March 2022 DRAFT Minutes

MARTON & GATE BURTON PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk to the Council: Mrs G Martin 6 Mount Pleasant Close, Marton. DN21 5AE
Tel.: 01427 718377
 magbparishcouncil@hotmail.co.uk
 https://marton-gate-burton.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk


Minutes of the meeting held on Monday 7 March 2022

PRESENT

Cllr S Spence (Chairman)
Cllr M Allen
Cllr N Cody
Cllr C Durning
Cllr L Musgrave
Cllr J Patrick
Cllr J Ridley
            
1. APOLOGIES: Cllr Gill Worrell, Cllr Jane Ellis

2. DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS' INTERESTS

None.

3. PUBLIC FORUM

None

4. NOTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 7 FEBRUARY 2022  TO BE APPROVED AS MINUTES.

Cllr Durning proposed and Cllr Patrick seconded that the notes be approved as minutes.

5.PLANNING

None

6 . FINANCE

Balance both accounts at the end of February2022  £8,443.27    `

(includes £3,450 for the bottom of Trent Port Road, £1,735.65 CIL and £2,000 for maintenance of the land off Littleborough Lane)

EXPENDITURE
HMRC                                        31.00
G Martin                                   124.40
Lincs Groundcare                    480.00
Multidata                                    43.91
TOTAL (both accounts)      £7,763.96

The Bank Mandate has been signed and is to be taken to HSBC with a copy of the signed minutes. Signatories are: Steve Spence, Neil Cody, Gill Worrell, Lorraine Musgrave, Christine Durning and Nick Pearson

7. CORRESPONDENCE

Crime Report for Gainsborough Rural South and Newsletter.

Quote from Continental Landscapes for £4,921.28 + VAT invoiced in 8 equal amounts of £625.16

All agreed to accept this quote.

Multidata – price increase. WLDC re-imburse for this

Correspondence between Mark Hewitt and Cllrs Ellis and Butroid re the flooding on Trent Port Road. There is now a burst water pipe in the area.

8. LAND OFF LITTLEBOROUGH LANE/QUEEN'S PLATINUM JUBILEE

The form to the Forestry Commission authorising Finch Arboriculture to act  as the agent for the Council has been sent off.

Applications for grants towards the cost of the work are being made

9. PARISH OWNED LAND.

LALC had provided information about registering land with The Land Registry. Cllr Cody proposed and Cllr Ridley seconded  that a solicitor be contacted  for advice. Cllr Spence will contact HSR Law.

Old documents were shown to the meeting, including a map dated 1910 and a letter dated 1933 with reference to the repayment of the loan  to purchase the cemetery

10.MEMBERS' REPORTS AND ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA

There are 2 trees down in the cemetery. Cllr Spence will inspect.

People have been using metal detectors and asked Cllr Ridley if they could use them on the new plot on Littleborough Lane. He advised them not yet.

The Village Hall Committee has asked the Council to contribute towards purchasing souvenir   mugs for the Platinum Jubilee. Cllr Spence proposed and Cllr Patrick seconded to donate £500

14. DATE OF NEXT MEETING.

4 April 2022

Meeting closed at 8.10pm