UPTON PARISH COUNCIL
Your attendance is requested at:
A Meeting of Upton Parish Council in the Village Hall on
Tuesday, 8th January 2008 at 8.00 pm
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Declarations of Interest
(i) Members are asked to declare any personal interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting. Any Member arriving after the start of the meeting is asked to declare personal interests as necessary as soon as practicable after their arrival even if the item in question has been considered;
Reminder to Members of the requirement to complete and return the Register of Members’ Interests and the Gifts/Hospitality Register.
3. Minutes of meeting of Upton Parish Council held on Tuesday, 13th November 2007 and Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting held on 10th December 2007.
4. Matters Arising
5. County Councillor’s Report
6. District Councillor’s Report
7. Villagers’ Forum
8. Parish Transport Representatives Report.
PCs response to Review of Subsidised Bus Services.
OCC’s response to Review of External Transport Posts.
9. Reports from Councillors’ on areas of responsibility
i) Roads and Footpaths (Cycle Path, Chilton Road, Frog Alley, A417 Footpath)
ii) Recreation Ground (Tree replacement, Fitness Trail, Grass Cutting for 2008)
iii) Village Hall (Progress on Extension)
iv) Planning (field behind George and Dragon)
v) Young Parishioners (Communication Initiatives)
vi) Communications and other Amenities (Business Directory, Environmental Project)
vii) NAG
viii) UKAEA Stakeholders Committee
ix) Playground Management Committee
x) Energy Saving Initiative
10. Finance
i) Discuss and Agree Estimates including the setting of the Precept for 2008/9
Presented by C. Lightfoot
ii) Invoices for payment since last meeting
M. Brown – Purchase of replacement shrubs from Murray McLean £10.22 (paid)
Annual subscription to Society of Local Council Clerks – £59
Clerk’s Salary – December & January – £304
iii) Financial transactions since last meeting
Bank interest – November £42.39, December £41.08.
December – donation from Mr & Mrs Dawson’s light show £273
December – donation from Infineum for playground improvement and Tiddlywinks £500
11. Post Office
Proposal 1: M Brown – Should the village Post Office be one of the 2500 Post Offices earmarked to be closed nationally the Parish Council will convene an urgent public meeting to discuss the effects of the closure and set up a procedure for co-coordinating the protest.
12. Litter Pick
Proposal 2: M. Brown – That the P.C. organises a Litter Pick for Saturday March 15th
13. Correspondence recently received
UVHAT – request for donation (£20-25) for set-up costs of Village Drop-In Sessions.
Vale & Downland Museum – Jubilee Refurbishment Appeal
SODC – South Oxfordshire Core Strategy – Consultation
(see www.southoxon.gov.uk/corestrategy)
VWH – Standard National Planning Application Form goes live on 21/1/08.
ORCC - changes to Post Office network. Notification of meeting on 14/2/08 at The Holt Hotel, Steeple Aston, with Post Office Ltd to discuss recommendations made in the review
VWH – Grants for additional parish cleansing 2008/9
Primary Care Trust – Annual Report
Date of Next Meeting:
Parish Council Meeting – 11 March 2008
Clare Lightfoot, Clerk
Tel: 01235 850486
3 January 2008
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