January 2025
Doddington & Whisby Parish Council
Parish Council Meeting
06 January 2025
Grain Store Cafe
Doddington Hall, Doddington, Lincoln, LN6 4RU at 7pm
AGENDA
Dear Parish Councillor’s,
You are hereby summoned to a meeting of Doddington and Whisby Parish Council to be held on Monday 6th January at 7pm in the Grain Store Café at Doddington Hall where the undermentioned business will be transacted.
The meeting is open to the public and there will be a 15-minute public forum when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Parish Council in relation to the business on the agenda.
Kerrie Vickers
Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer
1.Chair’s welcoming remarks and note to the public to remind them of the Standing Orders regarding public participation in meetings - Notably there can be no participation in meetings once public time has ended. Members of the public raising issues or questions should be aware that only items on the meeting agenda can be debated or decided at the meeting, unless the Parish Clerk has delegated powers to deal with it as urgent, e.g. highway repairs. The Chair may decide to answer a question asked by a member of the public or call on a fellow councillor to do so, or, direct that a written response be given.
2.Public Forum including reports from NKDC and LCC Councillors and a briefing from District Councillor Meryn Head on climate change.
3. Apologies for absence
4.To receive any declarations of interest. In accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and consider any requests for dispensation in relation to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or any other interests as outlined in the Council’s Code of Conduct.
5.To receive and approve:
The minutes of the Parish Council meeting held 04 November 2024, previously circulated to members and published in draft to the website as required under the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities.
6.Finance – previously circulated to members as an appendix A
a)To formally approve items of expenditure
b)To formally note items of income
c)Budget for the year to date
d)To approve the Precept for 2025/26
7. CIL Funds. To discuss possible projects
i. Upgrade streetlight lanterns x 6 to LED. £350 per lantern
ii. Other possible projects.
8.Planning. RH/404 Whisby Crossroads - Proposed Reduction in Speed Limit
9. Clerk and Councillors reports including a review of actions from minutes and mattters that Councillors wish to be brought to the next or subsequent meetings.
i. Flooding – Update
ii. Temporary crossing – Update and next steps
iii. VE Day celebrations
10. Correspondence
To note correspondence received
i. LCC Fixmystreet response to request for safety mirror School Yard Lane/Main Street
ii. Freedom of information request regarding Stream Bioenergy
11.Date of next meeting
Parish Council meeting 03 March 2025