MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

held in The Library Room, Wendover

on 2 October 2006 starting at 7.45pm and concluding at 8.40 pm

PRESENT Cllrs Mrs Ballantine, Mrs Gregory, Mrs McKechnie, Dr King, Gridley, McPartland, Peeler, Weston, Wilkinson and Worth County Councillor Mrs Clayton, District Councillor Richards, a representative of the RAF, a representative from the press and 4 members of the public

Clerk: Fiona Lippmann

07/91 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Cllr Mrs Kearney sent her apologies, Cllr Mrs Myers was not present due to illness.
07/92 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
None were declared

07/93 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The Chairman adjourned the meeting to allow members of the public to speak.

a. The representative of the RAF gave notice that the camp at Halton would be having a private firework party during the first week of November.

b. The next meeting of the RAF Consultative Group would be held on 10 October.

The representative reported that he would be posted in the near future and that a new representative would be attending on behalf of the RAF. The Chairman thanked him for attending the meetings and wished him well in his new post.

The Chairman then reconvened the meeting.

07/94 COUNTY COUNCILLOR'S REPORT
Cllr Mrs Clayton reported that the last Cluster Meeting had proved very useful as the Parking Review acknowledged that additional parking was needed for Wendover.

The next Cluster Meeting would be held at RAF Halton. It was going to be proposed that the RAF Liaison Meeting be combined with the Cluster Meeting.

A new initiative by BCC Highways to improve their visibility was the new 'man in a van' project. A Highways Officer would be able to undertake small maintenance tasks and report on larger maintenance projects that might be needed. The Clerk requested that the Officer for Wendover regularly call into the Clock Tower to see if any highway or footpath complaints had been made to the Parish Council. Cllr Mrs Clayton agreed to put in this request to the relevant Officer.

07/95 DISTRICT COUNCILLOR'S REPORT
The District Councillor had nothing to report.

07/96 MINUTES OF THE MEETING held on 4 September 2006
It was noted that the following point was erroneous in the draft minutes of the meeting held on 4 September:-

Cllr Gridley had been PRESENT at the meeting

It was AGREED that the subject to the above, the minutes were a true record of the meeting, The Chairman then signed the minutes. Proposed by Cllr Mrs Ballantine seconded by Cllr. Mrs McKechnie.

07/97 PLANNING COMMITTEE

The Chairman of the Planning Committee gave a verbal report of the meeting held on 19 September 2006.

07/98 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

The Chairman of the Property Management Committee gave a verbal report of the meeting held on 19 September 2006.

a. The Chairman explained the quotation for a French drain around the Clock Tower. It was AGREED that more quotations would be obtained.

07/99 FINANCE COMMITTEE held on 2 October 2006

Cllr McPartland gave a verbal report of the meeting on 2 October 2006.

07/100 PLANNING APPLICATIONS

06/02292/APP Single storey front and side extension, erection of replacement conservatory, first floor side extension and conversion of garage roof space to create games room - amendment to approval 05/00226/APP, 3 Dobbins Lane.
The Parish Council has no objections

06/02322/APP Single storey rear extension and conversion of existing car port to front, into living accommodation; 12 Hale Road
The Parish Council has no objections.

06/02357/APP Rear conservatory to 69 Longcroft Avenue
The Parish Council would ask that the Planning Authority be satisfied that this proposal would address the previous reasons for refusal.

07/101 CLERK'S REPORT

The Clerk presented her report.
Cllr Wilkinson then commented how useful the meeting he attended with the Clerk, had been.

Cllr Peeler gave his interpretation of the request for a Governor. It was agreed that Cllr Dr. King would be put forward

07/102 MATTERS OF REPORT

a) A copy of the Parish Council policy on Quotations and an update of the Standing Orders to be included in the November Agenda.

b) A query was raised as to an old culvert that might be blocked in the High Street area. The Clerk would make enquiries.

07/103 DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS

Planning Committee will meet on 17 October 2006 at 7.30 pm

Recreation Grounds Committee will meet on 17 October at 8.15pm

Property Management Committee will meet on 17 October after the above meeting

Finance Committee will meet on 6 November 2006 at 7.30 pm

Parish Council will meet on 6 November 2006 at 7.45 pm

07/104 CLOSURE OF MEETING

There being no further business to be transacted, the Chairman closed the meeting at 8.40pm.

Signed:
Date: 6 November 2006

Chairman