PARISH COUNCIL MEETING, MONDAY 27th OCTOBER 2008
TO BE HELD AT 8.00pm, BYPA
Hall,
AGENDA
1. APOLOGIES
To note any apologies
2. DECLARATIONs OF INTEREST
To record any declarations of interest on any matters on this agenda
3. MINUTES OF LAST PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
To approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 29th September 2008
4. SUSPENSION OF THE MEETING FOR PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
The meeting will be suspended to allow members of the public to speak to the Council. No decisions can be made by the Council during public question time. After this period the meeting will be resumed.
5. CLERK’s REPORT (For information only)
6. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
6.1 To consider further the advice from the NALC solicitor and to consider a written response to correspondence received regarding the allotments and lane
6.2 To consider engaging a solicitor to investigate the ownership and/or responsibility for maintenance of the lane by the Parish field
6.3 To consider approving the draft Administration Procedure
6.4 To consider having a Councillor as Baydon Parish Council’s representative on the Marlborough Community Area Strategic Partnership
6.5 To receive a report from Cllr Prior on the timescales for the availability of the Parish Plan and to discuss the use of the Parish Plan in future decision making
6.6 To consider putting a questionnaire in Scene in Baydon to establish how much support there is a village wide Neighbourhood Watch Scheme
6.7 To consider placing a notice in Scene in Baydon, & on the website, regarding litter in the paddock & its out of hours use
6.8 To consider the wording of the notices regarding vehicles on the Parish field and to agree where they should be placed
6.9 To consider putting in Scene in Baydon Cllr Prior’s proposed notice regarding dog fouling in the village
6.10 To consider setting up a small group to review the clerk’s contract of employment and associated scales of pay
6.11 To consider the clerk’s attendance at the SLCC Regional Conference on 5th December at a cost of £45
6.12 To consider correspondence regarding vehicle parked on Downsmead
6.13 To agree the date of the next Parish Council meeting
6.14 To consider sending a representative to the informal hearing on 5th November for the Baydon Meadow wind turbine planning appeal
6.15 To consider making representation into the review process for the licences for Liddington Warren Farm
6.16 To consider a response to the Rural Communities Survey
6.17 To note receipt of the Rights of Way Improvement Plan for Wiltshire County Council 2008-2012 and to consider which routes within the Baydon area are of importance
6.18 To consider a response to the Vale of the White Horse Review of the Statement of Community Involvement
6.19 To consider a response to the Joint Minerals and Waste Core Strategy, draft submission publication, from the Berkshire Unitary Authorities
6.20 To consider a response to the consultation on ‘The making and enforcement of byelaws’
7. Correspondence (For INFORMATION ONLY)
7.1 To note the correspondence for information
8. PLANNING
8.1 To consider a response to planning application K/59611/F for a single detached dwelling and extension to Red Lion pub to provide restaurant facilities
8.2 To note any planning decisions received (For information only)
9. Finance
9.1 To agree what equipment to purchase using the litter grant
9.2 To approve the purchasing some new sets of Christmas tree lights
9.3 To discuss the draft budget for 2009-2010
9.4 To discuss and agree what financial information should be reviewed at the Parish Council’s ordinary meetings
9.5 To approve payment of the clerk’s expenses of £20 for travel to/from Devizes to collect the litter picking equipment and £25.50 for travel to/from Chippenham Records Office (ref. expense claim LC01)
9.6 To endorse the closure of the Portman savings account (which has been transferred to a Nationwide Instant Access account), to approve the transfer of the funds to a Nationwide Treasurer’s Trust account and to agree the signatories for the new account
9.7
To agree an additional signatory for the Royal Bank of
10. ITEMS TO NOTE / ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
Signed: