9th July 2007 
8955 Minutes: of the Ordinary Meeting of Arnside Parish Council, held in the Cemetery Chapel, Silverdale Road, Arnside on Monday 9th July 2007. 

8956 Present: Chairman - Councillor D M (David) Willacy, J (Janet) Bolton, P E (Ted) Casey, S E (Sandy) Felton, S V (Sue) Gibson, R G (Glyn) Jones, T (Terry) Keefe, S R (Sue) Hewett, the Deputy Clerk - J M (Jayne) Beaumont and 9 members of the public.

8957 a) The Chairman welcomed Janet Bolton to the meeting and confirmed her co-option onto the Council.
b) It was NOTED that she had signed her Declaration of Office on 25th June and is now entitled to discharge any of the functions of a Parish Councillor.
c) There had been a misunderstanding between Mr Alistair Moffat and the Clerk regarding his co-option onto the Council and Mr Moffat confirmed that he does not wish to be co-opted onto the Council.
d) A notice is to be put in the broadsheet advertising the two remaining vacancies on the Council which were not filled at the Election on 3rd May 2007.

8958 Apologies for Absence:  

Written apologies were received from Councillor R P (Rachel) Dutfield (holiday), County Councillor I (Ian) Stewart, District Councillor P (Pru) Jupe (family bereavement) and the Clerk, P G (Peter) Challenor.

8959 Receipt of Declaration of Members’ Interests relating to any items appearing on the Agenda:

There were no Members’ interests relating to any items appearing on the agenda.

8960 Minutes of the Previous Meeting:

The minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 11th June 2007 were approved, after an amendment to the date at 8954, and subsequently signed by the Chairman.

8961 Matters arising from the Minutes of previous meetings:

Cllr Keefe advised the meeting that Cumbria County Council expresses concern that the unitary council scheme is not proving to be acceptable.

8962 Matters raised by members of the Public for future consideration:

There were several points mentioned by members of the public and they are as follows:- (1) it is pleasing to see that Station Road hedge has been cut back and thanks were offered to CCC, (2) pedestrian and cyclist safety in Arnside is becoming increasingly hazardous and it was asked why a 20mph speed limit was not in force - the worst roads were said to be the Promenade, Briery Bank, Red Hills Road, Church Hill, Orchard Road and the Kings Close/Silverdale Road junction - and it was requested that Dept of Transport anti-speeding posters be put up around the village initially with the matter of speed limits to be looked into in more depth, (3) it was pointed out that the grass cutting machine on the playing field is often left outside the door of the shed which is a danger to children - the Chairman will speak to the contractor about this, (4) the Youth Group now have Charitable Status and are in a position to apply for funding in connection with the proposed multi-wheel park, (5) the property owner adjacent to the playing field asked whether there was a possibility of leasing a strip of playing field land in order to create off road parking and also as a financial benefit to the playground project funding - the Clerk will look into this and advise accordingly, (6) it was asked what was the situation with the dangerous trees adjacent to the bowling green - quotes have been sought and the Clerk will chase these up.

8963 Police Report:

There was no police attendance at the meeting and no report had been sent.  It was RESOLVED that the Clerk write to Inspector Carruthers to advise of lack of information and attendance.

8964 Report from County Councillor Ian Stewart:

Cllr Stewart did not attend the meeting therefore there was no report.

8965 Report from District Councillor Pru Jupe:

Cllr Jupe did not attend the meeting therefore there was no report.

8966 Correspondence:

Receipt of the following items were noted and action determined, by resolution, as indicated:
1. AONB - “Waymarker”, June 2007.
2. SLDC - South Lakeland Community Strategic Consultation - aim to refresh the 2004 Community Strategy.
3. Westmorland Gazette - writes to promote the use of it’s web-sites to communicate with the public.
4. Arnside Youth Project - write to inform the Council that they now have charitable status.  They invite a member of the Council to join the committee and to come to the meeting on 12th July 2007 at the Albion.
5. SLDC - letter to clarify new smoking regulations for private members clubs and village halls.
6. CALC - minutes of 132nd meeting held on 7th June 2007.
7. CCC - to advise that a Community Waste Prevention Fund is available to support new initiatives.
8. CCC - summary of Rights of Way Improvement Plan.  Full copy can be downloaded (47 pages).
9. CALC - new Code of Conduct, Public Advertisement compulsory.  CALC will arrange for £15.00.
10. Landscape Trust - “Keer to Kent”, Summer.

8967 Planning Matters:

a). It was NOTED that the following planning application has been dealt with under the provisions of Standing Order 25 since the last meeting:
SL/2007/0733 - 139 Silverdale Road - conservatory: NO PLANNING OBJECTION (delegated).

b). It was RESOLVED that the following comments were offered for the following applications:
SL/2007/0694 - Beachwood Lodge, Red Hills Road - detached garage: APC expresses concern that this has not been built to the original denominations and looks like being a dwelling rather than a garage.
SL/2007/0650 - Conifers, Briery Bank - replacing existing flat roofs to garage and conservatory with pitched roofs: NO OBJECTIONS.
Sl/2007/0678 - 1 and 2 Station Road - conversion of dwelling to form two apartments: NO OBJECTION providing the owner owns what he claims to.
SL/2007/0545 - Flat 2, 55 Silverdale Road - replacement windows: amended plan still not received therefore a decision could not be made.
SL/2007/0731 - Rose Cottage, Far Arnside - replacement agricultural building (revised scheme): NO OBJECTION.

c). It was NOTED that the following decisions have been taken by the District Council since the last meeting.
SL/2007/1248 - 69 Silverdale Road - two storey extension and front porch: GRANTED.
SL/2007/1263 - Station Garage, Station Road - conversion of redundant garage to dwelling: GRANTED.

