July 2023 Agenda
Meeting of the Parish Council 7.00 Wednesday 12th July 2023
Dear Councillor
You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of Stubton Parish Council on Wednesday 12th July 2023 at 7:00pm in the Village Hall. The business items to be discussed are detailed below.
There will be a 15 minute open discussion to which residents are invited to attend, ask questions or make short statements to the Council. This does not form part of the formal proceedings but informs the agenda for the next meeting.
Signed: Zoe J North Acting Clerk to the Council Date: 06 July 2023
Council Members: Geoffrey Dorrity [Chair]; Zoe J North [Vice Chair and Acting Clerk]
Teri England [Councillor]; Jenny Taylor [Councillor]; Andrew Watkins [Councillor]
Welcome
[Statement from the chair]
Open Forum
Parishioners are invited to raise issues during a 15-minute conversation period with the Parish Council. Please note that decisions on issues raised during this period may not be made but we will endeavour to table them for addressing at a future meeting. [This does not form part of the formal Parish Council Meeting]
UPDATE ON LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL [Cllr Alex Maughan]
UPDATE ON SOUTH KESTEVEN DISTRICT COUNCIL [Councillor Penny Milnes]
Opening of Formal Parish Council Meeting (Chairperson’s Remarks)
Agenda
1.0 Apologies for Absence
2.0 Conflicts
2.1 Disclosures of Interest
3.0 Minutes of Last Meetings
Motion : To adopt the draft minutes as a true record of the previous meetings of 15th May 2023 and those of the extraordinary meetings of 15th March 2023 and 12th April 2023
4.0 Clerk’s report on any matters outstanding
5.0 Finance
5.1 Finance Report
5.2 Budget for 23/24
5.3 payment of expenses to L. Crooks
Motion: That the finance report be accepted
Motion: That L. Crooks be paid expenses but that going forward no expenditure should be made by councillors or volunteers without the prior agreement of the Parish Council.
6.0 Clerking arrangements
7.0 Ukrainian Flag
Following on from the results of the questionnaire then the following motion to be approved
Motion: The Ukrainian flag will continue to fly on days other than when the Union Flag or others are flying to mark special days or anniversaries until the end of the war or government policy towards supporting Ukraine changes. This will be reviewed annually as with other policies.
8.0 Upkeep of public planting areas
Motion: A planting scheme be agreed by residents to guide the development of those areas.
Motion: A group be established to share the maintenance of the public areas in the village, such as the Green, and to promote the donation of plants for these areas.
9.00 Update on residents priorities
9a) Further progress toward the potential purchase and installation of a moveable electronic speed signs.
Actions from previous meeting
Update on survey and funding
-TE to investigate the installation of temporary speed loops
-JT to investigate potential rental or borrowing opportunities
-RT (resident) to make contact with the Brandon Speed Awareness Group.
9b) Further progress the design and installation of a village sign and link this with coronation commemoration.
Actions from previous meeting
GD to get contact details of said individual from Cllr Watkins and explore their potential further involvement.
9c) Research the establishment of a footpath Stubton to Claypole for road safety, and/or the improvement of the current footpath from Fenton Road to Claypole.
Actions from previous meeting
ZN to contact Andrew Savage regarding upgrading of styles on public footpath.
JT to initiate conversation with Cllr Maughn in regard to major works of a roadside footpath being created.
10) Date and time of next meeting as agreed previously
7.00 Thursday 21st September.