Little Milton Parish Council
Minutes of Council Meeting held on Wednesday 11th Oct 2006
Present:
Mr Stuart McGill (Chairman)
Mr Simon Oddie (Vice Chair)
Mr Tim Robinson
Mrs
Mabel Wood
Mrs Alison Shelton
Mr Barry Coward
Mr Raymond Fergusson (Parish Clerk)
Mr
John Nowell-Smith (District Council
Member)
Three
members of the public
01/10/06
Apologies for Absence: Mr David Turner (County
Councillor)
02/10/06
Declaration of any personal or
prejudicial interests of members
Mr
Stuart McGill declared a personal interest in the Village Hall and Post Office
agenda items.
03/10/06
Approval of Minutes
The
Parish Council approved the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 13th
September 2006 as a true record of the meeting and the Chairman signed them.
04/10/06
Matters Arising
Triangle
of land adjacent to Wells Farm Cottage
The Clerk informed the meeting that he had spoken with Mr Howard Perkins
at OCC in respect of the re- submission of the application to register the triangle of land
adjacent to Wells Farm Cottage as a village green.
Mr Perkins expressed his satisfaction with the detail of the application and
would now process the
application. The outcome of the application should be known within the
next two months.
OCC Highways
The Clerk reported that Mr Peter Ronald at OCC Highways expects the
re-lining of the build-outs to be completed in the near future as the work was
now scheduled by the contractor. The temporary road signs approaching the build
–outs have also been removed.
ORCC – Thame Area Review of Subsidised Bus Services
The Clerk reported that a questionnaire had been delivered to each house
in the village and that the results would
be analysed by ORCC as part of the consultation being conducted by OCC in its
review of Supported Bus Services in the Wheatley, Thame and Watlington areas.
Youth Club Great Milton
The Clerk stated that a meeting of interested parties will be held in
Great Milton in November.
Installation
of CCTV camera
The Clerk informed the meeting that he had raised the matter with Abi
Derbyshire of Thames Valley Police and was awaiting a response.
05/10/06
A329 Advisory Group
Mrs Alison Shelton informed the meeting that the road works at Headington
had seen a significant increase in buses
coming through the village. Although there were mitigating circumstances Mark
Platts had spoken with the bus operators
to try to alleviate the situation.
The Council accepted the recommendation from the A329 Committee that OCC
Highways should conduct a further traffic
speed survey in the centre of the High Street. It was agreed that the Clerk
should write to Mr Peter Ronald of OCC Highways.
There was a brief discussion on the status of School’s Travel Plan in
respect Gold Street as any future funding
of any work would be initiated by the School. It was agreed that Mrs Alison
Shelton would discuss the matter with the
Head Teacher to establish what support she might need if she accepted the
restricted used of the slip road into Gold Street from the Haseley Road.
(Action Mrs Alison Shelton)
06/10/06
Youth Shelter
The Chairman welcomed two young people from the village who had written
to the Council in response to the article in the October Newsletter. The Chairman gave a brief
resume of the project before he invited the
comments from the public. The concerns that were raised were that the initial
consultation had
been too limited and that all young people should have been asked their
views. There was also a concern that such a facility may attract young people
from outside the village who may be less respectful to
village amenities. There was an acceptance that the needs of the young
people of the village need to be catered for of which a youth shelter was one
option.
The Council agreed that although the newsletter had informed the village
of the project it was necessary
to conduct a wider consultation of the village views. The Chairman agreed
that he would draft a uestionnaire for
consideration by members of the Council. (Action Mr Stuart McGill)
07/10/06
Recreation Ground
Mr Mark Willis informed the meeting on the grass cutting and weed
treatment programme and expressed his
satisfaction with the progress that has been made. He asked the Council to
consider protecting the grass area
that has been used as an overflow car park for Village Hall events. The Council
agreed that the
overflow car parking area should be restricted to a designated area and
that it would investigate the cost of
providing a protected surface. Mr Stuart McGill stated that the cost of any
protection would be considered by the Village Hall committee. (Action Mr Stuart McGill)
0810/06
Finance
The Council approved the following
expenditure:
Spadework UK Ltd – grass cutting August
£200.79
Spadework UK Ltd – grass cutting September
£200.79
£401.58
Lawn Solutions (UK) Ltd
£256.00
ORCC – Course fee re Parish Plans
£30.00
Colourplus – October newsletter
£219.08
The Clerk informed the meeting that the payment to the Society of Local
Council Clerks (SLCC) for £64 had been raised in error and had been cancelled
as the information presented at the meeting had been
misunderstood.
The Council granted a £50 donation to the Thames Valley & Chiltern
Air Ambulance & South & Vale Carers
Centre under section 137 of LGA 1972.
09/10/06
Planning
P06/W0846
& P06/W848/LB – Lamb Inn, extension to existing premises to include a
toilet block and courtyard area
The Clerk reported that these applications had been withdrawn by the
applicant. It is understood that a further
application will be made by Punch Taverns having taken account of the comments
made by English Heritage and SODC officers.
10/10/06
Correspondence
Oxford
Green Belt Network
The Chairman informed the meeting that the Annual General Meeting of the
Oxford Green Belt Network would
be held on 25th October 2006.
11/10/06 Village
Hall
Mr Stuart McGill reported that the most of the snagging issues had now
been addressed and that the hall was
now well utilised. Mr Simon Oddie asked about the financial position of the
Village Hall and Mr Stuart McGill stated
that he would circulate an appropriate statement. (Action
Mr Stuart McGill). The
Chairman also reported that the problem with the electricity meters had
been finally resolved. The Clerk
requested that the necessary information could be provided to recharge
the Council for the electricity charge in respect of the MUGA. (Action
Mr Stuart McGill)
12/10/06
Village Shop/Post Office
The Chairman reported that there had
been regular meetings of the steering group and specific tasks had
been allocated to various individuals. Mr Tim Robinson stated that there
was a need for a clear relationship
between the Post Office/Village Shop and the Parish Council. The Clerk stated
that there would be a lease between the
two bodies. It was agreed that Mr Tim Robinson and Mr Barry Coward
would consider all the implications that new situation would present and
report back to the Council. The Clerk was
asked to provide a copy of the lease that the Council has with the Village Hall.
(Action Clerk)
13/10/06
Any Other Business
Mrs Mabel Wood expressed the concern of a resident that the traffic sign
for the school on Church Hill
was not visible as you approached it and thought that it should be
re-positioned. The Clerk was asked to
write to Mr Peter Ronald at OCC Highways. (Action
Clerk)
14/10/06
Date of Next Meeting
The
Parish Council will meet on Wednesday 8th
November 2006 at 8.00 p.m. in The
Pine Lodge Little Milton unless
there is a need to convene any planning or other meetings.
The
meeting finished at 9.50 p.m.
Parish Forum
No matters
were raised