Crofton Parish Council
Minutes
of the Parish Council Meeting held on
Present : Councillors: P Jacques, S Bennett, J Voros, R Hewitt,
G Jackson, K Duffy, G Makin,
G Towns,
Acting Clerk: : M A Cummings
Residents : 2 Residents
District Councillors : G Isherwood, M A Cummings, A Manifield
Apologies: Councillors S Duffy
WYP P C
McMahon
The chairman Councillor P Jacques presided over the meeting.
05/71
P C McMahon circulated a written report and updated
members on actions taken on their behalf and priorities addressed during March
2005. There had been 10 crimes in total
during that period with officers of the scheme spending 30 hours in the
village. Offences included damage to
property and theft of motor vehicles.
SAFE Scheme officers had received reports of drug offences being
committed in the deep valley which leads up to the church yard at the bottom of
Resolved 1) that PC McMahon is thanked for his report. 2) that District Councillors are also thanked
for the speedy cleanup of the
The priorities for April 2005 were confirmed.
05/72 WARD
COUNCILLORS REPORT
Councillor
Isherwood reported:
·
Decisions have now been taken on the installation of
sensors and flashing warning lights at the
·
Upgrades to Council housing were now being discussed
with tenants in the Crofton area and works should be commencing within the next
12 months, tenants are delighted with the situation.
Councillor
Cummings reported:
·
The field on
·
Other items dealt
with had been discussed under the Police Report namely Youth provision and the
Councillor
Manifield reported:
·
That no decision has yet been made with regards to the
Cenotaph on
·
Following an Estate Tour recently
·
The work on Crofton Play Area is scheduled to begin
early in May with a view to being finished by the end of June.
·
Residents had approached Ward Councillors regarding the
provision of Notice Boards in the Village.
Resolved: 1)
regarding Notice Boards there was only one, this was in poor order and required
a good clean up, Councillor Ripley to organise, the price of a second notice
board would be sourced by Councillor Duffy, 2) that Councillors, Isherwood,
Manifield and Cummings are thanked for their report.
05/73 PUBLIC SESSION
2 Members
of the public were present, issues raised:
a) The roller
shutters at the Pavillion were proving to be difficult to open and close.
b) The path
Resolved: 1) that a) is discussed under
item 9 b) Village Association. 2) that
b) the number of the footpath is reported to the Countryside Unit by Councillor
Bennett.
05/74 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
Councillor
Bennett declared an interest in Item 15 Planning.
05/75 MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD
Resolved:
that
these are accepted as a true record.
05/76 MATTERS ARISING FOR INFORMATION ONLY
Minute
05/52 b)
Minute 05/52 c) Allotments –
to be discussed under agenda item 9
Minute 05/55 Still not heard
from PHS
Minute 05/57 No quotation
received regarding electrics – Councillor Bennett to pursue
Minute 05/65 Clarification
still required on finance items – Councillor Ripley to pursue
Resolved: that the
actions above are noted.
05/77 TO AGREE THAT THE PRESS AND PUBLIC LEAVE
THE MEETING FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20
Resolved that the
press and public are asked to leave the meeting following agenda item number 20
05/78 COMMUNITY FACILITIES – CONVENORS REPORTS
Parish Centre – Safety
film has now arrived
The centre
will be used for General Election purposes.
New
notice board quotes will be actively sourced.
Village Association –
Pavilion shutters will be sorted out by the Association.
Resolved 1) that Councillor
Duffy fits the safety film to Parish Centre windows. 2) that the District Council are charged £10
per hour for use during the General Election.
3) That Councillor Bennett investigates the problems with the shutters
at the Pavilion.
05/79 ALLOTMENTS
There are
now 6 allotments available on
Resolved that 1)
the acting Parish Clerk writes to those on the waiting list offering the
allotments for rent and that 2) Councillor Hewitt is copied with those letter
to enable him to show available allotments and to explain administration
procedures.
05/80 CEMETERY
The
cemetery was reported to be tidy now grass cutting had commenced. Some 12 months ago the Parish Council
discussed the possibility of re fencing the boundary..
Resolved: that Parish Councillors meet to walk the
graveyard boundary on
05/81 SPECIAL SERVICES
Nothing to
report
05/82 ROAD TRAFFIC ISSUES
The junction
of Slack Lane/Doncaster road island is still the wrong way round with regard to
plans seen by the Parish Council some 2 years ago.
Resolved: that Councillor
Cummings contacts the District Council regarding this issue to ascertain if it
will be corrected.
05/83 CROFTON WAR MEMORIAL
Nothing to
report.
05/84 CLEANSING
a. The
b. The Scout
Hut area requires a good clean up.
Resolved: a) that the clerk informs
the District Council, b) that the address of the Scout Master is obtained from
Parish Clerk John Shillitoe
05/85 PLANNING
a) Members
discussed applications before them.
Resolved: that
no action is necessary
b) Members
discussed the recent Planning Seminar at which they were informed Parish
Council would be given more say in planning matters. Councillor Cummings informed members that
objections were acknowledged and that Parish Council members could go and speak
against applications in their area. Many
other Parish Council took up this facility and were getting some favourable
results.
05/86 FINANCIAL MATTERS
£
Mazars |
External Audit Fee |
411.25 |
|
SAFE Scheme |
2000.00 |
Mrs
Dodson |
Caretaking Parish Centre |
54.70 |
PHS |
Sanitary Equipment Pavillion |
156.10 |
YLCA |
Annual Subscriptions |
539.00 |
PWLB |
Loan Charges |
2726.75 |
WMDC |
Parish Centre rates and refuse
charges |
485.11 |
WMDC |
|
305.00 |
Mrs
Hardwick |
Salary by monthly Standing Order |
Amount unknown |
Resolved that with
the exception of the payment to PHS all above payments are agreed.
05/87 CORRESPONDENCE
Tabled
Resolved: that the
correspondence is noted.
05/88 PARISH MATTERS
a) Sign at
b) Grass
cutting
c) Trees
Resolved: that the
Clerk takes up the issues with the appropriate authorities.
05/89 DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING
Resolved: that the
next meeting of the Parish Council is held on
PRIVATE MATTERS
05/90 TO DISCUSS PARISH CLERK ARRANGEMENTS
Resolved: that the
Clerk from
05/91 TO DISCUSS LETTER RECEIVED FROM NOSTELL
MINERS WELFARE U13’S GIRLS FOOTBALL TEAM
Resolved: that the
Clerk writes to them asking for financial records and that the item is placed
on the May agenda for consideration.
Signed Date
CHAIRMAN CROFTON PARISH COUNCIL