AGENDA for Meeting 13th January 2020

NOTICE OF A MEETING OF

BARTON-LE-CLAY PARISH COUNCIL

Monday 13th January 2020, at the Village Hall, Hexton Road, Barton-le-Clay, at 7.30pm

AGENDA

19/479       APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Schedule 12 of the Local Government Act 1972 requires a record be kept of the Members present and that this record forms part of the minutes of the meeting. Members who cannot attend a meeting should tender apologies to the Clerk.

19/480       SPECIFIC DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Under the Localisms Act 2011 (Sections 26-37 and Schedule 4) and in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct, Members are required to declare any interests which are not currently entered in the Member’s Register of Interests or if he/she has not notified the Monitoring Officer of any such interest.

Members are invited to make written requests for Dispensations which should be submitted to the Chairman prior to the meeting.

19/481       POLICE REPORTS

481.1   To acknowledge receipt of Crime Statistics for November

481.2   To acknowledge receipt of the Bedfordshire Police & Crime Commissioners monthly newsletter

19/482       PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

482.1   Members of the public may put questions to the Council at this point of the meeting

19/483       CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE WARD COUNCILLOR REPORT

483.1   To receive written or verbal report from Cllr Shingler.

19/484       PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORTS/UPDATE

484.1   Matters arising from previous Planning Committee not included within agenda – Information only

484.2   Update on planning applications refused/granted – for information only

484.3   Update on Enforcement Notices

484.4   To consider new planning applications or delegate authority to respond to committee: CB/19/03808/FULL, Maple House, Nicholls Close: 1 No. 3 bed bungalow and associated parking. CB/19/04250/VOC, Barton Reservoir, Old Road: Variation of condition 2 to – Reserved matters following planning permission CB/18/01820/RM Appearance, landscaping, layout, materials and scale.

484.5   Update on the London Luton Airport Ltd consultation on the proposed expansion plans

484.6   To acknowledge Central Bedfordshire Council’s new Planning Enforcement Plan

484.7   To consider attendance at the CPRE Neighbourhood Planning Workshop on 4th March 2020

19/485       MINUTES OF LAST MEETINGS

485.1   To receive and approve the minutes of the Full Council meeting held on 9th December 2019

485.2   To receive and approve the minutes of the Extra-ordinary meeting held on 6th January 2020

485.3   Matters arising outside of committee reports/updates – Information only

19/486       CHAIRMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

486.1   Announcements as deemed appropriate by the Chairman

486.2   To acknowledge and consider nomination for the Chairman to attend the Buckingham Palace Summer

2020 Garden Party

486.3   To consider attendance at the National Association of Local Councils Spring Conference on 17th March

2020

19/487       POLICIES & RESOURCES COMMITTEE REPORT/UPDATE

487.1   Matters arising from previous Policies & Resources Committee not included within agenda – Information only.

487.2   To consider and approve renewal of Clerks membership to The Society of Local Council Clerks

487.3   To consider the consultation regarding strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments and approve any response

487.4   To acknowledge and approve payment of Virgin Media Broadband by Direct Debit

487.5   To consider response to Central Bedfordshire Council’s Budget 2020 Consultation

487.6   To approve delegation to Policies & Resources Committee to respond to Central Bedfordshire Council’s Admission Arrangements for Community & Voluntary Controlled Schools 2021/22

487.7   To approve cost for Year End Accounts Closure 2019/20

487.8   To consider and approve cost for ‘Cloud Computing for the Modern Council’ Webinar for Clerk

19/488       BURIAL GROUNDS COMMITTEE REPORT/UPDATE

488.1   Matters arising from previous Burial Grounds Committee not included within agenda – Information only

488.2   To acknowledge the Burial Ground and Churchyard inspections

488.3   To acknowledge the War Memorial inspections

488.4   To consider quotation to reduce the width of a section of beech hedge in the Burial Ground

19/489       HIGHWAYS & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT/UPDATE

489.1   Matters arising from previous Highways & Environment Committee not included within agenda – Information only.

489.2   To acknowledge the bus shelter inspections

489.3   To acknowledge receipt of correspondence from the Surveillance Camera Commissioner

489.4   To consider participation in the Great British Spring Clean 2020

19/490       LEISURE COMMITTEE REPORT/UPDATE

490.1   Matters arising from previous Leisure Committee not included within agenda – Information only

490.2   To acknowledge weekly Playground and Fitness Equipment Inspections

490.3   To acknowledge resident’s notification regarding nuisance motorbike on Arnold Recreation Ground

490.4   To acknowledge residents request for a skatepark in Barton and agree way forward

490.5   To consider application for Grant Funding for new play equipment

19/491       SPORTS FIELD COMMITTEE REPORT/UPDATE

491.1   Matters arising from previous Sports Field Committee not included within agenda – information only

491.2   To acknowledge further motorbike misuse on the Sports Field pitches

19/492       MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS (as attached)

492.1   To receive and consider Balance Sheet, Income & Expenditure Account, Creditors & Debtors Reports for month 9

19/493       APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS (as per attached schedule).

493.1   To consider and approve payment of accounts as listed within the schedule or added at the meeting.

19/494       TIME ALLOCATION FOR COMMITTEE MEETING

494.1   Dates available for committee or sub-committee meetings: 20th, 27th January and 3rd February 2020

19/495       MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED

495.1   To acknowledge receipt of the Chiltern Society magazine Winter 2019 edition Issue 234

495.2   To acknowledge receipt of the Hillfortian Times Volume 6 Winter 2019-20

495.3   To acknowledge receipt of the Wild Places Newsletter 2019

495.4   To acknowledge receipt of the Bedfordshire Bugle January 2020

19/496       ITEMS OF AN URGENT NATURE OR FOR INCLUSION ON THE NEXT AGENDA

Items raised will be restricted to information only.

Carolyn Callen

Clerk to the Council