January 2020 Minutes
MORTON PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Meeting for Morton Parish Council held on Monday 20th January 2020 at 6.30pm.
15 minute public forum – no members of the public in attendance
In Attendance – Cllr Parry (Chair), Cllr Allison (Vice-Chair), Cllr Butroid, Cllr Bingham, C.Graves (Clerk), PCSO Thomas
1. Apologies for absence – Cllr Panter, Cllr Youngman, Cllr Ward, Cllr Clews, Cllr Snee. Apologies noted and accepted
2. Minutes of the Meeting held on Monday 16th December 2019 – Approved by all Parish Councillors. Proposed as a true and accurate record by Cllr Butroid. Seconded Cllr Allison. Master copy signed by Cllr Parry.
3. Declaration of Interests – Cllr Allison informed the Council that as of 17th January he now sat on the WLDC Standards sub-committee.
4. Matters Arising and Review of Outstanding Items
(a) Crime, Vandalism and Anti-Social Behaviour – Cllr Parry welcomed PCSO Thomas to the meeting who gave an overview of the recent spate of burglaries within the area. To date no arrests had been made. A brief discussion took place regarding policing resources available to the West Lindsey area and all agreed that it was paramount that the local community felt reassured that action was being taken. PCSO Thomas informed that statistically crimes within Gainsborough/Morton were low within the whole in Lincolnshire and that the recent number of burglaries was unusual. However, residents should be encouraged to keep doors/patio doors and windows locked. Cllr Parry thanked PCSO Thomas for his attendance and he left the meeting at 6.55pm.
(b) Councillor’s Updates – Cllr Allison shared with the Council an app called FixMyStreet. This was a map-based website and app that enables residents to report any issues to the local authority such as potholes, broken lampposts etc. Clerk to request Cllr Panter publish details in newsletter.
(c) SID Signage – Signage now installed and working. Clerk to liaise with UniPart Dorman regarding purchasing software to enable downloading of statistical information for monitoring purposes. Clerk to feedback. Rota to be drawn up for removal and recharging of sign.
(d) Bus Shelter on Walkerith Road – Clerk to explore other providers and feedback.
(e) Bench Cross/South Street – ACIS would not be replacing the bench. All agreed therefore that Parish Council would purchase new bench. Clerk to action.
5. Neighbourhood Planning – Cllr Allison reported that the newsletter and questionnaire had now been distributed. Event days planned for 1st and 21st February, all welcome. All documentation was now available on the Parish Council website.
6. Accounts - Review and Agree Outstanding Accounts
Clerk distributed financial statement for January. Approved by all Parish Councillors. Proposed Cllr Allison. Seconded Cllr Bingham.
7. Burial Ground
(a) Update and resolve any action to be taken – Clerk to liaise with PC Garden Maintenance regarding the skip and whether a larger skip would be more cost effective.
(b) Precept – Agreed by all. Signed off by Cllr Parry, Cllr Allison and Clerk. Clerk to submit to WLDC before closing date of 29th January.
8. Planning Matters – no planning applications received.
(a) Proposed Storage Lagoon – agreed to be removed as future agenda item at as no further planning application received at present.
9. Playing Field and School Facilities
(a) Resolution School Shared Agreement – no update.
(b) Playing Field Association – no update.
10. Dog Fouling – Clerk to contact WLDC and enquire on additional bins and notices.
11.Website and Lanyards
(a) Website – Clerk to contact Cllr Panter and request removal of out of date information from current website. Clerk had received correspondence from LCC regarding improvements to parish council websites hosted by LCC so Clerk to explore further and feedback.
(b) Lanyards – ongoing.
12.Items for Inclusion on the next Agenda
(a) Annual Litter Pick
(b) Tree Preservation Orders
13.Date and Time of Next Meeting – Monday 24th February 2020 at 6.30pm.
The meeting closed at 7.50pm.