Agenda 11th November 2024
Dear Councillor,
I hereby give you notice that the Annual Parish Council Meeting of Ropsley and District Parish Council will be held at Ropsley Hall on Monday 11th November 2024 at 7.15pm. All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted as set out hereunder.
Public Forum: The Parish Council meeting will be preceded at 7.00pm by a public forum for which Councillors are also asked to be present, at which members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council. Members of the public are welcome to stay for the meeting but may not participate unless invited to do so by the Chairman.
Clerk to the Council. Date: Monday 4th November 2024
1. WELCOME REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN.
2. APOLOGIES: TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND TO RESOLVE TO ACCEPT REASONS GIVEN.
3. TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN RELATION TO AGENDA ITEMS AND TO CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
4.1 To resolve to accept the Clerk’s notes of the Parish Council meeting held on 9th September 2024.
5. DISTRICT AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS
6. CLERK’S REPORT
6.1 To note the contents of the Clerk’s Report with regards to actions from previous minutes.
7. FINANCE.
7.1 To note income received as follows:
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Robert Holland G H Linnell
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Cemetery Fees Cemetery Fees |
70.00 35.00 |
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7.2 To resolve to approve expenditure as follows:
Payments Made:
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Employment costs Tidy Gardens Ropsley Village Hall Employment costs Print Bureau
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September 2024 Cemetery cutting Room Hire October 2024 Newsletter Printing |
592.55 273.00 15.05 592.35 180.00
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7.3 To resolve to approve the October bank reconciliation.
7.4 To note the budget monitoring statement showing expenditure and income against the 2024/25 budget to date.
7.5 To consider the 2024/25 Internal Audit report.
8. PLANNING
8.1 To consider the following planning applications received since the last meeting:
8.1.1 S24/1743 Tree works – Gorse Farm House, 12 Chapel Hill, Ropsley NG33 4BP
8.1.2 S24/1724 Tree works – 8-10 White Cottage, Chapel Hill, Ropsley NG33 4JP
8.2 To note the following planning decisions:
8.2.1 S24/1266 Proposed single storey extension – 13 Grantham Road, Ropsley NG33 4BX application withdrawn 18th September 2024
8.2.2 S24/1199 Tree works - 26 Chapel Hill, Ropsley NG33 4BP approved 10th September 2024
8.2.3 S24/1497 Tree Works – 1A The Chase, Ropsley NG33 4AN approved 25th October 2024
8.2.4 S24/1525 Single storey extension – 17 Wood End, Ropsley NG33 4BY approved 28th October 2024
9. HIGHWAYS
9.1 To report on advisory 20mph speed zone.
9.2 To consider any updates from LCC re the various traffic and road issues raised.
10. CEMETERY
10.1 To discuss the trees in the cemetery.
10.2 Tio discuss the general maintenance programme.
10.3 To discuss any other matters concerning the cemetery.
11. COMMUNITY UPDATES
11.1 To consider any updates on future projects.
11.2 To discuss Bulb Planting and Litter Clean-up activities.
11.3 To receive an update on the storage container siting for the gardening equipment.
11.4 To receive an update on the Coronation Orchard Grant.
11.5 To discuss the Hedgehog Scheme.
11.6 To discuss the offer of a new bench.
11.7 To discuss the SK Community Awards
11.8 To discuss the October Newsletter
11.9 To discuss the overseeing of the defibrillators
11.10 To receive any other community updates from Councillors.
12. ON-STREET PARKING CONCERNS
12.1 To discuss the on-street parking problems around the War Memorial area
13. NEW PARISH COUNCILLOR
13.1 To discuss the procedure to appoint new Parish Councillors.
14. CORRESPONDENCE.
14.1 To note all general correspondence circulated for information since the September meeting.
15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING. The date for the next meeting is to be arranged.