8968 Action taken in accordance with Standing Order 25 (other than Planning):

It was NOTED that the following action (other than consideration of Planning Applications) had been taken under the provisions of Standing Order 25.
1. Conversion of Green Column along Black Dyke Road so that it incorporates LEDs rather than Tungsten filaments (original approval given by email in November 2006),
2. 12 month contract placed with Plus.net for the supply of Broadband to the Cemetery Chapel (the Clerk agreed to pay by credit card and will therefore claim reimbursement within his normal claim for expenses).

8969 Revised Contract of Employment for the Clerk:
It was RESOLVED that the Chairman sign the revised Contract of Employment for the Clerk as circulated by email.

8970 Consideration of appointment of a Gardner (in addition to the Parish Contractor):

The Chairman advised the meeting that Mr Edgar Shepherd will maintain Station Gardens free of charge with effect from October.  A quote had been received from Mr John Mansfield for annual maintenance of the gardens and it was RESOLVED that the Deputy Clerk contact him to advise that only a one-off tidying up of the gardens would be necessary at a cost of £300.

8971 Representative to Arnside Parish Plan Trust:

It was RESOLVED that Cllr Felton act as APC’s representative to APPT.

8972 Representative to Arnside Youth Project:

It was RESOLVED that Cllr Gibson act as APC’s representative to Arnside Youth Project.

8973 Appreciation by APC for the team of Volunteer Gardeners:

APC wishes to record it’s appreciation for the efforts of the team of volunteer gardeners, particularly those who tend the Jubilee Gardens and nearby gardens on the Promenade.  It was RESOLVED that the Clerk write a letter of thanks to all volunteers.

8974 Finance:

(1) The Financial Summary for June was received and approved.
(2) The following cheques were authorised and signed:
12 VoltZ Ltd - maintenance to green column    £663.88  (781)
J Schofield - web site maintenance     £125.00  (782)
R Taylor - public liability insurance     £67.83  (783)
Fireworks International - firework display    £1265.50 (784)
P Challenor - expenses for end June 2007    £250.49  (785)
J Beaumont - expenses for end June 2007     £67.85  (786)

8975 Reports from the following committees and/or meetings:

a).  Allotments
Cllr Jones reported that: (1) a tenant is still required for half a plot, (2) there is a new name on the waiting list.

b).  Cemetery
Cllr Felton reported that: (1) there have been no burials/ashes burials, (2) still waiting for the headstones to be repaired.

c).  Cemetery and Cemetery Chapel Advisory Committee
Cllr Hewett reported that: (1) the recent Art Workshop was very successful and enjoyed by 10 people - the next workshop will possibly be patchworking, (2) next meeting Thursday 26th July.

d).  Foreshore
The Chairman reported that: (1) work on the embankment by Murphys is still ongoing and appears to be behind schedule (2) it is hoped that the new tide siren will soon be in operation - awaiting loudspeakers from France, (3) a coastguard rescue in the quicksand was staged and filmed by National Geographic TV channel - there are many quicksands at present particularly by the viaduct.

e).  Highways
The Chairman reported that: (1) the footpath on Station Road has been resurfaced and the hedge cut back, (2) white and yellow lines on Silverdale Road have been remarked, (3) disabled parking adjacent to the pier has been remarked, (4) notification has been received that drains on Black Dyke Road will be uncovered, (5) it is dangerous travelling into the village from the level crossing due to the high level of the grass verges which require cutting, (6) drains at the bottom of the dip of Red Hills Road are not taking surface water and therefore damage to Beachwood Lane is being caused, (7) the following footpaths require urgent attention - Beachwood Lodge, the bridle path and the common; station field footpath has been cut by the Chairman and the footpath from the level crossing to Arnside Moss has been cut by a contractor; AONB were due to cut the footpaths on a contract from Capita but were asked by CCC to lower their price, which they were unable to do - it is understood that a contract for footpath cutting is yet to be awarded, (8) fly tipping has been carried out at the bottle bank on numerous occasions.

f).  Playing Field Advisory Committee
There was no report.

g).  Playground Working Committee
Cllr Gibson reported that: (1) the recent meeting had been well attended, (2) it was felt that a separate toddler area is necessary with fencing around - a quote will be obtained, (3) an application will be presented to Arnside EI committee on 12th July for £4,840, the cost of the toddler unit, with grants also being sought from other organisations, (4) various ideas for fundraising were discussed, (5) a survey is to be undertaken of the amount of children using the playground at particular times of the day together with parents/carers being interviewed, (6) there is no need to create a separate bank account for funding.

h) Any other Committee
There were no other committees.

8976 Items for information:

There were no items for information.

8977 Date of the next Meeting:

It was NOTED  that the next Ordinary Meeting will be held on Monday 13th August 2007 at 7.15pm  Items for the agenda to reach the Clerk before Friday 3rd August  2007 and reports to reach the Clerk before Monday 6th August 2007.

 
Jayne M Beaumont
Deputy Clerk to the Council