BEESTON PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of Meeting held on 3rd September 2019 @ 7pm at Peckforton & Beeston Village Rooms (Moved to Tom Platt’s house)
Present:, Mike Harrison (MH), Andrew Evans (AE) Mrs Helen Exley (The Clerk), Sandy Verity (SV), Tom Platt (TP)
Parish members: No members of the Parish were present.
| Point | Agenda point | Raised By | Action | Due Date |
| 1. | Apologies: – Andrew Haydock(AH), Daphne Weedall(DA), Gill Thexton (GT) | Clerk | N/A | 03/09/19 |
| 2. | Declaration of Councillors interests & Code of Conduct: –
None declared from Councillors present.
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Vice Chair | All Cllrs | 03/09/19 |
| 3. | Approval of Minutes & Outstanding Matters:-
Please see attached checklist for outstanding matters Minutes from 02/07/19 proposed as correct by TP and 2nded by SV All Cllrs agreed. Matters Arising – · 026/19.20 Abandoned cars- these are legal vehicles parked on the verge/roadside. · 026/19.20 -Woo9 ds – The PSCO has been to inspect but found nothing. · 027/19.20 – Accounts now returned from the Auditor. see point 11 · 027/19.20 – VAT registration. Now completed and expecting a rebate of £102.79 · 027/19.20 – Banking issues. see point 11. · 028/19.20 Planning – Castledene – no comment. · 030/19.20 –DW and Helen ? to travel to St Helen’s to order plaque before November.
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Vice Chair
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All Cllrs | 03/09/19 |
| 4. | Open Forum:-
No members present. |
Public | Vice Chair | Ongoing |
| 5. | Planning Matters:
Wild Boar Hotel 17/05319/LBC. E mail forwarded onto Councillors regarding the recent decision notice for the planned works to be carried out on this property.
Highways |
Vice Chair | Vice Chair | Ongoing |
| 6. | Highways:
· Boundary Sign – TP has emailed Council regarding the missing sign. General feeling was that Cheshire West will be very slow in replacing so SV will get a quote for a new one and the Parish Council will pay for the replacement. · Speed limit – E mail update from Stuart Batman CW&CC (copy attached to end of Minutes). Will now be formally advertised for public consultation in the papers. · Litter picker -Peter Wilson currently employed by Stoke & Hurleston, Worleston & District and Spurstow Parish Councils.
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Vice Chair | Vice Chair | ongoing |
| Peter will commence duties in September. MH to show Peter the Parish boundaries. The Clerk will ask if there is any available funding from CW&CC to cover the annual cost.
· Footpath 19 – still waiting for inspector to decide correct width. · Footpath 21 – no comment. · Footpath 37 – Notices still to run until the end of September. |
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| 7. | Armistice Commemorations:-
See points arising- DW and Helen ? to visit St Helen’s and choose plaque. To be completed by November. |
Vice Chair | DW | Nov 2019 |
| 8. | Clerks report:-
· Recent correspondence from Carol Weaver regarding final payment of salary. · VAT reclaim has been completed for the past 3 years and refund of £102.79 is expected.
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Clerk | Clerk | 03/09/19 |
| 9. | Parish Standing Orders :-
MH has recently sent out updated Standing Orders to all Councillors. It was proposed by TP that these Standing Orders be adopted by the Parish Council and this was 2nded by SV. These will be made available on the Parish Council Website.
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Vice Chair | Vice Chair | 03/09/19 |
| 10. | Website update:-
MH reported that the Parish Council Website is now up & running, just needing some more photos and the statutory financial information from the audit.
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Vice Chair | Vice Chair | 03/09/19 |
| 11. | Financial Matters :-
· End of year accounts 18/19 – now completed and returned from the Internal Auditor. Documents to be scanned & uploaded onto the website. (MH). Thank you letter to Accountant and token of appreciation for audit. MH to action. · Closure of the current NatWest account and move to Barclays for online banking. Meeting booked with Barclays 23/09 to open account. Maximum of 3 signatories. · Outstanding invoices:- Carol Weaver (369) £86.32
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Clerk | Clerk
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Nov 19 |
| 12. | Date of Next meetings for 2019:
5th November 7.30pm
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Clerk | Clerk | 03/09/19 |
| 13. | AOB:-
· Drains – TP to chase CW&CC about clearing Chapel Lane drains which are blocked. · Horsley Lane white road lines need repainting, but boundary issues with CEC. SV to photograph junction so that location can be reported. · Trees to be surveyed at outdoor centre – nothing done yet so residents need to follow up.
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Chair | Chair | Sept – Nov |
Meeting closed at 20.22.hrs
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Action list from 03/09/19 minutes
| Point | Agenda item | Who to complete | Actioned by |
| 6. | Quote for new road sign to be obtained.
Litter picker induction and Parish boundary awareness to be completed. Investigate if Funding is available for the litter picker |
SV
MH
The Clerk |
November 2019
Sept/Oct 2019
November 2019 |
| 7. | Armistice plaque to be chosen and ordered | DW | November 2019 |
| 10. | Additional Website information to be uploaded | MH & Clerk | November 2019
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| 11. | Barclays meeting to open new account. | Clerk & Additional Councillors
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September 2019 |
| 13. | Contact CW&CC Highways regarding drain blockages in Chapel Lane.
Horsley Lane Junction to be remarked. Photographic evidence beneficial! |
TP
SV |
September 2019 |
Proposed Beeston speed limit – response from Cheshire West & Chester Council
To provide an update on the proposed Beeston speed limit, the results of the informal consultation have now been collated.
A total of 32 responses were received from directly affected residents:
– Yes = 27 (%)
– No = 5 (%)
Based on the majority support for implementation of the speed limits, our recommendation is take the proposal to delegated decision to formally advertise.
For information, within some of the responses, both yes’ and no’s, comments were that they would like to see further reductions to 30mph in the areas we are proposing 40mph and 20mph in areas proposed for 30mph . As presented within the speed limit assessment, the recommendations are based on criteria in Section 7 ‘Rural Speed Management’ of the DfT Circular 01/2013 Setting Local Speed Limits. Consequently, any further reductions would not be supported. Other responses state that as mean speeds are currently compliant with the proposals the introduction of speed reductions are not worthwhile and the funding should be used on other issues in the area.
It was also noted that 6 additional responses were received from residents of Horsley Lane and Stonehouse Lane, properties outside of the directly affected area (one in Cheshire East). Whilst not standard process for informal consultations, I understand that comments forms were provided to residents of Horsley Lane and Stonehouse Lane to make them aware of the proposal. As the consulted proposal will not include Horsley Lane they have not been collated with the total figures. However, I did correspond with Cheshire East Council Highways to gauge their support for a potential extension of the 40mph limit into their area. Cheshire East have confirmed that they would not support an extension to commence the 40 mph within their area. Consequently, the extents of the proposal will remain as previously consulted and shown on the attached map.