LITTLE MILTON PARISH COUNCIL

 

To be held in The Pine Lodge

On Wednesday 8th September, 2010

 at 8.00 p.m.

 

SUMMONS TO ALL COUNCILLORS TO ATTEND & AGENDA

 

 

  1. Apologies for Absence

 

2    Declaration of Interests

To receive any declaration of interest from Councillors relating to items to be considered at the meeting, in accordance with the provisions of the Council’s Local Code of Conduct

 

  1. Approval of minutes:

To approve the minutes of  the Parish Council meeting of the Council held on 14th July 2010

 

  1. Matters Arising

The Clerk/Chairman will update the Council on:

Outstanding items with OCC Highways: update by clerk

 

  1. Community Emergency Planning

A working session led by Mr Steve Willis and Mr Keith Warren Price to carry out an assessment of the risks and their probability in respect of developing a Community Emergency Plan.

 

  1. Recreation Ground

Update on general upkeep – grass cutting and our approach for 2011-12

Refurbishment of meter box and refitting a replacement coin box for tokens

Replacement of swing as result of an incident on 5th July 2010

 

  1. Car Park and other related matters

Update by Cllr Barry Coward on the work done to date and the future programme respect of the car park surface

Refurbishment/replacement of five bar gate

Painting of barrier

 

  1. Finance

Approval of Council expenditure

            Colourplus – August newsletter                                                   £241.90

                                 September newsletter                                             £241.90            £483.80

 

Berinsfield Community Business: Grass cutting June                           £207.99

                                                       Grass cutting July                             £138.66            £346.65

 

Spade Oak        Retrospective approval of 50% deposit                                                £12,043.75

                                    First stage payment -                                                                    £6,756.25

 

Parish Clerk:     Car Service Scheme: 6 months to 30 June 2010                                    £40.00

 

BDO                Audit fee for y/e 31st March 2010                                                              £158.63

Approval and acceptance of the Annual Return for the year ended 31st March 2010

 

Financial Appeal from : Oxfordshire Association for the Blind

                                               : Wheatley Park School: sponsorship of prizegiving

 

Public Loans Board: Loan repayment on 1st September - £1,693.42

 

Agree level and term of loan to part finance the car park project: latest cash flow circulated by clerk

           

  1. Planning

To agree comments to be submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council in respect of the following planning applications:

P10/W0874/LB: Abbotts Close; Repairs and alterations consisting of roof insulation, chimney stack renovation, insertion of internal doors and partition, west end gable pointing and window refurbishment: Consent granted by SODC

 

P10/W0983: Warren Barn: Single Storey lean to extension: Application withdrawn

 

P10/W1095:Hillview Cottage, High Street :erection of garden shed with concrete slab base

 

 

Planning (Cont)

P10/W1143: Brookside Cottage Haseley Road : Demolition of existing conservatory  and construction of new one. Solar panels to roof of garage with equipment enclosure in lieu of oil tank.

 

P10/W1168: Wells farm Cottage: Alterations to barn to form garden store and hobby workshop

 

Application for Street Trading: mobile food trader in the lay-by at  Frogmore

 

  1. Correspondence

To consider any correspondence since the last meeting:

            Communities and Local Government: Local Referendums to veto excessive council tax increases

 

            OCC: Area review of subsidised bus services: Wheatley, Thame and Watlington 2010

 

            Communities and Local Government: The Community Right to Build

 

            Oxfordshire Stronger Community Fund: New grant programme

 

            OCC: The Big Debate

 

            SODC: Town and Parish Forum: Meeting scheduled for Wednesday 10 November 2010

 

            ORCC: 90th Birthday Annual General Meeting and Conference: Friday 8th October 2010

 

            Great Milton Windmill Trustees

 

            SODC: South Oxfordshire LEADER programme: how to apply for funding

 

  1. Exchange of information

To note any other mattes raised by Members of the Council

 

 

 

  1. Date of next meeting: Wednesday 13th October 2010 at 8.00 p.m. in Pine Lodge.

 

 

  1. Parish Forum

 

 

Raymond Fergusson (Parish Clerk )

                                                                             

 

Date: 3rd September 2010

 

THE PUBLIC AND PRESS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO BE PRESENT