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Minutes May 2020

NORTH MEOLS PARISH COUNCIL

 

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held Via Email  

12th May  2020

 

                                                                                                             

            Emailed:          Bill Abram                               Chris Lennon

Steve Douglas                          Brenda Wright

Dorothy Hames                                   John Howard

Lawrence Baxter

 

Parish Clerk   Angela Jenkins

 

Public Participation

  • Not Applicable

 

156/19 Apologies

            Not Applicable

 

157/19             Declarations of Interest

  • All Councillors reminded they may need to update Register of Interests

 

158/19 Minutes of the previous meeting

  • Approved

 

159/19 Police Report (verbal)

  • Not present Not Applicable

 

160/19 Clerk’s Report

  • Awaiting answer by 30th May re: May Emails Sent
  • No nominations for Queens award
  • No comments on Scam Update Covid 19
  • Duly received Banks footpath information
  • Lancashire County Council Rights of way applying for Grant £ 500 had to be applied for by 1st June 2020.
  • Required a concensus of opinion on renewal of Parish Insurance with Zurich.

 

161/19 Finance

 

Accounts for payment May 2020

 

Chq No. Payee Description Amount
3987 Williamson Engineering Grounds Maintenance, St Stephens, 2 x Playing fields £  242.40
3988 A Jenkins Wages £  844.66
3989 C Murphy Wages £  533.65
3990 J Mannering Wages £  249.03
3991 HMRC Tax & NI £    71.31

 

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
  • Issue with Nat West Bank resolved

 

162/19 Correspondence for Information

 

  • Schedule of correspondence received circulated to all councillors

 

163/19 To receive recommendations of projects that benefit the Parish

  • Help has been requested in Maintaining St Stephens Graveyard, Cllr Abram will follow up with the Vicar and check how the Parish Council can help

 

164/19  To receive reports and recommendations from Members representing the Council on working groups and outside bodies

  1. Corporate Planning

 

  1. Community Centre
  • Going to costs for updating existing Computers at Commutiy Centre ongoing

 

  1. Hesketh Avenue (Banks Park)
  • New dog waste bin required – 2 at least required Still a problem with dog faeces on field
  • Try some Dummy Cameras to stop vandalism and dog faeces. Ongoing

 

  1. Health Issues
  • Nothing to Report

 

  1. Health & Safety
  • Nothing to Report

 

  1. Finance
  • Nothing to report

 

165/19 Updates from West Lancashire Borough Councillor

 

Nothing to report

 

166/19 Planning

 

Weekly Planning Lists

 

Date Reference Address
28.04.20 2020/0342/FUL 30 Church Road Banks Create off road parking and driveway and dropped kerb
01.05.20 2020/0318/FUL Foxwood Stables, Long Lane, Banks,PR9 8EX

Erection  of 2 wooden stables on a concrete hardstanding (Retrospective)

 

  • Issue raised by Councillors re 2020/0342/FUL and letter forwarded from Parish Council.
  • Letter Sent to Planning re Banks Nursing Home Change of use 2020/0262/FUL from Parish Council

 

 

 

167/19 Date of next meeting

 

Community Centre

 

Tuesday 9th June  2020 7.15 pm

(Now Cancelled due to Coronavirus, will go forward with meeting by email any issues please forward to Parish Clerk)

 

Part Two

 

168/19 Leisure Centre

 

  • Moving Forward but now on hold