2006/11/13
13th November 2006
8784 Minutes: of the Ordinary Meeting of Arnside Parish Council, held in the Cemetery Chapel, Silverdale Road, Arnside on Monday 13th November 2006.
of the Ordinary Meeting of Arnside Parish Council, held in the Cemetery Chapel, Silverdale Road, Arnside on Monday 13 November 2006. 8785 Present: Chairman - Councillor D M (David) Willacy, S E (Sandy) Felton, R G (Glyn) Jones, T (Terry) Keefe, K (Ken) Hargreaves, S R (Sue) Hewett, P A (Pete) McSweeney, the Deputy Clerk - J M (Jayne) Beaumont, County Councillor I (Ian) Stewart, District Councillor R (Richard) Rollins and 3 members of the public.
Chairman - Councillor D M (David) Willacy, S E (Sandy) Felton, R G (Glyn) Jones, T (Terry) Keefe, K (Ken) Hargreaves, S R (Sue) Hewett, P A (Pete) McSweeney, the Deputy Clerk - J M (Jayne) Beaumont, County Councillor I (Ian) Stewart, District Councillor R (Richard) Rollins and 3 members of the public.8786 Apologies for Absence:
Written apologies were received from Councillors P E (Ted) Casey (holiday), S V (Sue) Gibson (family commitments) and R J (Ros) Lishman (work commitments). Verbal apologies were received from Councillor J (Jack) Baker (holiday) and the Clerk - P G (Peter) Challenor (accident).
8787 Receipt of Declaration of Members’ Interests relating to any items appearing on the Agenda:
It was NOTED that there were no Members’ interests relating to any items appearing on the Agenda.
8788 Minutes of the Previous Meeting:
In accordance with written instructions from Cllr Casey, item 8781 b) (3) was amended to read as follows:
The C and CCAC will consider whether the cemetery records should be computerised.
The minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 9th October were approved and subsequently signed by the Chairman.
8789 Matters arising from the Minutes of previous meetings:
It was NOTED that there were no matters arising.
8790 Matters raised by members of the Public for future consideration:
:There were no matters raised by any members of the public.
8791 Police Report:
There was no police representative present at the meeting. The Chairman reported on the following: (1) on 3rd November the SLDC ladies’ toilets were ‘blown up’; the water was subsequently turned off the next day and the gents’ toilet locked, the door of which was vandalised later that night, (2) seats, rockery stones and gravel were found on the playing field which had been stolen from gardens in Church Hill on the night of 4th November, (3) a trailer was stolen from Church Hill, (4) an arrest was made for violent conduct, (5) the war memorial notice by the playing field was found on the ground on 12th November. A member of the public requested clarification as to how the Neighbourhood Watch scheme works - the Chairman will ask for confirmation of this from the police.
8792 Report from County Councillor Ian Stewart:
Cllr Stewart’s report covered the following: (1) endeavours have been made to get the snowberry cut back, (2) there is to be a meeting with somebody from the Department of Transport in December regarding the Cross Country Franchise of trains, (3) there is a County Council meeting on Thursday 16th December and Cllr Stewart outlined several items on the agenda, namely the following: a) Strategic Ways Partnership and the turning of recyclable waste into fuel to be used within the County; b) Lake District National Park World Heritage Site Inscription and whether CCC should support this bid; c) firefighting situation with nightime shifts in Kendal being carried out by retained firefighters; d) winter maintenance with £600,000 being put into the budget for this; e) local government white paper for stronger and prosperous communities which contains suggestions for quality parish councils; f) the option of merging SLDC and CCC into one body, (4) give way markings are to be situated at New Barns Road.
8793 Report from District Councillor Richard Rollins:
Cllr Rollins’ report covered the following: (1) the Concessionary Fares Working Party are working on an alternative to offering half and nil fares, ie, tokens which would be accepted by most transport operators, (2) the strong and prosperous communities white paper suggests a stronger implementation of bye laws for parish councils, (3) calendars for waste recycling are to be issued this month. The Chairman pointed out the following: (1) the road sweeper had recently swept in front of the war memorial but nowhere else in the village had been swept and, due to the amount of fallen leaves, this is now necessary, (2) nothing has happened in recent months with regard to affordable housing - Cllr Rollins will chase up both these matters.
