.

129/10    Approval of Minutes
Resolved that the chairman sign the minutes of the meeting held on 9th June 2010 as a true record.

130/10    To receive any declarations of interest in items on the agenda
None

131/10    To receive any Police Matters
No crimes had been reported in the area in the past month

132/10    Adjournment of meeting to receive any matters from the public
Cllr Willacy raised 2 issues which he had been asked to raise by members of the public:
a) Stone walls around the area requiring repair. The majority of the walls are privately owned and are the responsibility of the individual land owner to maintain.
b) Traffic calming under the aqueduct bridge. Vehicles are speeding under the bridge, failing to give way and not giving pedestrians adequate space to walk. The clerk will contact the highways agency asking them to assess the problem. This item will be on the next meeting’s agenda.

133/10    To consider correspondence received
Correspondence will be circulated to councillors.
The following items were discussed:
SLDC Remuneration Panel
Emails received and circulated:
July August CALC Circular
Kent Estuary Police Bulletin
Volunteer of the Year Award
Single Community Strategy Event
LTP3 Core Strategy
Nuclear New Build
Gift of Life
Cumbria in Bloom
CALC Village Workshop
Big Lottery Fund – Community Wildlife Programme
District Association Meeting

134/10    Meetings attended
    None

135/10    To receive any County/District matters
    Feedback from Cllr Eccles with regard Submarine Bridge. Ref: 139/10e
    
136/10    To consider planning applications and decisions
None

137/10    Parish Paths Initiative
The project specification was forwarded to Cllr Willacy who has collected quotes from 3 local contractors. Cllr Wadsworth and Cllr Willacy reviewed the quotes and identified an appropriate contractor – Steven Hurst Tarmacing.
All documentation required by the Parish Paths Initiative has been completed and sent off. The council have been successful in their application and will receive a grant from this scheme toward the repairs.
The Clerk has researched other grants and has submitted an application with Nurture Lakeland for a grant towards the second phase of repairs.
If all grant funds are available all 3 sections will be done at the same time.
The Clerk will write to Steven Hurst accepting the quote for sections 1 & 3 and provisionally accepting section 2 and a suggested start date depending upon the release of grant funds.
The clerk will contact the other companies whose quotes were not accepted.
It has been observed that a BT cable is buried under the section of the tow path that requires repair. The clerk will contact BT informing them of the planned repairs and asking for a map of their cables.

138/10    Aqueduct Repairs
The Clerk has replied to Mr Greenhalgh’s letter asking that the repairs are made and has not received a response. The clerk will write again.

139/10    To receive any highways matters
a) 122/10a Cllr Inman received permission to trim the boundary hedge which obscures the Crosscrake sign at Wharf Lane and Natland Road junction. Cllr Wadsworth has trimmed it.
b) 122/10b Flooding problems – The Clerk has written to the BP petrol station owner at Prizet and the manager of the Travel Lodge and has not received a response from either party.
c) 122/10c The Highway Steward - David Graham, Amey General Manager for Local Government met with Cllr Willacy and Cllr Wadsworth on 30th June 2010. The Highway Steward will be reminded to contact Cllr Willacy the week before an impending scheduled visit. The next visit is the 23rd August. He will be asked to report back on work undertaken for each visit. Mr Graham has passed onto Capita, the County Councils managing agent for investigation and action:
The missing chevron sign on the bend adjacent to the River Kent Ford.
Submarine Bridge on Wells Head Lane – removal of roadside debris, the existing gullies and soakaways to be investigated along with the embankment slip on SE bridge corner
Raines Hall Farm – Blocked drain
d) 114/10a – Grit/Salt bins – The clerk has written to County Cllr Grey asking for progress on the councils request for grit/salt bins for the area. District Cllr Eccles will follow this up.
e) 114/10b – Submarine Bridge – The clerk wrote to Dist Cllr Eccles for progress on this matter who has brought it to the attention of County Council
f) 95/10 – Cllr Wadsworth informed the council that the stile at Raines hall has been replaced by Network Rail

141/10     Gift of Life
    Councillors agreed that this was a worthwhile campaign and it will be included in the newsletter.

142/10    To discuss Millennium Field matters
The playground area has had new bark laid. The Clerk has received notification that ROSPA will inspect the playground in August 2010. Cllr Caldwell produced photographs of rubbish that was left in the playground. The photograph will be displayed on the notice board in the village hall with a reminder that if the playground bin is full the village hall bin can be used. A reminder will also be issued in the newsletter.

143/10 Website
The Clerk has liaised with Ann Allwright and the public agenda and monthly minutes in a format are now included on the website. The feedback contact on the website will be amended to allow email enquiries to be sent to the Clerks
Email address. The emergency plan is included with councillor contact details for key holder’s names. Emergency services numbers are listed on the site. Historical photos of Sedgwick are required by Cllr Markham for their inclusion with historical articles by Mr Cheesbrough and a request will be placed in the newsletter

144/10    Newsletter
Suggested articles included Gift of Life, rubbish in the Millennium Field, request for archive photos, and progress on the repairs to the tow path


145/10 Complaints Procedure
    The Clerk will contact CALC for clarification

146/10    To authorise payment of accounts
a) Councillors authorised purchase of 2010 The Local Council Clerks Guide
b)  Cheques were authorised
    The council were informed of the current bank balance    

147/10 Register of Declaration of Financial and Other Interests
    Councillors completed the register forms

148/10 To set date of next council meeting
It was noted that the next meeting of the parish council will be held on:

Wednesday 8th September 2010 at 19:30pm in the Village Hall.
 The meeting closed at 20.40 pm.



Signed………………………………………………………. (Chairman)             Date………………………………….