Minutes of the Coxhoe Parish Council
meeting held on Tuesday 11th March 2008 at Coxhoe Village Hall.
S Dunn in
the chair
Present:
K Pounder, C Wigham, R Mayo, J Taylor, G Shotton and B Hepplewhite and County Councillor D Morgan.
07.178 Apologies for Absence: P Dodsworth, D Smith, J Beecham, C
Thirlaway and City Councillor M Plews
07.179 Questions from the Public
There were
no members of the public in attendance and no questions had been forwarded.
07.180 Declarations of Interest
There were
no declarations of interest from Members on any of the agenda items.
07.181 Police Report
There was
no Police presence at the meeting and the Clerk presented the report for the
period
Theft -
1 Reported incident -
Criminal Damage - 4x Reported incidents -
Anti-Social Behaviour 5x
Reported incidents Coxhoe (4x Youth related, and 1x Dispute related) 1x
Reported incidents Quarrington Hill (Dispute related)
Vehicle Nuisance- 1x
Reported incidents Coxhoe, (Motorbike related) 3x Reported incidents
Quarrington Hill, (Motorbike related)
Other Issues: 1x Reported incident -
Resolved:
the details were noted
07.182 Civil Parking Enforcement
The meeting
was attended by Dave Lewin and Sarah Thompson from
Council and
they gave a comprehensive presentation on the new procedures for civil
parking
enforcement and answered Members questions on the matter.
Resolved: the details were noted
07.183 Revised Code of Conduct
The meeting
was attended by Clare Greenlay, City Council Monitoring Officer and Basil
Ingleby,
chair of the local standards committee and they gave a comprehensive
presentation
on the revised code of conduct and the changing role of the standards
committee
and answered Members queries on the matter
Resolved: the details were noted
07.184 Points of Note
The Clerk
had previously circulated an update of issues raised at the last meeting and
these were discussed.
Resolved: the details were noted.
Reports of the Clerk
07.185 Planning Applications
The
following planning application had been received:
(i)Erection
of detached, flat roofed double garage in rear garden 4 Blackgate West, Coxhoe
(ii) the
Clerk circulated detailed plans received from the City Council on the erection
of 14 no. 2 storey dwellings on former omnibus depot and welfare club at
Resolved: there were no objections to either
of these items
07.186 Traffic Management
An up to
date report from Gordon Wingrove on the progress on the projects had been
circulated previously and was discussed in details. A response on vehicle activated signs was
awaited. County Councillor Morgan advised that works on the Quarrington
Hill/Cassop boundary would contribute to a wider scheme.
Resolved: (i) the Clerk to contact Gordon
Wingrove/Dave Battensby on the speed activated signs (ii) the Clerk to arrange a meeting at Varitec and various Members
agreed to attend the presentation.
07.187 Sanderson Street Gardens
An amended
valuation from the Valuation Officer was discussed. A meeting would be held with interested
tenants on the 18 March. The City Council had agreed to act on behalf of the
Council in the legal aspects of the sale. The offer had been accepted by the
tenant of no. 4 plot.
Resolved: (i) the amended valuation was
noted for use in negotiations (ii) the legal details were noted (iii) the offer
for no.4 be accepted and proceeded with at the relevant time (iv) invoices for
the annual rental be deferred during negotiations.
07.188 Quality Parish Council
An offer
had been received from Lesley Swinbank from NALC to provide a presentation on
the quality parish council scheme and an update was provided on proposed
changes to the scheme. It was confirmed
that the final Councillors training session would be held on 29 April
Resolved: (i) a request be made for a
presentation on the scheme (ii) the proposed changes to the scheme were noted
(iii) confirmation of the 29 April for the final training session was agreed.
07.189 Insurance Cover
Details of
renewed insurance cover had been circulated and a detailed risk assessment was
carried out.
Resolved: to continue with the current
insurance cover except for the banner that was now insured elsewhere.
07.190 Parish Plan
Details of
the open day to take place on Coxhoe Regeneration on the 14 and 15 March were
discussed. Details of the response to
the letter to retailers about bus service no 55 were discussed.
Resolved: the details were noted:
07.191 Budget Update
Details of
the up to date budget position had been circulated previously and were
discussed
in detail.
Resolved: the details were noted.
Correspondence
07.192 Forthcoming Election
Details had
been circulated on the forthcoming election of the new unitary authority.
Resolved:
the details were noted.
07.193 Local Government Review
Details
from the County Association of the latest update on the local government review
had been circulated.
Resolved: the details were noted.
07.194 Strengthening Local
Communities
Details
from the County Association on recommendations from the Commission for Rural
Communities had been circulated.
Resolved: the details were noted.
07.195 Post Office Closure Programme
Details
from the County Association of proposed closures in the south of Durham had
been circulated.
Resolved: the details were noted.
Other Issues
07.196 Coxhoe Together
Councillors
Mayo and Hepplewhite provided a verbal update on the progress of various
schemes and possible funding opportunities.
Resolved: the details were noted.
07.197 Quarrington Hill Village
Partnership
Councillor
Pounder provided a verbal update on youth activities and the play park.
Resolved:
the details were noted.
07.198 Accounts for Payment/
Requests for Financial Assistance
The Clerk
detailed the accounts for payment and the following were approved:
Creditor
Reason Amount
Minute
NEREO Councillors
Training £1175.00 07.25b
NEREO Mentoring
Sessions £117.50 07.19f
Valuation
Office Agency Valuation Report £352.50 07.148(i)
N King February
Salary 07.18fi
N King Reimbursed
Admin Costs £8.64 07.18fi
Signed as a
true copy of the meeting
Chairman
. Clerk
(Pages 43 45 inclusive)
. Date