8794 Correspondence:
Receipt of the following items were noted and action determined, by resolution, as indicated:
1. CARP - request for donation for waterbus.
2. Tim Farron MP - letter re security of mail.
3. CCC - letter and leaflet regarding the Community Transport scheme.
4. CCC - letter re draft wind energy SPD.
5. Arnside Methodist Church - invitation to official opening on December 2nd.
6. Arnside Youth Project - Minutes of meeting held on Sept 27th.
7. CALC (South Lakeland) - Minutes of AGM , Sept 28th.
8. Milnthorpe Cluster - leaflet publicising services to schools.
9. Cumbria Police - leaflet: “Gypsy and Traveller issues in Cumbria”.
10. CALC - Circular, October.
11. AONB - “Waymarker”, October.
12. AONB - “Waymarker”, November.
13. CALC - Annual Report.
14. Landscape Trust - Keer to Kent, Autumn/Winter 2006.
15. Clerks and Councils Direct - magazine, November.
16. NALC - LCR, November.
8795 Planning Matters:
a). It was NOTED that NO COMMENT was made on the following application (out of time):
SL/2006/0728 - Westmorland Court, High Knott Road - extension to provide sixteen additional bedrooms, residents’ dayroom and staff accommodation (comments have been made previously).
b). It was NOTED that the following applications have been dealt with under the provisions of Standing Order 25, since the last meeting:
SL/2006 0996 - 24 Inglemere Close - rear conservatory: NO PLANNING OBJECTIONS.
S//2006/1032 - Woodbine Cottage, Black Dyke Road - ancillary garden building for use as playroom/guest room with adjoining study/music room: NO PLANNING OBJECTIONS.
SL/2006/1065 - 47 Church Hill - alteration to existing flat roofed front bay to form sloping roof: NO PLANNING OBJECTIONS.
SL/2006/1087 - 15 Inglemere Drive - raising ridge of NW gable to increase size of lounge and bedrooms and conversion of garage to create guest room: NO PLANNING OBJECTIONS.
c). It was RESOLVED that the following comments were offered for the following applications:
SL/2006/1078 - 25 Plantation Avenue - dormer extension: NO OBJECTION.
SL/2006/1092 - Greengarth, 6 Orchard Cresent - single storey extension: NO OBJECTION.
d). It was NOTED that the following decisions have been taken by the District Council since the last meeting:
SL/2006/0989 - 38 Swinnate Road - conservatory: - GRANTED.
SL/2006/0915 - 20 The Grange - installation of rooflight: GRANTED.
SL/2006/0942 - Cemetery Chapel, Silverdale Road - installation of four lighting bollards: GRANTED.
SL/2006/0709 -17 Swinnate Road - two storey rear extension: GRANTED.
8796 Action taken in accordance with Standing Order 25 (other than Planning):
It was NOTED that:
(1) authority has been granted for the Clerk to submit an application for an Access to Work grant for the installation of a telephone line/broadband and the provision of a wi-fi laptop computer + ancillary equipment.
8797 Amendment to Standing Order 25:
In accordance with Standing Order 32, the amendment of Standing Order 25 is deferred until the December meeting. The amendment is to read: The powers of the Council are similarly delegated to the Proper Officer where copies of Planning Applications are received which relate only to proposals for conservatories, sheds, dormer windows or rooflights. It is understood that the Proper Office may decline to use his/her delegated powers, in which case, any relevant matter must be referred to the Council.
8798 Determination of Precept for 2007/08:
It was RESOLVED that the Precept should be set at £29,010.00 for the year 2007/08. There was a discussion about the necessity for the Finance Committee and members felt that this Committee should be the first contact for the Clerk in recommending any financial matters to the Council.
8799 Computer Based Booking System for the Cemetery Chapel:
Cllr McSweeney has implemented an online booking system whereby the database for booking the Cemetery Chapel room and rooms at the Educational Institute is shared. The proposed costings for the initial set up for APC only is £200 with £50.00 per annum maintenance. The proposed costings for both APC and the EI is £300 plus £75 per annum maintenance. Cllr McSweeney recommended that the views of the EI Committee be obtained regarding this matter and Cllr Hargreaves will ensure that this is discussed at the next meeting of the EI Committee on 4th January 2007.
