Fen Ditton Parish Council

All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Fen Ditton Parish Council on Tuesday 7^th September 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.

FEN DITTON PARISH COUNCIL

http://www.fenditton-pc.org.uk/

Parish Clerk – Mrs M. Starkie, Riverside Cottages, Clayhithe Road, Horningsea, Cambs. CB25 9JB

All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Fen Ditton Parish Council on Tuesday 7^th September 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 Council meeting of 6^th July 2010
   Ratification of the Minutes of the Planning meeting of 13^th July 2010
   Ratification of the Minutes of the Conservation Committee meeting 27^th July 2010
   Ratification of the Minutes of the Planning meeting of 4^th August 2010
   Ratification of the Minutes of the Planning meeting of 19^th August 2010

4. Matters arising
   a) Church Street pathway
   b) Cycle Path
   c) Clearance of earth slippage on Green End path
   d) Wadloes Way
   e) Overgrowth on Ditton Lane path between traffic lights and school and High Street extension lime trees (Parish Clerk)
   f) Village sign
   g) Councillor training – dates
   

5. To receive reports from County and District Councillors

6. To discuss nominations to Standards Committee

7. To Discuss consultation document on Council Tax
   

8. To Discuss Planning Applications and other Planning Matters
   a) Planning application S/0349/10/F – amended, for information only
   b) Planning application S/0349/10/F – rejected, for information only
   c) TPO at 2 Horningsea Road – for information only
   d) Planning application S/1260/10 – Conversion and Extension of Existing Outbuildings to form a Detached Self-contained Family Annexe at 9 Newmarket Road
   

9. To discuss Conservation matters
   a) To hear report on swan decision by Cam Conservators
   b) To consider possibility of a Community Orchard

1. To Discuss Highways matters
   a) Dragons Boat Race arrangements
   b) Gritting
   

2. To Discuss Cemetery matters
   a) Tap & railings
   b) Blue bin
   c) Planting
   

3. To discuss Recreation Ground matters
   a) Town Bumps
   b) Dragon Boat Race and wedding
   c) Dunarbon application
   d) Bonfire night
   

4. To hear update on Parish Council Newsletter and Website

5. To Discuss Crime and Welfare Issues
   

6. To Discuss Finance
   a) To Approve Accounts
   The following Invoices have been paid since last meeting because of time constraints
   i) 04/08/10 Hayden Woodruff – ‘bus shelter cleaning July 25.00
   ii) 04/08/10 Andrew Flack – repairs to tap and railings 185.00
   iii) 04/08/10 CGM – trees and hedge Horningsea Road 146.88
   iv) 04/08/10 CGM – Lime trees High Street extension 352.50
   The following Invoices have been received
   i) Branson Leisure – cemetery bench move 182.13
   ii) Moore Stephens – external audit 158.63
   iii) Hayden Woodruff – bus shelter cleaning August 25.00
   ii) CGM – grass cutting Rec., cemetery & verges 722.63
   iv) Parish Clerk Salary and expenses July and August 577.11
   
   The following monies have been received
   i) SCDC – refund of small business tax for cemetery 129.48
   ii) HMRC – VAT refund 1088.80
   b) To accept External Auditor’s certificate and closure of annual return
   c) Dispute with OCS Group Ltd.
   

7. Report from Parish Clerk
   a) Preparation for Clerk’s appraisal
   b) Cycle racks
   c) Dead animal Green End
   d) Cemetery inquiry
   e) Response to CPAL on Futures Review of the Fire and Rescue Service in England
   f) P3 way-markings
   g) Traffic Management meeting
   

8. Correspondence
   a) Letters received
   i) CPALC Cambs County Council's Small Grants Scheme for 2011-2012
   ii) Anonymous – complaint about tree on Horningsea Road
   iii) Hearing Dogs for Deaf – Milton Stroll 10^th October
   iv) Cam Conservators – support for application to WREN
   v) News Release from SCDC on Blue Bins
   vi) CCC – Library Services review
   vii) CCC - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Plan submission
   b) Letters sent
   i) To Cam Conservators – supporting their application to WREN for funding of Halingway work
   

9. 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 5^th October 2010

The public is welcome to attend meetings of the Parish Council

Margaret Starkie

Parish Clerk

Tel: 01223 863035

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