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Ketton Parish Council Agenda M I N U T E S O F M E E T I N G Minutes of the Full Council Meeting of Ketton Parish Council held on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in The Parish Office, Stocks Hill Lane, Ketton, STAMFORD, Lincolnshire, PE9 3TW, commencing at 7:30 pm. Present: Cllrs J. Rogers, S. Rogers, Cade, Southern, Eastwood, Couzens, Forster, County Cllrs Karen Payne & Gordon Brown & the Clerk 2019/07/01 To receive and approve Apologies for Absence Apologies were received from Cllrs Wright, Pick, Andrew, Warrington & Payne & approved. 2019/07/02 To receive Declarations of Interest, Dispensations and Additions to Registers [Section 27 Localism Act 2011] Declarations of Interest were received from Cllr Forster, who is the Treasurer of Ketton Cricket Club & St Mary’s Church, Ketton; Cllr J. Rogers, who is a KSCC trustee; Councillors Southern, who is a governor at Ketton School & KSCC trustee; Cllr S.Rogers, who is a governor of Edith Weston Academy and a trustee of the Brooke Hill Multi Academy Trust ; Cllr Cade, who is a member of the Ketton & Tinwell Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group & accepted. 2019/07/03 To approve and sign the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting of June 19, 2019 Cllr Cade proposed that the minutes of June 19, 2019 were a true and accurate record, which was seconded by Cllr Couzens, and unanimously agreed by Council. The Minutes were approved and signed. 2019/07/04 To receive any Matters Arising for information exchange [NB Matters Arising may only appertain to the immediately preceding Parish Council Meetings - i.e. June 19, 2019] None 2019/07/05 To receive an update from the Ketton & Tinwell Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group 2019/07/05.1 To approve a funding application (printing of a public consultation questionnaire) for £350, from the Ketton & Tinwell Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group Ann Tomlinson gave an update on the Ketton & Tinwell Neighbourhood Plan steering group, which will next meet on 18 July. Two sub groups have been created to undertake research, & to gather data by engaging with community groups, businesses, residents & other stakeholders. Community engagement events were held in Ketton & Tinwell during March. The events were very successful & well attended by residents, who provided many comments for further analysis. A questionnaire is being drafted & will be issued to all households in Ketton & Tinwell at a later date. This questionnaire, informed by the comments received at the Open Events, is a crucial part of public consultation and will form the hard evidence required by the legal process to shape policies for the neighbourhood. The Steering Group has received a competitive quote of £405 for producing the questionnaire. K&TNPSG had hoped that the funding for this next stage of the Plan process would be funded by a bid to Locality, the central body for Neighbourhood Plans. However the minimum request for funding from Locality is £1,000. K&TNPSG are not yet at a stage to ask for further funding from that body (for example, for consultancy support) which would allow them to produce a bid in excess of this amount. The JNPSG currently has a funding balance with Ketton Parish Council of £234 & requested a further amount of £350 from KPC to cover the cost of the Questionnaire process & allow some contingency. They will also be seeking an additional contribution from Tinwell Parish funds. Motion proposed by Cllr S.Rogers & seconded by Cllr Couzens. Council voted 6-0; Cllr Cade abstained as she is a member of the Ketton & Tinwell Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. 2019/07/06 Police Report No police were present at the meeting, but PC Peter Icke sent an area crime report for the past month, dated 17 July. During the last 31 days there has been reported in the Rutland South Beat; one theft of 2 stone garden ornaments from a front garden; one battery left out on the driveway was stolen In Ketton; 5 incidents of thefts from vehicles – 4 were in Ketton; a window was smashed at an empty property; an elderly male scammed out of money in Ketton; one burglary to a business – door forced/ smashed; 2 x attempt thefts of caravans, one of which was in Ketton; a strimmer stolen from stable block; one burglary dwelling; one break-in to a shop within garage & one theft of lawnmowers from a field. The joint Rutland North and Rutland South priority remains as Rural Crime in relation to burglaries, car crime and theft. There have been break-ins to residential properties, business and containers this month so please look at your security measures on any lockups, garages, sheds or outbuilding. If you can make it difficult for anyone to get into the rear garden even better as this is the preferred point of entry for burglars. Preferred