Crofton
Parish Council
Minutes of the
Parish Council Meeting held on
Present:
Councillors. P Jacques, S Bennett, J Voros, A. Ripley, R Hewitt, G Jackson, K
Duffy, G Makin, G Towns,
Acting Clerk: ‑ M A Cummings
Residents ‑ 5 Residents
District Councillors ‑ A Manifield, M A Cummings
Apologies" Councillors T Chalkley, G Schofield, G Isherwood, P C Paul
McMahon & Mohammed Egal from WMDC Youth Services.
WYP
P C Daley
The
chairman Councillor P Jacques presided over the meeting.
05/24
P
C Daley circulated a written report and updated members on actions taken on
their behalf and priorities addressed during January 2005. There had been 22
crimes in
total
during that period with a total of 59 hours in the village. The churchyard continues
to be given particular attention during the night and Friday evenings are
now
proving to be quieter. A poster campaign
which is a Government Initiative around Anti Social Behaviour was being
launched and P C Daley distributed the
posters
for display around the village.
A
resident reported that
incidents
should be reported to the Police and to the Neighbourhood Action hotline 0845 8
506 506.
The
Chairman reported that Tim Moorby was retiring and that at his retirement event
he would be presenting commendations to P C McMahon for his work on the SAFE
Scheme.
4 Parish Councils had been invited to the event to accept commendations for
their commitment to the scheme, the Chairman would be representing Crofton
along
with the Parish Clerk John Shillitoe.
Resolved that PC Daley is thanked for
his report and for attending the meeting,
The
priorities for February 2005 were confirmed.
05/25 WARD COUNCILLORS REPORT
Councillor
Manifield began by apologising to those residents who had attended the
recent
Councillor Surgery in the Library. Unfortunately, Councillor Isherwood was
working alone and had been held up in Havercroft making him 30 minutes late in
getting to Crofton. Should any member of the Parish Council know of anyone who
did attend please advise any local member, Smoke Signal was asked to publicise
this request
Discussion
were still ongoing with regard to the cleaning and maintenance of the War
Memorial on
Councillor Cummings reported
• Off road bikers were once again becoming a
nuisance on Crofton Triangle, the planning department and AS13 unit have been
alerted and an update on H&S issues had been requested.
• A meeting has taken place with the Police,
Youth Services and local members to discuss temporary youth provision until the
new Youth Club is opened.
• The Planning Department have been chased
with regard to progress on the access to the field on
Resolved" that Councillors, Manifield and Cummings are thanked for
their report.
05/26 PUBLIC SESSION
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Members of the public were present, issues raised,
• Allotments around the village, some were
now in poor condition, residents had been on the waiting list for more than 12
months, is there any possibility of knowing how likely they are to be given an
allotment during the next year.
• WEA Art Class, a request was made that the
Pavilion is made available to house the class until works on the Community
Centre had been completed.
Councillor Hewitt explained that there was an ongoing problem with the
allotments. It was difficult to identify who the tenants were. It is known that
when the yearly rentals become due in March 2005 some holders will give up
their allotments and vacant allotments will then be offered to those on the
waiting list.
Councillor Bennett moved that a special meeting should be arranged to resolve
the legal arrangements and to establish the rules and regulations
Resolved 1) that a special meeting is called for
05/27 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
There
were no declarations of interest.
05/28 MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD
Revolved: that with several amendments these are accepted as a true
record.
05/29 MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD
Revolved.‑ that with several amendments these are accepted as a true
record.
05/30 MATTERS ARISING FOR INFORMATION ONLY
Minute
05/02 Speed Survey ‑ still not available
Bedford
Close ‑ still awaiting outcome of survey re removal of seat Minute 05/06
Tree Pinfold ‑ the tree has still not been removed.
Parish Centre ‑
works complete and debris cleared away
M
inute 05/08 Wall ‑ identified by Councillor K Duffy required rebuilding
Minute
05/12 Churchyard ‑ works now complete
Minute
05/17 LDF ‑ complete and ready for submission
05/31 TO AGREE THAT THE PRESS AND PUBLIC LEAVE THE MEETING
FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 22
Resolved that the press and public are asked to leave the meeting
following agenda item number 22
05/32 COMMUNITY FACILITIES ‑ CONVENORS REPORTS Parish
Centre ‑ New Notice
board is required
Resolved that the Clerk contacts Sharlston Parish Council to
establish where they purchased theirs.
