Trimdon Parish Council Meeting on 4th February 2020

 

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Trimdon Parish Council held in Trimdon Community College, Trimdon Village on Tuesday 4 February 2020 at 7:00pm.

Present:  Councillor Bernadette Oliver (in the Chair) and Councillors Ian Quinn, David Smith, Keith Thompson and Paul Trippett.
Anne Delandre (Clerk to the Council) was in attendance to record the minutes and County Councillor Peter Brookes was in attendance to report on county council matters.

101. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies for absence were received from John Burton, Denise Davison, Eileen Dickinson, George Elliott, Margaret Elliott, Rob Gilbert, Margaret Hughes, and Leslie Oliver.
Resolved that the above apologies be approved.

102. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
There were no declarations of interest
Resolved that the above be noted.

103. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
There was one member of the public in attendance.
Resolved that the above be noted.

104. REPORT FROM COUNTY COUNCILLOR PETER BROOKES
County Councillor Peter Brookes reported on the following items:

  • Residents are encouraged to report incidents of fly-tipping using the on-line DCC ‘Report It’ facility
  • Road at Hurworth Burn will be closed for a further two weeks as a result of bridge repairs
  • DCC Members Allowances frozen again
  • Review of polling districts currently being carried out
  • Peter has been removed from his position as Chair of the Corporate Parenting Panel

Resolved that the above be noted.

105. MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 14 JANUARY 2020
The minutes of the meeting held on 14 January 2020 had been circulated with the Agenda.  It was noted that the name of Denise Davison had been omitted from the attendance list.
Resolved that, with the above amendment, the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 14 January 2020 be approved, to be signed by the Chairman.                                               

106. UPDATE ON PROGRESS OF RESOLUTIONS FROM THE LAST ORDINARY MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL HELD ON 14 JANUARY 2020
There were no items for discussion. Resolved that the above be noted.

107. PLANNING APPLICATIONS
The following planning application was submitted for consideration:

DM/20/00149/FPA
58 Front Street North, Trimdon Village
Two storey side extension, canopy to front and fenestration alterations to existing property.
Resolved that no comment be offered in respect of the planning application.

108. FINANCIAL

a)    The Clerk reported on an item of expenditure approved by the Chairman under Section 4.1 of the Financial Regulations.
Resolved that the above be noted.

b)    The Clerk detailed expenditure requiring payment by cheque/BACS.
Resolved that the payments be approved.

c)    The Clerk submitted the schedule of payments made between 1 January 2020 and 31 January 2020
Resolved that the schedule of payments be approved.

d)    The Clerk submitted the schedule of receipts received between 1 January 2020 and 31 January 2020.
Resolved that the schedule of receipts be approved.

e)    The Clerk submitted the bank reconciliation statement (Instant Access Account) for the period ended 31 January 2020.  This was cross referenced with the Bank Statement.
Resolved that the bank reconciliation statement (Instant Access Account) be approved and the Chairman sign the Bank Statement as confirmation of the balance.

f)     The Clerk submitted the bank reconciliation statement (Current Bank Account) for the period ended 31 January 2020.  This was cross referenced with the Bank Statement.
Resolved that the bank reconciliation statement (Current Bank Account) be approved and the Chairman sign the Bank Statement as confirmation of the balance.

109.  CLERK’S REPORTS

a)    A Report on the parish council official celebrations to mark VE 75 Day had been circulated with the Agenda.
Resolved that the report be noted.

b)    The Clerk reported that a resident of Harwood Court has requested that trees on the playing fields at the bottom of her garden be pruned.  The Clerk had previously visited the site with the Chairman who agreed that this work was not necessary and should not be carried out.
Resolved that no action be taken on the request to have the trees pruned.

110. CORRESPONDENCE
There were no items of correspondence for consideration.
Resolved that the above be noted.

111. COUNCILLOR MATTERS – FOR INFORMATION ONLY

  • It was acknowledged that a local resident, Alan Wilkinson, had recently collected a large amount of fly-tipped rubbish within the parish.  He had been thanked on the parish council Facebook page and advised that his work would be formally acknowledged by the parish council.
  • It was recommended that, at the next Annual Meeting, an Environment Committee be established to look at all environmental issues within the parish.

 

Resolved that the above be noted.

 

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