November 2020 Minutes
Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting of North Kelsey Parish Council held by electronic format Zoom on Tuesday 17th November 2020 at 6.30pm
Those present : Councillors D Weir, R Smith, Cllr P Bryan ( chair) L Barker, H Burrows, M Williams, S March, D Hunt.
In attendance: J Waite (Clerk) Cllr P Howitt Cowan
1To receive apologies and reasons for absence Ref 20/335
Cllr T Turner
2 To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests. Ref 20/336
Cllr M Williams – Disclosable Pecuniary Interest - Grass cutting contract.
Cllr H Burrows – personal interest planning application 141936.
3 To approve draft minutes of the Meeting of the Parish Council, held on 13th October 2020. Ref 20/337
Resolved to approve as a true record.
Proposed Cllr S March. Seconded Cllr P Bryan. All in favour.
4 Public Questions Ref 20/338
None received.
5 District Council Report Ref 20/339
The leader of WLDC has resigned, with Cllr Owen Bierley appointed to leader, and Cllr Paul Howitt Cowan as deputy leader. All WLDC offices are still closed and all correspondence should be by email. This will continue to approx. April 2021.
Hemswell Market has been investigated as not applying to covid security and has been closed down.
Whitepaper on changes to planning laws to go before Parliament, which may affect this area as there are to be new classifications of land able to be developed.
Scunthorpe Hospital is to have facilities upgraded.
From 2022 residents will be issued with a new purple bin, to separate paper and card from other recycled items.
Extra green waste collection – end of November / start of December.
6 Clerk’s report Ref 20/340
The email address to contact the Clerk is clerk.northkelseyparish@gmail.com
Following the approach from a resident about the Parish Council public liability insurance being used to cover 2 road signs advertising their Christmas Lights event had been declined as the event is not a Parish Council event, Cllr Weir has requested that Council look at changing to a different insurance company for next year.
There is currently 1 casual vacancy for the council – the Clerk has received no nominations.
The missing 30mph sign on Carr Road has been reported again, as LCC have not yet replaced it.
The state of the road surface on Gillicarr Lane has been reported to LCC.
Potholes on Easthall Road are to be reported.
Problems with Hall Lane road surface subsiding are to be reported.
LALC are running Social Media training for councillors on January 19th 2021. Places are to be booked for Cllr H Burrows and J Waite, clerk.
3 places for burials training are to be booked for April / May 2021, at a cost of £45 per place ( plus VAT ) .
Proposed Cllr P Bryan. Seconded Cllr S March. All in favour.
No requests for Covid support have been received from residents.
Council facebook page to help promote council meetings and information has now been published and accessed by many residents. Items to be included can be emailed to the Clerk.
New website build has been started.
Community engagement ideas - Play group / mums and toddlers in the village – council felt this is something village hall / school should be looking at rather than a council run group.
Competition to design a Welcome to North Kelsey sign
Photograph trail / treasure hunt around the village.
Fund raising for the village hall – joint event. NKCA have raised concerns about no income during lockdown.
Request for a new noticeboard for North Kelsey Moor.
7. Financial Matters Ref 20/341
Payments to be made by direct debit.
Anglian Water 16th September 2020 £1548.80
Anglian Water 23rd October 2020 £124.83
Payments to be made by BACS.
Salaries £314.04
Clerks Expenses and Disbursements £31.58
M Williams – Grass cutting £401.40
LALC Training – 3 online places £81.00
Payments to be made by cheque.
Information Commissioners office £40.00
Royal British Legion – donation to Poppy Appeal £20.00
Resolved to approve payments.
Proposed Cllr R Smith. Seconded Cllr L Barker. All in favour.
Clerk to contact water company about reading of metre / amount charged. Meter does not appear to have been read for several years. Meter to be read each month from now on.
Mid year budgets were circulated via email.
Precept estimate to be submitted £18,000.00. To be reviewed at January meeting before final request submitted.
Proposed Cllr P Bryan. Seconded Cllr M Williams. All in favour.
It was proposed to purchase a zoom licence at £15 per month, as council have been using the free 40 minute sessions as situation was expected to improve. As meetings may be online til April 2021 it was now felt council needed a licence.
Proposed Cllr L Barker. Seconded Cllr S March. All in favour.
COUNCIL MOVED TO CLOSED SESSION - JW AND PHC LEFT ROOM.
Discussion of Clerk hours and position on pay scale.
Resolved to set up meeting / annual review with Clerk to discuss in more detail.
Move to open session – JW and PHC re-joined meeting.
8 Planning applications and decisions received Ref 20/342
Application 141936 – to be discussed further at next meeting
Application 141797 – no comments or objections
Application 141922 – council objected on grounds of animal welfare, noise and smell pollution.
9 Parish matters – To receive any report or consider any appropriate action Ref 20/343
a) Cemetery – A donation of £20 to be sent to the Royal British Legion.
Proposed Cllr D Hunt. Seconded Cllr P Bryan. All in favour. Daffodil blubs have now been planted.
b) Grounds Maintenance - Some residents have commented on the good work done cutting the verges, a letter of thanks to be sent. Now builders have cleared the area, there is room to replace the flower box on Brigg Road.
c) Play Area - A quote for £360 has been received to deal with the immediate mole problem.
Proposed Cllr R Smith. Seconded Cllr S March. All in favour. Reports of small quad bikes being used on the field – Clerk to speak to PCSO.
d) Wild Life Area – blue bell bulbs ready to be planted. Working party to clear undergrowth and brambles.
10 To receive general comments from members for consideration on the next agenda. Ref 20/344
Clerk hours and pay review – to be done in closed session
Meeting dates for 2021
Yearly mole contract
Internet for North Kelsey Moor
10 Date and Time of next meeting –
Tuesday 8th December 2020 at 6.30pm
Meeting closed 8.45pm.