October 2021 Minutes
TORKSEY PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES
An Ordinary Meeting of the Parish Council held on Tuesday 12th October 2021 at 7.30pm at The White Swan Torksey Lock
41.01 Those Present.
Cllr Bridges (Chairman)
Cllr Johnson.
Cllr Emmott.
Cllr Scawthon.
Cllr Ellis.
Cllr Large.
Cllr Carman-Mobbs.
Mr. S. Rose (Member of the public).
Mrs L. Levitt (Member of the public).
Mr. R. Pilgrim (Parish Clerk).
41.02 Apologies for Absence.
None required.
41.03 Declarations of Interest.
None received.
41.04 Approval of the Minutes.
Resolved: That the Minutes of the last meeting, held on Tuesday 14th September 2021, be approved as a true record.
Proposed Cllr Scawthon. Seconded Cllr Carman-Mobbs. Carried unanimously.
41.05 Matters Arising from the Minutes of the Last Meeting.
None received.
41.06 Amendments to the Agenda by Resolution.
Information concerning a large Solar Project has come late to the Parish Council.
Resolved: That due to the importance of this project for local landowners, the Cottam / West Burton Solar Project be included in this agenda.
Proposed Cllr Scawthon. Seconded Cllr Bridges. Carried unanimously.
41.07 Torksey Viaduct and Parking for Walkers.
The Land is now up for sale. Nothing has been heard from Sustrans. Consequently, the business will be removed from the agenda.
41.08 Emergency Plan 2018.
Due to some confusion with different versions of the Plan no decision could be made. Councillors will look at the 2018 version of the plan for the next meeting. Tuesday 9th November 2021.
41.09 Fly Tipping – Station Road.
Cllr Scawthon will try to photograph the waste in situ. A report will then be sent to Fix My Street.
41.10 Planning Application for the Hume Arms.
Nothing has been heard from Gold Leaf Property Investments sine the last refusal. This item of business will be withdrawn from the agenda awaiting further developments.
Cllr J. Ellis will see if there is any possibility that West Lindsey District Council could help with funding which would allow a possible purchase of the land, which could then be developed as a community asset.
41.11 Purchase of an Extension to the Cemetery.
Mr S. Rose confirmed that it was still intended that the land should be sold to the Parish Council. The missing deeds had been found and registration of the land was progressing.
The Clerk will contact Burton Dyson in order to re-establish contact with Mr. D. Rose’s solicitors.
42.12 Village Green.
a. Monthly inspection of the Village Green. He benches have seen better days and the Parish Council will consider replacing them with Recycled plastic seats. The Clerk will send details to Councillors for the next meeting. Tuesday 9th November 2021.
b. Transfer of Land and responsibility for Maintenance to the Parish Council.
The documents are still with Lincolnshire County Council Legal Share Department.
c. Removal of the Willow Tree. The application is still with West Lindsey District Council. The clerk will contact Fenton Tree Surgery on a regular basis for progress reports.
d. Pond Water level.
•To avoid future problems with the level of the water in the pond, Cllr Scawthon will mark the legs of the angler’s platform.
•The Clerk will also contact a contractor for details of the work needed to make the connection of the pipe, used to pump water into the pond, easier to do in future.
•The question of whether the Parish Council should purchase a pump was discussed at some length. However, storage and maintenance were considered to be an insurmountable problem. The idea was finally dismissed by the meeting,
42.13 Highways Issues.
The question of Sykes Lane was once again discussed.
The Clerk will forward all relevant emails to Cllr J. Ellis, who will contact Cllr Butroid for further information.
42.14 Traffic Calming.
The CSW are now two members short. Consequently, no speed checks are being done.
Cllr Ellis will contact the two Fenton Councillors for the present position and to see if a meeting between the two Councils can be arranged in the near future.
42.15 Health and Safety.
a. Village Green. No issues reported.
b. Cemetery. No issues reported.
c. Play Area. No issues reported.
RoSPA Play Safety Reports. Councillors will bring any issues which they feel need attention to the next meeting. Tuesday 9th November 2021.
42.16 The Parish.
a. Content. Defer to the November meeting.
b. Distribution. As usual.
42.17 Facebook Page.
Content to be uploaded as and when required.
42.18 Finance.
a. Financial Statement.
Resolved: That the Financial Statement for September be approved as a true record.
Proposed Cllr Johnson. Seconded Cllr Emmott. Carried unanimously.
b. Clerk’s Salary and Expenses. £322.69
Resolved: That the Clerk’s Salary and Expenses be approved for payment.
Proposed Cllr Johnson. Seconded Cllr Emmott. Carried unanimously.
c. Invoices for Payment. October 2021.
| Tivoli Groundcare | £182.86 |
| HMRC PAYE | £ 70.00 |
| DWG Groundcare | £310.00 |
| LC Printing Services | £22.05 |
| Hamilton A | £650.00 |
Resolved: That the above expenditure at 42.18.c be approved for payment.
Proposed Cllr Carman-Mobbs. Seconded Cllr Johnson. Carried unanimously.
42.19 Correspondence.
No comments.
42.20 Future Agenda Items.
Street Furniture.
Miss sold Burial Plot.
42.21 Dates for Future Meetings.
Tuesday 9th November 2021.
Tuesday 14th December 2021.
Tuesday 8th February 2022.
42.22 Closure of the Meeting.
There being no further business the meeting was closed at 2130 hrs (9.30 pm).