Minutes of Meetings
LEIRE PARISH COUNCIL
| Minutes of Annual General Meeting of Leire Parish Council meeting held on Tuesday 19th August 2003 in the Village Hall. | |
| Those present:- Mrs J. Goodwin, Mr. F. Lambert, Mr. P. Pickering, Mrs J. Gamble, Mr. K. Brown, County Councillor Mr. D. Jennings, District Councillor Mr. P. Fuchs, Mrs R. Bones (Clerk). | |
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Minutes of the previous meeting held on Tuesday 8th July 2003 were read and approved. It was proposed by Mr. F. Lambert and seconded by Mr. K. Brown that these were a true record. |
| RESOLVED: That they be duly signed. | |
| 4357 | Matters Arising |
| i) | Refuse Collection Back Lane Mr. Fuchs reported to the meeting that he had spoken with the Manager in charge of the refuse collection and he is hopeful that the small unit will be used for Back Lane in the near future. |
| ii) | Footpath between 8 & 9 Oak Avenue Mr. Brown reported that he had spoken with the residents of these two properties and they have now cleared their gardens that were causing the obstruction to this footpath. It was also reported that a new style had been placed at the end of the footpath leading into the field. |
| iii) | Barrier for Car Park into Playing Field Mrs Gamble reported that she was still waiting to hear about the quotation. |
| 4358 | Correspondence |
| At this point of the meeting Mrs Goodwin declared that she had an interest in the letters from Jackson and Co and was unable to speak about this. The meeting was handed to Mr. Lambert to chair. | |
| i) | Jackson & Co A letter has been received from the solicitor in connection with the land called The Slang, the final part of the late Mrs Redferns estate. A long discussion was had regarding this land and it was proposed by Mr. Lambert and seconded by Mr. P. Pickering that this land should be put up for sale. Mrs Gamble agreed with the sale but Mr Brown did not wish it to be sold. A letter will be sent to Jackson and Co giving the Parish Council consent to place the property on the market. |
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ACTION: Clerk |
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| Mrs Goodwin then took over the chair to complete the meeting. | |
| ii) | LCC Temporary Road Closure Leire Lane We have been informed that the road between Ashby Parva and Leire will be closed from 3rd September 2003 for approximately 2 weeks so that work can be carried out on the carriageway. |
| iii) | Audit Commission A signed copy of the Audit 200/01 has now been received. This will be filed. |
| iv) | HDC-Parish Council Safer Communities Funding Further information will be obtained. |
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ACTION: Mr. P. Pickering |
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| v) | Bridge Inspection Report The full inspection report on the Frolesworth Road bridge has now received from Waterman Burrow Crocker Ltd. A telephone call will be made to Mr. P. Steer at LCC to request a site meeting so that the issue of the bridge can be discussed directly. He will also be shown the report that has been sent to the Parish Council showing the condition of the bridge and the action needed at this time. |
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ACTION: Mrs Goodwin |
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| vi) | HDC Local Plan Review Settlement Appraisals A letter has been received advising the Parish Council that the Local Plan will be under review. HDC have written simply to advise that survey work will begin within the next few weeks and should there be any queries concerning the appraisal, not to hesitate to contact a member of the Planning Policy Team on (01858 821160). |
| vii) | Kingfisher Licensing Services Licensing Application for The White Horse, Main Street, Leire. The Parish Council have no objection to this and a letter of acknowledgement will be sent. |
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ACTION: Clerk |
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| viii) | Jackson Eve A letter has been received from Jackson Eve who are working on behalf of East Midlands Electricity Board regarding tree work that needs to be carried out on Jubilee Walk. The Parish Council have completed Tree Clearance Record-Serial No: 24400 and have no objection to this work being carried out as long as they remove all cuttings etc. from the walk. The form will be posted back to them. |
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ACTION: Mrs Goodwin |
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| ix) | Leicestershire Constabulary An invitation to attend a seminar in the Lecture Theatre at Police HQ on Tuesday 7th October 2003 at 7.15p.m. has been received. Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Gamble and Mrs Bones showed an interest and these names will be put forward. |
| POST MEETING NOTE The clerk has rang and the three names have been included on the list for attendance. | |
| x) | ABB Lamp outside Ambercroft A reply form ABB has been received in connection with our request to see if part of the lantern can be blanked. It was felt by the Parish Council that we should invite Mrs Blake to the next meeting of the council to discuss this further. |
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ACTION: Clerk |
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| xi) | War Memorial A letter from LCC has been received together with a cheque in the sum of £59.00 to help towards the cost of cleaning the memorial. (Acknowledgement of the safe receipt of cheque is required). An invoice has also been received from W.W. Busby & Sons for the sum of £348.39 which will be sent. Before English Heritage will pay their grant, W. Busby and Son needs to have been paid and the invoice receipted by them to be forwarded onto English Heritage. English Heritage has also requested that a maintenance schedule be supplied. This will be forwarded. |
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ACTION: Clerk |
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| xii) | Items for Circulation Tartar. Sports field remediation and construction, Shire Grants, DEFRA, Consultation Paper on Indemnities for Relevant Authority Members and Officers, LCC The County Councils Medium Term Corporate Strategy and the Leicestershire Community Strategy, Bank if Ireland, LCC Emergency Rest Centres/Vaccination Centre, HDC Revised Supplementary Planning Guidance, HDC Best Value Performance Plan 2002/03, Branch line, The standards Boards for England, LCC Grant for Community Safety Project, LCC Municipal Waste Management Strategy Summary, The Oak leaf, Rural Partnership Annual Review, Standard Committee Mines. The Volunteer Centre and HDC Mins. |
| 4359 | Planning |
| None | |
| 4360 | Purchase of Small photocopier It was proposed and all agreed that a small photocopier would be purchased for the copying of minutes etc. and any other copying required by the Parish Council and parishioners. The clerk has the authority to spend up to £250.00 on this purchase. |
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ACTION: Clerk |
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Parishioners Participation |
| i) | Recycling Unit Sign it has been decided that the recycling sign at the entrance to the playing field will be removed as no units are now sited in the car park. |
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ACTION: Mr. Pickering |
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| ii) | Ownership of grass verge (13 Oak Avenue) Mr. Fuchs was asked if he could establish who is responsible for the maintenance of the grass verge outside this property. He was also asked for his assistance in pressing HDC to maintain the gardens in Hoke Court |
| 4362 | Playing Field It was reported to the Parish Council that the Dog Waste Bin was full. A letter is to be written to the contractor who is responsible for clearing the bin. |
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ACTION: Clerk |
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| 4363 | Jubilee Walk |
| 4364 | Accounts |
| i) | Waterman Burrow Crocker Ltd | Bridge Inspections | £536.97 |
| ii) | Mr. R. Laban | Churchyard Extension | £150.00 |
| iii) | Lamley Brothers | Flail Jubilee Walk | £213.85 |
| iv) | W.W. Busby & Son | Clean War Memorial | £348.39 |
| Payment Received | |||
| Grant towards cost of cleaning War Memorial | £59.00 | ||