June 2021 Agenda (29th)
You are summoned to a Meeting of Metheringham Parish Council which will be held in the Parish Council Office, High Street, Metheringham on Tuesday 29th June 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.
Karen Steels Tallett
Signed: Karen Steels Tallett
Clerk to Metheringham Parish Council
23rd June 2021
AGENDA 4/2021
29TH JUNE 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 Meeting held on Tuesday 15th June 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. Library
iv. Bowls Club
6. To receive written reports from all sub Committees and answer any questions arising:
As no Committees currently have members, no reports are available.
7. Clerks report (attached).
8. Financial Matters:
a) Accounts for payment: To consider and approve the accounts for payment.
b) Street Lighting: To consider and agree the replacement of a further 15 columns in need of urgent repair; in additional to the agreed annual programme for replacement columns.
9. Covid 19 Recovery Grant Application:
a) To consider and resolve to adopt the draft Terms of Reference.
b) To consider and resolve the virement of remaining Grant Funds to a Covid 19 Recovery Grant 2021 Fund.
10. General Purposes Committee: To consider and resolve to appoint members to the Committee.
11. Community Survey: To consider and resolve to proceed with the draft promotional material prepared by Community Lincs.
12. Tree Survey: To consider and resolve NKDC carry out a re-inspection of the tree survey completed July 2018.
13. Car Park, Middle Street: To consider and resolve if to place additional bollards to the east side of the Car Park.
14. Request to site a memorial bench: To consider and resolve a request from a Parishioner to site a memorial bench for the benefit of the Community on Prince’s Street.
15. Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations: To consider and resolve to form a Task and Finish Group to coordinate all interested parties and formulate a plan of activities to celebrate the event for presentation to Council.
16. Planning:
Decisions:
i) 21/0492/HOUS – 88 Lincoln Road, Metheringham. Erection of a single storey rear extension.
17. 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.
18. Co-option: To consider an application for co-option received from a Parishioner. (attached)
19. Annual Pay Award:
a) To consider and resolve the annual pay award for staff members.
b) To consider and resolve to pay the Parish Clerk overtime of 42 hours for the period 1st May 2021 to 30th June 2021; to include all relevant charges including pension payments.
20. Date and time of the next meeting.