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Minutes 10th June 2021

Parish Council meeting was held on Thursday 10th June 2021 at 8 p.m. in the Parish Hall 

  1. MEMBERS PRESENT 

Mr G. Hall (Chairman), Mr D. Berry, Mrs J. Mitchell, Mr. M. Lake, Mr P. Lake, Mr G. Kingdom, Cllr M. Squires (County Councillor) 

  1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 

None 

  1. NON-ATTENDANCE 

None 

  1. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 

The minutes of the meeting held on 4th May 2021 had already been circulated prior to the meeting. 

Proposal: Agreement to the content of the minutes was proposed by Mr M. Lake and seconded by Mrs Mitchell and was unanimously agreed by the meeting. Minutes will be signed by the chairman in due course. 

  1. DECLARATION OF INTEREST 

None 

  1. MATTERS ARISING 

The clerk reported that Allison Clements had resigned as Parish Councillor. 

  1. VAT REFUND 

The clerk reported that the parish council had received a VAT refund amounting to £88.24 which was paid direct to the bank account. 

  1. PARISH COUNCILLOR VACANCY 

The clerk stated that due to the recent resignation there were now 2 parish councillor vacancies. There had been 2 applications for the position which had been circulated beforehand. 

A short discussion took place. 

Proposal: Mr Berry proposed and Mr P. Lake seconded agreement to the co-option of Jeremy Grant and Rosie Wibberley as Parish Councillors. 

  1. ANNUAL INSURANCE RENEWAL 

The clerk stated that the annual insurance renewal had been received which amounts to £164.01. The clerk reminded the meeting that the parish council had previously agreed to a 3-year renewal with Zurich Insurance plc. 

Proposal: Mr Kingdom proposed and Mr P. Lake seconded agreement to the payment and the meeting unanimously agreed. 

   10.   NOTICEBOARD PADLOCK 

The clerk reported that the lock on the noticeboard outside the Cruwys Arms had broken. Mr M. Lake kindly purchased and fitted a new hasp and staple padlock at a cost of £7.25 for the parts. 

Proposal: Mrs Mitchell proposed and Mr Kingdom seconded agreement to the payment and the meeting unanimously agreed. 

  1. ZOOM MEETINGS 

The clerk stated that since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic the parish council had conducted its meetings remotely via ZOOM. However, it has come to light that the parish council did not officially agree to this action and it was now required to approve the cost retrospectively. 

Proposal: Mr M. Lake proposed and Mr P. Lake seconded approval of the ZOOM payments retrospectively and meeting unanimously agreed. 

  1. HIGHWAYS 

The following highway problems were reported: 

  • Pothole outside Pennymoor Timber
  • Several potholes at top of Cruwys Morchard woods which has already been reported but is getting worse. 
  1. COUNCILLOR MARGARET SQUIRES REPORT 

Cllr Squires stated that she had received several complaints about the traffic speed through Nomansland and the surface of the road. She had reported the issues to the highways department and they were going to arrange for a survey to be conducted. 

There is an ongoing issue with broadband speeds through Nomansland and it has been agreed that Airband will be introducing Fibre to the Property (FTTP) hopefully by the end of the year.

 

Meeting closed at 8:25pm 

 

2021 Minutes