MINUTES OF A MEETING OF ESSENDON PARISH COUNCIL HELD
IN THE VILLAGE HALL ON JUNE 28th. 2010.
PRESENT:- Margaret Titchner (Acting Chair), Councillors Mike Brown, Alan Steele,
Joan Thomson, and Keith Venables.
County Councillor Bill Storey.
1. APOLOGIES for absence received from Ian Screech and Bernard Sarson.
2. APPROVAL, The minutes of the meeting held on 24/5/10 were approved and signed.
3. MATTERS ARISING.
a. VILLAGE SIGN. Bernard had advised that any grant over £2000 had to go
to committee. Our quote was approx. £3000 without planning and erection.
The clerk would obtain planning documents and map.
b. LAMP POSTS. Only no. 3 (Glebe Cottages) still outstanding.
c. EAST VIEW GARAGES. Carol Simpson (WHDC) would be visiting on 8/7.
4. MATTERS RAISED BY THE PUBLIC. NIL.
5. ESSENDON ROAD ACTION GROUP.
Margaret reported that speed checks were being carried out and the aim was
for two such checks to be done each month.
Fund raising for our own SID had so far been unsuccesful and there would be
the problem of operating, maintaining and storing the device.
Margaret would discuss with the group the idea of putting a report on the
speed checks on the village notice boards.
6. PLANNING. a. WYTMEAD ref. S6/2010/0878. (Exterior painting.)
This had been dealt with prior to the meeting and the 4
available councillors had agreed with Mike Brown's
comments that it did not warrant a seperate meeting.
b. MULBERRY HOUSE. ref. S6/2010/1173 FP.
There were no objections to the design but concern was
expressed that the extension represents a further erosion
of the green belt particularly with regard to a property so
recently built.
c.SCHOOL BROADBAND FACILITIES.
The school were prepared to assist us in downloading
applications but there were still problems to be overcome. The
clerk was asked to continue to obtain paper copies until our
next meeting.
7. CORRESPONDENCE. a. Herts. Police Authority. Setting neighbourhood policing.
priorities
b. Details of second conference of Herts. local access forum.
c. WHBC. Notes on community engagement seminar held
26/3/10.
8. FINANCE One payment ws authorised as follows:-
FUSION. Playground grass cutting. £282 incl.of vat
9 OTHER BUSINESS. a. It was agreed to ask Simon Philipps if he would take over
the Parish website as Olly Lappage was leaving the village
b. It was agreed to consider training for Councillors after
2011 elections.
c. Disclosure of interest forms were handed in by
councillors present.
d. The police checked the safety of the school lane/high
road junction.
e. Pot hole reported outside 12 Glebe Cottages and the church.
f. Mike Brown reported unreliable bin collections.
g. Alan Steele suggested the Welwyn/Hatfield business plan
should be passed round.
NEXT MEETING - 7.30 pm ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 13th 2010 IN THE VILLAGE HALL
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