September 2005
UPLOWMAN PARISH COUNCIL: MINUTES OF MEETING
Held on 9th September 2005 at the Village Hall, Uplowman, starting at 7.40pm
Minutes taken by Mr R Hodgson, Clerk. Action points in bold.
1 member of the public was present plus DCC Cllr R Radford.
1. MEMBERS PRESENT
1.1- Mr J White (Chair), Mrs S Brown, Mr R Branton & Mr R Burman.
2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2.1 Apologies for absence had been received from Mrs Veen, away on family matters, and Mr D Aggett.
3. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING (15th July 2005)
3.1 Minutes of the meeting had been previously circulated. It was noted that Cllr Adcock had not been present at that meeting and the minutes were amended accordingly before being signed by the Chair.
4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
4.1 There were no matters arising that would not be dealt with elsewhere on the Agenda.
5. FINANCES
5.1 Current Balance: £ 2596.83
Income since last meeting £ Nil
5.2 The following payments were approved and cheques signed to effect the disbursements:
Clerk's expenses: £4.92
5.3 The Clerk informed the meeting that the District Auditor had completed the annual audit and had not indicated any matters for the councillor's (or anyone else's) attention.
5.4 Mr White would ask Mr Tremlett of the PCC whether the annual churchyard grant of £300 was sufficient.
6. PLANNING/LICENSING APPLICATIONS
6.1 05/01118/F: 1 Crossways: Erection of Extension. MDDC Permission given
6.2 05/00838/LBC: Spallsbury Farm: Conversion of garage: LBC consent given by MDDC.
6.3 04/00020/F: Putson Cross: 4 No Mobile Homes. The Inspector had dismissed the appeal & upheld enforcement.
6.4 The Clerk would investigate whether UPC remained a statutory consultee under the new Licensing arrangements.
7. CORRESPONDENCE
A list of correspondence received and sent had been circulated. Attention was drawn to the following items of interest that were not covered elsewhere:
7.1 Details of the DAPC AGM on Oct 1st, including a day of workshops, were given.
7.2 The Exe Valley MCTI had invited councillors to their launch on 17 Sept. No one was available.
7.3 An organisation called Local Works had written asking for support for the Sustainable Communities Bill. The Clerk would write to Mrs Browning MP asking if she would be supporting it.
8. HALL AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION
8.1 Mrs Veen was not present to give a report.
9. EMERGENCY PLANNING AND NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
9.1 Lists of vulnerable residents were now completed. The Chair & Clerk would finalise the plan.
9.2 Neighbourhood Watch: It was noted that although there had been a burglary recently in the village, the Neighbourhood Watch had not been informed. The Clerk was asked to contact PC Dodd to clarify why this was so.
10. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
10.1 Leat maintenance: The Clerk had publicised the need for weed control and the leat weeds had been cut.
10.2 Electrification: DCC had requested more details of the electrification proposal, which would be sought from WPD.
10.3 SWW had checked the sewage treatment plant and noted no smells. Mr Burman said he had noticed smells intermittently. Monitoring would continue.
10.4 Mr White would draft a consultation to enable parishioners to suggest village enhancement schemes up to £500 for the current year.
11. CONDITION OF ROAD/TRANSPORT IN THE PARISH
11.1 Signs: security screws were still being obtained to enable erection og the new 'no parking' signs. DCC Highways had now erected an 'Unsuitable for HGVs' sign by the Green. Mr White would ask if it could be moved closer to the Post Office.
11.2 Signs directing visitors to the Hall carpark would be erected soon.
11.3 A quote for surfacing the carpark for £12,000 had been obtained. An application had been made to MDDC for £1000 and MDDC were helping to complete an 'Awards for All' application to the National Lottery Community Fund. Mr Burman commented that this was work that should be done by the UHRA committee.
11.4 The potholes in the Tiverton road had been filled in by DCC.
12. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting would be at 7.30pm on Friday 11th November. The dates of further meetings in 2006 were agreed as Jan 13th, March 10th, May 12th and 8th September, subject to confirmation by Mrs Veen that they were available. The July meeting would be either 7th or 14th July 2006, depending on the date of Uplowman Show.
NB. The Clerk has since confirmed those dates with Mrs Veen.
The meeting closed at 9.15pm
Matters raised by the Public: There had been none.