August 20 Agenda
MEETING OF HELPRINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Councillor
I hereby give you notice that the HELPRINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL MEETING will be held virtually by video link (Zoom) on Wednesday 12 August 2020 at 7pm.
Direct access to the meeting is available via https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9800552536
All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted as set out hereunder. Public Forum: The Parish Council meeting will include a 10minute public forum, for which Councillors are also asked to be present, when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council. Members of the public are welcome to stay for the meeting but may not participate unless invited to do so by the Chairman.
Agenda Items
1.0 WELCOME REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN
Statement by the Chairman relating to the former Parish Clerk.
2.0 APOLOGIES
3.0 DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST & DISPENSATIONS
To receive reports on members’ disclosable pecuniary interests and to receive dispensations in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.
4.0 SIGNING OF THE MINUTES
To resolve to accept the Clerk’s notes of the last Parish Council Meeting
5.0 REPORT FROM DISTRICT COUNCILLORS
6.0 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
All applications can be viewed by accessing NKDC’s Planning Portal on the website. http://planningonline.n-kesteven.gov.uk/
There are planning applications on line to be viewed for Helpringham
8A High Gate
Felling of tree High Street
16 Vicarage Lane - Menage
7.0 MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES
8.0 FINANCE
8.1 To accept the monthly financial report from the Vice Chairman.
8.2 To accept the bank reconciliation.
8.3 To receive the year to date financial performance report from the Vice Chairman.
8.4 To approve the payments presented at the meeting.
8.5 To discuss the servicing contract for the Church clock.
9.0 CEMETERY MATTERS
9.1 To receive report
9.2 Update on grass cutting and hedge trimming
10.0 HIGHWAYS
10.1 To discuss highways issues; potholes, repairs, Station Road path, village paths clean-up, LCC update.
11.0 MATTERS AFFECTING THE VILLAGE/CORRESPONDENCE
12.1 Community Speed Awareness
12.2 Litter Pick – including grants available for Litter Picking
12.3 Grass cutting – contract, tender, short term measures.
12.4 Update on the Pinfold Gate.
12.5 Input to LALC Newsletter – Memorial Bench
12.6 Church Lane footpath – Parishioner enquiry
12.7 Remote Meetings – authority for PCs regarding Annual Meeting and regular PC meetings
12.8 Cemetery tree – High Street – Parishioner enquiry
12.0 APPOINTMENT OF A PARISH CLERK
To update on the recruitment process, applications due to close 10 Aug 20.
13.0 MATTERS OF URGENCY
Items which have occurred since the issuing of the agenda. FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
14.0 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
To agree the next meeting to be in person or via Zoom and agree the next meeting date.
NOTE
You do not need a Zoom account or app. Clicking on the link or entering into your internet browser will take you to the meeting. You will be asked if you want video and audio and if you want to use ‘computer audio’ (recommended). There are a number of alternate access options to the meeting, including dialling-in and listening, to the Zoom meeting. Although the Memorial Hall has a fire limit of 80 people, Zoom allows for 100, and access will be on a first come first served basis. However, if a parishioner has a particular or specific request, please do send it to:
Helpringhamparishcouncil@gmail.com (please note this is a new email address)
Topic: Helpringham Parish Council
Time: August 12, 2020 07:00 PM London
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