Fen Ditton Parish Council

Agenda for the Parish Council meeting of 6th April 2010

FEN DITTON PARISH COUNCIL

All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Fen Ditton Parish Council on Tuesday 6^th April 2010 at the Recreation Ground Pavilion at 7:30 pm for the purposes of considering and resolving the business to be transacted at the meeting as set out below.

Members of the public are invited to address the Council at its Open Forum from 7.30 to 7.45pm.

AGENDA

1. To receive and approve apologies for absence

2. Declarations of interest

3. Ratification of the Minutes of the meeting of 2^nd March 2010

4. Matters arising
a) Proposed Cycle Path
b) Councillor responsibilities – Primary School Governor and Recreation Ground Trustee
c) Group Councillor training
d) Village sign
e) Annual Parish Meeting – date change
f) Bus shelter cleaning
g) New Standing Orders

5. To receive reports from County and District Councillors

6. To Discuss Planning Applications and other Planning Matters
a) S/0005/10/F - Marshalls’ Training Centre – change of use planning approval granted
b) Land by the Barn

7. To discuss Conservation matters
a) Conservation Ref. C/11/40/027 – 1 Green End; reduction by 30% and reshape large sycamore &
semi-mature ash and reduce conifer screen to 12 ft.
b) Deemed Consent at Plot 6 High Ditch Road – for information only (work to walnut tree Section
198 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990)
c) To hear response from Planning and Conservation Councillors to Cambridgeshire and
Peterborough Minerals and Waste Plan.
d) To arrange meeting to produce response to Rural Strategy Consultation

8. To Discuss Highways matters
a) To discuss Public Enquiry Preparation on A14 proposal

9. To Discuss Cemetery matters
a) To hear report of Committee - volunteer working party
b) To consider buying replacement bench
c) Bin collection

10. To discuss Recreation Ground matters
a) Pavilion maintenance
b) Pavilion use

11. To Discuss production and items for a Parish Council Newsletter and Website

12. To Discuss Crime and Welfare Issues
a) Crime report
b) Formation of village emergency response group

13. To Discuss Finance

a) To agree appointment of Internal Auditors

b) To approve Accounts
The following Invoices have been received
i) Kevin Bennett – seat plaque Green End (covered by previous private donation) £50.00
ii) SCDC – Cemetery Non-Domestic Rates 2010/2011 £84.87
iii) SCDC – Cemetery Trade Waste Collection £27.78
iv) Hewitsons LLB – legal advise Land by the Barn £592.20
v) Clerk’s Salary & expenses for March

The following monies have been received
i) Cooperative funeral Services – memorial inscription £55.00

14. Report from Parish Clerk
a) War Memorials Custodian’s Conference
b) General Election dates
c) Possible donation to Primary School for climbing frame
d) Voluntary Car Scheme
e) Draft response to SCDC questionnaire

15. Correspondence
a) Letters received
i) Mr. J Bruce-Ball – copy of letter to CCC Highways regarding potholes
ii) Letter from CPRE re. litter-picking event.
iii) SCDC _- Community Chest
iv) Gill Griffiths – litter, potholes and village sign

b) Letters sent
i) Mrs Jack, Mrs Mathews and Mrs Moseley thanking for input to Audiology consultation
ii) Mr. J. Bruce-Ball – acknowledgement
iii) Highways Supervisor by e-mail re. debris on pavement Green End

16. To Accept notices & Matters for the next Agenda
Please note that no decisions can lawfully be made under this item. LGA 1972 s12 10(2) (b) states that business must be specified; therefore the Council cannot lawfully agree any matter that is not on the agenda.

The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Tuesday 4^th May 2010 and will be preceded by the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council

The public is welcome to attend meetings of the Parish Council

Margaret Starkie

Parish Clerk

Tel: 01223 863035

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