ST COLUMB MAJOR TOWN COUNCIL Minutes of the Full Council Meeting of St Columb Major Town Council, held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, St Columb Major, on Tuesday 7th March 2017 at 7.00pm. Present: Cllrs P Wills (Mayor), Mrs J Warner (Deputy Mayor), E Culley, Mrs B Rogers, K Roberts, Mrs L Jiggins, B Daniels, M Beason, A Bazeley In attendance: Mr M C Uren (Town Clerk) Two members of the public, PC Lenton (up to Item 1267/14), and a reporter from the Newquay Voice 1265/14 Mayor’s Welcome: The Mayor, Cllr Wills, welcomed everyone to the Meeting. i) Housekeeping: The Mayor addressed Councillors and members of the public, giving advice on emergency procedures, asking that all mobile phones be switched off, or turned to silent. ii) Announcement and Diary Dates: The Mayor advised “I met with the Funding Committee of the Denzell Downs Wind Farm Community Fund, and representatives of REG Wind Power and Grantscape, who have been brought in to administer the Fund. I was initially very skeptical as to why Grantscape were being brought in, but I can assure you that the reason is, as stated by REG and Grantscape, to assist others to start spending grant money. St Columb and St Wenn are the only electoral divisions to have allocated any funds to date. REG Wind Power and Grantscape stated that we are an example of how it should be done. Grantscape’s role is to oversee the procedure, and to take away the stress of the paperwork from the panel and its Chair. The next round of funding, for the annual £4500 for St Columb and St Wenn, is open now, and the closing date for applications is 17th May. The Panel will meet again in June, to decide allocations of grants. On Shrove Tuesday, the Town Hall was packed with guests, who came to see and hear all about our wonderful “Hurling” tradition in St Columb. It was my pleasure to put together an afternoon of informative talks, and films showcasing our “Hurling” heritage. Guests included the Lord Lieutenant, Chair of Cornwall Council, Chief Executive of Cornwall Council, the Commander of RAF St Mawgan, Mayors from all over Cornwall, and invited guests from the local community. They all said how much they enjoyed the afternoon, and they all stayed to watch ST COLUMB MAJOR TOWN COUNCIL - FULL COUNCIL MEETING 7TH MARCH 2017 Page 1 the start of the Hurling . not sure how many stayed until the end, but we certainly put St Columb on the map. In the morning it was my pleasure to welcome the children from the Academy to the back of the Town Hall, as we all watched in awe as Tim Fuge, and Carl Tonkin, went up in the cherry picker to fit the new hurling ball finial. The Town Clerk, Cllr Roberts and I, met with Stuart Wallace (Public Space Officer, Natural Environment Service, Cornwall Council) and Esther Richmond (Network Officer) to talk about devolution of public spaces currently owned and run by Cornwall Council, to the Town Council. During that meeting, Esther stated that we need to contact Cornwall Council before 1st March, to start a conversation regarding the Library. If we did not state we wanted to engage with them by 1st March, they could impose a solution to the library question on us as a parish. More about that later, as it is an Agenda Item. We indicated we would like to take over Trekenning Car Park, and The Hurlings Field, and indeed all the other Open Spaces within the parish owned by Cornwall Council – the playing field at Highfield, the play areas at Trelawney Parc and Carloggas Grove. Esther will now go back to County Hall, and speak with the relevant Officers and put forward her recommendations”. 1266/14 Public Forum: The Mayor invited the members of the public to address the Town Council on any issues, should they so wish. Mrs Fuery expressed some concern regarding the fact that there was only one “dustbin man” emptying bins today – actually driving the vehicle and emptying bins. Is this acceptable under Health and Safety rules? Should there not be two men per vehicle? We will check the situation with Cornwall Council. Ms Sebald advised that there a number of interested members of the community, who would be willing to help in improving the Closed Churchyard. A number of good ideas have already been suggested. With improvements made to the Churchyard, this could possibly bring in revenue for the Church. The Mayor advised that any ideas must be shared with the PCC, and the Diocesan Board. 