Essendon Parish Council

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF ESSENDON PARISH COUNCIL HELD ON 12/9/2011.

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PRESENT;- Councillors Ian Screech (Chair), Mike Brown, Keith Venables, Alan Steele

and Fran Christensen.

County Councillor Bill Storey.

Clerk John Spragg.

Public 3 members.

1. APOLOGIES. Apologies for absence were received from Borough Councillor Bernard Sarson

and Councillor Kevin Daley.

2. APPROVAL. The minutes of the meetings held on 27/6 and 5/7 were approved and signed.

Copies would be put on the Parish notice board at once.

3. DECLARATIONS. There were no declarations of personal or financial interest in any

agenda items.

4. MATTERS ARISING.

a. Village sign. The sign would be on view at the "Jubilee" meeting on 26/9.

The clerk would arrange a meeting with Highways to agree exact siting.

b, Bungalows. Mike Brown would check on latest position with Mr. Conway.

c. Anonymous donor (Village Hall). Our letter of 27/7 to the village hall

committee would be discussed at their October meeting.

d, Diamond Jubilee. A meeting to set up a committee had been fixed

for 26/9.

e. Training. Alan Steele reported that HAPTC hoped to set up a training

session solely for us.

5. MATTERS RAISED BY THE PUBLIC. Geoff Leo reported that there had been some

thefts of produce and that dog fouling was a problem.

He also criticised the lack of public involvement in the village sign.

6. PLANNING MATTERS.

SLUP/CM0007 3/****-11. Bedwell Park Quarry.

We had strongly opposed the application for a crushing and screening

facility on the site and the application had now been withdrawn.

S6/2011/0991. 12 East View. This application had been refused.

S6/2011/1381. 2 Hill Cottages. No objections raised by us.

S6/2011/151 London Lodge. Essendon Place. CF.

S6/2011/1707. Essendonbury Farm.Further application imminent.

S6/2011/1341. Removal of chimney and installation of flues.

We had stated that we were content for advice to be

taken form "Heritage advisors".

7. CORRESPONDENCE. a. Herts. waste core strategy. Independent examination.

Pre-hearing meeting 29/9. Details to Mike Brown and Alan Steele.

b. Herts. LTP3. Bus strategy and intalink strategy.

Available now for reference in libraries and on the internet.

8. FINANCIAL MATTERS. The following payments were authorised and cheques signed:-

a. BDO LLP. (External auditors.) £144.00

The external audit had now been completed.

b. MOODY GROUNDS MAINTENANCE. 744.91

Playing field grass cutting.

c. VEOLIA WATER. (Taken by DD.) 119.99

9. STANDING ORDERS FOR PARISH COUNCILS.

The draft circulated by the Chairman would be discussed further

at the next meeting with a view to finalising the matter by 31/12.

10 ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROCEEDURES AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE.

In the absence of Kevin Daley, this item was carried forward.

11. VILLAGE CAR PARKING. As for (10) above.

12. OTHER BUSINESS. The annual "walk round the village" with WHBC

representatives had been fixed for 28/9.

Salt bin still required at the top of West End Lane.

(This was refused last year.)

DATE OF NEXT MEETING....MONDAY OCTOBER 10, 2011 AT 7.30 pm in the Village Hall,

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