Parish Council Agendas

To members of the council:
You are hereby summoned to attend the
Great & Little Gidding Meeting of the Parish Council
on Tuesday 17^th November 2015 at 7.30pm
in the Village Hall, for the purpose of transacting the following business.
Members of the Press and Public are invited to attend and participate.  If you wish to address the council, please inform the Clerk or Chair ahead of the meeting.  Thank you.

AGENDA
253.15 Chairman’s Welcome
254.15 To receive apologies and reasons for absence
255.15 Member’s Declaration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
256.15 Public and press participation session with respect to items on the agenda
257.15 To confirm and accept minutes of 20^th October 2015
258.15 Matters arising from minutes (information only)
259.15 Communication from District and County Cllrs
260.15 Communication from Parish Cllrs
261.15 Communication from Village Hall Committee (VHC)
262.15 Clerk’s report
263.15 Correspondence received, inc:-
a) Letter – Connecting Cambridgeshire, Superfast Broadband connection update
b) Letter – SLCC, Membership renewal
c) Letter – Local Government Boundary Commission for England, further limited consultation in Cambridge
d) Email – Flood & Water Team, CCC, Riparian Responsibilities for Flood Risk
e) Email – HDC, Huntingdonshire District Council Elections
f) Email – HDC, Community Infrastructure Levy
g) Emailed letter – CGM, confirmation of Liability Insurance 19/10/15 – 19/10/16
264.15 Approval of membership renewal with Society of Local Council Clerks @ £88.00
265.15 Finance, inc:-
a) Payment of accounts
Expenditure
£305.21 – Salaries (STO)
£21.67 – C Bradley, additional Hours (2, as agreed in min ref. 251.15) (CHQ)
£15.64 – (£2.60 VAT) BT October payment (DD)
Receipts
None
b) To note the reconciled bank account balance
266.15 To approve the budget for 2015/16 and to complete the application for the precept.
267.15 Planning, inc:-
a) 17 Mill Road, Great Gidding App.ref. 15/01766/HHFUL
Proposed first floor extension
b) 6 Luddington Road, Great Gidding App. ref. 15/01649/HHFUL
Remodelling and single storey extension to existing group of out buildings to form a single residential unit ancillary to the existing dwelling
For planning info: http://publicaccess.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/online-applications/
268.15 Health and safety matters, inc:-
Update on:
a) Fallen branch from poplar tree on the recreation ground – Cllr James
b) Gains Lane, overhanging branches – Clerk
c) Brook at the back of the jitty – Clerk
d) Overgrown vegetation on the bend, leading to Winwick – Cllr James
269.15 Update regarding recent drain work in Gains Lane – Cllr James
270.15 Update on Chapel End surface dressing – Cllr James
271.15 Parish Councillor’s/Trustee’s training – Clerk
272.15 Tree survey, update – Clerk
273.15 Poplars on the Recreation Ground
274.15 Update on Village Sign work – Cllr James
275.15 Policy review, inc:-
To adopt the Risk Assessment – Cllr James
276.15 Grit/Salt box order and siting confirmation
277.15 Parish Council Elections, May 2016 – All
278.15 Items to be included in the next CLARION
279.15 Items for discussion on the next agenda
280.15 Date of next meeting

Key:
CCC – Cambridgeshire County Council
HDC – Huntingdonshire County Council
PC – Parish Council

To follow the Parish Council Meeting

AGENDA
59.15 Apologies and reasons for absence
60.15 Member’s declaration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
61.15 To confirm and accept minutes of 18th August 2015
62.15 Matters arising from minutes (information only)
63.15 Update on 48 Main Street boundary, inc:-
Feedback following an informal meeting with the purchasers of the plot
64.15 Items for discussion on next agenda
65.15 Date of next meeting

To members of the council:
You are hereby summoned to attend the
Great & Little Gidding Meeting of the Parish Council
on Tuesday 18th August 2015 at 7.30pm
in the Village Hall, for the purpose of transacting the following business.
Members of the Press and Public are invited to attend and participate. If you wish to address the council, please inform the Clerk or Chair ahead of the meeting.
Thank you.

