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Heath Hayes & Wimblebury Parish Council
Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting. Held on Wednesday 2nd December 2009. Heath Hayes Library, Hednesford Road, Heath Hayes.
Present;
Cllrs M. Doody (Chair), V. Baker, A. Bernard, J. Bernard, B. Bottomer, I. Carr, R. Merry, J. Merry, D. Todd, R. Todd and J. Toth.
In Attendance;
Eighteen members of the public, including members of the Class One Dance Academy. Mrs J. Lee (Reporter, Chase Post). Reverend L. Vasey-Saunders. St John's Church. PC 4558 D. Cooper. Clerk, Mr R. Smythe.
Chair's Announcements and Public Participation.
Cllr Doody welcomed everyone to the meeting and started by congratulating the Breathe Easy Group on their recent success in being "Highly Commended" in the Primary Care Trust Quality and Excellence Awards for public involvement. The Council supported this group and was pleased to hear of their success.
Cllr Doody then referred to the members of the Class One Dance Academy who had attended the meeting. He thanked them for attending and highlighted their tremendous success at the recent European Championships. (also APPENDIX 1).
Ebony Tranter and Mia Boxall had won the Under 7 Rock and Roll title, as well as the Street and Freestyle Titles, becoming triple European Champions. Tia Tranter and Cherrie Tranter were second in the Under 14 Rock and Roll competition.
Kathryn Cooper and Chelsea Morris had won the Under 12 Rock and Roll title last year and had now won the Under 14 Rock and Roll, as well as the being members of the Gold Medal winning team. Then, to cap it all, they also won the Champion of Champions title.
.................................Chair Page 94/09 The Council was exceptionally pleased and proud of these fantastic achievements and congratulated all the girls and their parents. The girls were presented with a framed certificate of congratulation and a £20 voucher. They were all thanked for their attendance.
Reverend Leah Vasey-Saunders attended the meeting to discuss various issues in the area. She wanted to support the development of local facilities and places for people to meet during the daytime.
It was noted that the Bourne and St John's Churches as well as the Hayes Green Centre had daytime nurseries and with St John's alone having 70 baptisms in the last year, these nurseries would continue to be needed.
Reverend Vasey-Saunders wanted to improve the management and appearance of the Garden of Remembrance by developing a flowerbed and to aim for plots to be uniform in size and appearance, with no photographs nor electrical items. The future capacity of the area would be assessed and reported on in due course and it was hoped that the process would be open and achieve a consensus on the future of the area.
The reorganisation of the Cannock team was in progress with the information available at St John's. Comments were invited up to 29th December. It was agreed to place this information in the Council Newsletter. Reverend Vasey-Saunders was thanked for her attendance.
PC Dean Cooper reported that a person who had made off without payment for petrol from Golds Garage, Cannock Road, Heath Hayes, had been arrested for that and possession of a controlled drug. He was subsequently ordered to pay £165 in costs and fines and to undertake 40 hours Community Service. PC Cooper agreed to check on the parking of vehicles in Chapel Street, Heath Hayes.
He also reported that two persons had been arrested for cultivating cannabis in a house on Hednesford Road, Heath Hayes. 3 kilos of cannabis vegetation had been recovered with a street value of £12,000. PC Cooper thanked the people of Heath Hayes for providing him with information about suspicious behaviour that resulted in the arrests.
Remembrance Day had been well attended and he had liaised with the Clerk and the Events Manager at Staffordshire Police to plan the 2010 event. PC Cooper was thanked for his work on Remembrance Day and for his attendance at the meeting.
1. Apologies.
The meeting began at 8.10pm.
Apologies were received and accepted from Cllr L. Bullock and D. Hill. ..............................Chair Page 95/09 2. Declarations of Interest on Agenda Items.
Cllr D. Todd - Cannock Chase Council Planning Control Committee.
3. To Approve the Minutes of the Meeting on 4th November 2009.
Approval of the minutes was proposed, seconded and agreed.
Resolved: · To approve the minutes.
4. Matters Arising from the Minutes.
There were no matters arising.
5. Planning.
5.1 Applications for Consideration.
· 09/339 - 47 Adelaide Drive, Heath Hayes - Variation of condition 6, of planning permission 97/147, to reduce parking spaces available for 47 Adelaide Drive, from 3 to 2 spaces, resulting in conversion of existing garage to bedroom for disabled child.
· 09/357 - 5 Shirehall Place, Heath Hayes - First floor side extension.
The Council had no objections to the above applications.
Resolved: · To write as above to the District Council.
5.2 Applications Approved / Rejected by Cannock Chase Council.
The Council noted the approval of the following applications;
· 09/271 - Land adjacent to 2 Gladstone Road, Heath Hayes - Residential development - Erection of three detached bungalows.
· 09/279 - Rear of 57 & 59 Chapel Street, Heath Hayes - Freestanding carport to rear of dwelling.
..................................Chair Page 96/09 · 09/290 - 23 Pheasant Way, Heath Hayes - Conservatory to rear.
· 09/301 - 105 Cannock Road, Heath Hayes - Conservatory to rear.
6. Clerk's Report.
The Clerks Report was noted with the following additional comments.
The Council was pleased with the developments in the last month.
