DUNKESWELL PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes for a meeting of Dunkeswell Parish Council held in the Village Hall at 7.30pm, Monday 16th November 2009.Present: Cllrs Mr G Sworder (Chairman), Mr J Barrow (Vice Chairman), Cllrs Mrs B Russell and Mrs V Keitch,
Mssrs M Stevens, C Sumpter, B Procter, A Luscombe, County Councillor Mr Paul Diviani,
District Councillor Mr Bob Buxton, PC Vickery 4783 and five members of the public.
Apologies: PCSO Anning 30012
All councillors are politely reminded of their obligation to declare interests under the Code of Conduct.
In making decisions the Parish Council recognise their statutory duties provided for in Section 11A(2) of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (National Parks) and Section 85 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (AONBs) that in exercising or performing any functions in relation to, or so as to affect, land, they shall have regard to their purposes (ie conserve and enhance their natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage and to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of their special qualities by the public).
1.1 Minutes of the previous meeting held in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on Monday 12th October 2009 were signed as a correct record of that meeting. AGREED
2 PLANNING
2.1 Decisions (for information)
2.2 Applications (for comment – support or objection)
ENVIRONMENT
5.1 Copy of the Blackdown Hills Management Plan received (for information)COMMUNITY FACILITIES Community policing report – PC Vickery - There were five crimes recorded during the past month 12/10/09 - 15/11/09 as follows:Theft of a trailer parked up in lane beside property stolen, door forced on wooden shed and four bottles of cider stolen both in the old village. Theft at a private location, two residents entered office area and stole money, both are currently on Police Bail. Entry was gained to a commercial premises, alarm activated and nothing stolen on the industrial estate. Criminal damage to a vehicle left parked and unattended and received scratched down each panel.PC Vickery reminded the meeting that now the winter months are coming and darker nights - "Stop a Thief Scheme" operates in your area. This is where your local Police will lend you Security Alarms for your outbuildings and driveways. This is mainly aimed at Farm Locations due to the crimes we suffer and funding for the scheme from the N.F.U
"Community Messaging" is a scheme run by the Police to give the community Local Policing Information - crimes committed, scams taking place/missing persons/suspicious people/vehicles etc - You can get the information via phone messages/mobile or email. Contact PCSO Phil Anning or PC Clive Vickery for more details, or the clerk who can give you their contact information.Playgrounds/Sports field/ Allotments – Contractors are all lined up to begin this week, the grand opening will be February 20th 2010. The gate needs a new spring or self closing hinges installed after vandals.Halls – Throgmorton Hall Committee have invited a representative of the Parish Council to sit on their committee. It was agreed to write and thank the hall committee for their offer and that as Cllr Keitch was currently on the committee to ask that she be the conduit for information for the time being, but it was hoped that if further vacancies arise that the parish council will be asked again.Emergency Plan –http://www.devon.gov.uk/model_plan.pdf agreed to circulate draft for consideration.Proposed Bus Shelter Manleys Lane – meeting with Peter Barnes scheduled for Tuesday 24th November 2009BT Payphone Kiosk – BT is inviting you to adopt the kiosks at the old village and Abbey for £1 each – the kiosk can then be used for other purposes, but the structure will be allowed to remain where it is, alternatively for £300 per year the parish council can keep the telephone connected and box maintained, by sponsoring the box. Applications by 19th December 2009. Very reluctantly the parish council agreed to pay to keep the telephones connected as they felt they were an important facilities.
FINANCE
7.1 Funding application forms for approval – see below (apologies DCC whose locality budget application format the clerk has adopted!) agreed to adopt the form with the addition of requesting a financial statement and how long the organisation has been running.
7.2 Receipts - none
7.3 Cheque payments - (Open Spaces Act 1906 ss9&10)
Cut and trim (inv’s ) £69.00
Clerks remuneration September – November 2009 £866.18
Clerk reimburse expenses September – November 2009 £197.86
(cheques agreed)
Account balances –
P3 balance of funds - £0 Parish Account at 1/11/09 - £12079.50
7.4 Power of Well-being training sessions – 12th November 2009 6.30pm at Luppitt village hall – reminder!
7.5 Blackdown Hills Community Statement for the rural parishes of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Meeting of chairmen 13th October 2009 – GNS reported that he had attended and that the trial would include a feasibility study for the setting up of a community board which could be carried out by a doctoral student from Exeter University
7.6 DAPC vacancy for county committee – choice of two candidates – agreed to vote for Mr David Miller
7.7 Clerk gave the keys for the parish council archive cabinets to Mr Buxton to be kept with the cabinets.
QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC (The meeting was closed before questions from the public). It was commented by a resident that the bond was now released on Manleys Lane and work to resurface is anticipated.
