Gorsley & Kilcot Parish Council
Gorsley & Kilcot Parish Council
Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 4th March 2010 at 7.30pm
in Christ Church Gorsley
Present: Cllr. John Barker (Vice – Chairman), Cllr. Vivien Ferguson, Cllr. Sheila Fowler, Cllr. Molly Boughton and Cllr. Graham Price.
In attendance: Mrs Margaret Highton (Clerk)
Apologies for absence: Cllr. Martyn Davy and Cllr. Amanda Reade (Chairman),
Declaration of Interests: Cllr. John Barker declared a personal interest in Item 11b) as he is a neighbour and friend of Mr & Mrs Reade.
Minutes of the meeting on 25th January had been circulated. Cllr. Sheila Fowler proposed, Cllr. Graham Price seconded, and it was agreed unanimously that the Chairman should sign the minutes as a true and correct record.
Report from the Clerk on actions requested in the minutes dated 25th January not covered elsewhere in the agenda:
Place Hill and Ford Lane past Janmarie: Richard Gray has had the potholes reported to him in Ford Lane and states that an interim inspection will be undertaken as soon as possible. Both roads have been put forward for the resurfacing scheme for next financial year but that is budget and weather dependent.
Junction of Stoney Road and Old Lane: Richard Gray says further road markings will be done soon and the “Give Way” Sign moved.
Girt/Salt Bins: Richard Gray has been written to requesting two bins and his response is awaited. The Clerk will also remind him about a further bin at Church on B4221.
Tree Safety Survey: We are awaiting Adrian Hope to contact us to say when he is going to undertake the survey.
Lorry Maps and Signs going onto the M50: The Clerk and Cllr. Sheila Fowler met Richard Gillingham (Gloucestershire County Council) at the Talking Transport Workshop and he is looking into the matter for us. County Cllr. Will Windsor Clive is planning to talk to County Cllr Stan Waddington (Cabinet Member for Highways) about the situation as well. Clerk will write to Highway Agency about the signs on the M50 again.
Annual Parish Meeting and 10th Birthday Celebration of Parish Council: Stephen Wright has agreed to attend and give a talk. A date of Tuesday 27th April at 7.30pm has been decided. The Clerk has sent a specimen invitation and invitation list to all councillors and a few amendments were agreed. Invitations to be sent by post, 2nd Class, four weeks before the event. The Clerk has requested reports from Brian Howard, County Cllr. Will Windsor Clive and District Cllr Roger Yeates by 9th April so they can be available in Christ Church on Tuesday 13th April. Cllr. Graham Price will purchase the drink including Sparkling Wine and each councillor will bring two plates of nibbles.
Super Insulating Newent and the Villages Project: A co-ordinator is needed for the parish before a letter can go out to parishioners concerning the project. The printing of the letter will be paid for by the project. It was suggested that the need for a co-ordinator could be put in the Newsletter. The Clerk was asked to tell Richard Moore of the Parish Council’s continued support for the project.
Newsletter: As the last Newsletter was only sent just before Christmas and the APM is at the end of April, it was agreed to have a Chairman’s Letter and a general invite to the APM and 10th Birthday Celebrations instead of a Newsletter.
Use of biodegradable materials for Parish events: Cllr. Martyn Davy had sent a note to say that the problem is storage as large quantities have to be purchased at any one time and he would be looking into companies that allowed smaller orders. Therefore, Parish Council felt no action needed to be taken at this time.
Financial Matters:
Ratification of payments made in the last two months: There had been no payments.
Accounts for payment in accordance with the budget: It was proposed by Cllr. John Barker and seconded by Cllr. Graham Price and agreed unanimously that the following payments be made in accordance with the budget:
A transfer to current account from Business Reserve of £500 was signed.
Report from Lead Member for Finance: Cllr. Graham Price confirmed that all payments had been approved in the minutes and agreed with the bank statement.
Application for grants: After a discussion, it was decided not to make any grants this year.
B4221 and Related Matters:
Progress on Vehicle Activated Sign and other safety measures: Richard Gray has sated that if the resurfacing of B4221 is not programmed to be done before 1/4/2011, then the repainting of the 40mph speed limit markers will be done as soon as possible. There have been no results from the speed survey.
Joint Meeting: It was decided to put the arrangement of a meeting on hold until there was a need to discuss something specific.
Planning Matters:
Planning Applications: Ford Farm Ford Lane Kilcot – Installation of 2 underground LPG vessels: The Parish Council after a discussion decided that their response would be “No Objections”.
Cllr. John Barker left the meeting and Cllr. Graham Price chaired the next item.
Amended Planning Applications: Mount Pleasant Stoney Road Kilcot – Erection of a detached garage with playroom above. Change of use of agricultural land to additional residential curtilage: The Parish Council after a discussion decided that their response would be “No Objections”.
Cllr. John Barker rejoined the meeting and chaired the rest of the meeting.
Planning Decisions: The following applications has been given permission: Aston Ingham Tennis Club: Stockings Field, Mill Lane, Kilcot – Erection of floodlights to existing tennis courts (8 in total)
Training Opportunities: The Clerk presented the training courses from GAPTC and it was decided that the only one that could be of interest was on the new Standing Orders, which final details are still awaited.
Date of Next Meeting: The planned date of the next meeting is likely to be the date of the General Election when Christ Church will be used as a Polling Station. After a discussion it was decided to change the date to Wednesday 5th May at 8pm
Items for the next meeting’s agenda:
Speed Survey re VAS request
Insulating Newent Project
Councillors’ and Clerk’s submissions – for information only: There were none.
As there was no further business, the meeting was closed.
These are Unadopted Minutes
