Arnside Parish Council

9th March 2009

10510 Minutes: of the Ordinary Meeting of Arnside Parish Council, held in the Cemetery Chapel, Silverdale Road, Arnside on Monday 9th March 2009.
10511 Present: Chairman - Councillor D M (David) Willacy, J (Janet) Bolton, R P (Rachel) Dutfield, R E (Bill) Edwards, S (Sue) Hewitt, T (Terry) Keefe, Acting Clerk - J M (Jayne) Beaumont, County Cllr I (Ian) Stewart and 1 member of the public.
10512 Apologies for Absence:
Verbal apologies were received from Cllrs P E (Ted) Casey (holiday), R G (Glyn) Jones (family commitments), District Cllr P (Pru) Jupe (holiday) and PC Belinda Friend.
10513 Receipt of Declaration of Members’ Interests relating to any items appearing on the Agenda:
Cllr Edwards declared an interested in 10.b) SL/2009/0068 - outbuilding at Hollins Farm, Far Arnside and SL/2008/0066 - Land at Holgates Caravan Park.
10514 Minutes of the Previous Meeting:
The minutes of the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 9th February 2009 were approved and subsequently signed by the Chairman.
10515 Matters arising from the Minutes of previous meetings:
There were no matters arising from the minutes of the previous meeting.
10516 Matters raised by members of the Public for future consideration:
There were no matters raised by members of the public for consideration.
10517 Police Report:
There was no police presence at the meeting, however, the Chairman reported that: (1) a blue van had been apprehended with the occupants looking for tarmaccing and gardening work, (2) an elderly resident had been contacted by an ex-convict looking for work and had found this to be intimidating.
10518 Report from County Councillor Ian Stewart:
Cllr Stewart reported on the following: (1) confirmation was given about the roles of CCC and SLDC in terms of rubbish collection - CCC deal with waste disposal and SLDC deal with waste collection, (2) the increase in council tax is expected to be 2 ½%, (3) an additional £300,000 will be available in CCC budget to spend on winter road maintenance and the Black Dyke Road route will benefit, (4) £3,000 capital spend will be available for Arnside Parish Council, (5) the Local Development Framework meeting held on 1st March was very well attended - there will be more discussions on this topic in October and it is hoped that the open spaces review as per the recent Parish Plan will be taken into consideration. The Chairman raised the following points: (1) nothing has yet been done regarding the amount of potholes, despite the Emergency Highways Response Team being in the village, (2) Royal Mail are not delivering the SLDC magazine ‘Your Cumbria’ to Arnside residents and Cllr Stewart will look into this matter.
10519 Report from District Councillor Pru Jupe:
Cllr Jupe did not attend the meeting, however, she had forwarded a report which detailed the following: (1) awaiting a meeting with the Officer and Portfolio Holder Member soon regarding the Multi Wheel Park, (2) attendance of the Morecambe Bay Partnership meeting.
10520 Correspondence:
Receipt of the following items were noted and action determined, by resolution, as indicated:
1. Letter from Mr Colin Jex in connection with slipway.
No decisions needed to be taken on the matter in question, the clerk being asked for confirmation of facts which has been replied to accordingly. It was RESOLVED that no further correspondence would be entered into on this matter.
2. Email from Ms Jane Cathcart regarding damage to memorial bench for her father Mr Arnold Bispham.
It was RESOLVED that the Chairman arrange to have a plaque made and fitted to an appropriate seat.
3. Email from Mr and Mrs S Bramwell regarding overnight parking on the Promenade.
It was RESOLVED that the Acting Clerk write to advise Mr and Mrs Bramwell that this is a CCC matter.
4. SLDC Nick Pearson Streetcare Operations Manager - damaged light Orchard Road - update on progress.
It was RESOLVED that the Acting Clerk write to Ameys to request a progress update.
5. South Lakeland Strategic Partnership - document providing further information on the proposals for locality working in South Lakeland.
6. SLDC - Cumbria Rural Housing Trust will be carrying out a local housing needs survey in Arnside Parish during 2009/10.
7. Traidcraft - The Extra Mile magazine and request for donation of £15.00.
8. Digital UK - digital tv switchover in Cumbria - information and posters.
9. Joint Advisory Committee - forthcoming Consultation Events minerals and waste planning policy.
10. Spinal Injuries Association - letter to raise awareness.
11. CCC Environment - in partnership with Cumbrian Local Planning Authorities is preparing the Cumbria Landscape Character Toolkit and Guidance - online survey to complete.
12. CCC - grants for bus shelters available.
13. CCC - Environment - Cumbria Minerals and Waste Development Framework recommencing work on Site Allocations Policies and Proposals Map.
14. Network Rail - notice of work to be carried out regarding overhanging vegetation at Station Road, Wednesday 25th March - traffic lights.
15. Flyer regarding Re-lay pothole repairs.
16. Agenda for Kent Estuary Neighbourhood Forum - Tuesday 10th March, Dallam School.
17. Cumbria Community Foundation Review 2008.
18. Waymarker, February 2009, March 2009.
19. Your Environment - February - April 2009.
20. Town and Parish Standard, February 2009.
