June 2020 Minutes

Minutes of the Meeting of Parish Council held remotely on Monday 8th June 2020

Doddington and Whisby Parish Council           Cllrs Beale, Cunniffe (arrived 19:32), Mathers, Patrick, Whiles      

Clerk to council J Kilcoyne

NKDC                                                              No members 

Lincolnshire County Council                             Cllr Thompson

Members of the public                                       Nil

PUBLIC FORUM

Reports from representatives

NKDC

No reports

LCC

Cllr Thompson had no update on ongoing issues and discussed representations for PL/0033/20.

COUNCIL SESSION

20.49  To note apologies and accept valid reasons for absence

Nil

20.50 To receive declarations of interest                                                      

None declared

20.51 Minutes of previous meetings 

 It was Resolved: That the minutes of the Annual Meeting of Parish Council held on 11th May 2020 be approved.

20.52  Matters arising from minutes

To receive the clerks report on the following item: Doddington telephone box

Internal shelving is installed. Windows are being cleaned to remove traces of silicone and decorative features being painted. Information for display to be collected and photo-opportunity to be arranged.

20.53  Parish event

Request for ideas from residents to go with next newsletter

Annual Governance and Return

20.54 It was Resolved: That Council accept the report of the internal auditor for the financial year ended 31st March 2020

20.55 It was Resolved: That Council approve the parish council accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2020

20.56 It was Resolved: That Council approve the parish council Certificate of Exemption for the financial year ended 31st March 2020

20.57 It was Resolved: That Council approve the 2019/2020 Annual Return – Annual Governance Statement

20.58 It was Resolved: That Council approve the 2019/2020 Annual Return – Accounting Statements

20.59 To consider policies for review

Code of conduct

It was Resolved: That Council accept an amendment to review the Code of Conduct every two years

20.60 Planning

  • To consider planning applications validated since the last meeting of council

20/0595/ PNAGR Carr Farm Saxilby Road Doddington Lincoln

Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 1995, Schedule 2, parts 6 and 7 - Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development

Proposal: Erection of a steel portal framed construction for the storage of crops

Prior notification; comments not required

20/0621/ VARCON Paradise Row Main Street Doddington 

Application to vary condition 5 (dwelling occupancy limitations) of 17/1865/FUL - Erection of 13 dwellings

Comments to support the application sent previously to applicant and NKDC.   

  • To note planning decisions received since the last meeting of council

None received

20.61 Finance

  • To review and consider payment of accounts

It was Resolved: That Council approve the payment of accounts

158       EON Energy                      £32.11        Street lighting electricity

159       Redacted                            £60.00       Internal audit

160       LALC                                 £78.40         Zoom subscription

161      SLCC                                  £78.00        Clerk subscription

162      EON Energy Solutions Ltd £1,116.00    Street lighting replacement 

163       Redacted                            £32.30      Expenses

164      Redacted                           £190.56      Salary

165      EON Energy Solutions Ltd  £21.60      Street lighting maintenance

Money paid in        Nil

  • To review and consider approval of bank reconciliation

Reconciliation for quarter March-May 2020 and statements 85-97 to be checked by Cllr Cunniffe

  • To review budget, income and expenditure to 8th June 2020

Bank statement received: £25,431.78 at 30th May 2020      Online balance £25,431.78 at 4th June 2020

Expenditure since last meeting: £1,608.97                            Expenditure year to date: £2,241.93

Income since last meeting: £Nil                                             Income year to date: £12,873.75

20.62 To receive the clerks report on correspondence received and consider any recommendations

Charity                                         Arthritis Action;  Marie Curie Lincolnshire; London Hearts

Funding                                       Lincolnshire Funding Portal Newsletter; Calor Rural Community Fund

LALC                                           Online training;  E-learning certificate; E-news;  COVID19 impact survey

Lincolnshire County Council    Surface Dressing Work;  Suspension of CSW activity; Guidance for managing social distancing in urban areas; Town and parish council update; Resumption of CSW activity

Lincolnshire Police                    Monthly Beat News

NALC                                            Update; Holding remote meetings; Chief Executive's Bulletin;  Survey on financial impact of coronavirus on local councils; Grimsey Review; Open letter to all councillors; LCR Spring 2020; Local precepting authorities in England 2020-2021

NKDC                                            New street name; Update; Development Management Service Advice and support on Covid-19 and social distancing in NK

HMG                                             Coronavirus (COVID-19): Safer Public Places – Urban Centres & Green Spaces Posters

Rural Services Network            Rural Bulletin; COVID19 Survey;  Rural Funding Digest

YMCA Community Lincs           News bulletin

20.63 To consider items for inclusion on the agenda for the next meeting of the Parish Council, to be held remotely on Monday 13th July 2020                                             

Parish event, newsletter

Meeting closed 20:10