Agenda
There is a meeting of the Parish Council at the Methodist Church Hall, Back Lane, Colsterworth, commencing at 7.30pm, on Tuesday 5th March 2024. The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda. Supporting information can be found at https://colsterworth.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/council-business/parish-council-meeting-march-2024
Members of the Public and the Press are welcome.
There will be a Public Forum commencing at 7.30pm for 10 minutes when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Parish Council.
Agenda Item No
2023.159 Apologies for absence.
2023.160 Chairman’s remarks.
2023.161 Declarations of interest in accordance with the LGA 2000.
2023.162 Approval of the Minutes of the previous meeting.
2023.163 County/District Councillor Report.
2023.164 Resolve to consider a request from Colsterworth Youth Club for the Parish Council to make repairs and resurface the car park entrance to Little Legs Nursery Colster Way, Colsterworth.
2023.165 Resolve to consider a request from Colsterworth Youth Club for the Parish Council to investigate the costs and permissions required to install a new path from Colster Way directly to Little Legs nursery gate with costs paid by or contributed to by the Youth Club.
2023.166 Resolve to agree to keep the current allotment and field rents unchanged as recommended by the Clerk prior to their Annual Renewal in April 2024.
2023.167 Resolve to agree to increase the current In Touch advertising rates by £3 from £59.50 to £62.50 per small advertisement & £6 from £119 to £125 per double advertisement to help cover its costs as recommended by the Clerk prior to their Annual Renewal in April 2024.
2023.168 Resolve to hold the Annual Parish Meeting on Tuesday 23rd April 2023 at The Colsterworth Methodist Church Hall, Back Lane, Colsterworth.
2023.169 Risk Exception Report.
2023.170 Clerks Report.
2023.171 Correspondence Received.
2023.172 Planning Applications.
2023.173 Finance and Administration (F & A) Committee Report (Cllrs C Hainsworth, E O’Neill, L McShane & C Russell). No report this month.
1. Agree the date of the next F & A Committee meeting.
2. Resolve to renew the Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils Membership subscription of £474.40 excl vat.
3. Resolve to renew the Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils (LALC) annual training scheme membership at £180 incl vat.
Resolve to adopt the following policies for their annual review.
4. Cad Financial Regulations. Procurement thresholds updated.
5. Marking the death of a Senior National Figure Protocol. No changes.
6. Net Position by Cost Centre and Code – 23/02/2024
2023.174 Planning Committee Report
1. Neighbourhood Plan Review update. (Cllr C Russell)
2. Resolve to comment on the Anaerobic Digester plant planning application at Gunby when the planning application is received by the Parish Council.
Group Reports
2023.175 Highways & Footpaths Working Group Report (Ad hoc) (Cllr C Hainsworth)
Report circulated.
2023.176 Environment & Amenities Working Group Report.
War Memorial Restoration Project
War Memorial Project update (S Grant – Clerk)
Resolve to review and accept the revised FCC Environment Grant offer below for Restoration of Colsterworth War Memorial. See minute ref 2023.155.1 February 2024: -
1. FCC Environment Grant offer of up to £29,026.48 which does not include the contingency sum of £4,353.97 included in the preferred quotation of £33,380.45.
2. Resolve to allocate the unspent 2023/2024 War Memorial Maintenance budget of £1,000.00 to the War Memorial Restoration Project.
Allotments
2. To receive a report on the allotment inspections and agree any actions in line with the Tenancy Agreement.
3. Resolve what action to take regarding the hedge along the access track at Stamford Road allotments which has been overtaken by ivy.
Nature Trail
4. Resolve to allocate £43.50 from the Nature Trail budget to cover the final element of the Nature Trail Tree assessment.
2023.177 Accounts for payment February 2024.
2023.178 Matters requiring attention such as potholes and faulty streetlights.
2023.179 Date of the next Parish Council meeting is Tuesday 9th April 2024.