AGENDA
172.15 Chairman’s Welcome
173.15 To receive apologies and reasons for absence
174.15 Member’s Declaration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
175.15 Public and press participation session with respect to items on the agenda
176.15 To confirm and accept minutes of 21st July 2015
177.15 Matters arising from minutes (information only)
178.15 Communication from District and County Cllrs
179.15 Communication from Parish Cllrs
180.15 Communication from Village Hall Committee (VHC)
181.15 Clerk’s report, inc-
a) Review of tenants’ contracts to ascertain whether sub-letting is allowed
182.15 Correspondence received, inc:-
a) Email – East Northamptonshire Council, Notification of Submission of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy
b) Email – HDC, Bridget Halford, Basic Tree Inspection Course
c) Email – BT, line rental going up by £1.00 per month
183.15 Finance, inc:-
a) Payment of accounts
Expenditure
£305.21 – Salaries (STO)
£14.34 – BT July payment (DD)
£1.00 – Milton (Peterborough) Estates Company (rent for footpath from Chapel End to the Rec Field) (CHQ)
£6.48 – Stationery, (stamps) (CHQ)
Receipts
None
b) To note the reconciled bank account balance
184.15 Planning
185.15 Health and safety matters, inc:-
Update on:
a) Gains Lane, overhanging branches – Clerk
b) Brook at the back of the jitty, update – Clerk
186.15 Update regarding the recent Chapel End works – Clerk
187.15 Discussion regarding the benefits of Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC) membership and the possible Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Association of Local Council Clerks (CAPALC) membership
188.15 Discussion of Parish Councillor’s/Trustee’s training needs
189.15 Play equipment on the recreation ground, update – Cllr James
190.15 Tree survey, update – Cllr Alexander
191.15 Village Hall notice board replacement, update – Cllr Alexander
192.15 Update on Village Sign work – Cllr James
193.15 Approval of ‘Welcome Pack’ for new residents to the village
194.15 Policy review, inc:-
Risk Assessment, update – Cllr James
195.15 To consider maximising investments
196.15 Items to be included in the next CLARION
197.15 Items for discussion on the next agenda
198.15 Date of next meeting
This section of the meeting is closed to the public
Staffing Matters
199.15 To discuss an increase in the Clerk’s weekly hours
200.15 To discuss the purchase of a reference book to aid the Clerk’s role

Key:
CCC – Cambridgeshire County Council
HDC – Huntingdonshire County Council

To be held in the Village Hall, 7.30pm

AGENDA
145.15 Chairman’s Welcome
146.15 To receive apologies and reasons for absence
147.15 Member’s Declaration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
148.15 Public and press participation session with respect to items on the agenda
149.15 To confirm and accept minutes of 16th June 2015
150.15 Matters arising from minutes (information only)
151.15 Communication from District and County Cllrs
152.15 Communication from Parish Cllrs
153.15 Communication from Village Hall Committee (VHC)
154.15 Clerk’s report, inc:-
Status of invoicing of parish land
155.15 Correspondence received, inc:-
a) Email – CCC, Local Highway Improvement initiative
b) Email – CCC, Part-night Lighting implementation
c) Email – HDC, Gambling Act 2005 Draft statement of Principles consultation
d) Email (letter) – CCC, Public Rights of Way grass cutting update
e) Email – HDC, Licensing Act 2003 Draft Statement of Licensing Policy consultation
f) Email – HDC, Houghton and Wyton Submission Neighbourhood Plan, http://consult.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/portal/pp/nps/hwnp
g) Email – The Rural Services Network, survey
h) Email – East Northamptonshire Council, Pre-Submission North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy, http://www.nnjpu.org.uk/consultations/detail.asp?id=18
i) Email – Village Hall Committee – WW2 event cancellation and Parish Council contribution
156.15 Finance, inc:-
a) Payment of accounts
Expenditure
£305.21 – Salaries (STO)
£14.07 – BT June payment (DD)
£102.89 – CGM, grass cutting (CHQ)
£40.78 – Anglian Water, Rec Field
£2.50 – Stationery, (paper, staples) (CHQ)
£35.00 – Data Protection Registration renewal
Receipts
None
b) To note the reconciled bank account balance
157.15 To receive a quotation from CGM Group to spray weeds in the areas of hard standing around the Village Hall, not including the removal of dead weeds.
158.15 Planning
159.15 Health and safety matters, inc:-
Update on:
a) The state of the jitty – Clerk
b) Gains Lane, overhanging branches – Clerk
160.15 Play equipment on the recreation ground, update – Cllr James
161.15 Tree survey, update – Cllr Alexander
162.15 Village Hall notice board replacement, update – Cllr Alexander
163.15 Update regarding use of Community Payback Team – Cllr James
164.15 Update on Village Sign work – Cllr James
165.15 Approval of ‘Welcome Pack’ for new residents to the village
166.15 Policy review, inc:-
Risk Assessment, update – Cllr Alexander
167.15 Update on the Summer CLARION
168.15 Items for discussion on next agenda
169.15 Date of next meeting
This section of the meeting is closed to the public
Staffing Matters
170.15 To confirm the completion of the Clerk’s annual appraisal and confirm actions
171.15 To discuss a request from the Clerk for her to work from home during school holiday periods

Key:
CCC – Cambridgeshire County Council
HDC – Huntingdonshire County Council