7. Report of Meetings.
7.1 Report of meeting with Mr Stephen Brown, Cannock Chase Council on 19th November.
Cllr Doody reported on the meeting, which was also attended by Cllrs J. Bernard and L. Bullock and the Clerk. He said it was disappointing that there had been no progress since the meeting in September and it was hoped that there would be some decisions taken for the next meeting on 27th January.
8. Heath Hayes Cabin - Current Position.
The Clerk's Report was noted.
Resolved:
9. Hayes Green Community Centre - Current Position.
The Clerk's Report was noted.
Resolved: · To note the report.
10. Traffic Issues in the area - current developments.
10.1 Community Gangs - suggestions for future works.
......................................Chair Page 97/09 11. Newsletter - Consideration of Draft Issue.
It was proposed, seconded and agreed to produce a newsletter in December, based on the draft copy, including an invitation and advert for persons to hold classes and use the Heath Hayes Cabin and Hayes Green Community Centre, an advert for the Heath Hayes Sanctuary and the consultation for St John's.
Resolved: · To produce a newsletter.
12. Remembrance Day.
12.1 Review of Event and Arrangements.
The Council reviewed the event and the arrangements that were in place and it was agreed that the event had been a great success in terms of the numbers attending, and with the public support for our Armed Services growing, that the 2010 event should be reviewed again nearer the date and to consider arrangements for even more people.
PC Cooper was thanked for his work on the day.
Resolved: - To review the arrangements.
- To thank PC Cooper for his work.
12.2 Consideration of suggestion to the National Association of Local Councils for a suitable recognition for Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, for the support of the town for our fallen servicemen.
The Council was aware of the amazing support and respect shown by the residents of Wootton Bassett every time our fallen soldiers were repatriated from RAF Lyneham. For over a hundred repatriations, the town had stood in a respectful silence for the passing of the corteges and it was unfortunately expected that there would be more such sad events.
The Council agreed that Wootton Bassett should receive some civic or royal recognition to thank them for their considerable contribution on behalf of the nation to honour our fallen soldiers on their last journey.
Resolved: - To write to the National Association of Local Councils.
.............................Chair Page 98/09 13. Grant Aid 2010 - Current position.
A list of invitees and responders had been circulated.
The Council would consider all applications at the January meeting.
Resolved: · To continue with the Grant Application process.
14. Consideration of declaration to promote and pursue "green" policies to make the area more ecologically sustainable.
The Council agreed that better use of power would reduce the need for power generation and costs for residents and agreed to support a general proposal that as a policy, the Council would pursue green policies whenever appropriate to make the area more ecologically sustainable.
Residents were encourage to recycle, to use low energy bulbs, to turn the heating down by one degree, to turn electrical appliances off when not in use and to reduce petrol consumption by using cars less.
It was also agreed to investigate projects for power generation and saving and to consider issues when possible to reduce the consumption of non-renewable energy and to investigate the use of electrical monitors (smart monitors).
Resolved: - To promote appropriate green issues.
- To encourage efficient power use.
- To encourage recycling.
- To consider promoting local power generation.
- To promote sustainable use of power.
- To promote the reduction of carbon emissions through lower vehicle use.
- To investigate the suitability of the use of electricity monitors.
15. Youth Facilities in the area.
15.1 Report on developments with the Youth Club at the Hayes Green Community Centre.
It was reported that;
· There had been a meeting with the County Council at Rugeley Youth Centre on 18th November and protocols for future developments had been agreed. ..............................Chair Page 99/09 · A start up grant could be applied for.
· The County Council would provide free CRB checks.
· The Parish Council had appointed Hayley McKenzie as a Youth Worker and she was the manager of the Youth Club.
· The Youth Cub had three paid and two volunteer workers.
· A multi use sports table had been purchased as requested by the Youth Club.
· The Fire Alarm had been actuated at the Centre on 5th November and dealt with.
· The Youth Club would operate every Thursday including 17th December and would resume on 7th January.
· The Parish Council had liaised with the County Council to arrange for the siting of the mobile youth facility on Mondays in December and then back in February.
· Two more teams had been added to the Detached Team adding two more sessions in the area.
· Grants for £6,000 had been applied for.
15.2 To confirm the appointment of a Youth Worker.
The Council confirmed the appointment of Hayley McKenzie as the Youth Club Leader.
Resolved: - To confirm the appointment.
16. Correspondence.
16.1 Incoming Post.
The incoming post was noted.
16.2 Outgoing Post.
The outgoing post, numbered 370 to 393/09 was noted.
...............................Chair Page 100/09 17. Accounts for Payment.
Authorisation of the payments totalling £3,588.17, as listed in Appendix A, was proposed by Cllr I. Carr, seconded by Cllr J. Bernard and agreed. The Council noted income of £45.00 (Refund for call out).
Resolved: · To authorise payment of the above accounts.
18. Items for Information and Future Agendas.
Cllr R. Merry reported that a lunch club for one day a week was being set up at the Hednesford Pentecostal Church. He also asked for assistance in identifying any persons who might benefit from assistance or advice from the Support Group.
19. Date of Next Meeting.
The date of the next meeting was agreed as Wednesday 6th January 2010. Cllr Doody declared the meeting closed at 9.05pm, and thanked those present for their attendance and wished them the compliments of the season.
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