MINUTES OF A PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD REMOTELY ON WEDNESDAY 26 JANUARY 2022 AT 7.30PM
Councillors Present: John Coldwell David Crossley Russell Dowson Rosie Dunn Ken Sawyers Chris Small
In Attendance: CYC Ward Councillors Paul Doughty and Tony Fisher Parish Clerk Fiona Hill
Roger Wood – The Parish Council was sorry to receive his resignation, but understood and accepted his reasons.
22/82 a) To receive apologies for absence given in advance of the meeting: None
b) To consider the approval of reasons given for absence: N/A
22/83 To record declarations of interest in items on the agenda: None
22/84 To confirm the minutes of the meetings held on Wednesday 24 November 2021: Resolved – Approved (Unanimous)
The meeting on Wednesday 15 December 2021 was cancelled due to concerns about the new covid variant
22/85 To discuss matters arising from previous minutes: None
22/86 To discuss long-standing matters:
- Appearance of the parish e.g. grass cutting/litter OK
- Speeding The VAS is still to be fitted. The Parish Council stressed urgency, due to safety of the village and stated that the prolonged delay was worrying.
- Hopgrove Lane South – Left Filter Lane NTR
22/87 To receive any matters raised by members of the public: None
22/88 To report and make relevant recommendations on new planning applications:
- 21/02656/FUL – One and a half storey side extension with rear dormer and enlarged front porch @ 29 Gay Meadows
Resolved - Neutral - Providing it conforms with planning and building regulations (unanimous)
- 21/02742/FUL – Two storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory @ Cherry Tree Farm, Stockton Lane
Resolved - Neutral - Providing it conforms with planning and building regulations (unanimous)
22/89 To discuss the Stockton-on-the-Forest Play Area:
Cllr Dun had conducted the inspections – very wet, but tidy
Cllr Sawyers would conduct the inspection next month
22/90 To discuss matters raised with/by representatives of following outside bodies:
Rights of Way, The signs were still missing and would be chased up
Foss Internal Drainage Board, There was a recent meeting, but nothing relevant to parish discussed
North Yorkshire Police – Report circulated by email was noted
Stockton Hall Hospital – The Parish Council would ask when the village liaison meetings would recommence.
22/91 To report any new correspondence received by the council:
- Broadband for the village hall – The Parish Council discussed this at length with Nick Bentley and agreed to forward the grant application policy and application form to the Village Hall Committee.
- Land Registry Search – The Parish Council discussed this at length and it was agreed that Cllr Crossley would speak to the property owner.
- Now Pensions – The Parish Council noted the content of the letter and would try to obtain guidance about moving the pension to NEST
22/92 To receive matters raised by members: Hedges/Cherry Tree Farm – The Parish Council would write to ask that the hedges not yet cut back could be done ASAP
Bench opposite Cherry Tree Farm – The Parish Council would ask Deans for a quote for the supply/fitting of a replacement bench, as the current bench was rotten
Parish Charter – The Parish Council would ask to be included in CYC consultations, which it is currently left out of due to not been a member of YLCA
22/93 To discuss matters raised by City of York Ward Councillors:
Cllr Doughty and Fisher reported –
· Hopefully, the footpath between the Village and Barr Lane, would be done in 2023
· The potholes on the flyover had been reported
· The fly-tipping on Barr Lane had been reported
· A watching brief would be kept on the trees/bushes along Holtby Lane, who it was feared would obscure signage
22/94 To discuss matters raised with/by Parish Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer:
- Bookkeeping current year to date – The Cllrs received a bank reconciliation totalling £42286.94, along with and income & expenditure report
- Financial Management:
- To conduct internal control checks – These were conducted and everything was found in order.
- Budget/Precept 2022/23 - Resolved – A precept of £8500.00, along with an expenditure budget totalling £8500.00 was approved
- Payment approval - None
22/95 To confirm the dates of the future meetings as:
23Feb22, 30Mar22, 27Apr22, 25May22, 29Jun22, 27Jul22, 31Aug22, 28Sep22, 26Oct22, 30Nov22, 14Dec22