Agenda for the Parish Council Meeting 27th March 2024

To be held at Great Preston Village Hall, Preston Lane, Great Preston,

LS26 8AS on Wednesday 27th March 2024 at 19:00hrs

Members of the Council are summoned to attend this meeting. Meetings are open to the press and public. The press and public may only speak during the 15 minute public forum Open Session.

AGENDA 27th March 2024 G&LPPC MEETING    

Open Session – members of the press or public may raise any matters concerning the Parish.

  • Each Parishioner will be allowed a maximum of 5 minutes to speak to the Parish Council. Thereafter any member of the Press or Public remaining for the duration of the meeting are silent observers and must not take part in any question, answer or discussion.
  • Complaints to the Council are not permitted during the Open Session and should be addressed via the council’s Complaints Policy. If detailed points are raised, then this must also be put into writing.
  • The Council cannot take a decision on any points raised at public session unless the issue is specified on the agenda.
  1. Chairperson’s Welcome and Open the Meeting;
  2. a) To receive apologies and accept/approve reasons for absence
  3. b) To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests and any other significant interests, or dispensations required.
  4. To confirm that the Minutes of the Meeting of the Parish Council Meeting held on the 31st January 2024 be signed as a true and correct record

 

  1. To receive information on the following on-going issues and decide further action where necessary

3.1 To decide on the next course of action with regards to the adverse possession claim case

3.2 To receive any updates on the residential encroachments into Peasecroft Wood

3.3 To accept a quote for an Asbestos Survey for the Village Hall

 

  1. Finance November, December and January 2024

4.1 To receive and note a bank/accounting system transaction reconciliation

4.2 To receive and approve the Financial Schedule

4.3 To receive and note budget forecast comparisons to actual spend

4.4 To receive an update on the application of grant funding for the Village Hall building works

4.5 To discuss and prepare a sponsorship package for the Christmas Lights 2025

4.6 To note the S.137 allowance for 2024/25 at £10.81 per elector

 

  1. Administrative/Management Matters – to receive current reports, advice or updates from any of the following and resolve further actions:

5.1 Governance and Policy

  1. a) To discuss and agree the Clerks home-working expenses
  2. b) To consider adopting a Bio Diversity Policy

5.2 Villages Maintenance

  1. a) To discuss and agree any jobs considered outstanding/in need of carrying out around the villages
  2. i) To discuss and approve the maintenance contractor cleaning the area around the war memorial

5.3 Village Hall

  1. a) To note the update report provided by Cllr. Dickinson
  2. b) To discuss how we could use the Village Hall for community based projects to help secure grant funding
  3. c) To receive an update on an energy efficiency survey

5.4 To discuss access and use of village notice boards

5.5 To discuss and decide on whether to allow Women’s Wellness Group to use the Village Hall grounds

 

  1. Parish Projects or Issues and Environment – to receive any current reports or updates and resolve any further actions on any of the following:

6.1 Public reports

6.2 Highways

  1. a) Traffic calming
  2. i) To provide an update in relation to traffic calming on Preston Lane, Whitehouse Lane and Berry Lane

6.3 Environmental

  1. a) Peasecroft Wood

i)To receive an update regarding the Woodland Management Programme

  1. b) Parish Field
  2. i) To provide an update on the Orchard

6.4 Events

  1. a) To receive an update on the 6th July 2024 event at the Village Hall
  2. b) To receive an update on the villages plans for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day on 6th June
  3. c) To consider the villages involvement in the local Scarecrow Festival

6.5 To provide an update on councillor recruitment

6.6 To receive an update on the missing letters on the War Memorial

6.7 To discuss CCTV signs for Wood Lane and decide whether to fund them

 

  1. To consider and note/decide upon the following planning applications or decisions:
  • 24/00963/FU/E – 36 Princess Street Great Preston Leeds
  1. To receive any other Communication & Correspondence

8.1 To receive information about communications, meetings or training attended by Members and the Clerk.

  1. a) To consider whether to contribute to the Mass Transit consultation
  2. b) To note the report on the last YLCA branch meeting circulated by Cllr. Dickinson

8.2 To consider the following new correspondence received and decide any action where necessary.

 

  1. To notify the clerk of matters for inclusion on the agenda of the next meeting
  2. Date of Next Meeting – to consider and agree date of future meeting of the Council.

 

 

Authorised Signature:                                                          Mrs S. Bath (Clerk to the Council & RFO)

Email: clerk@greatandlittlepreston-pc.gov.uk

Recording of this meeting is allowed to enable those not present to see or hear the proceedings either as they take place (or later). However a copy of the full recording protocol and Code of practice for use by Third Parties is available from the Clerk.

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