Agenda for Next Meeting
Councillors are hereby summoned, and members of the public are invited, to attend an Ordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday 14th April 2009 at 7.15pm in the Cemetery Chapel, Silverdale Road, Arnside, for the purposes detailed in the following Agenda:
1. To receive and approve apologies for absence.
2. To note that Cllr Sue Hewitt resigned from her role as Councillor at the meeting held on Monday 9th February 2009.
3. To receive declarations of Members’ interests relating to any items appearing on the agenda.
4. To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on Monday 9th March 2009.
5. To receive information about matters arising from the Minutes of previous meetings, not covered elsewhere in the agenda.
6. To hear matters raised by Members of the Public for future consideration.
Note: Members of the Council are not permitted to respond, except to ask questions for the purposes of clarification only.
7. To receive a report from a Police representative
8. To receive a verbal report from County Councillor Ian Stewart.
9. To receive a verbal report from District Councillor Pru Jupe.
10. Correspondence: To consider the following items of correspondence received since the last meeting and to determine what, if any, action should be taken.
1. Voluntary Action Cumbria - Cumbria Calor Village of the Year Competition 2009
2.Lancashire CC - adoption of joint Lancashire Minerals and Waste Dev Framework Core Strategy Dev Plan Document and Consultation on Site Allocations and Dev Man Dev Plan Docs.
3. CCC - Highways Stewards programme.
4. Digital UK - information pack regarding digital switchover.
5. LCR - March 2009.
6. Clerks and Council Direct - March 2009.
7. SLDC - overview and scrutiny committee seeking suggestions for issues and topics that the community and key partners think would benefit from a scrutiny review.
8. Russell Leisure Ltd - playground equipment brochure.
9. Cumbria C.S. - March/April 2009.
10. Gladdon brochure (litter bins, etc).
11. SLDC - approval to replace wooden BT pole at High Brent, Spinney Lane.
12. Record R’S - play equipment brochure.
13. Waymarker - April 2009.
14. Allotments Newsletter - Spring 2009.
15. CCC Stagecoach Cumbria and Lakes Rider - summer timetable.
16. CCC Cumbria Highways - Spring 2009.
17. Mr Roger A Brickell - request for bench for his deceased wife.
11. Planning Matters:
a. To note that the following Applications have been dealt with under the provisions of Standing Order 25, since the last meeting.
None.
b. To consider the following Applications:
SL/2009/0269 Westmorland Court, High Knott Road - extension of curtilage with new boundary fence.
SL/2009/0058 - Ashleigh Road - dwelling.
SL/2009/0193 - Hollins Farm, Far Arnside - replacement agricultural building.
c. To note that the following decisions have been taken by the District Council since the last meeting.
SL/2009/0112 - Lane House Farm, Far Arnside - general purpose agricultural building: GRANTED.
SL/2008/1129 - 1 The Meadows - 2 storey extension: GRANTED.
Sl/2009/0022 - The Shielings, High Knott Road - conservatory: REFUSED.
SL/2008/1122 - 2 Parkside Drive - single storey extension: REFUSED.
Sl/2009/0013 - The Playing Field, Silverdale Road: GRANTED.
12. To note any action (other than consideration of Planning Applications) taken under the provisions of Standing Order 25.
13. To note that the Annual Parish Assembly will take place on Thursday 30th April 2009 at 7.30pm at the WI Hall, Orchard Road.
14. To consider the possibility of re-siting the library on the playing field.
15. To receive an update on the progress of the repair to the damaged light on Orchard Road.
16. Finance
(1) To note the Financial Summary for March 2009
(2) To authorise payment and sign cheques for the following accounts:
- SLDC - rates for store on playing field £99.43 (921)
- J Beaumont - quarterly expenses to be inserted (922)
- S Felton- Custodian’s expenses £10.46 (923)
- Swinton - insurance for tractor to be inserted (924)
17. To receive reports from the following committees and/or meetings:
a. Allotments
b. Cemetery
c. Cemetery and Cemetery Chapel Advisory Working Group
i) To consider a weekend/two-day rate for hirers of the chapel.
d. Foreshore
e. Highways
f. Playing Field Advisory Committee
g. Playground Working Group
h. Any other committee, working group or reference.
18. To receive items for information (no decisions, or action, permitted).
19. Future position of the Clerk to the Council.
20. To note that the Annual Meeting will be held on Monday 11th May 2009, at 7.15pm. Items for the agenda to reach the Clerk before Friday 1st May and reports to reach the Clerk before Monday 4th May 2009.
