Minutes April 2019
NORTH MEOLS PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 9 April 2019
At the Leisure Centre, Banks
Commenced 19.15
Concluded 20.00
Present: Bill Abram
Chris Lennon
Dorothy Hames
Tom Blane
Steven Douglas
John Howard
James O’Hare
Brenda Wright
Parish Clerk David Maughan
Public Participation
- None present
163/18 Apologies
- Cllr Lockie had submitted an apology
164/18 Declarations of Interest
- Cllrs Douglas, Abra, and Blane in respect of Planning matter
165/18 Minutes of the previous meeting
- Approved
166/18 Police Report (verbal)
- Not present
167/18 Clerk’s progress report on decisions taken at last meeting.
- Nothing other than what is covered by other agenda items
168/18 Clerk’s report on any urgent decisions taken since last meeting
- No urgent decisions necessary
169/18 Finance
- List circulated
- Agreed that payments of Accounts since the last meeting are ratified and invoices now presented on the payment schedule are approved and cheques signed by authorised signatories accordingly
170/18 Correspondence for Information
- Schedule of correspondence received circulated to all councillors
171/18 To consider what action in respect of the New Fleetwood public house
- Cllr Abram gave brief update in respect of a new publican now taken over. No further action required by Council
172/18 To consider the position of arranging road sweeping operation within the parish
- Agreed that Cllr Abram could proceed to arrange road sweeping in the area
173/18 To receive reports and recommendations from Members representing the Council on working groups and outside bodies
- Corporate Planning
- Agreed that clerk to place an agenda item for next month in respect of Travellers site
- Community Centre
- Nothing to report
- Hesketh Avenue (Banks Park)
- Clerk to place agenda item for next month to discuss playground improvements
- Health Issues
- Cllr Hames to arrange meeting with Practice Manager
- Health & Safety
- Nothing to report
- Finance
- Nothing to report
174/18 Updates from West Lancashire Borough Councillor
- Following objections to 30 year plan, this has been scapped for now notwithstanding costs to date have been £318k with another £200k suggested
- We were advised that full council are to discuss Leisure Centre at meeting on 10 April 2019
175/18 Planning
- Cllr Hames to write letter to WLBC in connection with planning matter
- Otherwise, agreed that all matters had been agreed and no action to be taken forward to WLBC in respect of other planning matters
176/18 Date of next meeting
Community Centre
14 May 2019
7.15 pm
177/18 Part Two Leisure Centre
- See separate note