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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

  1. Corporate Planning

 

  • Agreed that clerk to place an agenda item for next month in respect of Travellers site

 

  1. Community Centre

 

  • Nothing to report

 

  1. Hesketh Avenue (Banks Park)

 

  • Clerk to place agenda item for next month to discuss playground improvements

 

  1. Health Issues

 

  • Cllr Hames to arrange meeting with Practice Manager

 

  1. Health & Safety

 

  • Nothing to report

 

  1. 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