North Meols Parish Council

  NORTH MEOLS PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 12^th September 2023

At the Hub, Banks

Commenced :  19.15

Concluded:   21.00

Present: Bill Abram Dorothy Hames Sue Lewis John Howard       Christine Lennon Steven Douglas Thomas De Freitas

Parish Clerk Lesley Kerr

Public Participation

• None

53/23 Apologies 

• Linda Gresty

54/23    Declarations of Interest

• None

55/23 Minutes of the previous meeting 11^th July 2023

• Approved

56/23 Police Report 

• None

57/23 Clerk’s Report/Progress Report on decisions taken at last meeting and any urgent decisions 

• Purchase of phone for Clerk use
• Purchase of iPad for Council use 
• BT Contract for broadband for 44 Hoole Lane Renewed

58/23 Finance Accounts for payment Aug/Sept 2023

	Payee	Description	Amount
		August Payments
BACS	Tarleton Phone Shop	Iphone & Ipad	£598.00
BACS	Staff	Renumeration	£2171.02
BACS	HMRC	National Insurance / Income Tax	£278.15
BACS	John Fewtrell	July Invoice for Playing Fields / Church	£2472.00
BACS	WLBC	NMPC 2023 – Election Recharges	£709.11
BAC	SLCC	Membership	£189.00
		September Payments
BACS	Staff	Renumeration	£     930.72
BACS	John Fewtrell	August Invoice for Playing fields/Church	£    3216.00
BACS	HMRC	National Insurance / Income Tax	£      210.10
BACS	Lesley Kerr	Clerks Expenses, Home, Broadband & Mileage	£      127.37
BACS	Graham Taylor	Domain Name Renewal & Website Admin	£      375.00
BACS	ROSPA	Annual Inspection of the Play Area Hesketh Ave	£      119.40

Agreed that payments of Accounts since the last meeting are ratified and invoices now presented on the payment schedule are approved and authorised by signatories accordingly for BACS payment,

Balance on Current Bank Account £ 25287.63 – Reserve Account £ 44364.41

59/23 Correspondence for Information

• Schedule of correspondence to be sent to councillors. 

60/23  Emails Sent to Councillors July /Aug

• No follow up

61/23 Adoption of Code of Conduct

• Already adopted by councillors’ clerk has this available. 

62/23 Christmas Event at Hoole Lane, Lights, Market etc

• Date of this year’s event is 10^th December 2023
• Cllr Abram going to speak with event coordinator and liaise with clerk.

63/23 To receive reports and recommendations from Members representing the Council on working groups and outside bodies.

1. Corporate Planning
2. Hoole Lane Centre

• Cllr Abram going to liaise with roofers regarding the roof edge.
• Cllr Abram and Cllr Douglas are going to tidy/clear the outside area. 

3. Hesketh Avenue (Banks Park) 

• Following from Rospa Inspection Cllr’s going to look at the skatepark and seek advice on the sharp edges. 
• Cllr Abram is going to speak to Mr Williamson regarding advice and recommendations in the Rospa report.

4.   Health Issues

• They have recruited a new receptionist at the health centre and have implemented a new online form to be completed for appointments which seem to be working well.
• You can still phone for an appointment if you have no access to the internet.

5. Health & Safety

• Nothing to report.

64/23 To Receive update from WLB Councillors

• Covered complaints of speeding in the village particularly during school drop off /  pick up

65/23 Weekly Planning Lists

Date Val	Reference	Address	Response Date
08/08/2023	2023/0716/FUL	Tower View, Marsh Rd, Banks	08/09/2023
05/09/2023	2023/0722/FUL	38 Newarth Lane, Hesketh Bank	06/10/2023

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

66/23 Date of Next Meeting

At the Hub Community and Leisure Centre, Greaves Hall Avenue, Banks – Tuesday 10^th  October 2023  

Meeting  @  7.15 pm