North Meols Parish Council

  NORTH MEOLS PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 12^th October  2021

At the Community Centre, Banks

Commenced :  19.00

Concluded:   21.00

            Present:           Bill Abram                   John Howard                           Dorothy Hames                                  

Chris Lennon               Lawrence Baxter          Steve Douglas 

            Parish Clerk   Angela Jenkins

83/21   Public Participation

• None

84/21   Apologies

• None

85/21  Declarations of Interest

• None

86/21   Minutes of the previous meeting

• Approved

87/21   Police Report (verbal)

• Not Present, Clerk to approach PC Steve to attend or give update next meeting

88/21   Clerk’s Report/Progress Report on decisions taken at last meeting and any urgent decisions

• Nothing other than covered by the agenda items

89/21   FinanceAccounts for payment October 2021

Chq No	Payee	Description	Amount
4129	British Lung Foundation	Donation	£    100.00
4130, 4131, 4138 4141	Staff	Remunerations (October)	£  2,080.04
4133	WLBC Rates	Aveling & Hesketh Avenue	£   1,836.32
4134	PKF Littlejohn	External Auditors	£      360.00
4135	JA Williamson	Grounds Maintenance Playing Fields & Church	£      499.20
4136	Master Lock and Safe	Pedestrian gate closers x 2 (Hesketh Avenue)	£      288.00
4137	A Jenkins	Clerk Expenses (April-July)	£      396.40
4139	Little Treasures	Donation	£      150.00
4140	Victim Support	Donation	£      100.00

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

• Balance on Current Bank Account £ 71,499.24, Reserve Accounts £ 33,226.71

90/21   Audited Accounts

• Completion letter from PKF Littlejohn LLP  and accounts Audit for year ended 31.03.21 presented.

91/21   Banking

• Clerk put forward suggestion for Council to go onto Bankline with NatWest Bank with a charge of £20 per month making the bank accounts more transparent.  Agreed, clerk to go ahead and arrange.

92/21   Correspondence for Information

•  Schedule of correspondence received circulated to all councillors

93/21   Emails Sent to Councillors October discussed

94/21   Cadent Gas Proposal for new Gas Govenor

• General consensus the Council want Cadent Gas to leave the work until spring now do not want the field to be damaged.  Clerk to pursue.

95/21     Queens Jubilee 2022

• The Queens Jubilee 3^rd/4^th June 2022, the Parish wish to mark the occasion.  The carnival committee will meet over the next few months put a plan together.

96/21     Dog Bins and Signage

• This comes under the Director of Services at WLBC, can more bins be purchased? Cllr Howard will contact WLBC to enquire regarding this.
• Clerk to purchase 5 “we are watching you” signs and 5 bin signs from the Keep Britain Tidy campaign.

97/21   Speed Cameras/Speeding in the Village

• Brochure noted and will look into further after research into existing Spids. Dorman Smith?

98/21   Contracts for works for Parish Council to be reviewed

• Previous Contracts to be re-examined at next meeting

99/21     To receive reports and recommendations from Members representing the Council on working groups and outside bodies

1. Corporate Planning

Nothing to Report

• Community Centre    

Nothing to report

• Hesketh Avenue (Banks Park)

• Work started 18^th October on new play equipment and refurbishment
• Skate park signage and disclaimer needs to checked and installed
• Slab needed for Electrical Supply, so Box can be fitted
• Poles for CCTV to be purchased
• A decision has to be made on CCTV
• A problem with rubbish in container

• Health Issues

2 Ladies on Social Prescribing Team now

• Health & Safety

Nothing to report

• Finance
• Budget Group for 2022/2023 budget  Cllrs Lennon, Douglas and Howard

100/21 Receive Update from WLB Councillor

• Nothing to Report

101/21 Planning

Weekly Planning Lists

Date	Reference	Address
15.09.21	2021/1081/FUL	85 New Lane Pace, Banks, Single storey rear extension
17.09.21	2021/1126/PNH	9 Station Rd, Banks, extension

Planning Delegated Decisions

Date	Reference	Address	Outcome
21.09.21	2021/0899/FUL	Land Rear of Holly Farm, New Lane Crossens	Amendments Granted
21.09.21	2021/0805/FUL	Riverside Caravan Park, Banks	Refused

All agreed and no action to be taken forward to WLBC in respect of above planning matters.

102/21 Post Office at Community Centre

• Decisions to made on how to go forward, put forward to next meeting.
• In need of electrician to fix automatic lighting so that the defibrillator can be seen at the front of Community Centre.

103/21 Date of next meeting    

At Banks Community Centre

Tuesday 9^th November  2021     @     7.00pm