St Stephen in Brannel Parish Council Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of St Stephen in Brannel Parish Council held remotely by Zoom.us on Wednesday 6 January 2021 starting at 7pm. Present: Cllr Berryman, Cllr Mrs Broad, Cllr Davey, Cllr Hallett, Cllr Hatton, Cllr McLening, Cllr Miss O’Cock, Cllr Simpson (Vice Chairman), Cllr Truscott, Cllr Wonnacott MBE and Cllr Mrs Wonnacott. In attendance: Linda Ranger – Clerk & RFO, Ruth Mills – Assistant Clerk, Cornwall Councillor Greenslade (7.02pm) and 4 members of the public. Cllr Simpson welcomed everyone to the meeting and wished them a Happy New Year. He ran through remote procedures and advised everyone present that if they intended to participate in the meeting, they could be recorded, photographed, filmed or otherwise reported about. Cornwall Councillor Greenslade and 1 member of the public joined the meeting at 7.02pm FPC01/21 Apologies: It was RESOLVED to note apologies from Cllrs Harris, Mrs Harris and Sibley. FPC02/21 Declarations of Interest: a) Cllr Hatton declared a pecuniary interest in agenda item 14 as an employee of South West Water. b) There were no declarations of non-registerable interests. c) There were no dispensation requests. d) There were no declarations of gifts or hospitality. FPC03/21 Cornwall Councillor Reports: Due to the current circumstances, no written reports had been submitted however Cornwall Councillor McLening spoke on meetings he had attended; Cornwall Housing, employment matters, Community Speedwatch, complaints from residents regarding flooding in Coombe and that the 2021 elections may be postponed due to COVID. Cornwall Councillor Greenslade spoke on virtual meetings, public footpath order progress, planned repair work on the Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre roof and parked cars encroaching the highway. 01/21 Chairman’s initials: FPC04/21 Public Participation: Two members of the public spoke in objection to agenda item 13 and the proposed regulations for both St Stephen short stay car park. They gave details of how the proposals would impact those who use them due to their properties having no parking provision and how the increase of yellow lines throughout the village had already reduced the amount of on street parking available. FPC05/21 Full Council Meeting Minutes: It was RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 2 December 2020 be adopted and signed as a true and accurate record. FPC06/21 Committee Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Wednesday 9 December 2020 were received and noted. There were no recommendations therein. At the Chairman’s discretion it was RESOLVED that agenda item 13 be brought forward. FPC07/21 Car Parks: It was agreed to discuss the St Stephen Short Stay car park first. At the Chairman’s discretion, and with the agreement of Council, a member of the public gave further details of the impact the proposed regulations would have. It was agreed that the objections surrounded the time limit regulation so Members discussed the reasoning behind the regulations, permit parking, additional parking at the back of the carpark and dropped kerbs at the front of properties. The Clerk clarified that these had all been looked into by the Finance & General Purposes committee and explained why they were not options. After a lengthy discussion it was proposed and seconded that the proposed regulations for St Stephen short stay car park be reviewed and brought back to a future meeting. It was RESOLVED to amend the proposal so that the review was bought back within 6 months. It was RESOLVED that the proposed regulations for St Stephen short stay car park be reviewed and brought back to Full Council within 6 months. Cornwall Councillor Greenslade left the meeting at 8.02pm. It was RESOLVED that the proposed regulations for Nanpean long stay car park be adopted. It was RESOLVED that the proposed regulations for Nanpean short stay car park be adopted. It was RESOLVED that the proposed regulations for St Stephen private car park be adopted. 