Agenda for the Meeting Clifford Parish Council
To be held at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 18th January 2023
at Clifford Village Hall
This is your summons to the meeting of the Parish Council on the date above. If you are unable to attend, please notify me & send me any comments you wish to make on items on the agenda, in advance of the meeting.
Prior to the meeting commencing there will be a Public Participation session. Each member of the public present may speak once for up to 5 minutes on any item. The council will take these representations into account when agenda items are discussed but is not required to make a response. The Chairman may direct that a question posed during this section may be answered by a member of the council, or by the clerk. This session will last for a maximum of 20 minutes after which members of the public will no longer be permitted to address the Council for the remainder of the meeting, unless specifically invited by the Chairman.
1. To receive apologies and reasons for absence
2. Crime Report
3. a) To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 9-10 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. Also, to declare any other significant interests which the Member wishes to declare in the public interest, in accordance with paragraphs 13-19 of the Members’ Code of Conduct.
(b) To give notification of any changes in the Members’ Register of Interests
4. To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on the 21st December 2023
5. To receive an update from Mr C Proctor, LCC Senior Traffic Engineer, re proposed improvements to the footpaths by Bramham Primary School and Boston Spa Academy.
6. Chairman’s Business
7. Clerk’s Report
8. Ward Councillor’s Business
9. Neighbourhood Plan Community Projects & CIL Funding: To receive an update on progress.
10. Lead Members & Committee Representatives, to consider actions required
11. Playground – to receive an update following the meeting with the Village Hall Trustees.
12. To approve the Openspaces contract for 2023
13. To approve the open spaces contracts for 2022-2023
14. 2023 /2024 Budget and Precept Request
1. To approve the 2023/2024 budget
2. To approve the 2023/204 precept request
15. Planning matters
a) Decisions known or received:
22/07577/FU single storey rear extension at 10 Thorp Drive, Boston Spa. Approved
b) To receive an update on Planning Applications considered by the Planning Working Group
22/08302/FU/NE Installation of solar panels to roof at 70 High Street Clifford
c) Enforcement
APP/N4720/C/22/3312568 erection of a detached building together with the creation of an ancillary curtilage at land adjacent to Westfield Lodge, Westfield Lane, Clifford
16. Financial Matters
a) To approve the following receipts
i BACS Allotment Rents 985.50
ii BACS Allotments Bond (Plot 13) 50.00
iii Cash Christmas Carol collection 133.59
b) To approve the following payments:
Payee Amount
(excl VAT) VAT Total Sec 137
i BACS Clerk’s Salary tbc
ii BACS Clerk (Office 365 Business basic monthly fee) 4.50 .90 5.40
iii BACS Scribe 595.00 119.00 714.00
iv BACS L Parkin (Refund Allotment Bond -plot 13) 50.00 50.00
v BACS Wetherby Skips 200.00 40.00 240.00
vi BACS Martin House Hospice 133.59 133.59
vii BACS Clerk (Printer ink) 20.18 4.18 25.06
viii BACS T Chorn (refund of allotment bond) 50.00 50.00
ix BACS D Stanway (refund of allotment bond) 50.00 50.00
c) To receive the bank reconciliations and management and note the current bank balances
17. Correspondence Updates (other than that relating to specific agenda items)
18. To note that any reports/agenda items for the Meeting to be held Wednesday 15th February 2023 on need to be with the Clerk by Tuesday 7th February 2023
N R Fairbairn
Nancy Fairbairn, Clerk
12th January 2023