OUTWOOD

13/09/2016

OUTWOOD PARISH COUNCIL                                       

 Minutes of the Council Meeting held on Tuesday 13th September 2016        

at the Church Room

Present                                               Cllrs N Wyer, R Yeldham, and M Baldock.  Parish Clerk L Charlesworth.

                                                               Also present:  Cllrs H Windsor and H Fitzgerald; Mr I Frow, Mr N Shaw and Mr J Alderton.

13/0901                                               Co-option of new Councillor, Mrs Jane Howard and signing of declaration of acceptance of office       

13/0902 Apologies                         Cllrs B Gosling, G Wates and P Bond; Mr M Johnson.

13/0903 Minutes                              The minutes of the last meeting were approved and signed.

13/0904 Declarations                     There were no declarations of interest

13/0905 County Councillor         Cllr Windsor reported on the complaints by local horse owners on the behaviour of cyclists in races on Sunday 4th September and Sunday 11th September. Clerk to contact events organiser of 11th September and urge them to give adequate notice of races and put up notices on the route in adsvance. Steve Cunnah, Highways Manager from SCC, with Cllr Wyer and Cllr Windsor, recently inspected wetspots in village including the sewage problem outside Lloyd Hall. Cllr Windsor to chase Steve regarding Green Lane road surface.

13/0906 District Councillor         Cllr Fitzgerald reported on a possible decrease in cost to airlines of night flights at LGW which may result in an increase in night flights. He reminded of the Local Committee meeting on 23rd September.

13/0907 NT                                        Not present; no report received. Cllr Baldock to approach the NT volunteers regarding some ‘tidying up’ on Dayseys Hill.

13/0908 Planning                            No applications

13/0909 MUGA/Wells Field        Nothing to report. Litter is becoming a regular problem.

13/0910 Play equipment             Cheque sent for part payment; awaiting confirmation from TDC and Safeplay before final payment is made.

13/0911 Training                              Parish Assembly meeting on 21st September. Local Committee 23rd September.

13/0912 Route 4                               Update from I Frow on Route 4 and future visit to Swannick regarding vectoring. Open meeting in Horley on 6th October,7.30pm Yattendon School.

13/0913 Defribrillator                    Approval has been received from the Patrick Evans Foundation to fund the debrillator. Cllr Wyer to contact John Kempton to order. Clerk also to contact LH as to whether they have an electrician they usually use. Cllr Baldock to investigate sources of funding for installation. OPC to fund £100 approx pa maintenance cost.

13/0914 Law and Order                 Police – Not present and no report.

Neighbourhood Watch – Residents are urged to  mark property or make a list of registration number so that any recovered stolen property can potentially be reunited with its owners..

Speedwatch – 5 forays since last meeting including Millers Lane .Will continue until end October

13/0915 Reports                               Highways and Speed LimitsDayseys Hill has been cut and cleared. Dog and Duck signs have been reduced to 2 plus advertising of tractor experience which is illegal. Cllr Gosling to continue to monitor.

                                                              Lloyd Hall –no report

Aviation and Transport RACC meeting tomorrow. Mr I Frow to attend on behalf of the OPC.

  • Condition of gravestones behind  chapter house discussed. Cllr Howard to contact owner of chapter house. Cllr Baldock to provide summary of the  ‘message in a bottle’ scheme to go in Outwood News

13/0916 Finance                               130916/1 The payments list was approved.

130916/2 MUGA Nothing to report

130916/3 The Clerk’s report was accepted; VAT refund has been received.

130916/4 Donation to Outwood News of £350 was approved. Prop; Cllr Yeldham, Sec Cllr Baldock

130916/5 The 2015/6 Annual Return Internal Return was approved. Prop; Cllr Wyer, Sec Cllr Howard

13/0917 Next agenda                     Request for funding for churchyard maintenance; formal request required

               

13/0918 Next Meeting                 The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 11th October at                                       8.00pm in the Church Room.

Signed……………………………………11th October 2016