Council Community and Infrastructure Group

Date: 29 June 2016 Venue: Llanharan Miners Welfare Hall Time start: 18:30 Time End: 19:40

Present:Clr Chris Parker (CP) Clr Will Thomas (WT) Clr John Bowman (JB) Clr Robert Lewis- Watkin (RLW) Maria Thomas (MT) Sarah Liney (SL)

Apologies:Clr Geraint Hopkins (GH) Clr Roger Turner (RT) David Evans (DE) Cathy Kennedy (CK) Acronyms' : Action Point AP

CP Opened the meeting and welcomed all present to the first of many of the new Infrastructure working group.

Discussion:

Christmas Lights

To confirm location and lighting style throughout the villages.

Location Colum Decoration Power Action if different from last year No(s) A473 Garage to Square 2 & 3 Motif No Purchase 2 x new motif, arrange for installation of power

Square 5,6 & 7 HB/Icicle Yes Bridge to Rugby Club 13 & 15 HB/Icicle No Purchase curtains and arrange installation

Ruby Club to Jct 18 HB/Icicle No Purchase curtain and arrange installation Rugby Club to Llanharry Jct 21 Motif Yes Purchase 1 x new motif

Outside Llanharan Stores 22 HB/Icicle Yes Outside Llanharan Stores 23 HB/Icicle Yes

Llanharry Rd to MyGR'bout 31 & 32 HB/Icicle Yes MyG Roundabout 33,34,35 HB/Icicle Yes ,36,37,3 8

MyG Roundabout to Trenos 39 HB/Icicle Yes MyG Roundabout to Trenos 45,46,47 HB/Icicle Yes ,48

Hillside (Nxt to bus stop) 1 Motif No Purchase 1 x new motif arrange power Opposite Mem Garden to 12 Motif No Old motif to be used, arrange power Trees LLanharan Community Council Community and Infrastructure Group

Meadow Rise Entrance to 24 HB/Icicle Yes Hillcrest Meadow Rise Entrance to 25 HB/Icicle No Purchase curtain, arrange power Hillcrest

Next to Hillcrest Bus Shelter 28 HB/Icicle

Hillcrest to Eagle 37 & 38 HB/Icicle Yes

Brynna School to Redroof 47 HB/Icicle Yes School to Redroof 48 HB/Icicle No Purchase curtain, arrange power

Brynna School to Redroof 55,57 Motif No Old large motifs to be used, arrange power Brynna School to Redroof 67,69 HB/Icicle Yes

Brynna School to Redroof 68,70 Motif Yes Redroof to Roundabout 71 HB/Icicle Yes

Redroof to Roundabout 80 & 81 HB/Icicle No Locate curtains, arrange power Ynysmaerdy 1 & 2 Motif No Old motifs to be used, arrange power

Total number of columns with lighting 44

Large Christmas Tree Locations

Grassed area by Llanharan Stores Memorial garden Grove Terrace Possibility of one other location to be confirmed at the next meeting APall to consider a location or remain at 2 trees

Large Merry Christmas Motif Signs

Entrance to Chapel Road AP The Clerk to contact RCT Council for consideration

CP advised that Brynna School are happy for the sign to be erected at the school as The Eagle is not deemed as suitable for Health & Safety purposes.

Business Christmas Trees & Brackets

All businesses are to be contacted for confirmation if they would like a bracket & tree and to confirm that the businesses' who were gifted them last year, wish to receive a tree.

40 Trees have been allocated towards the budget, along with 10 new brackets & light sets.

AP SL to write to local businesses’ by Friday 8th July with a deadline for replies by 26th July.

The Group therefore recommends to the Community Council at this point: LLanharan Community Council Community and Infrastructure Group to order the appropriate decorations, fixtures and fittings so that the lamppost in the table below may be utilised:

Column no Location Type Bracket Decoration Powered Estimated Required Cost Bridgend Rd / The Square /Rugby Club/ M y G Roundabout/ Trenos Gardens

2 A473 Garage to Square Std No Motif No 531.00 Steel 3 A473 Garage to Square Std No Motif No 531.00 Steel

13 Bridge to Rugby Club Std yes HB/Icicle No 428.00 Steel 15 Bridge to Rugby Club Std yes HB/Icicle No 428.00 Steel

18 Rugby Club to Llanharry Rd Jnct Std yes HB/Icicle No 428.00 Steel 21 Rugby Club to Llanharry Rd Jnct Std No Motif Yes 241.00 Steel

Hillside/Brynna Rd/ Southall St/ William St/ Brynna Rd

1 Next to Bus Stop Std No Motif No 531.00 Steel

12 Opposite Mem Garden in Trees Steel No Motif No 531.00 25 Meadow Rise Entrance to Std Yes HB/Icicle No 428.00 Hillcrest Steel

48 Brynna School to Redroofs Std Yes HB/Icicle No 366.00 Steel 55 Brynna School to Redroofs Std No Motif* No 366.00 Steel

57 Brynna School to Redroofs Std No Motif* No 366.00 Steel 80 Redroofs to roundabout Std HB/Icicle No 366.00 Steel

81 Redroofs to roundabout Std HB/Icicle No 366.00 Steel Ynysmaerdy

lamppost 1 Steel Motif* No 366.00 lamppost 2 Steel Motif* No 366.00

*use existing motif TOTAL 6583.00 LLanharan Community Council Community and Infrastructure Group

And that the existing 28 powered lampposts are connection/disconnection using existing equipment (ie blanket lights draped over hanging baskets at an estimated cost of £78 per lamppost: Total £2184

The meeting concluded at 19:30pm

Date of next meeting: 27 July 7pm same location