October 2021 Agenda (26th)
You are summoned to a Meeting of Metheringham Parish Council which will be held in the Parish Council Office, High Street, Metheringham on Tuesday 26th October 2021 at 18:15. Prior to the official start of the meeting a public forum of not more than 15 minutes will be held if required. The public may address the council between 18:00 and 18:15 on current matters, or issues which may become future agenda items and your attendance is also requested during this period.
Signed: Karen Steels Tallett
Clerk to Metheringham Parish Council
20th October 2021
AGENDA 13/2021
26TH OCTOBER 2021
1. Chairman’s Remarks
2. To accept Apologies for Absence and reasons given in accordance with Local Government Act 1972 s85(1).
3. Members Declarations of Interests:
a. Members may make any declarations of interest at this point but may also make them at any point during the meeting in accordance with Metheringham Parish Councils Code of Conduct.
b. Dispensations: To consider and grant dispensation to relevant members in accordance with Metheringham Parish Councils Code of Conduct.
4. To approve the notes of the Parish Council Meetings held on Tuesday 28th September 2021, Wednesday 13th October 2021 and Wednesday 20th October 2021 (circulated with agenda).
5. Reports from representatives on outside bodies:
a. To receive a report from the County Councillor
b. To receive a report from the District Councillor.
c. To receive the monthly Newsletter from the Bracebridge Heath Neighbourhood Policing Team.
d. To receive reports from Council representatives on other outside bodies.
i. Village Hall Management Committee
ii. Metheringham Swimming Pool
iii. Metheringham Community Hub
iv. Bowls Club
v. Metheringham Football Club
6. To receive the minutes of Committee meetings:
a) General Purposes Committee
b) Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Committee
7. Clerks report (attached).
8. Financial Matters:
a) Accounts for payment: To consider and approve the accounts for payment.
9. Overtime: To consider and resolve the hours of overtime for the month of August in respect of the Clerk.
10. Tree Survey:
i) To receive the receive Tree Survey received.
ii) To consider and resolve to engage the services of services of T & T Tree Services for a 2 year contract for all tree / hedgerow maintenance.
iii) To consider and resolve to instruct T & T Tree Services to undertake works as detailed in the Tree Survey.
11. Wheel Chair Access Picnic Tables: To consider and resolve the purchase of wheel chair access picnic tables.
12. Terms of Reference: To consider and resolve to adopt the Terms of Reference drafted by the General Purposes Committee, for:
i) Communications and Staffing Committee
ii) Environmental and Community Committee
13. Environmental and Community Committee: To consider and resolve to appoint members to the Committee.
14. Communications and Staffing Committee: To consider and resolve to appoint members to the Committee.
15. Metheringham Football Club: To consider and resolve to adopt the draft Memorandum of Understanding between Metheringham Parish Council and Metheringham Football Club.
16. 1st Metheringham Scout Group: To consider and resolve to adopt the draft Terms of Agreement for use of the Star & Garter Field.
17. Play Parks: To consider and resolve to seek quotations for the refurbishment of play parks; Prince’s Street and Shiregate.
18. Planning Applications:
i) 21/1520/HOUS Hawthorn House, Fen Lane, Metheringham. Removal of garage and replace with a 2 storey side and rear extension.
Decisions:
i) 21/0899/HOUS 13 Drury Street, Metheringham. Proposed front and rear single storey extension and associated internal alterations.
19. Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 Exclusion of the Press and the Public: To resolve that in accordance with Section 1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 and by reason of the confidential nature of the remainder of the business, the press and public be excluded.
20. Co-option: To consider applications for co-option received from two Parishioners. (attached)
21. Date and time of the next meeting.