Agenda for November 2024 meeting
Newton St Cyres Parish Council
Notice of Meeting of Parish Council
Dear Councillors
I hereby give notice that a Meeting of the above-named Parish Council will be held Council will be held in the Club Room, Parish Hall on Thursday 7 November 2024 at 7.00pm
All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the Business to be transacted at the meeting set out hereunder.
Dated this 1 November 2024
Signed Jane Hole
Clerk to the Parish Council parishclerk@newtonstcyres-pc.gov.uk 01392 851148
Public Participation
Public Question Time. Members of the public are invited to give their views and ask questions on issues on this agenda or to raise issues for future consideration by the Parish Council.
Formal Business
(Members of the public may not take part in the formal business of the Parish Council except under special circumstances)
01/11/24 Apologies
To receive apologies
02/11/24 Declaration of Interest
To receive declarations of personal interest (PI) and disclosable pecuniary interests (DPI’s) in respect of items on this agenda
03/11/24 Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday 3 October 2024 (previously circulated)
To be agreed and signed as a true record
04/11/24 Newton St Cyres Parish Council Issues relevant to Mid Devon District Council
4.1 Planning Applications
24/01512/CAT - Notification of intention to reduce the height of 1 Lawson Cypress tree by 3m; removal of branches to the side of 1 Mulberry tree; removal of 1 Holly tree; removal of branches on Laurel/Sycamore tree and removal of trunk of 1 Poplar tree within the Conservation Area at 2 Newton House Newton St Cyres Exeter EX5 5BL
4.2 Planning Decisions
24/01250/LBC - Listed Building Consent for replacement of 2 windows/1 door at 51-53 The Village NSC – grant permission
4.3 Report from District Councillors on issues relevant to the parish
05/11/24 Newton St Cyres Parish Council issues relevant to Devon County Council
5.1 Report from County Councillor on issues relevant to the Parish
5.2 Update on priorities list sent to C/Cllr M Squires
06/11/24 Finance
6.1 To agree Payments and note Receipts:
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Expenditure – current account |
£ |
Receipts – current account |
£ |
|---|---|---|---|
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Hydro International – rain gauge annual payment |
718.80 |
Precept |
7,024.00 |
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DALC – AGM and conference |
60.00 |
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Dan Richards – grass cutting |
95.00 |
Receipts Car Park Account |
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Parish Hall – room rent Sep to Nov 24 |
52.00 |
Interest 30 September 2024 |
45.81 |
|
J Hole Reimbursement for 2 x depth gauges |
214.14 |
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J Hole – Salary and expenses |
494.66 |
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HMRC – PAYE |
80.80 |
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6.2 To approve on-line authorisation for this month’s payments
6.3 Balances (after above transactions)
6.3.1 Parish Council Current Account balance: £11,877.02
6.3.2 Footpath Account: £788.02 (included in Current Account balance)
6.3.3 Car Park resurfacing fund balance: £6,654.37 (separate Bank account)
6.4 Financial Statement and Budget Monitor
6.5 To consider financial objectives for next year’s budget – to include estimate of costs for maintenance of PC assets – see attached
07/11/24 Other Parish Council Matters
7.1 Update on Service agreement with parish organisations. To include update on playground equipment at Rec Ground
7.2 Quarterly Report – Environment and Resilience – Cllr L Ouldridge – to include flood action planning. Notes from Devon Communities Together Resilience Meeting circulated separately – to consider promotion of “message in bottle” scheme.
7.3 Quarterly Report – Environment and Climate – Cllrs D Harris and M Herpoldt-Bright
To note Cllr M Herpoldt-Bright will take on responsibility for Neighbourhood Watch, litter pickers and risk assessments
7.4 To consider Arboretum Code of Conduct – circulated separately together with Licence agreement
7.5 To consider response to DCC’s consultation on the Crediton to Exeter Multi-purpose path (Boniface Trail). To consider offer of meeting from DCC to discuss outcome of consultation in new year
7.6 To resolve to sign the land transfer agreement to transfer the land by the arboretum to the Church. Two Cllrs are required to attend the solicitors office to sign the document.
08/11/24 Forward Agenda Planner/Minor Matters and Items for Future Agenda
8.1 Review of agenda planner for future meetings. Copy circulated
09/11/24 Date of next Parish Council meeting: Thursday 5 December 2024 at 7pm in the Club Room
End of Formal Business
Public Participation
Agenda Item 6.4
Agenda Item 7.4
Draft Code of Conduct for Arboretum