MINUTES OF MEETING OF ESSENDON PARISH COUNCIL HELD IN THE VILLAGE
HALL ON MONDAY DECEMBER 5th. 2011.
PRESENT Councillors Ian Screech (Chair), Mike Brown,Keith Venables, Alan Steele
Fran Christensen and Kevin Daley.
Borough Councillor Bernard Sarson and Clerk John Spragg.
One member of the public.
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE. No apologies received.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. The minutes of the meeting held on 10/10/2011
were approved and signed.
3. DECLARATIONS. Councillors declared that they had no personal or
financial interest in any agenda items.
4. MATTERS ARISING. a. Village sign. Quote still awaited for alternative fixing.
b. Anonymous donor to Village Hall. This would now be raised
at their committee meeting on 13/2/2012 when their treasurer
would be present.
c. Training evening. This had taken place on 17/11 and had
been considered very helpful by those Councillors present.
5. DIAMOND JUBILEE. The Chairman circulated minutes and reported good progress.
6. MATTERS RAISED BY THE PUBLIC.
a. Joan Thomson reported that it was impractical and dangerous
to have a BEACON on the church for the Jubilee.
b. With regard to the anonymous donor to the village hall, Joan
Thomson expressed her disappointment that the trustees
had not followed up this matter to its conclusion and felt
that they had not done their duty.
7. PLANNING. Nothing to report other than the meeting arranged for 11.30
a.m. on Friday 9/12 with WHBC and the Guiness Trust re.
the proposals for the Bungalow site on Essendon Hill.
8. CORRESPONDENCE. a. Notice of meeting at 6pm. on 30/1/2012 for Borough,
Town and Parish Councils.
b. Agenda for WHALC meeting on 8/12 at Lemsford.
c. Veolia Water draft management plan on web site
for public consultation to 16/1/2012.
d. Age (UK) (Herts. healthcare scheme). Details of 12
week free courses for those showing signs of early
dementia or depression.
e. Letter to the clerk from Cllr. Daley re. "water logged"
playground and re-positioning of the boundary with the
Sure Start centre.. It was agreed to keep a close eye
on the drainage and to write authorising the removal of
of the playground fence on its western boundary.
9. FINANCE. The following payments had been made since our last
meeting and were approved:-
Repair of footpath by the playground. £ 95.
Hedge cutting (Fusion) 748.
RBL poppy wreath. 25.
The following payments were approved at the meeting:-
HAPTC training evening. £ 250.
St. Mary's Church. Grant. 500.
Village Hall. Grant. 1500.
Youth club. Grant. 200.
Clerk. 6 months salary. * 1250.
* Cllr. Daley requested the clerk to agree the correct
procedure with Inland Revenue with regard to PAYE.
PRECEPT FOR 2012/3.
The clerk circulated figures showing an estimated overspend
of £ 1318 for the current year. It was noted that the cost of
the elections was £ 1399.
10. SALT BINS. The clerk was continuing to try and obtain a bin for the
top of West End lane by the Wheatsheaff.
11. STANDING ORDERS. It was agreed to sign these at our next meeting and form
any committees required.
DATES FOR MEETINGS IN 2012. (ALL ON MONDAYS.) JAN 16, FEB 20, MARCH 26,
APRIL 23 (APM), MAY 21 (AGM), JUNE 25, SEPT 10,
OCT 8, and NOV 26.
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