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Minutes of the Meeting of Kessingland Parish Council held on Wednesday 24th January 2007 at the Methodist Church Hall at 7.30pm.
Members present; Cllr Martin, Cllr Bailey, Cllr Brown ,Cllr Howard, Cllr Lawson, Cllr Morgan, Cllr Purkis, Cllr Sinfield, Cllr Woodhead.
Others Present; Clerk; Mrs L Beevor
Agenda 1a) Apologies for absence Cllr Capon, Cllr Mason. The clerk read out a letter from Cllr Capon, tendering her resignation for personal reasons - the clerk was asked to acknowledge the letter and thank Cllr Capon for all of her Council work. The clerk advised that Cllr Mouzer had not been present at a Council meeting for over 6 months and as such had become automatically disqualified from office. and thank Cllr Capon for all of her work gnation for persom added although the school confirm that you hav
2) Declarations of Interest Nil
3) Meeting adjourned for public participation No public present Meeting closed to public participation
4) Reports from meetings attended by councillors No meetings attended.
5) Questions from councillors on matters not covered elsewhere in agenda Nil
6) Reports from committees and working parties. a) Report from beach warden read to meeting. From the report it was agreed; to follow up the suggestion of signage advising visitors of beach being SSSI and follow up issue of fencing by Red House. Regarding dogs on the beach - it was confirmed that WDC had been considering extending the ‘no dogs' area from the picnic site at Church Road to the Black steps and clerk to chase WDC. A copy of the beach byelaws to be forwarded to Mr Turrell. Mr Clouting at WDC has advised that he would be meeting with Mr Turrell in due course and clerk to find out time and date of meeting so that a councillor can be present. It was suggested that Mr Turrell should be invited to join the conservation working party.
b) Allotments/Mardles - nothing to report.
c) Amenities - Cllr Woodhead to be added to committee. It was reported that the bus shelter by the school has graffiti again. Discussion took place re the bus shelter and it was resolved by all to contact SCC and advise them that the Parish Council wish to replace the existing shelter with the one that SCC has in store which had previously been used at Church Road/Wash Lane. All agreed. Consideration can be given at next meeting as to who will remove the existing shelter and install new one. Photographs of the bus shelter to be forwarded to the Crime and Disorder Cttee by Cllr Sinfield. Regarding the village sign - Turning of the sign is in hand.
d) Crime and Disorder - Next Cttee meeting is 31st January 2007 at the Community office. Clerk was asked to contact SCC regarding the 30mph sign that is missing at the beach end of Church Road and to ask whether the speed limits can be painted on the roadway.
e) KCC/grass cutting - Cllr Martin reported that at the previous meeting the committees had discussed the grass cutting and the lease. The clerk read out the letters from the committees, of 10th January 2007 and 23rd January 2007, regarding these matters. It was agreed that a contribution of £500 as offered by the committees, for the ground levelling work was acceptable and it was resolved to request Mr West to carry out the works as soon as possible. The clerk read out the details on the completed Awards for All application for £9500. It was resolved that it was appropriate to now send off the application once signed by an independent referee.
f) Emergency Cttee - Cllr Martin provided a verbal report of the meeting of 23rd January 2007. The next meeting is on 27th February 2007 at 7.00pm at the Methodist Church Hall.
g) Footpaths - Cutting season not yet started. In the gales, some trees were blown down on the footpaths. Trees were also down at Marsh Lane, and Mr Briggs has dealt with these. Regarding the notice boards - these are presently at the printers. h presently at eth printerse In teh carry out hte s to who will remove ad h Regarding sign posts - It was advised that previously the Parish Council had placed additional signage on those paths where clarification was felt to be required regarding the direction of the footpath. These signs are not now in place. Discussion took place as to whether the signs were required. It was resolved to ask SCC for the cost of 12 finger posts and to consider asking S.O.L.D at Pakefield for a quote. Re Glebe Road - It was mentioned that there are no signs indicating that this is a cul-de-sac. Mention was also made that cars drive over the grass verges. Cllr Goldsmith to be asked whether he has any funding available for bollards for the verges. Re High Street - Heritage Green footpath - no lighting has yet been installed - Badger Building to be contacted.
h) Conservation - Cllr Howard read out a report regarding the possibility of forming a working party for conservation issues following the presentation by Stefan Ganther from WDC. It was suggested that an article could also be placed in the Newsletter, Kessingland Times, Journal to find people who may be interested in joining. Cllrs Howard, Morgan and Brown will represent the Parish Council and Maureen Long will also be approached.
