Minutes of the Meeting of Beech Parish Council

held in the Village Hall on Monday 16 APRIL 2007

 

 

        PRESENT:                                                                    

Councillor John Henderson (Chair)                               

Councillor Edward Neish

Councillor Ian Gibson

Councillor Norman Miles

Councillor Jenny Paterson

Mrs Sheron Gillard – Clerk to the Council                     

 

 

06.100  APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

  Apologies were received from Councillors June May and Patrick Burridge.

 

06.101  CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

  The Minutes of the Council meeting held on 19 March 2007, copies of which had previously been circulated,

  were confirmed.  Chairman John Henderson signed them as a true record.

 

06.102  REPORTS FROM ADVISORY PANELS AND ITEMS FOR REFERRAL

           I)   Development & Planning Advisory Panel – Referred item:

                 a)         EHDC Local Development Framework – Affordable Housing Development Plan Document

                      Comment to be forwarded to EHDC by 11 May 2007.

II)  Highways & Footpaths Advisory Panel

     a)   Footpath 714 – Councillors aware mud is making path difficult.  Clerk to contact Rights of Way officer to discuss.

     b)   Large pot holes on village roads to be reported to Highways in advance of scheduled top dressing.

     c)   Clerk to contact Clerk to Bentworth regarding Sun Lane.

 

06.103  VILLAGE 30 PROGRAMME

            Council agreed Clerk to register Council’s interest in extending 30mph limit throughout village and its

            agreement, in principle, to contribute to costs.

           

06.104  ANNUAL PARISH MEETING – Matters referred to Council

            a)  Litter Pick along King’s Hill – requested and undertaken by EHDC early April.

            b)  Bushy Leaze – Councillor Edward Neish advised that site had improved since Annual Parish Meeting.

                 Clerk to contact Forestry Commission to request details of their long term plans for Bushy Leaze Wood.

 

06.105  PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS – 3 May 2007

As the required 7 nominations for election had been received, all would be returned unopposed.  Clerk to provide new

Councillors with an information pack and advise them of date of next meeting.

 

06.106  BEECH VILLAGE HALL

            BVH Committee had presented its plans for a two phase development to the EHDC Community Forum on 27

            March 2007 which recommended to Cabinet that a bid for £15,000 to refurbish the hall be approved.  The

            Village Hall are taking steps to ensure that Beech PC’s grant figure is shown as £10,000 and not £20,000 as

            inaccurately reported in the EHDC Forum minutes and press.

 

06.107  FINANCE

            a)  Summary Receipts & Payments for 4th Quarter to 31 March 2007 – NOTED

            b)  Grant applications:

                 i)    Alton Citizens’ Advice Bureau – in order to reflect inflation, Councillor Ian Gibson proposed grant

                       should rise to £125.00 for 2007-08.  All agreed.                               

 

 

 

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            c)     Payments authorised:     

                    Proposed Jenny Paterson, seconded Ian Gibson:

                    RESOLVED: i)     Mrs Sheron Gillard: Clerk’s Net Salary, Allowance and Administration

                                                Expenses (April 2007)                                                                         £393.25

                                         ii)     HCC - Pension Payments (contributions for April 2007)                          £83.78

                                         iii)    Alton Citizens’ Advice Bureau                                                             £125.00

                

06.108  REPORT OF HAPTC REPRESENTATIVES

            Councillor Norman Miles advised that the HAPTC Executive is to further debate whether to put the

            proposal to withdraw from NALC to the AGM at its next meeting.

           

06.109  CORRESPONDENCE

            The following items were formally received:-

                   EHDC – Licensing Act 2003 – Interested Parties

                   Committee for Rural Hampshire Annual Review 2006-07

                   HCC – Delivering More for Less workshop on 8 May 2007

                   South East Water – Sustainable Development Report 2006

 

06.110  NEXT MEETINGS

            a)  Confirmed that the next meeting of the Council would be held in the Village Hall on Monday, 14 May

                 2007 at 7.30pm preceded by Parishioners’ Question Time at 7.15 pm.

 

CLOSURE OF MEETING      

Chairman thanked all Councillors for their support and the work they had undertaken on behalf of the Council during its 4 year term. 

He expressed particular thanks to all retiring Councillors – Patrick Burridge, June May and Jenny Paterson for their significant contributions. 

John Henderson (also retiring) was thanked by Councillors for his 4 year term as Chairman and they looked forward to him opening the

Annual Parish Council meeting to oversee the election of a new Chairman.

Best wishes were expressed by all present to Councillor Jenny Paterson for her forthcoming confinement.

The Chairman then thanked all present for their attendance and closed the meeting at 8.40 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

signed: ...........................................................

                                                                                                         Chairman Beech Parish Council

date: 14 May 2007