May 2022 Minutes Annual Meeting
MARTON & GATE BURTON PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk to the Council: Mrs G Martin 6 Mount Pleasant Close, Marton. DN21 5AE
Tel.: 01427 718377
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https://marton-gate-burton.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council held on Wednesday 11 May 2022
PRESENT
Cllr S Spence (Chairman)
Cllr M Allen
Cllr N Cody
Cllr C Durning
Cllr L Musgrave
Cllr J Patrick
Cllr J Ridley
Cllr G Worrell
ALSO PRESENT: Sue Moody
1. APOLOGIES: Councillor Jane Ellis
2. DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS' INTERESTS
None.
3. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
Cllr Cody proposed, Cllr Patrick seconded, and it was unanimously agreed, that Steve Spence be re-elected as Chairman.
4. ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN.
Cllr Spence proposed, Cllr Ridley seconded and it was unanimously agreed, that Neil Cody be re-elected as Vice Chairman.
5.CHAIRMAN'S REPORT.
Councillor Spence read his Annual Report, which was accepted by the Members.
6. PUBLIC FORUM
None
7. NOTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 4 APRIL 2022 TO BE APPROVED AS MINUTES.
Cllr Allen proposed and Cllr Cody seconded that the notes be approved as minutes.
8..PLANNING
Application Ref No.144697 – Land off Stow Park Road: Application for removal of Condition 11 regarding the completion of the first 60M of estate road. No objections
9. FINANCE
Balance both accounts at the end of March 2022 £ 7,424.65
( 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
Multidata 43.91
Continental Landscapes 738.19
Anglian Water 13.28
Burton & Dyson 50.00
G Martin 155.40
Zurich Municipal 167.27
INCOME
Precept 10,500
TOTAL both accounts 16,756.60
Cllr Cody is to enquired about the availability of free banking services. Barclays Bank will be considered.
The Annual Governance Statement and the Exemption Certificate for the annual audit were approved and signed.
10. CORRESPONDENCE
Crime Report for Gainsborough Rural South.
Mr D Tindale – enquiry on behalf of a family no longer living in the area concerning a headstone missing from the cemetery. The family has not removed the headstone and may raise the issue with a solicitor and/ or the police. It was re-stated that the responsibility of memorial lies with the families of the deceased and not with the Council. The Council has not removed any headstones.
Gateley Hamer - response to the Council's information on the ownership of land in the pumping station/ flood bank area.
Gate Burton Energy Park Report.
11. LAND OFF LITTLEBOROUGH LANE/QUEEN'S PLATINUM JUBILEE
Finch Arboriculture is expecting to remove the trees in June.
The undergrowth is now knee high again.
Some of the branches on trees where the ivy was cut are looking dead.
The Wildlife Grant for £500 has been approved and an acceptance letter has been sent.
12. PARISH OWNED LAND.
The £50 cheque for Burton & Dyson will be taken to the office along with the other necessary documents.
13.MEMBERS' REPORTS AND ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA
A notice will be put on the boards to inform parishioners that representatives of Gate Burton Energy Park will be attending the next meeting.
The Village Hall Committee's plans for the Jubilee weekend were mentioned,
Only 72 commemorative mugs have been ordered and there will be a draw to decide who who will receive them. As the Council had agreed to contribute towards the purchase of the mugs, if a grant is received, a smaller contribution may now be offered
11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING.
The next meeting will be on Monday 6 June at 7:00 pm
Meeting closed at 8.25pm.