items for them to steal are jewellery and cash so please keep these safe. There have been a number of theft from vehicles this month and 2 reports of attempt thefts of caravans overnight. These crimes are believed to be committed by cross boarder criminals so the police 1 continue to work with neighbouring forces to tackle this issue. Please continue to remove all property – remember’ if you leave it on show it will go’. The police are also running a vehicle enforcement campaign throughout Rutland for speed and anti-social driving. They will be out in villages and towns with the speed laser gun and will update Twitter and Face book with the results. The police will continue to work closely with the local residents and will alert you as soon as crime is reported and ask that if anything suspicious is seen to report through either 999 or 101. 2019/07/07 Public Question Time : Members of the Public to Parish Council : Parish Council to County Council There were 3 members of the public present. C.Cllr Brown, who is currently liaising with the Diocese regarding the piece of land behind Ketton Library, updated councillors on the progress recently made towards finding a resolution. RCC Planning has granted permission for the removal of the semi-retaining boundary wall to the west of the library, to re-grade the soft landscaping and make good the tarmac path. Also to repair the section of wall adjacent to the school gates and install a sacrificial concrete bollard in the vehicle access, to protect the wall from further vehicle impacts. Cllr Cade met with C.Cllr Brown & RCC representatives to discuss installing 4 marked parking spaces on Stocks Hill, as part of the current High Street Parking Review, which also includes Church Road & Empingham Road. RCC are currently drafting proposals which will be sent to the parish council for further discussion and public consultation & C.Cllr Payne gave an update on current progress. Following concerns raised about the number and speed of Midland Quarry Products vehicles travelling through Ketton to deliver material for the new road construction being carried out by Hanson, C.Cllrs Brown & Payne discussed the matter with Hanson’s & the vehicles are now being routed to come in from the A1 and Tinwell, thus almost totally avoiding the main part of the village. The councillors expressed their thanks to Clifford Daly and the C.Cllrs for resolving this issue. The new Empingham Road diversion is due to be completed at the end of 2019. C.Cllr Brown gave an update on the Digital Rutland Local Full Fibre Networks Project which will deliver full fibre (1GB capable) connectivity to public sector buildings (including Ketton Library) in Rutland and stimulate additional commercial full fibre coverage to nearby residential and business premises. C.Cllr Brown also gave an update on the RCC Local Plan, which is being reviewed in order to extend the plan period to 2036 and to provide for any additional new housing, employment or other development that may be needed over the extended plan period. 2019/07/08 To Minute and approve the following payments: To be signed Millennium Ltd Direct debit Monthly pc back £7.20 101708 KG&SSA Chatterbox delivery £75.00 101809 Biffa Dog bin emptying £273.00 101710 Tracey Green Parish Office cleaning £10.00 Scottish Power Direct debit Office Electricity (May) £70.00 101711 Mrs M Cade School Fete supplies £65.26 101712 Black Velvet Pest Control Moles control £60.00 101713 LRALC Councillors training £80.00 101714 Handyman Handyman's salary £575.20 101715 Parish Clerk Clerk's salary £713.33 101716 HMRC PAYE & NI £375.67 Nest Direct debit Clerk's pension contributions £79.19 101717 Mr D Shaw Grass cutting £630.00 Council resolved that the accounts set out in 2019/07/08 be accepted for payment. Proposed by Cllr Couzens, seconded by Cllr J.Rogers & unanimously approved. 2019/07/09 To receive and approve the Financial Statements and to sign the Reconciliation The Financial information was approved as an accurate record and the Reconciliation signed. 2019/07/10 To receive, approve and adopt Committee Reports for July 2019, viz. 2019/07/10.1 Planning 2 July, 2019 2019/07/10.2 Highways & Open Spaces 3 July, 2019 2019/07/10.3 PR&M 8 July, 2019 2019/06/10.4 Planning 16 July, 2019 ******************************************************************************************************************************************** 2 K E T T O N P A R I S H C O U N C I L M I N U T E S O F P L A N N I N G M E E T I N G Minutes of a Meeting of Ketton Parish Council Planning Committee (Under Delegated Powers) held at 7.00pm, Tuesday, 2 July, 2019, in The Parish Office, Stocks Hill Lane, Ketton, STAMFORD, PE9 3TW A presentation on a draft planning proposal was made by Guy Longley, Pegasus Group & Matt Smith, Linden Homes before the meeting business commenced.
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