MONXTON PARISH COUNCIL

MPC Meeting & AGM Agenda 3rd June 2014

Agenda MPC Meeting & AGM 1. Welcome and Apologies.

2. Parish Council Vacancy - Co-opt to fill vacancy.

3. Declaration of Interests.

4. Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman.

5. Members of the Public (Pre-booked slots if requested)

6. Minutes of the Previous Meeting sign that they are correct

7. Planning - current applications

9. HCC and TVBC reports (if provided)

10. Correspondence

11. Date of next meeting - 16th July 2014

12. Close of the meeting

AGM Agenda

1. Welcome and Apologies.

2. Confirm the minutes of the 2013 Annual Parish Meeting

3. Chairman's Report & Portfolio

Traffic

Monxton Web Site

Environment & Footpaths

Financial

Neighbourhood Watch

4. Finance - Statement of Parish Accounts for the FY 2013/2014.

5. Questions from the Public

6. Close of the meeting

Chairmans Report 2014 • Election of Judith Balding + David Bateman

• Resignation of David Eaglesham Finance Officer

• Co-option of Adrian Drage

• Alpine repaired various properties in the village

• Alpine progressing move to Walworth

• Village projects failed to find enough volunteers

• Flooding of land and gardens in the December – April

• Problems with the Pumping station

• Flood committee formation

• Progress with traffic

• No resolution of the Nelson lorry issue to date

• Progress at Manor Farm

Traffic 2013/14 NEW SIGNS & BOLLARDS •New HGVs signs on Monxton Road

•Horse & Rider (Broad Rd & Abbotts Ann Rd)

•Junction (Abbotts Ann Rd for Chalkpit La)

•Road Narrows (by Lilac Cottage)

•Bend Ahead (Broad Rd)

•Bollards on village green

•Bollards on small green and Monxton Manor (summer 2014)

NELSON LORRIES •Requests to Nelson Lorries & the Langdowns for one-way system – weekly

reminders, nearly always ignored

ALPINE GROUP LORRIES •Planning policy altered at allow small housing scheme

CO-OP LORRIES •Meeting with TVBC & Coop – December 2013

SPEEDING •Community Speedwatch Scheme - Need £2500 from MPC and min. 6

volunteers

•Extending speed limit zones - Broad Road & Green Lane (2016 and beyond)

•Rural pilot scheme for 20mph zones - Monxton shortlisted but unsuccessful

Traffic • Village Gateways

• Poll for villagers to choose design – 66% in favour

• Streatley – 30%

• Long Melford – 20%

• Curridge – 9%

• Snape – 7%

• No gateways – 34%

Traffic

• Bollards – now

installed around

village green

• Steering group –

map of actions

required given to

TVBC

• TVBC actions – to

start w/c 25 Nov

Planned Works by Alpine to Old Hoyles (Mrs & Mrs Harris)

funded by Alpine Group

Map of Traffic Solutions

Map of Traffic Solutions

Portable Speed Sign Indicator

• Displays speeds of vehicles

• Records speeds and time

• Would be shared with 2 other parishes

• HCC (fines fund) would provide a £1,000

• The balance would be split between 3

PCs approx. £650/PC

• MPC may need to purchase outright,

Total cost £2,600 plus pay TVBC £260 to

move between agreed locations per

move

Website

Website

Planning

• Upper Mill House - The decision on the weir application is

pending as Emma the Case Officer has not had replies

from some of the consultees and is chasing this up. She

hope that the documentation will be in place for the next

meeting on the 7th July, if not it won't be heard until the

31st July.

• Langley - Refusal due to the impact on the Conservation

Area - letter to applicant is going out this week.

• Alpine – New Site agreed in the Walworth estate and the

same developer will then develop the Manor farm site

subject to getting planning permission. Meeting with MPC

will be held in June with all parties.

ENVIRONMENT Report 2014

• The Pillhill Brook

• Pumping Station

• Monxton Flood Advisory Committee

• Trees • Footpaths & Bridleways • Fracking

Environment & Footpaths

• Update on the Bridge at Upper Mill House

• Update on the activities to remove the dam on the Pillhill Brook -

Upper Mill House at the western border of Abbotts Ann and Monxton

Pill Hill Brook

MPC Finances 2014 EXPENDITURE

Cheques to be issued in June 2014.

Penton Grafton Parish Council 2 x Notice Boards £83.30

Mr B Pearce Fit Notice Boards £25.00

Aon Ltd Parish Council Insurance £388.45

R.N. Waterman Wages - April, May and June £600.00

£1,096.75

INCOME

TVBC ½ Precept £2,600.00

ACCOUNTS - 1st April 2014 - 4th June 2014

INCOME.

Opening Balance BF = £5,574.65

Plus ½ precept = £2,600.00

= £7,174.65

EXPENDITURE.

Wages = £600.00

Insurance = £388.45

Notice Boards = £108.30

= £1.096.75

BALANCE IN BANK = £6,077.90

MONEY SET ASIDE - NOT INCLUDED IN ABOVE FIGURES

£1000.00 for Village Hall Refurbishment

£2000.00 for Traffic Calming

£1000.00 for Village Project/Maintenance

MPC Accounts 2014

Agenda 1. Welcome and Apologies

2. Declaration of Interests

3. Members of the Public (Pre-booked slots if requested)

4. Minutes of the Previous Meeting - sign that they are correct

5. Matters arising from those minutes:

6 Planning

7. Reports:

I. Environment & Footpaths

II. Traffic

III. Neighbourhood Watch

IV. Planning

8. Monxton Web Site up-date

9. Village Projects

10. HCC and TVBC reports (if provided)

11. Correspondence

12. Date of the next meeting – TBA January 2013

13. Close of the meeting