April 2025 Agenda
You are summoned to attend the Council meeting of the above council on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 following the ANNUAL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING starting AT 7PM in the OLD SCHOOL ROOM.
AGENDA Signed S.Hoyland 27th March 2025
1. Recording of meeting
2. Apologies
3. To receive declaration of interests in accordance with the Localism Act 2011
4. Meeting opened to the public.
5. To discuss any response from Anglian Water on flooding issues
6. To approve minutes of previous meeting in March 2025
7. To receive the clerks report.
8. Correspondence received
9. Planning Applications (Any applications up to the date of the meeting)
WL/2025/00288 Gallows Dale Farm, Marton Road- Planning application to replace roof, windows and affected bricks on existing extension including internal restoration works.
10. Planning Granted (Any applications up to the date of the meeting)
11. Other planning matters
WL/2024/00100- Land at 31 Tillbridge Road
Spencer Court- Former Bus Shelter roof repairs
12. Accounts: Online Payments to be authorised (From 6th April 2025)
a) Payments agreed
i) Salaries-Clerk and expenses/ litter picker/OSR Cleaner/Handyman/PAYE
ii) Jewson’s/Stark Materials Sand £78 including VAT and delivery (CIL Money)
iii) LALC Subscription £412.66 No VAT
iv) LALC Annual Training Subscription £160 no VAT
v) Extra March Grass Cut- Ian Moore Contracting £602.05 including VAT
vi) Pelican Trust (Newsletter) £116 no VAT
Grants to be issued when precept is received.
vii) Grant- Recreational Ground £2600
viii) Grant- Youth Club £3100
ix) Grant- Sturton and District Shed Club £1600
x) Grant- FOSSA £850
xi) Grant- The Village Hall £1850
b) Payments to be agreed
i) LALC Internal Audit £330.00 Including VAT
Payments up to year end 31st March 2025
c) Direct Debits paid
Multidata £61.68 (March)
British Gas Lite- Village Green (X)
British Gas Lite- OSR £28.65 including VAT
ID Mobile (In credit from contract transfer)
Charge Card- (£10.49) including £3 Charge fee and £7.49 ink subscription,
d) Monies received
OSR- QRT 4 Post Office Hire £120
British Gas Refund £23.68 (If received)
Multidata reimbursement February £58.75
Multidata reimbursement March £61.68
e) Bank Fees
Multi Charge Card monthly charge £3 included within charge card total
Monthly bank fee £6
13. To agree end of year summary
14. To agree April 2025 accounts summary –circulated
15. To agree bank reconciliation
16. To discuss VH playpark sweeping seesaw re-surfacing quote for £1050 ex VAT and discuss extra £150 to turf instead of grass seed using CIL money
17. To agree cost of £129.50 excluding VAT for x2 replacement flat swing seats for the VH Playpark using CIL money
18. To discuss quotes for maintenance Power washing of 3 parks & topsoiling around roundabout at VH play parks £600 including VAT and removal of low rotator £810 including VAT using CIL money
19. To discuss and agree other playpark maintenance quotes and agree contractor using CIL money
20. To agree costs of £150 for x3 Emergency Location Signs as suggested in the annual inspection report and to display one in each playpark or individually at £50 each using CIL money
21. To discuss Community Payback playpark project and agree whether to proceed
22. To discuss if the trees on the open space in Old Rectory Garden require maintenance this year.
23. To discuss and agree the purchase of an additional sand bin/s using CIL money – Glasdon Nestor 400 - £248.45plus VAT (£298.14 including VAT, £15 +VAT delivery
24. To discuss annual walkabout arrangements
25. To discuss and agree amendments to asset register.
26. To discuss asset update for insurance
27. To discuss possible VE Day arrangements and purchases if required using S137 money to purchase a flag up to the cost of £20
28. To discuss and agree to complete a survey for the draft public rights of way improvement plan before 5pm on Monday 9 June 2025.
29. To discuss and agree to complete a survey The Central Lincolnshire Authority Wide Design Code- Second Stage Community Engagement Consultation before Monday 9th April 2025 deadline.
30. Reports from local organisation.
31. General maintenance in the Parish
32. Update on Solar Farms
33. Items to be noted for the next meeting
34. To agree to go into closed session. To discuss staff appraisal. If agreed press and public will be asked to leave.
35. To discuss and agree contractual agreements; increase of hours and salary