7) Other issues a) Old Papers - Cllr Martin advised that whilst sorting through old papers, documents had been found dated 21.06.18.1883 and 19.09.1883. It was resolved that these should be placed in the Suffolk Records library in due course. b) Church Road play area inspections - Cllr Capon had previously assisted with the play area inspections. Cllr Morgan confirmed that she would now carry these out on a weekly basis. c) MUGA - quarterly inspections - As Mr Turrell is providing the quarterly reports on the Church Road play area, it was resolved to ask that he also provide the quarterly inspections at the MUGA. Cllr Lawson advised that she had obtained a copy of the WDC ‘Parks and Open Spaces 2006' review document and that this states that Kessingland has 6 areas of open space. Discussion took place regarding the discrepancies within the report it was agreed that Cllr Lawson would provide the clerk with a draft letter to send to WDC. d) Sheltered Housing Site Visits - Cllr Martin had been unable to attend the site visits on 19th January but the feedback that had been received was that this was an excellent opportunity to see other sites. Councillors will be invited to attend future visits when the dates are decided. e) Project Team - the first meeting of the Project Team will be on February 5th at 10.30am at Eye. Meetings will then be on a monthly basis. After discussion it was resolved that Cllr Martin and Cllr Morgan would represent the Parish Council on the Project Team. Regarding those in the village who may have a need for Very Sheltered Housing - it was suggested that at some stage an article could be placed in the newsletter.
8) Clerks Report The clerk read out the letter from Gt Yarmouth and Waveney NHS Trust regarding the application by Morrisons for full inclusion in the Pharmaceutical List. Council has already responded to the application.
9) Planning Applications DC/06/1401/FUL - Erection of 2 new wind turbines and construction of 1 new switch room at Wind Farm, Africa Alive, Whites Lane, Kessingland It was resolved by all to accept the application. It was acknowledged that no section 106 monies are payable. However the possibility of ‘recompense to the village' for a community project is to be raised with SLP and WDC.
DC/06/1416/Ful - Construction of a two storey rear, single storey rear and side extension and a detached garage at Poppydale Farm, London Road, Kessingland by Mr D Bareham. It was resolved by all to approve the application.
DC/06/1414/FUL - Construction of a single storey dwelling and detached garage at Land at rear of 4 Field Lane, Kessingland, by Bagshaw Builders After discussion it was resolved by all to refuse the application on the same grounds as the previous application for this plot. 10) Planning Correspondence a) WDC Decisions W2194/11 Granted, W17322/1 granted. b) Church Road car park lease - The lease needs to be forwarded to our solicitor for consideration and signature. Whilst considering the lease it was also agreed by all that the solicitor be asked to verify that the Parish Council is the ultimate owner of all the other pieces of land making up the play area and car park and that we are registered as such. Various letters are held suggesting that this is the case but formal deeds not held. It was resolved by all that the MASK caravan would be allowed to be placed on the land with immediate effect. c) Scout hut, Francis Road - letter from the Chairman of the committees at Francis Road was read to the meeting regarding the scout hut. Discussion took place as to the way forward and it was agreed that it would be appropriate for Mr Woodhead to contact the scouts direct regarding their intentions wit the hut. d) Section 106 monies - the clerk advised the meeting that Southwold Town Council had been in contact to advise that they were in conflict with WDC over the spending of section 106 monies. The clerk advised the meeting that Kessingland had still not received confirmation that the monies for the Hutsons site were held be WDC - it was agreed that the clerk should write to WDC planning dept to query this. Regarding the monies allocated for sheltered housing -Dawn Pointon, WDC, had confirmed that these monies were to be spent for this purpose and that they could be spent in Kessingland where possible, or could be available for Waveney. Regarding the High Street play area - the clerk read out an e mail from Lorraine Heale at WDC confirming that they were going to use section 106 monies to refurbish the play area.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 10.10pm.
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