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Agenda 7 September 2009

SHAP PARISH COUNCIL

 

Ordinary Meeting Monday 7 September 2009

at the Market Cross, Shap at 7.30 pm

 

　

　

AGENDA

 

Public participation: at the Chairman’s discretion and at a convenient time, members of the public will be invited to address the meeting in relation to the business to be transacted.

　

  • To receive apologies for absence.
  • To receive the minutes of the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 3 August 2009.
  • To receive declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.

    • 4 Finance

    4.1 To approve the statement of accounts as at 31 August 2009 – to be tabled.

    4.2 To authorise payment of accounts as follows:

    Payments made between meetings:

     

    Eden District Council – Car Park Rates Direct Debit July £60.00

    Eden District Council – Car Park Rates Direct Debit Aug £60.00

    Mrs L Newton – Internal Auditor £75.00

    Norton anti – virus annual subscription £59.99

    Wages – 7 August to 28 August 2009 £405.72

    Total £660.71

     

    Payments for approval this meeting:

    　

    Clerk’s salary – August 2009 £188.81

    Cumbria County Council – Shap Today sponsorship £175.00

    D E Eastham Ltd – Car Park Walling £2196.50

     

    Total £2560.31 4.3 To agree virement of money from reserves to cover cost of Car Park Walling.

    　

    　

    　

    　

    　

    　

    　

    　

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    Planning applications:

    1.  
      1. 09/0535 Proposed New Dwelling – 7 Foster Street, Shap. Application Withdrawn.
      2. Notice of Decision 09/0383 Proposed single storey extension to side of house – 1 Unity Terrace, Shap. Permission Granted.
      3. 08/0209 Redevelopment of Former Methodist Chapel – Amendments to planning approval, minor works that the council consider will not have a negative impact on the appearance or have an adverse impact on the privacy or amenities of neighbouring properties.

     

    1. Quarry Liaison Meeting –
      2. next meeting to be held 12 October 2009 at 10.30am

    1. Recycling Credits –
    2. Shap
      3. Village Recycling Centre – Adoption Agreement 2009-2014. New agreement to be signed and returned to Eden District Council.
    3. Bus Shelter –
      4. Waiting for Martin Elson from Kendal to contact me again to arrange a site visit. Hopeful of obtaining a grant from Cumbria Highways.
    4. Shap Beck Quarry visit
      5. – 26 August 2009 – update on visit.
    5. School Crossing
      6. – update on site meeting held.
    6. County Councillor Tom Lowther
      7. - £12,000.00 allocated to spend in his constituency. To consider asking for a grant for the Signage.
    7. Parish Paths Initiative
      8. . Report following site meeting with Tony Burns and Andrea Bonacker.
    8. Shap Play Area – Play House
      9. – consider siting in a different location and advise Eden District Council of our comments. Also notification that another piece of equipment is defective – the scramble net, and update on its replacement.

      15 Correspondence:

      15.1 To receive update from John Banks, Capita Symonds re the problems reported at the last Parish Council meeting.

      15.2 To receive reply from Allan Harty, Capita Symonds regarding the sale of Shap Sports Hall.

      15.3 To receive update dated 31 July 2009 from Thomas Armstrong regarding the New Health Centre at Shap. At this point they considered the contract to be running 3.5 weeks behind programme.

      15.4 To receive confirmation from our Insurers that the Car Park Wall is now covered for the sum of £2000.00 and this is all risks cover. Therefore any damage must be photographed and reported to our insurers before any repair is undertaken.

      15.5 To receive update from Eden Housing Association regarding Wasdale Remodeling.

      15.6 To receive advance notification of the Annual General Meeting of Eden Association of Local Councils to be held on 16 September 2009 at Appleby.

      1.  
        1. To receive notification of a CIEP free event ‘How Parish Councils can win friends and influence people’ various dates and venues – September, October and November.
        2. To receive notification of advance notice of consultation for the final consultation on the draft policies in the core strategy of the Local Development Framework for the National Park from 21 September to 30 October 2009.
        3. To receive notification from Cumbria County Council of Cumbria Housing Group – Strategic Housing Assessment consultation.
        4. To receive publication Local Access Forum Annual Report.
        5. To receive publication from Resource Cumbria re recycling entitled ‘Review’.
        6. To receive notification from CALC of a VAT workshop to be held in Manchester.
        7. To receive notification from CALC of Training and Advice sessions for Chairmen.

       

      16 Matters for report.

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    Date of next meeting: Monday 5 October 2009.