Parish Council Agenda: March 2023
Councillors: you are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Oakford Parish Council, to be held in the Committee Room at the Oakford Village Hall on Monday 13th March 2023 at 7.30 pm for the purpose of transacting the following business.
Members of the public and press are invited to attend the meeting.
AGENDA
To receive apologies for absence
Declarations of Interest
In accordance with the Code of Conduct, members are required to declare any personal or disclosable pecuniary interests, in items to be considered at this meeting.
Public Forum
An opportunity for members of the public to make representations, answer questions and give evidence in respect of any item of business on the agenda, or any matter of interest to the parish. No member of the public will speak for more than 3 minutes. The period of time designated for public participation shall not exceed 15 minutes.
To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 13th February 2023 as an accurate record of the meeting.
Matters arising from the minutes, not covered elsewhere on the agenda.
Planning
a) To comment on any planning applications received before the meeting.
No applications received when the agenda was published.
b) To note any planning decisions made by MDDC. No decision notices received when the agenda was published.
c) Update on response to letter sent to MDDC regarding criteria for decisions on PNAG applications.
d) Any other planning matters.
Highways
a) Any matters to note or report.
b) Update on actions regarding flooding on Rookery Hill
c) Update on actions regarding the condition of the road from Spurway Mill to the A361 and the lack of appropriate warning signage and safety barrier at Hangmans Hill.
d) To report on the levels of salt/grit in the grit bins in the parish.
e) To discuss the DCC Snow Warden Scheme
f) To discuss the DCC Road Warden Scheme
Reports
County Cllr
District Cllr
Report from Batsworthy Cross Wind Farm Community Fund – update and discussion meeting
Community Area
a) Any points to note from inspection of community area
b) To minute the planting of the landmark tree
c) Follow up to the awarding of the contract for grass cutting for 2023
d) To minute the submission of the S106 grant funding application for fencing materials
e) Report from the site meeting to consider the installation of a path
f) Any matters to note
Update on the purchasing and siting of waste bins
Finance
a) To approve any invoices or expense claims presented for payment
b) To note any receipts since the last meeting and the bank balance
c) To minute the check of bank reconciliations
Update on CHT moving the defibrillator to the phone box
Reminder about District/Town & Parish Council Elections on May 4th (including Voter ID)
To report whether there have been any issues with smell from the sewerage treatment works
Correspondence
DALC Newsletters
MDDC press releases
Hedgehog Highway Project
Bus service changes in Devon April 2023
Bampton Town Council – invitation to Oakford parish councillors to attend DALC Councillor training in Bampton (date to be agreed and costs shared)