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Shobnall Parish Council

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Email: clerk@shobnallpc.co.uk

 

Our Ref: MD                                                                                                  08 November 2021

 

To:       All Members of the Parish Council

 

Dear Councillor

 

You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of the Parish Council to be held at Brook House, 18 Shobnall Road, Burton on Trent DE14 2BA on Monday 15 November 2021 commencing at 7.00pm at which the business set out below will be transacted.

 

Yours sincerely

MDanby

Mary Danby

Parish Clerk

Public Forum

A maximum of 15 minutes will be allocated prior to the commencement of the meeting when members of the public may put questions/comments on any matter in relation to which the Parish Council has powers or duties which affect the area.

 

Proposal to upgrade the skatepark on Shobnall Fields:

Dan Poyner will present the plans he has so far to upgrade the skatepark.

 

  1. To receive apologies
  2. To receive Declarations of Interest
  3. To receive written applications for dispensations under the Localism Act 2011
  4. To receive updates to Councillors’ Register of Interest forms
  5. Police
  6. To consider the Minutes of the Council meeting held on 18 October 2021
  7. To consider matters arising from the previous meeting
  8. To receive reports from the Borough Councillors
  9. To receive a report from the County Councillor
  10. Financial matters
  11. Actual Income and Expenditure to 31 October 2021 and draft 2022/23 budget
  12. Staffordshire County Council:

Licence to erect a noticeboard and a defibrillator and heated cabinet on the external wall of the BACT Community Hub at the corner of Casey Lane/Grange Street

  1. ESBC: Polling District Review 2021
  2. Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue, Crime:

Have your say on policing, and fire and rescue in Staffordshire

  1. Branston Locks development
  2. Shobnall Parish Council website
  3. Meeting venue
  4. To consider planning matters
  5. To receive questions from Councillors
  6. Correspondence and Circulars
  7. Items for next meeting

 

Date of next meeting:

Monday 20 December 2021 commencing at 7.00pm at Brook House, 18 Shobnall Road, Burton upon Trent DE14 2BA.

Minutes

Minutes of a meeting of Shobnall Parish Council held at Brook House, Shobnall Road on Monday 15 November 2021

commencing at 7pm

 

Present

Councillor Dennis (in the Chair)

Councillors Asghar, Dittmer, Donlon, Hoare and Shilton

 

In attendance

Mary Danby, Clerk

ESBC Councillors McKiernan and Walker

 

Public Forum

No members of the public were present.

 

Proposal to upgrade the skatepark on Shobnall Fields

Dan Poyner, Skate Burton gave an overview of the proposed upgrade to the skatepark facility. He said that discussions are ongoing with ESC and Everyone Active. He said that he is working towards drafting an indicative plan on which the group can then speak to potential partners regarding funding for the project (estimated at c£300,000 plus c£50,000 for floodlighting). His purpose in speaking with the council was to (a) inform councillors on the proposal and (b) to seek the council’s support in principle for the project.

 

Agreed            That the council supports the project in principle and that Skate Burton provide updates over time as the project progresses.

 

  1. Apologies

            None, all Councillors were present.

 

  1. Declarations of Interest

            None declared

 

  1. Written applications for dispensations under the Localism Act 2011

            None received

 

  1. Update to Councillors’ Register of Interest

            None received

 

  1. Police

            The Police report had been circulated to all Councillors prior to the meeting.

 

  1. Minutes

Resolved        That the Minutes of the meeting held on 18 October 2021 be approved as an accurate record.

 

  1. Matters arising from the previous meeting

            None raised.

 

 111. Borough Councillors’ reports

Councillor Walker reported that:

 

  • He and Councillor Shilton had attended a site meeting on Shobnall Fields on 15 November. Staffs Police had asked for an onsite community meeting to discuss Shobnall Fields which has featured as a hotspot location for violence following a number of serious incidents. The meeting was part of Operation Synchro and is being hosted by the Police’s Violence Reduction Team.