Village Association ‑ Graffiti on building and wall, High Street. A
meeting has been arranged with PHS at
Resolved Councillor Makin to report graffiti to WMDC
05/33 ALLOTMENTS
See
minute 05/26
05/34 CEM ETERY
Nothing
to report
05/35 SPECIAL SERVICES
Nothing
to report
05/36 ROAD TRAFFIC ISSUES
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Resolved‑ that the Clerk contacts the District Council regarding the
speed survey along
High
Street
05/37 CROFTON
WAR MEMORIAL
See minute 05/25
05/38 CLEANSING
The Chairman reported that
he had emailed Martin Womersley WMDC with regard to the
cleanliness of the village,
he had received no reply but remarked that the village was
looking cleaner and that the
sweeper had been seen. Several other issues were raised,
a.
The gullies on
Resolved: 1) that the clerk chases the Highways Department re the
gullies, 2) that the clerk writes to Big 'D' 3) that the clerk writes to West
Yorkshire Passenger Transport re replacement waste bins. 4) that the clerk
contacts the Area Panel officer re provision on dog foul bins 5) that the
footpath as described in d) is reported to Neighbourhood Action
05/39 PLANNING
Resolved‑
that the clerk a) investigates the term '
05/40 FINANCIAL MATTERS
L
Dodson JanO5 54.70
WMDC 305.00
SLCC 82.00
PHS 141.92
J
F Shillitoe 71.98
WMDC
Survey 945.88
YWA 101.35
NPower 161.70
L
Dodson FebO5 54.70
Resolved
that the above payments are approved.
05/41 PRECEPT
Resolved‑
that the precept application of £42,000 is approved and submitted to
WMDC.
05/42 CORRESPONDENCE
4
Tabled
Resolved‑ that the correspondence is noted.
05/43 PARISH MATTERS
a)
The posts at the top of the Sidings are not yet replaced b) Hare Park Lane 'No
Through Road' sign required c) Rubbish on Hare Park Lane and adjoining field d)
House issue on Thorntree Avenue e) Entrance sign required Shay Lane f) Slack
Lane/Pinfold Lane, brambles growing over footpath g) Planning law around the
sale of cars on public highways h) Walton View ‑ dog fouling
Resolved.‑ that the Clerk takes up the issues with the appropriate
authorities.
05/44 DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING
Resolved.. that the next meeting of the Parish Council is held on
Tuesday 15th March 2005 at 7pm in Crofton High School, High Street, Crofton.
05/45 PRIVATE MATTERS
There
were no private matters.
Signed Date
CHAIRMAN CROFTON PARISH
COUNCIL
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Crofton
Parish Council
Minutes of the
Special Parish Council Meeting held on
Present. Councillors.. P Jacques, S Bennett, R Hewitt, K Duffy, G
Makin, G Towns, S Duffy, T Chalkley
Acting Clerk: ' M A Cummings
Apologies‑ Councillor A Ripley
The
chairman Councillor P Jacques presided over the meeting.
05/46 APOLOGIES
FOR ABSENCE
Noted
05/47 TO DISCUSS ALLOTMENTS
Following
receipt of information regarding who rented what allotment, a full and frank
discussion took place regarding the allotment sites in Crofton. Some of the
users were not complying with the tenancy agreements and some of the allotments
were overgrown and there were a number of multipe tenancies.
Resolved‑
1) that the
discussion and concerns are taken in private at the next Parish Council meeting
scheduled for
05/48 TO DISCUSS PARISH MATTERS
The
acting Clerk updated members on the progress of parish matters. Councillor
Jacques indicated that the light in the Parish Centre had been fixed. Repairs
to the Parish Centre Wall had been approved.
Resolved.‑
that the 2 quotations
in the sum of £60 for repairs to the wall were approved.
05/49 TO DISCUSS PLANNING SEMINAR
Resolved‑ that Councillors Towns and Chalkley attend the planning
seminar in
Signed Date
CHAIRMAN CROFTON PARISH COUNCIL