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OXTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 8th DECEMBER 2009 AT OXTON VILLAGE HALL Present: Cllr. Jill Jones (Chairman) Cllr. Ian Johnson Cllr. Robin Aldridge Cllr. Margaret Cooper Cllr. Ian Kilpatrick Cllr. Andy Stewart (part of meeting) Mrs. Karen Birks (Clerk) 1. APOLOGIES Apologies were received from Cllrs. Lin Jacobs and Bruce Laughton. 2. MINUTES The minutes of the meeting held on 12th November 2009 were accepted as a true record and signed by the Chairman.
3. MATTERS ARISING (a) Cllr. Johnson reported that some work has been done on the fence at the top of the football pitch but the stile has not yet been added. This will be carried out at some point over the next few months. (b) The training seminar entitled ‘How to understand planning applications’ will be attended by Cllr Jill Jones on the 28th January at a cost of £20. (c) It was reported that another accident had occurred on the 7th December in the A6097 and Oaks Lane area but no further details were known. 4. COMMUNICATIONS (a) A letter has been received from N&SDC requesting details of the precept to be set by Oxton Parish Council. This requires a response by the 8th January. (b) Letter from Notts County Council outlining the areas in which it is proposed to make savings over the next three years. These proposals are subject to the outcome of the consultation. Closing date for consultation is 22nd January 2010. It was agreed that this letter will be distributed around all councillors before the next meeting on the 12th January and the matter discussed at that meeting. c) N&SDC have provided copies of the councils budget consultation questionnaire to be issued to all councillors. Most councillors have already previously received a copy. (d) Following the last meeting the clerk sent a request to Cllr.Andy Stewart asking for financial assistance towards the cost of the drainage study which it is proposed should be carried out in Oxton. In response Cllr. Stewart has very kindly offered £500 towards this project. 5. HIGHWAYS It was noted that the traffic survey carried out by Mike Keeling concentrated on volume of traffic and not on speeding which is the main issue. The interactive speed sign is up and working in the village and first impressions are that it is having some positive effect. The council asked Cllr. Stewart if he could find out the cost of these signs and report back to the next meeting. It was agreed that following the removal of the sign after the designated time the parish council will write to County Council to express the benefits achieved by having the sign in the village. A request was made to Cllr Stewart to have the ‘Slow’ marking replaced on the road which has been covered up by the anti skid surface. Cllr Ian Kilpatrick reported back from the latest safer neighbourhood group meeting. It was noted that there are trained beat officers who have been active with new speed camera guns but the problem is that there are limited resources available for this to be having an impact in all areas. 6. PLANNING Appeal Decision. An appeal was made against the decision to refuse planning permission at Meadow View, Nottingham Road (application ref. 09/00181/FUL). This appeal has been dismissed. 7. FINANCE (a) Invoices and Payments
The following payments were authorised: K.Birks Clerks Salary November £214.76 K.Birks Clerks expenses November £17.91 Our centre Mini bus hire November £80.75 Pauline Cleverley Chiropody Provision £68.00 ________ Total £381.42 (b) Financial Report for November 2009 The Clerk reported an account balance at the end of November of £4912.24 with no outstanding cheques. Payments for November were £498.60 and receipts £58.69. The Sinking Fund balance was £10,353.69. The accounts were reconciled accordingly. 8. RECREATION Cllr. Lin Jacobs has inspected the play equipment and has nothing to note. Concerns were raised about the mole traps which have been placed on the football pitch. These are a potential safety hazard if left near the surface. It is unclear who has placed these traps on the football pitch and it was agreed that Cllr. Johnson will find out if it has been done by the estate and the clerk will contact the cricket club to ascertain if they are responsible. Whoever is responsible they will be asked to remove the traps. 9. COMMUNITY LED ACTION PLAN The meeting on 24th November had been cancelled due to insufficient attendees. The next meeting will take place in January with a date to be arranged. 10. RISK AND RESILIENCE Cllr. Andy Stewart expressed his concern about whether the Parish Council should be making a contribution to the drainage study as it was not necessarily their responsibility to pay for this. He agreed to contact Andy Wallace at Notts County Council to discuss this matter and report back to the clerk as soon as possible. The parish council decided that even though the outcome of Cllr Stewart’s discussion was not yet know they would set an amount which they were willing to contribute if necessary. This decision not to wait until the next meeting was made to ensure there were no further delays in commissioning JBA to carry out the study. A vote was taken to decide that a figure up to £750 could be negotiated if this was necessary following the response from Cllr Stewart. This was agreed by 4 votes for and 1 against. 11. DOVER BECK CONTRIBUTION A request has been made for a contribution towards the costs of the Dover Beck Publication. The council agreed that £100 would be donated. The council hoped that Epperstone Parish Council would also be making a contribution. 12. BUDGET 2010/2011 The budget was agreed for 2010/11 and updated copies will be distributed to all councillors at the next meeting. The precept for the next financial year was set at £8500. The clerk will ensure this figure is given to N&SDC. It is unclear at the present time whether or not funding will continue to be provided by County Council for the Oxton flyer and therefore whether this service will continue but it has been included in the budget for next year. 13. ANY OTHER BUSINESS a) A request has been made by the flower arranging group to use a section of the field backing onto the village hall as part of an event they are holding on the 31st July 2010. The parish council agreed to grant their permission for this. b) Cllr. Ian Johnson reported a number of sites where rubbish/material requires clearing. These are tyres in the picnic site on the dual carriageway, rubbish bags on Beanford Lane and a fibre glass wind deflector near Grange Farm. The clerk will report these matters to N&SDC and request that they be cleared. c) It was noted that a new central police contact number is now available. This is 0300 300 9999.
The chairman closed the meeting at 9.35 p.m.
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