21. Keer to Kent, Spring 2009.
10520 Planning Matters:
a). It was NOTED that, under the provisions of Standing Order 25, no applications had been dealt with.
b). The following applications were considered:
SL/2009/0112 - Lane House Farm, Far Arnside - general purpose agricultural building: no objections as long as the building is in keeping with the local landscape.
SL/2009/0068 - outbuilding at Hollins Farm, Far Arnside - conversion of outbuilding to wardens/staff accommodation: no objections.
SL/ 2009/0066 - Land at Holgates Caravan Park, Middlebarrow Plane, Cove Road, Silverdale -siting of 10 timber clad twin unit caravans with associated access, drainage connection and landscaping: members are concerned over the visual impact of the caravans, particularly in winter, and request that they be adequately screened off.
c). It was NOTED that the following decisions have been taken by the District Council since the last meeting:
SL/2008/1139 - Lowood, New Barns Road - erection of dwelling and garage: GRANTED.
10521 Action taken in accordance with Standing Order 25 (other than Planning):
It was NOTED that the following action had been taken under the provisions of Standing Order 25:
(1) Cheque no 200918 for £900 donation to AONB to replace cheque number 200908 which went astray in the banking system.
10522 Arrangements for the Annual Parish Assembly
It was RESOLVED that the Acting Clerk invite those cllrs standing for positions at the forthcoming County Council elections to speak at the Annual Parish Assembly. The date for the Parish Assembly is Thursday 30th April 2009 in the WI Hall at 7.30pm.
10523 Authorisation of Purchase of Cemetery Books:
It was RESOLVED that new Cemetery Books be purchased by the Cemetery Custodian as appropriate.
10524 Finance:
(1) The Financial Summary for February was received and approved.
(2) The following cheques were authorised and signed:
J Bland - diesel for tractor £120.00 (919)
UU - water for chapel £41.70 (920)
10525 Reports from the following committees and/or meetings:
a). Allotments
Cllr Jones did not attend the meeting, however, he had forwarded an Agreement for Letting an Allotment Garden for approval. It was RESOLVED that this Agreement be adopted on the provision that it was not retrospective.
b) Cemetery
Cllr Dutfield reported on the following: (1) there have been 2 ashes internments and one burial this month, (2) it is hoped to get the local school involved with the Wildlife and Sacred Places Project.
c). Cemetery and Cemetery Chapel Advisory Working Group
Cllr Hewitt had nothing to report.
d). Foreshore
The Chairman reported that: (1) two rescue jet-skis have been trailing in the estuary as replacements for the coastguard boat - the jet skis are expected to become operational in May.
e). Highways
The Chairman had nothing more to report other than that which has already been mentioned under Cllr Stewart’s report.
f). Playing Field Advisory Committee
Cllr Dutfield will be organising a meeting as soon as possible.
g). Playground Working Committee
Cllr Dutfield reported on the following: (1) planning permission has been granted, (2) wall and site preparation will commence Wednesday 11th March, (3) £47,500 has been raised so far with approximately £20,000 more to raise, unfortunately VAT will have to be paid, (4) Community Spaces Grant for £20,000 has been applied for, (5) the building of the playground may need to be done in stages , (6) quiz night to raise money on Thursday 12th March at 8pm.
h). APPT, APC and Multi-Wheel Park Rep Meeting:
Cllr Keefe reported that: (1) members of Arnside Youth Project have not been as successful at raising funds for the Multi-Wheel Park as they would have liked, (2), Cllr Keefe stressed that APC have always been supportive of the Multi-Wheel Park Project and pointed out that the Playground is owned by APC, surveys have deemed the equipment unsafe therefore requiring replacement and the Multi-Wheel Park is not to be owned by APC, (3) APC are not responsible for the insurance or maintenance of the Multi-Wheel Park and the question of supervision is contentious. The Chairman thanked Cllr Keefe for attending the meeting.
i). Any other Committee, Working Group or Reference:
Cllr Dutfield had attended the Fair Trade meeting and reported on the following: (1) an application has been made for Fair Trade status for Arnside - the village will be the 20th place in Cumbria if this is granted, (2) a Fair Trade Trail starting from Garstang and ending in Keswick will include Arnside.
10526 At this point, the Chairman requested that members of the public leave the meeting.
10527 Future Position of the Clerk to the Council:
The Chairman reported that there had been no response from Human Resources at SLDC and a time and date for the Clerk’s medical assessment is still to be arranged.
10528 Items for Information:
The Chairman has requested a list of dates of Cross Bay Walks from Grange-over-Sands Tourist Board.
The Chairman will contact SLDC to request that the tide siren is tested before it is due to re-commence sounding on a regular basis.
10529 Date of the next Meeting:
It was NOTED that the next Ordinary Meeting will be held on TUESDAY 14th April 2009 at 7.15pm Items for the agenda to reach the Acting Clerk before Friday 3rd April 2009 and reports to reach the Acting Clerk before Monday 6th April 2009.

Jayne M Beaumont
Acting Clerk to the Council