Drayton Parslow Parish Council Draft Minutes of the Meeting of Drayton Parslow Parish Council held in Greenacre Hall, Monday 25 February 2013 at 8.00pm Attendees: Cllr Perry (Chair), Cllr Thum, Cllr Moore, Cllr Lester, Cllr Harvey, Cllr Blair, Sue Mordue (Clerk), Michelle Jackson (Minute secretary). 1. Receive Apologies: to accept apologies for absence - Cllr Wood 2. Open Forum: (Adjournment). 3. Declaration of interest in items on the agenda: to declare any interests and agree any dispensation requests - none 4. The minutes of the last meeting held on 28th January 2013 were agreed as a true record. 5. To update on matters arising from the minutes of the last meetings – no matters arising. 6. Planning Application: To discuss planning applications received: a. Update on Planning Application at Cow Pasture Farm Newton Longville and decide whether any actions are required – It was believed that the met mast application had gone through. b. The Clerk to advise AVDC of the Council’s decision to give its 5 minutes speaking slot to SDLT regarding Dorcas Lane. 7. To consider correspondence and other communications received since last meeting- no decisions required. 8. Recreation Field: Play Area: To report on inspections and advice any repairs required – nothing to report. 9. Highways, Footpaths & Footways, Street Lighting: To report and update on issues and repairs. The Clerk to: a. Report the potholes on the road surface on the road to Mursley ACTION: SM b. Chase Paul Foot BCC regarding the request last month for them to investigate the ditch outside Broadways Farm which had been filled in which has meant that water now ran down the road which was wearing away the road surface. ACTION: SM c. Report the pot holes on the bypass towards Leighton Buzzard and the Skew Bridge roundabout to Milton Keynes Council. ACTION: SM d. Report to AVDC Planning Officers that someone is living in a mobile home opposite footpath DPA/7A/1 and they had installed a transformer box. ACTION: SM e. Cllr Harvey to contact Robin Galvin at VPA regarding the flower containers at the entrances to the village as there had been no further discussion since the initial proposal in May 2012. ACTION: HH 10. Finance: a. The accounts for the year to date December 2012 were agreed. b. To draw cheques – Cllrs Resolved to issue the following cheques: E-on 265 £208.80 DW McDonald 266 £192.50 Clerks Pay & Expenses 267 £313.56 Came & Company re Speedwatch Ins 268 £25.00 CT Mowers 269 £547.50 Stop Salden Turbines (s137 payment) 270 £3,500.00 c. Section 106 monies: £21,036 in respect of the development at Main Road, Drayton Parslow (12/01120/APP): i. Clerk to add to the March agenda for discussion. ACTION: SM Drayton Parslow Parish Council ii. Cllr Thum to recirculate and examine the results of the village survey to see whether any suggestions for the spending of this money are within this appraisal. ACTION: MT iii. Cllr Perry to put a note in the Village News saying that the money had been received, give a summary of what the Council was permitted to spend it on and request ideas from villagers for projects. ACTION: DP/SM d. The Clerk to complete the form from Buckinghamshire Community Foundation for a grant for the AED following last months presentation and agreement to procure one for the village. ACTION: SM 11. Allotments: a. To discuss concerns brought to the Council and agree actions required: i. All rent monies had been collected. ii. It was agreed that the Clerk should request the water be switched on for the 6 months from April to September and off from October to March. ACTION: SM b. To discuss meeting held with Mr Sargeant, and complaints received from Mrs Sargeant regarding the trees on the allotment proposals, and agree actions now required – following a meeting between Mr Sargeant and Cllrs Lester and Blair, Mr Sargeant had confirmed he was now happy with the proposals. Once confirmation had been received from Mrs Sargeant the Clerk to submit the planning application. ACTION: SM 12. Reports on meetings attended by Parish Councillors – to receive reports from meetings attended and decide whether any decisions are required by the Council at the next meeting: a. Information from the LAF which Cllr Moore attended would to be circulated. b. Cllr Harvey to attend the North Bucks Parishes Planning Consortium meting on 14 March. ACTION: HH c. Cllr Perry would attend the LAF Footpath sub committee meeting. ACTION: DP d. The Clerk to attend the AVALC meeting on 21 March on East West Rail. ACTION: SM 13. To agree the date of the next meeting – Monday 25 March 2013. The meeting closed at 8.50pm. Signed…………………………… Date……………… .