02/21 Chairman’s initials: It was RESOLVED that the proposed regulations for St Stephen long stay car park be adopted. FPC08/21 Neighbourhood Development Plan Steering Group: The minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 15 December 2020 were received and noted. Cllr Mrs Wonnacott gave a verbal update. The next meeting would be held on Tuesday 19 January 2021 and all members were encouraged to attend. It was RESOLVED that, due to the absence of Cllr Mrs Harris, the recommendation from the working party on the revised consultant document be brought back to the next meeting. FPC09/21 Clerk’s Report: The Clerk advised that predicted costs for the 2021 Town & Parish Council Elections had been received and the total ranged between £642.84 for an uncontested election in all wards to £6478.99 for a contested election in all wards. These costs did not include polling cards. The new office security door and entry system to the Brannel Room had been fitted. The village map templates had been received and would be going to the printers in the next few weeks. Information on replacement frames was still awaited. The new works vehicle had been purchased and would be sign written in the coming weeks. The precept demand had been sent to Cornwall Council and receipt confirmed. A response on siting waste bins in St Stephen & Whitemoor was still awaited from Imerys. A review of services following national lockdown had been carried out and all services except the hire of the Brannel Room (with exemptions) were open and available. The Clerk had authorised the use of the Brannel Room car park for the mobile community larder run by Treverbyn Hall. FPC10/21 Councillor Reports: One member of the public left the meeting at 8.28pm. Cllr Truscott gave feedback from the Nanpean & St Dennis Community Trust meeting that he had attended. FPC11/21 Financial Matters: It was RESOLVED to approve the following expenditure – Payee Item Method Net VAT Total Items for Ratification: Petty Cash Petty cash (Dec) DC 59.00 Google Gsuite package DC 87.40 Adobe.com Adobe package DC 15.17 Zoom Virtual meeting platform DC 14.39 ASDA Extension lead WFH DC 15.00 Rowett Insurance Van insurance DC 1,075.76 WA Allan & Son Trailer number plate CC 10.00 2.00 12.00 Penwyn Garage Van fuel CC 33.29 6.72 40.31 Penwyn Garage Van fuel CC 16.67 3.33 20.00 03/21 Chairman’s initials: Amazon Headphones - DS CC 30.99 Denmans Cable CC 11.70 2.34 14.04 Penwyn Garage Mower fuel CC 20.31 4.06 24.37 fwb Fingerpost repair tools CC 35.75 7.15 42.90 Ebay Magnetic strip tape CC 5.99 NEST Pension contribution DD 679.82 Various Salaries DD 11,164.29 Initial Hygiene contract DD 8.79 1.76 10.55 Onecom Fax line rental DD 15.85 3.17 19.02 Vodafone Mobile x 3 DD 45.50 9.10 54.60 SWALEC Car park electric DD 8.20 0.41 8.61 SW Water Craft workshop water DD 375.24 SW Water St Stephen toilet water DD 374.00 British Gas Office electric DD 97.79 4.88 102.67 Brtish Gas Brannel Room electric DD 5.72 0.28 6.00 British Gas Nanpean toilet electric DD 20.73 1.02 21.75 British Gas Nanpean cemetery DD 15.63 0.78 16.41 electric SW Commercials Works vehicle EP 14585.00 3517.00 18,102.00 Came & Co Cyber insurance EP 369.20 Total 3,564.00 32,761.48 Items for Approval: Cornwall Council Business rates - St DD 146.00 Stephen cemetery Cornwall Council Business rates - DD 56.00 Nanpean cemetery Cornwall Council Business rates - St DD 79.00 Stephen toilets Cornwall Council Business rates - DD 51.00 Nanpean toilets Cornwall Council Business rates - Brannel DD 270.00 Room building British Gas St Stephen cemetery DD 120.11 6.00 126.11 electric British Gas Nanpean toilet electric DD 11.98 0.59 12.57 HMRC PAYE & NIC EP 3,638.89 Viridor Waste contract EP 63.00 12.60 75.60 Hawkins Service & MOT EP 422.12 75.42 497.54 Jewson Digger collection EP 10.50 2.10 12.60 Eden Water cooler lease EP 14.40 2.88 17.28 SW Councils HR membership (18 EP 687.50 137.50 825.00 months) B&Q Glue and brushes EP 17.44 3.48 20.92 04/21 Chairman’s initials: D May & Sons Materials EP 80.14 16.04 96.18 B&Q Wood stain and EP 60.83 12.17 73.00 sheeting AQM Quarterly report EP 1500.00 300.00 1,800.00 R Clemens Ltd Cornish wall repairs EP 520.00 104.00 624.00 K Cole Carpentry Office security door EP 1113.00 222.60 1,335.60 Screwfix Angle grinder EP 54.15 10.83 64.98 B&Q Fingerpost materials EP 31.34 6.27 37.61 Britannia Lanes Confidential data EP 33.21 6.64 39.85 disposal Jewson Digger delivery EP 10.50 2.10 12.60 Seadog IT Hosting fee EP 20.00 St Stephen CC Grant EP 1,000.00 Blackies Fuel Cheque 64.62 12.92 77.54 Total £568.78 £11,009.87 It was RESOLVED to note the following income – Payee Item Total Lloyds Bank interest (December) 1.30 CCLA Bank interest (November) 6.38 Various Brannel Room hire 54.00 Various Rent 883.16 Various Burial fees (December) 2,428.00 Various Allotment rent 35.00 Amazon Headphone refund 30.44 Total 3,438.28 It was RESOLVED to note the following bank balances - Balances as 31 December 2021: Cash 91.00 Lloyds Current 9,665.81 Lloyds Business 123,380.89 Unity (November balance as statement not received) 84,837.40 CCLA (November balance as statement not received) 86,179.57 304,154.67 It was RESOLVED to retrospectively approve a transfer of £18,000 from the Lloyds Business account to the Lloyds Current Account and to approve a transfer of £20,000 from the Lloyds Business account to the Lloyds Current Account.