Agreed      That ESBC be asked to confirm the list of meeting attendees and what the next step is following the meeting.

 

  • Fly tipping continues to be a problem in the Parish, one example being York Street.

Agreed      That SCC/ESBC be asked:

  • How much has the County Council taken in income at the Burton recycling centre from Shobnall Parish residents in the last 12 months?
  • How much has it cost the Borough Council to deal with fly tipping in the Shobnall Parish in the last 12 months?

 

  • The Byrkley Street and Edward Street area had been under water recently, the County Council would now investigate the issues caused by blocked drains.

 

Councillor Asghar left the meeting at 8.20pm

 

  1. County Councillor’s report

            A report was not available as Councillor Afsar was not present at the meeting.

 

  1. Financial matters

113.1   Schedule of payments

Payments Payment

method

 Gross

£

 VAT

£

 Transaction detail
Viking BACS 135.61  17.48 Printer toner £68.39
        Stamps £30.72, Stationery £36.50
SPCA BACS   30.00         – Training course (x1 delegate)
Clerk BACS 742.47     9.99 Salary and expenses
Bloom’ Gardens BACS 186.00 31.00 Litter picking £90.00

Remove litter bins and make ground good (required at end of Lease) £96.00
Total payments 1,094.08 58.47  

             Resolved        that the above payments be approved.

 

113.2   Bank reconciliation as at 31 October 2021 

Current Account £63,424.37
Business Money Manager Account £30,137.11
  £93,561.48

             Resolved        That the above was a true record.

 

113.3   Earmarked Reserves (EMRs)

Elections £10,000.00
Bus shelter project £10,000.00
Community projects £37,000.00
Parish boundary signs £  5,000.00
Replacement IT equipment £  5,000.00
General Reserve £26,561.48
Total £93,561.48

Resolved        That the information be noted.

 

  1. Actual income and expenditure to 31 October 2021 and draft 2022/23 budget

Resolved        That the report be noted and that councillors bring potential projects for consideration for discussion at the next meeting. It was noted that the council will be asked to declare the 2022/23 precept on ESBC at the January 2022 meeting.

 

  1. Staffordshire County Council:

Licence to erect a noticeboard and a defibrillator and heated cabinet on the external wall of The Grange Centre, Grange Street

Resolved        That the Clerk be authorised to sign the Licence on behalf of the council.

 

  1. ESBC: Polling District Review 2021

            Resolved        That the document be received without comment.

 

  1. Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue, Crime:

            Have your say on policing, and fire and rescue on Staffordshire

            Resolved        That the communication be received without comment.

 

  1. Branston Locks development

Resolved        That Lovell’s be advised that the council does not want to take on board the ownership and long-term maintenance of the storm water attenuation pond.

 

  1. Website

There had been 33 visits to the website in the 30 days to 08 November 2021.

 

  1. Meeting venue

Resolved        That the council continue to meet at Brook House, 18 Shobnall Road for its 2022 meetings.

 

  1. Planning matters

121.1   Planning applications

Application No. Location Proposal
P/2021/01258 18 Outwoods Street Erection of a two storey rear/side extension (Revised)
No objection
P/2021/01348 The Range

Wellington Road

 Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary Condition 5 attached to the planning permission P/2012/00081 in relation to the erection of a detached building to form ancillary garden centre to allow the sale of food and drink goods for consumption off the premises up to a maximum of 250 sq. metres
No objection    

 

121.2   Planning decisions

            Resolved        That the report be noted.

 

  1. Councillors’ questions

None raised.

 

  1. Correspondence and circulars

123.1   SPCA

The SPCA’s weekly Bulletins had been circulated to all Councillors.

 

123.2   Highway England

The A38 Traffic Management Bulletins had been circulated to all Councillors.

 

Date of next meeting

Monday 20 December 2021 at 7pm at Brook House, 18 Shobnall Road.

 

The Meeting closed at 8.45pm

 

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