Hunton Parish Council Minutes – 2015/16 21 May 2015 – AGM 8 July 2015 16 September 2015 18 November 2015 20 January 2016 16 March 2016 Hunton Parish Council Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 21st May 2015 at 7.30 in the Village Hall. Present. Councillors Wyatt, Worsdale, Guy and Linehan, NYCC Carl Les and three members of the public. 1. Councillors Declarations of Acceptance of Office. As Proper Officer of the Parish the Clerk invited the Councillors to make their Declarations of Acceptance of Office and sign the Declaration forms. 2. Document handover. The forms were collected by the Clerk. 3. Election of Chairman. The Clerk invited nominations for Chairman and Councillor Guy proposed Cllr Wyatt which was seconded by Cllrs Linehan and Worsdale. Councillor Wyatt was then asked to take charge of the meeting. 4. Apologies for Absence. PCSO Diane Smith could not make the meeting but had submitted a report. 5. Declarations of Interest. Cllrs Wyatt and Guy declared an interest in Planning Applications. 6. Minutes from the Last Meeting. Cllr Linehan proposed that the minutes be accepted as a true and fair record and Cllr Guy seconded the motion. Cllr Wyatt duly signed the Minutes. a. Updates from Previous meetings/Actions carried out. After receiving quotes for Mole control on the Village Green and Play Park it was resolved to set a limit of £100 on a local Mole Catcher to catch and provide proof of up to ten Moles. A further meeting with Farm and Land Services is required to include a further small area in the grass cutting plans. 7. Police Report. There have been four incidents recorded between 17/03/15 and 18/05/15. These were:- One anti- social behaviour which was a poaching incident where Police attended but with a negative result. One Suspicious activity which referred to males seen hare coursing. One Sexual offence and One Concern for Safety. Julia Mulligan is the Police and Crime Signed______________________________ _____Date______________________________ Please note that these minutes are marked as a draft copy only until agreed and signed at the next Parish Council meeting. Commissioner for North Yorkshire, and is funding a new service called “Supporting Victims” to help people living in North Yorkshire to cope after crime, and get their lives back to normal as soon as possible. Contact details are: - Telephone 01904 669 276 Or website www.supportingvictims.org or email on: [email protected] 8. Planning Applications. Replacement of timber garage doors at 3 & 4 Greenacres –no objections as designed to be in keeping. Single storey extension at 11 Greenacres- no objections. Red House revised scheme for out-building –no objections. 9. Matters Arising from Richmondshire District Council and North Yorkshire County Council. Councillor Carl Les informed the Parish council that drainage work is to begin on 1st June on South View. Also work to replace the culvert by the quoits pitch will begin in July. The Bedale Bypass is progressing and is ahead of schedule and parking issues will be addressed for Bedale with a new car park. Concern was expressed by Councillors at the lack of progress on the gateway where the Hunton Steam Gathering is held which is currently unusable; Cllr Les is to make enquiries. The roadway by the Broadacres new builds has been reinstated and the site is looking good. Councillor Linehan was welcomed as new Councillor for Hornby Castle on Richmondshire District Council. 10. Items to Note. Monthly Correspondence received and inserted into Green File. Any Comments. No comments were made. 11. PC Business / Maintenance Items. a. Insurance Renewal. It was resolved to stay with Community Links for the Parish Insurance and the Clerk will arrange for this to be paid. b. Village Hall Car Park. The Village Hall car park is in a quite bad state and it was resolved to gather quotes for resurfacing work, however in the meantime the weed growth etc should be treated and the Farm and Land Services contractor who did similar work on the Pinfold is to be invited to quote for this. Signed______________________________ _____Date______________________________ Please note that these minutes are marked as a draft copy only until agreed and signed at the next Parish Council meeting. c. Play Park Repairs and Refurbishment. The Play Park requires attention and some equipment needs replacing. Patrick has agreed to join a sub- committee to raise funds for the refurbishment and to help establish exactly what will be required. It may be possible for the Precept be increased to help raise funds for a year or too, something that could be looked at by the sub-committee. d. Control of Moles. Andy Fall has got to work on the mole problem and up to May 21st has caught 4 moles. He is focussing on the play park area as this is where most damage has been caused. e. Strimmer repairs. The strimmer which is kept in the Cinder House is in need of repairs, it has a petrol tank that leaks and is in need of a service. The consensus was for up to £100 to be allowed for repairs and service and retired councillor Steve Knight is willing to arrange this and also to paint the barrier to the Play park entrance if council provide the Hammerite paint. Councillor Knight had served on council for many years and the consensus was for a thank you gift to be presented for his services and also his continuing support. 