November 2022 Minutes
FALDINGWORTH PARISH COUNCIL
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MINUTES OF THE FALDINGWORTH PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
Memorial Hall Faldingworth
Wednesday 16th November 2022
PRESENT D.Waine (Chair), D.Dickinson, S.Harkins, P.Gregson, A.Lillywhite, M. Thompson, W.Green, D.Whelan (Clerk)
22/11/1 Apologies and Reasons for Absence
No apologies were received.
All members present
22/11/02 To receive declarations of interest on any item on the Agenda
There were none
22/11/03 To resolve to suspend the meeting to allow no more than 15 minutes of public forum
As no members of the public were present, it was Resolved to proceed with the next item on the agenda.
22/11/04 Confirmation of Minutes
Parish Council Meeting - 14th October 2022
Extraordinary Meeting of the Parish Council - 2nd November 2022
It was unanimously Resolved to approve the Minutes of both meetings as correct, and they were signed by the Chair.
22/11/5 Reports from outside bodies, taking any required action
None received
22/11/06 Residents' issues, taking any required action
None received
22/11/07 War Memorial Update following Extraordinary Meeting decision
To proceed
Cllr. Green updated on progress of the lease for signature.
Approved.
Cllr Waine’s drawing and plan for installation has been submitted for approval.
Pending
The £1 per year lease upfront has been confirmed and approved by Kisimul.
An upfront consolidated lease payment for the five-year period was approved by Kisimul.
It was unanimously Resolved that the Faldingworth Parish Council could process payment of £5 upfront for the lease, pending formal signature of such.
22/11/08 Financial Matters taking any required action Approval of Accounts for Payment:
It was unanimously Resolved to approve the following accounts for payment-
Approval of Bank Reconciliation:
It was reported that the balance on the HSBC Current account was £12945.46 (including uncleared cheques) and on the Business Money Manager account was £30132.93 It was Resolved unanimously to note the bank reconciliation
Draft Budget for consideration
A draft budget for the year 23-24 was presented and approved, subject to final approval at the next meeting in January.
Precept estimate for agreement-
The estimate shown in the draft budget was £9600.00, which was a 0% increase over the previous year, allowing for a reduction in the Council tax base of £97.00.
It was Resolved to approve the draft Precept subject to confirmation at the next meeting.
22/11/09 Playing Field Issues
A second quotation for fencing off an area of the Playing field with post and wire fencing to create a possible dog walking area was reported. Cllr. Thompson presented a series of images showing the extent and the impact.
West Lindsey District Council have replied noting the lack of dog wardens for policing the field but that drop in inspections were available.
It was Resolved that the practicality and the potential costs were not in the interests of the whole community.
It was Resolved that a safe place to walk dogs needed to be discussed with the dog-owning community of Faldingworth.
22/11/10 Community Speed Watch
Cllr Thompson reported that he would set up a meeting on 11 January 2023 prior to the next Council meeting, inviting residents to come to a meeting about speed-watch.
Request to book the hall for an hour. This was unanimously Approved
This initiative will be advertised on the notice boards, Facebook and on the website.
22/11/12 Bench on Buslingthorpe Road.
Cllr. Dickinson inspected the bench and reported that the present state of the bench was deemed irreparable. He motivated that it be removed. Approved
Cllr. Dickinson suggested replacement may be possible and that he would investigate this option. This was unanimously Supported.
22/11/14 Planning Matters
Planning application ref 145032 and Listed Building Consent application 145034 for the conversion and extension of Stamp’s Mill High St., have been granted subject to conditions, by WLDC.
Resolved that the position be noted
22/11/15 Correspondence and Updates on previous actions taken and any required action Clerk Whelan reported the following correspondence of relevance.
- LALC Newsletter x 2
- Correspondence with Kisimul’s Solicitor re the War Memorial Lease
- WLDC - information re Parish Precept 23/24
It was Agreed that Clerk Whelan is to be allowed to request Supply of Elections Officer information.
22/11/17 Any urgent items for discussion
Cllr. Harkins reflected thanks to both Cllrs. Green and Gregson for their contribution to the Parish and standing in as Acting Clerk and support in the absence of the Parish Clerk.
This was unanimously Supported
The meeting closed at 8.41pm. Next Meeting 18th January 2023