UPTON PARISH COUNCIL
Your attendance is requested at:
A Meeting of Upton Parish Council in the Village Hall on
Wednesday, 23rd Sept 2009 at 8.00 pm
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Declarations of Interest
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.
3. Minutes of meeting of Upton Parish Council held on Wednesday 22nd July 2009
4. Matters Arising
i) Dog Bin
ii) Volunteer Group work on Frog Alley
iii) Footpath to Blewbury – taken under item (11i)
iv) Cutting Footpaths – taken under item (11i)
v) Development of Recreation Ground around Village Hall – taken under item (9)
vi) Swine Flu Precautions
5. PCSO’s Report
6. County Councillor’s Report
7. District Councillor’s Report
8. Villagers’ Forum
9. Co-Option of Deputy Clerk
Proposal 1 That the Council co-opts Mr Brian Simpson as Deputy Clerk until March 31st 2010 to assist with the additional workload that will result from going ahead with the construction of the Village Hall extension. Proposer M. Brown
Deputy Clerk’s Report on Village Hall Extension.
Land Ownership
10. Planning
UPT/4960/3 – Maslina, planning application permitted, 23/7/09
UPT/10946/2 – Midway, Prospect Road, planning application permitted, 30/7/09
Response to our letter from Mr Duffield, Director of Planning, VWH
Update on developments at Fieldside Cottage and Beeching Close
11. Reports from Councillors on areas of responsibility
i) Roads and Footpaths
Footpath to Blewbury
Cutting of Footpaths (Meeting with Mr Sumner)
ii) Amenities including Recreation Ground
iii) Young Parishioners including Play Area – Playsafety Report
iv) Village Hall
v) Communications
vi) Volunteer Group
Work already planned.
Repair patches on Recreation Ground
Tidy up Post Office Lane
Tidy up area and install planter alongside Bus Shelter
vii) N.A.G.
viii) UKAEA Local Liaison Committee
ix) Parish Transport Rep
x) Energy Saving Initiative
xi) Community Responders
Proposal 2 That the P.C. donates £250 on behalf of the village to the South Central Ambulance Service League of Friends in appreciation of them donating £1600 of equipment for the use of the Village’s Community Responder Group. M. Brown
12. Finance
i) Completion of Audit – supplementary questions from BDO
ii) Payments since last meeting
Invoices for payment:
Glasdon – purchase of dog bin – £109.73
Playsafe – inspection fee – £82.80
Mrs Maytham – expenses re village tea party – £8.33
Mr Brown – purchase of fuel for mowers – £182.73
Clerk’s Salary – £311.80
iii) Receipts since last meeting: bank interest July 68p, August 71p
Repayment of VAT – £50..97
13. Correspondence recently received
i) OCC Countryside Services
ii) OALC – August update
iii) CPRE Briefing July – August 2009
iv) Police Update – August & September
v) ORCC News Bulletin September
vi) Letters from Chairman of Vale thanking us for hospitality
14. Date of next meeting: The next meeting is to be held on Wednesday 25th November 2009.
Clare Lightfoot, Clerk
Tel: 01235 850486
17th Sept 2009
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