12. Monthly Financial Report. Deposit Account £125.78 Current Account £4,037.01 The current Acc figure includes the first half of the Precept but the cheque for the Village hall hire has not yet been presented. th Next Meeting 8 July 2015. Signed______________________________ _____Date______________________________ Please note that these minutes are marked as a draft copy only until agreed and signed at the next Parish Council meeting. Hunton Parish Council Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Wednesday 8th July at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Present. Councillors Wyatt, Guy, Worsdale and Linehan, NYCC Cllr Carl Les, PCSO Ethan McQue and Mrs Helen Porrit. 1. Apologies for Absence. PCSO Dianne Smith. PCSO Ethan McQue to stand in for her. 2. Councillors Declarations of Interest. There were no declarations of interest. 3. Minutes from the Last Meeting. A correction had to be made to the surname of the Mole Catcher which had been misheard, after which Cllr Guy proposed the minutes to be a true and fair record and this was seconded by Cllr Linehan. 4. Updates from last meeting/actions carried out. A gift of a book token value £30 was agreed for the Internal Auditor Mr. Peter Smith who council hopes will continue to assist next year. A book token and a bottle of wine were agreed for former Cllr Steve Knight as a thank you for his many years service and his continuing support to the council. 5. Police Report. There were three reported incidents between 22/05/15 and 06/07/15 these were; One Admin Report – Travellers Arriving. One Firearms report- an air rifle was confiscated from children. One Concern for Safety _ result was all in order. Police in Leyburn are appealing for witnesses following four separate assaults in one evening. These happened on Monday 22nd June between 4pn and 10.30pm. The victims were two seventeen year olds, a sixteen year old and a young man of eighteen all attacked at separate times in different locations. Signed______________________________ _____Date______________________________ Please note that these minutes are marked as a draft copy only until agreed and signed at the next Parish Council meeting. One of the victims had a 12 week old Border Collie pup with him that was kicked during the incident. No serious injuries were sustained but the victims were understandably distressed. Police believe a young woman wearing a purple dress was in the area at the time and may have witnessed this incident. Anyone who witnessed any of the incidents are asked to contact the police. North Yorkshire Police have launched their Community Speed Watch pilot programme which will run at 50 sites across the region. 6. Co-option to Parish Council. Cllr Linehan proposed that Helen Porrit be co-opted to Hunton Parish Council and this was Seconded by Cllr Worsdale and carried by Council. Helen then made and signed her Declaration of Acceptance of Office and her Registration of Interests Form to become a member of the Council. 7. Planning Applications. There were no new Planning Applications. 8. Matters Arising from Richmondshire District Council and North Yorkshire County Council. Cllr Linehan suggested that an application be made to the Communities Opportunity Fund for funding towards new Play Park equipment or benches and picnic tables as Council were successful last year and the fund has recently re-opened. He also advised that Cllrs made sure their Register of Interests forms were up to date and to include membership of all groups that lobby Parliament such as AA, NFU, NUT etc. Emergency group telephone numbers and contact details are to be updated yearly. Cllr Linehan also congratulated NYCC Carl Les on becoming Leader of NYCC. Cllr Les stated that while there would be more pressure on his time he would continue to prioritise local issues. Cllr Les explained Signed______________________________ _____Date______________________________ Please note that these minutes are marked as a draft copy only until agreed and signed at the next Parish Council meeting. that the system for reporting street lighting issues has been extended and it was now possible to report faults online. He also explained about a new smart app that will be on NYCC website so that you can find out about the whereabouts and duration of roadworks in their area.