February 2024 Minutes
OSGODBY PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Osgodby Parish Council meeting held at 7.30pm at the Village Hall on Monday 12 February 2024
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Present: Cllr J Trafford (Chair), Cllr A Boyles, Cllr A Wilkinson, Cllr K Fox, Cllr L Brown
In attendance: Mrs M Williams (Clerk), Cllr S Bunney ( LCC/WLDC)
Members of the public present: 2
1. Welcome from the Chairman and public session - Ref: 102
The Chairman welcomed everyone.
Gigabit scheme - Cllr Trafford contacted Wendy Sycamore from Openreach who informed that the system had been damaged and should be fixed before end of next week. - Cllr Trafford to monitor.
Sand Lane - still ongoing - Cllr Boyles to chase
2. Reports from Unitary Councillors, Police & Village Hall if present - Ref: 103
Cllr Trafford reported on behalf of the Village Hall.
Litter pick 20th April 10am. Tidy grounds 28th April 9.30am
Fashion show date to be confirmed.
Cllr Bunney - Reported on the flooding on A46 - Not clear whose responsibilty it is.
West Lindsey to introduce larger skips.
3. Apologies for absence and acceptance of any reasons given -Ref: 104
Cllr S Slawson - no apology received.
4. To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any requests for dispensations - Ref: 105
None received
5. To approve the draft minutes of the Council meeting held on 8th January 2024 - Ref: 106
It was resolved to approve these as a true record.
Proposed Cllr L Brown. Seconder Cllr A Boyles. All in favour
6. Clerk’s report on correspondence received - Ref: 107
None received.
7. Planning matters - Ref: 108
None
8. Finance Report - Ref: 109
i. Accounting statements for the period ending 31/01/24 - Ref: 110
It was resolved to approve these as a true record.
Proposed Cllr J Trafford. Seconder Cllr A Wilkinson. All in favour
ii. Schedule of payments - Ref: 111
It was resolved to approve these as a true record.
Proposed Cllr J Trafford. Seconder Cllr A Wilkinson. All in favour
9. LALC - Membership & training subs 2024 - Ref: 112
Resolve to defer to the next meeting
10. Garden waste service 2024 - Ref: 113
It was agreed to renew the number of green bins, three for the cemetery and one for the village green the same as the previous year.
Proposed Cllr J Trafford. Seconder Cllr K Fox. All in favour
11. Defib maintenance - Ref: 114
West Lindsey DC have taken over the maintenance of both defiibs as of the 1st February 2024
12. Flooding on A46/Park Rd Junction - Ref: 115
Claxby Parish Council have been in contact to inform the Council that they have contacted Ancholme Drainage Board to find out if they can help with the problem and will keep the Council informed.
13. Speed cameras report - Ref: 116
Cllr Fox gave the 3 monthly report. As the results are consistent it was decided to move the report to every 6 months.
14. Nat West Bank arrangements - Ref: 117
It was decided to carry on with the current bank in the meantime until the new banking hub was opened at Market Rasen.
15. Land Registry - Village green - Ref: 118
It was approved to arrange for the Clerk to change the address with the Land Registry to the Clerk’s address as it was currently in the address of a previous Clerk
|Proposed. Cllr J Trafford. Seconder Cllr A Wilkinson. All in favour.
16. Stile - Village green - Ref: 119
It was discussed that the stile was in need of repair and Cllr L Brown volunteered to do it.
Proposed Cllr A Wilkinson. Seconder Cllr J Trafford. All in favour
17. Cemetery fees - Ref: 120
The Chairman proposed to go into closed session to discuss a request for a memorial.
It was proposed to accept that the kerb stones be re-instated and the headstone to comply with the Councils criteria.
Proposed Cllr J Trafford Seconder Cllr A Wilkinson All in favour
18. Next meeting will be Monday 11th March 2024 at 7.30pm - Ref:121
Meeting closed 8.25pm