Parish Council Minutes 17th Feb 2011

ORLINGBURY PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of the Meeting held in the Village Hall on Thursday 17th February 2011 14. Present: Councillors Allen, (Chairman), Rootham, (Deputy), Rowlatt, Waller, and Clerk. There were no members of the public. 15. Apologies: Apologies were received from Councillors Miles, Norton, Watts and Timms (Borough) 16. Minutes of the meeting 6th January 2011 Following, corrections in correspondence that the Royal British Legion information was passed to the village hall committee not the fete committee and 12.1 footpath ‘officer’ not ‘warden’ as stated, the minutes were signed as a true and correct record. 17.Matters arising 17.1 4.1 A response had been received from WBC regarding the site specific proposals. 17.2 4.2 Discussion of essential road repairs and improvements Rectory Lane, which are getting worse. Clerk to write to ask Leo Plant to meet with councillors re reinstating the road to its original width, advising we are minded to go to the newspapers as this maintenance is long over due and is now a pressing health and safety issue. 17.3 4.3 Clerk to ask Tim Lacy and Alex Stephenson to meet at the barn with councillors, as the dangerous roof tiles and masonry have not been remedied. 17.4 4.5 Rectory Lane streetlight is on intermittently. Clerk to report, but querying if it is the bulb or the electrics, or the ivy on the pole causing the problem. 17.5 5. The upcoming elections will be in the newsletter, as the headline your village needs you. 17.6 6.1 The Clerk spoke to Helen Howard on 6th January and was advised that the gateways will be underway within this financial year, and that MGSWP have started measuring. She offered to attend the March meeting. Clerk to confirm this prior to the meeting. 17.7 6.2 The bins and dog bins have been ordered and delivered. The dog bins have been sited and the clerk to contact the borough to arrange collection. Dog Bins are a) 200 yards into the field known as North America/Rectory Lane and b) at the entrance to the bridle path on Isham Road. Two of the waste bins have been sited on the green and we will ask where the farmer would like the remaining bin sited on the footpath through North America Field close to the entrance of Rectory Lane. 17.8 Councillor Rootham and Councillor Curtis from Isham PC and therefore the draft agreement re legal matters of sharing our jointly owned Speed Warning sign has yet to be drafted. 17.9 The issue of Quad Bikes and horses using the footpaths is a Police matter, the County Footpath Officer does not deal with this. Although he advised that taking action is difficult as a) the Police have to witness the incident, b)there has to be a photographic record of it and c) there must be no doubt that the landowner has not given his permission for the riders to use his land. 18. Developments 18.1 It was noted that costings are becoming more than expected. 18.2 It was agreed that Councillor Rootham would source a lockable cabinet to put in garage to store essential items such as the battery /charger for the speed sign. 18.3 It was noted that the responsibilities for areas in the village had been firmed up by the planning petition issue. 19. Correspondence. Police - Crime Statistics Information re Special Constables for inclusion in village magazines – passed to Cllr MilesPolice – Information from rural community panelACRE – survey to improve their services, to be completed by 1st April – because we are part of speed watch.Best Village competition information for entry Environment Agency – information re emergency response exercise, dealing with flooding issues and therefore not relevant to the village NCC – updating records for Dovecote, confirmation of Clerk as contactBCW – election papers, Clerk to request 20 more copies of papers PS Dave Convery, request re speed gun financing, the cost of recalibration if split between all Parish Councils approximately £7.50Letter received from parishioner re pavements, concerns from resident regarding footpaths and suggesting calming methods, Councillor Allen to respond, noting that the County Highways Department have dealt with some of the problems under the section 126 dealing with Norlinton Close but that issues re the state of repair and narrowness of pavements at Harrowden Road have been drawn to the attention of he Highways Department, following our own audits. A copy of the letter of concern with a covering note would be forwarded to the Highways Department.Letter re localism bill – Clerk to copy letter to the Borough Council and Councillors Timms and Bailey and ask for their response, Councillor Allen to inform the resident of this. NCC Section 50 Licence Forms to be signed and returned, also to remind that the speed sign post in Pytchley Road be left when replacement takes places, as a site for the speed warning sensor. 20. Financial Matters. The following accounts were agreed for payment. 691 E-on Electricity Maintenance £119.12 692 Mrs A McLaven Salary £124.20 693 Sywell Mowers – servicing of mowers £394.30 21. Planning applications and decisions. WP/2011/0013/F – vehicular access (dropped kerb) 21 Isham Road, Orlingbury- The council pleased to see this being applied for in the proper manner. No comments 22. Speedwatch and portable speed sign 22.1 There will be one session of speed watch in the summer and an appeal has been made for volunteers for training on 16th April. All is well financially for the project. 22.2 The flashing speed sign has been used on the Northampton Road from 10th Jan and in 14 days just under 4000 cars triggered a response by going over the 30mph and then on the Isham Road, 2400. 22.3 We shall be appealing for volunteers to help change the battery when necessary. 24. Village Hall 24.1 All the tickets to the murder mystery evening this weekend have been sold (70) 25. Any Other Business There was none 26. Date of next meeting. The date of the meeting is 17th March 2011 There being no other business the meeting closed at 9.10 pm with thanks to those attending. ………………….. ……………………….. Chairman Date