July 2021 Minutes
MINUTES OF BURTON-BY-LINCOLN PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 13th July 2021 AT 7.00 PM
Present: Cllr North, Cllr Russon Cllr Hyde, Cllr Richards Cllr Vine
In attendance:
Cllr Cotton
Nicola Culliford
C Emerson Clerk
PUBLIC QUESTION TIME None
21/21 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Cllr Brockway and Cllr Marriott.
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22/21 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCALISM ACT 2011 AND ANY DISPENSATIONS THAT MAY ARISE
Non Pecuniary Interests: Cllr, Vine, Cllr North,Cllr Richards, Cllr Hyde as members of the Burton Estate Club. Cllrs Vine, Cllr Marriott, as member and of the Burton Waters Residents Association and Secretary of Burton Waters Resident Group.Cllr Marriott, Cllr Richards and Cllr North as subscribers to the Burton Church Lottery Fund. Cllrs Marriott as shareholders in the Burton Waters Leaseholders Company.; Cllr North is Treasurer for Burton VCC and a member of Burton VCC lottery committee, Company secretary for the community intelligence group, Cllr North Treasurer to Sprinline PCC.Cllr North declared a personal and prejudicial interest in Agenda Item 9 as a member of the Church Committee
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23/21 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING OF TUESDAY 18th May 2021
It was proposed by Cllr Vine to accept the minutes of the last meeting.
It was resolved to accept the minutes as a true copy of the meeting Resolved All in favour
24/21 Co option of Parish Councillor
Cllr North confirmed that she had received a request from Nicola Culliford to become a Parish Councillor and to cover the vacancy. Cllr North proposed that Nicola Culliford become a Parish Councillor . Resolved All in favour Cllr Culliford was warmly welcomed.
25/21 REPORT FROM DISTRICT COUNCILLORS, COUNTY COUNCILLORS
Cllr Cotton
It was back to face to face meetings whilst working within legislative parameters.
The new depot to be built at Glentham was starting to go up. There might be a food waste collection centre to be included.
There were staffing changes at WLDC in the senior team which would mean a loss to the District.
The crematorium at Lea was fully functioning and had been sadly busy. However, reports so far were positive.
Ian Knowles was coming for a ward tour on 21st July 2021 . He would visit Burton Waters and Saxilby.
Crime Report
Cllr North noted that there were no updating crime reports. It was agreed for the clerk to chase.
26/21 CLERKS REPORT INCLUDING MATTERS ARISING
Clerk’s Report
A letter had been written regarding the hedge which was now trimmed.
All other matters were on the agenda.
FINANCE
27/21 TO ACCEPT PAYMENTS MADE SINCE THE LAST MEETING 18th May 2021
Financial Payments
20th May 2021 Clerk £267.72
20th May 2021 HMRC £43.80
1st June 2021 Insurance £574.24
14th June 2021 Internal Audit £100.00
14th June 2021 LALC £263.77
21 June 2021 Clerk £267.72
21st June 2021 HMRC £43.80
Balance £9126.30
It was proposed by Cllr Vine to accept all the payments made since the last meeting and to accept the current balance. Resolved All in favour
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28/21 Highways
Fen Lane
The Parish Council continued to be concerned about the ruts on Fen Lane They had seen the correspondence between a local resident, MP and County Council. The response from the County Council was seen as not adequate. The concern was not for the number of speeding cars in the village but for the safety of the drivers. It was agreed that the clerk should write an open letter to the County Council advising them of the dangers and inviting them to a site meeting. If that should prove unsatisfactory to gain as much publicity as possible in regard to the problem.
Grass Cutting Middle Street
Cllr North raised the concern that those walking into Lincoln from Burton had to step onto the road which was hazardous. It was discussed whether the Parish Council should fund an extra cut. It was concluded that this was the role of the County Council and it was accepted that this was an exceptional year for grass growth. The clerk to refer via Fix my Street.
29/21 Planning Matters
143016 Extension at 22 Park Lane Burton Waters
143152 Extension 4 Marine Approach Burton Waters
143162 Extension 104 Park Lane Burton Waters
143177 and 143178 Manor House Burton
142572 Reconsult The Waterhouse Main Street
Response to the above had been sent in and the decisions were awaited.
Planning Enforcement
These were discussed with Cllr Cotton and he advised approaching the planning enforcement team direct.
Central Lincolnshire Local Plan Consultation
The draft had been considered and there were no further allocations in the parish.
It was agreed that a response should be sent in confirming the allocation that maintaining the green wedge and the green space between Middle street and A15 was vital. Further, that there were concerns over battery farms which were hazardous. There should be no development on the “Edge”
30/21 Neighbourhood Plan
Cllr Cotton raised the importance of Neighbourhood Plans and the benefits that they could bring. Cllr North confirmed that to date there had been no appetite for a Neighbourhood Plan. It was agreed that via Cllr Marriott they would seek to canvass the views of Burton Waters Management Company which may take the lead and look to inviting them and Cllr England and Neville Brown to the next Parish Council meeting to assess the interest.
31/21 Defibrillator Maintenance
It was proposed by Cllr Richard and Resolved All in favour to accept the maintenance plan from WLDC. Cllr Culliford agreed to be the Defibrillator Champion.
32/21 Website Service
The clerk advised that the new website as required had been set up. There was universal concern amongst parish clerks that what once had been a straightforward job now had turned into a far more complex task. LALC in response had sourced a service to support this process. It was agreed that the clerk should explore what was available.
Meeting ended at 8.00pm Next Meeting Tuesday 14th September 2021.at Burton Estate Club 7.00pm
Please be advised that these are notes of the meeting taken by the Clerk and cannot in any way be regarded as the official minutes of Council proceedings until they are approved and signed at the next meeting.