8800 Costings for Photocopies:
This matter was deferred pending more information to be received from the Clerk.
8801 Donation to North West Air Ambulance Service:
It was RESOLVED to make a donation of £100.00 to the North West Air Ambulance Service.
8802 Finance:
(1) The Financial Summary for October was received and approved.
(2) The following cheques were authorised and signed:
Arnside Cricket Club - refund of overpayment for additional insurance premium £32.87 (728)
Powergen - store on playing field £32.15 (729)
Powergen - cemetery chapel £28.06 (730)
8803 Reports from the following committees and/or meetings: a). Allotments In Cllr Lishman’s absence, Cllr Jones had nothing to report.b). Cemetery
Cllr Hewett reported on: (1) a written report distributed from Cllr Casey detailing recent income, (2) the issue of copying the cemetery records either as a back up or digital register for people wishing to look up their family tree - Cllr Jones explained the scanning process of documentation and will produce some experimental scans for the next Cemetery and Cemetery Chapel Advisory Committee meeting on 25th January 2006.
c). Cemetery and Cemetery Chapel Advisory Committee
Cllr Hewett reported on: (1) the meeting of the Cemetery and Cemetery Chapel Advisory Committee on 26th October at which it was agreed workshops be held in order to promote awareness of the Chapel, details of which are as follows: (a) informal workshop on ‘Starting your Family History’ on Thursday 7th December from 1 - 4pm, cost £5.00 to include afternoon tea - tickets should be purchased in advance, (b) a talk on Mozart with musical interludes by Simon Keefe on Saturday 16th December from 3 - 4pm, cost £2.50 to include refreshments, tickets available on the door or in advance, (2) it was RESOLVED that chapel events should be referred to as ‘Cemetery Chapel Events’, (3) the EI have agreed to purchase a screen for the chapel and the Clerk is looking into this, (4) Cllr McSweeney informed the meeting that the amount currently in the CCDF together with VAT due to be reclaimed will cover the cost of the recently installed posts outside the Chapel, (5) the car-parking area is to be tarmacked by the end of November at a cost of not more than £5,500 + VAT.
d). Foreshore
The Chairman reported that: (1) the Coastguards are endeavouring to contact the Environmental Agency regarding the removal of rubbish left in front of the emergency exits on the foreshore.
e). Highways
The Chairman reported that: (1) there is a large amount of leaves on the roads around the village, (2) it was pointed out that the drop adjacent to Leighton Beck Bridge is deteriorating and this stretch of road is particularly dangerous as cars entering the village are driving on the incorrect side of the road in order to avoid the steep drop.
f). Playing Field Advisory Committee
Cllr Baker did not attend the meeting therefore there was no report. The next Playing Fields Advisory Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday 15th November 2006.
g). Playground Working Committee
Cllr Gibson did not attend the meeting therefore there was no report.
h) Any other Committee
Cllr Keefe had attended the Morecambe Bay Partnership AGM and Conference and reported that: (1) there is to be two beach cleaning sessions, the first on Saturday 18th November, 11am - 1pm, meet at the viaduct car park and on Wednesday 13th December , 10am - 12 noon, meet at Holgates Caravan park, (2) there is a problem in this area with North West Coastal Trail paths, (3) the Partnership are keen to develop tourism further, (4) a national Shoreline Management Plan is to determine which stretches of coastline should be defended and which shouldn’t, (5) there is a possibility of a Morecambe Bay Regional Park which would be on a par with the Lake District National Park/AONB. Cllr Keefe had also attended the AONB Executive Committee and reported that: (1) the Limestone Heritage Project is coming to an end and the AONB are now seeking a new project, such as the three towers, Arnside, Beetham Hall and Hazleslack, (2) some of the running of the AONB may be moved to Slackwood Farm, (3) the AONB website is worth a visit -
8805 Date of the next Meeting:
It was NOTED that the next Ordinary Meeting will be held on Monday 11th December 2006 at 7.15pm Items for the agenda and reports to reach the Clerk before Friday 1st December 2006 and reports to reach the Clerk before Monday 4th December 2006.
Jayne M Beaumont
Deputy Clerk to the Council