1267/14 Police Report: PC 4785 Al Lenton presented the Police Report – “Apologies from PCSO Burgess and Parry – on Rest Days. Eight reported crime incidents over the last month – compared to six in total in the same period last year. 1-2 Thefts – Ex-employee took items over a period of time. Alleged theft of items delivered to wrong address 3-4 Damage to motor vehicles – Van and Camper had damage to locks and door ST COLUMB MAJOR TOWN COUNCIL - FULL COUNCIL MEETING 7TH MARCH 2017 Page 2 5 Assaults – Teenage girls fighting – all knew each other 6-8 Assaults on Constable x 2 and bilking – all at the same location The first Hurling Event passed without incident, and staff are in place to help with the next one this Saturday. “Alert”, the new Neighbourhood Watch, is on its way. Staff at St Columb will be receiving training shortly. Press article about the placing of items across the carriageway in the town sent out by us. Regards PC 4785 Lenton”. PC Lenton advised that he has received complaints, regarding indiscriminate parking in Carloggas Grove. PC Lenton also spoke about concerns that have been expressed regarding lighting, or lack of lighting, at the end of Newquay Road. 1268/14 Apologies for Absence: Apologies for Absence had been received from Cllr Green (family commitments), and Cllr Jenkin (family commitments). 1269/14 Members Declarations of Interest: i) Declarations of Interest, in accordance with the Agenda: None ii) Declarations of gifts to the value of £25: None 1270/14 To confirm Minutes of the last Full Council Meeting held on 14th February 2017: The Minutes of the Full Council Meeting, held on 14th February 2017, were presented by the Mayor. The Mayor spoke about the problems that had occurred with the felling of trees in Union Hill on Shrove Tuesday. The problems were definitely not caused by our Contractors. It was confirmed that carpet has now been bought for the South Chapel. Cllr Wills proposed, Cllr Culley seconded, and it was RESOLVED that the Minutes be accepted. Cllr Bazeley abstained, as he was not present at the last Meeting. 1271/14 Payment of Accounts – Members to Approve the Payment of Accounts to the end of February 2017: The Mayor presented the Accounts to be paid up to the end of February. Cllr Culley advised that the pump is still not working properly at the Allotments. It was agreed that Aqua–Source be asked to return, to carry out further repairs. In answer to a question, it was confirmed that CDA Solutions Ltd. do, in fact, maintain the CCTV systems in town. Cllr Wills proposed, Cllr Beason seconded, and it was RESOLVED unanimously, to approve the payments of accounts up to the end of February 2017. ST COLUMB MAJOR TOWN COUNCIL - FULL COUNCIL MEETING 7TH MARCH 2017 Page 3 1272/14 Planning Matters: PA17/00828: Erection of a 9.14m x 29.26m livestock polytunnel to house goats and store hay and straw – Fennenfenna Farm, Ruthvoes, St Columb Major, St Columb – Mrs Hailey Hooper PA17/00831: Erection of a 9.14m x 29.26m livestock polytunnel to house goats, and young stock and store hay and straw – Fentenfenna Farm, Ruthvoes, St Columb Major, St Columb – Mrs Hailey Hooper Councillors were of the opinion that these Planning Applications are just about identical. There is only one polytunnel. There should be no problems for the neighbours. Cllr Wills proposed, Cllr Mrs Warner seconded, and it was RESOLVED unanimously to support these Applications. PA17/00830: Erection of a 23m x 12m agricultural building – Fennenfenna Farm, Ruthvoes, St Columb Major, St Columb – Mrs Hailey Hooper It was confirmed that this is a standard building, and no-one could foresee any problems. Cllr Wills proposed, Cllr Roberts seconded, and it was RESOLVED unanimously to support this Application. PA17/01064: Tree works to fell T14 Sycamore – (subject to a TPO) – bark necrosis on main trunk and subsequent decay renders tree no longer safe to retain due to close proximity to neighbouring dwelling – Lanherne Vale, Old Rectory Drive, St Columb TR9 6BY – Mr Jason Trewinnard, Nurture Green The Tree Officer has reported on this Application, and made recommendations. Cllr Wills proposed Cllr Mrs Rogers seconded, and it was RESOLVED unanimously to support this Application, in accordance with the Tree Officer’s recommendations. PA17/01249: Application for the erection of dwelling in the grounds of Lanherne Vale – Lanherne Vale, Old Rectory Drive, St Columb TR9 6BY – Mr and Mrs S Harrington The Tree Officer’s report was read to Councillors. After much discussion, Cllr Wills proposed, Cllr Daniels seconded, to support the Application. However, the subsequent vote was in favour of Objecting to the Application. PA17/01431: Construction of 10 dwellings, means of access and associated works (decision PA16/07792) with variation of Condition 9 regarding noise mitigation measures – Land off Penkernick Way, Penkernick Way, St Columb, Cornwall - ADPAD It was stated that Planning Approval has already been given to this project.