Agenda
There is a meeting of the Parish Council at the Methodist Church Hall, Back Lane, Colsterworth, commencing at 7.30pm, on Tuesday 4th February 2025. 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/pc-meeting-february-2025
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
2024.131 Apologies for absence.
2024.132 Chairman’s remarks.
2024.133 Declarations of interest in accordance with the LGA 2000
2024.134 Approval of the Minutes of the previous meeting.
2024.135 County/District Councillor Report.
2024.136 Co-option for Parish Councillor for Colsterworth x 2.
2024.137 Resolve to agree to keep the current allotment and field rents unchanged as recommended by the Clerk prior to their Annual Renewal in April 2025.
2024.138 Resolve to agree to keep the current In Touch advertising rates unchanged as recommended by the Clerk prior to their Annual Renewal in April 2025.
2024.139 Flood Resilience: -
1. Resolve to discuss how to make our community more flood resilient. (Cllr L McShane)
2. Resolve to buy 2 x storage bins at a cost of £210 each to store sand bags at strategic locations across the Parishes. (Cllr D Bellamy).
2024.140 Resolve to approve the following play area maintenance quotations: -
1. To repaint the play equipment and apply weather treatment to the two wooden benches on Colster Way play area.
2. To repaint the play equipment and apply weather treatment to the wooden bench on the Woolsthorpe Play Area.
3. To apply weather treatment to the two wooden benches on Old Post Lane play area.
2024.141 Risk Exception Report
2024.142 Clerks Report
2024.143 Correspondence Received
2024.144 Planning Applications
2024.145 Finance and Administration (F & A) Committee No Report This Month (Cllrs E O’Neill, A Bouvie & C Hainsworth)
1. Resolve to invite a volunteer to join the F&A Committee to keep a compliment of 4 members.
2. Resolve to accept the Mid-Year Internal Audit Report.
3. Resolve to adopt the following policies as recommended by the Internal Audit: -
1. Draft Scheme of Delegation.
2. Draft Highways and Footpaths TOR.
3. Draft Environment & Amenities TOR.
4. Resolve to renew the following Policies at their annual renewal: -
1. CAD Media Policy
2. CAD Remote Meeting Policy
3. CAD Co-Option Policy
5. Resolve to approve Asset Disposal Policy gifting/donating the old Parish Council Computer to the 1st Colsterworth Scout Group in line with the CAD Asset Register and Disposal Policy.
6. Update on the Community Car Park.
7. Net Position by Cost Centre and Code – 27.01.2025
2024.146 2 Planning Committee Report
1. Neighbourhood Plan Review. On Hold.
Group Reports
2024.147 Highways & Footpaths Working Group Report (Ad hoc)
1. Resolve to take part in the National Highways & Transport (NHT) surveys for Councillors and Parish Councils, the deadline is the end of February 2025.
2024.148 Environment & Amenities Working Group Report.
War Memorial Lectern Project
1. Resolve to approve the final V2 proof design for the Lectern style information board.
2. Update on the UKSPF Application to pay for temporary repairs to St Mary’s
Church roof, North Witham. (Cllr D Bellamy).
3. Resolve to agree a date and volunteers to plant the fruit trees purchased from the SKDC Coronation Community Orchard Grant. (Cllr E O’Neill).
2024.149 Accounts for payment December 2024 & January 2025. Please contact the Clerk for details.
2024.150 Matters requiring attention such as potholes and faulty streetlights.
Updates from Cllrs or Clerks Training Courses attended.
2024.151 Date of the next Parish Council meeting is Tuesday 4th March 2025.
Date Posted 28/01/2025 Email: clerk@colsterworthanddistpc.co.uk Tel: 01476 861888 Website: https://colsterworth.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/