February 2022 Minutes
NORTH THORESBY, GRAINSBY AND WAITHE PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES FOR THE MEETING 7TH February 2022. 7pm, AT THE VILLAGE HALL NORTH THORESBY.
Attending. Cllr Wyatt. Cllr Fisher. Cllr Howard, Cllr Smith, Cllr Aldridge. Members of the public.
Cllr Wyatt chaired the meeting.
Parish clerk Zoe Snell.
01/10/21. To receive and consider for approval, apologies for absence and reason given. Cllr Knight, unwell. Cllr Kuzemczak unwell.
02/10/21. To receive declarations of interest openness and transparency or personal interest. None.
03/10/21. To approve minutes from meeting held on the 17th January 2022. Minutes were approved to be a true record. RESOLVED
04/02/21. Public Forum. A member of the public from Pop in attended the meeting, further storage is needed, the cupboard in the hall will be available for Pop in use by 15th February. Pop in will be holding a summer lunch in the Village Hall on the 2nd June to celebrate the Queens Jubilee.
Member of the public update on fibre in the village. All homes have had an information letter. InterneTY are working in the village. Electric works will be carried out on 27th February. Work on the Fibre connection will be at the end of the month which will require 4 way road traffic control at the junction of A16 and High Street, and hopes to go live end March/ April. Free internet connection will be given by InterneTY to the village hall and the village school. Cllr Howard will inform the school.
05/02/22. Update from Cllr Smith and Cllr Aldridge. Cllr Aldridge updated the change in Policing in the area. 2 units based in Louth, 1 is for Hare Coursing. There was a passing out parade for 12 new Police officers. NTPC will invite a member from the Police to update changes.
ELDC will hold the first planning meeting this year on the 10th February with only 3 items on the agenda. Cllr Aldridge will ask for the planning updates to be sent to NTPC as they are not being sent.
Grant application forms will be sent to Cllr Howard to apply for Councillors grant, to go towards ideas resulting from the village survey.
06/02/22. Planning application N/133/00043/22. Autby House Autby Drive. This was discussed by Councillors and it was RESOLVED that there were no objections. Clerk to respond to ELDC and LCC.
07/02/22. Financial report received by Councillors.
08/02/22. Task report received. It was agreed to add the insulation for committee room and heating in the kitchen to be added. Clerk to speak to caretaker.
09/02/22.Tree quotes. RESOLVED to contact a further contractor for tree quote.
10/02/22. Request for donation. RESOLVED to consider a public survey in the newsletter to invite Citizen`s advice to hold a surgery at the village hall.
12/02/22. To review Christmas 2022 plans. It was RESOLVED to defer to March agenda.
13/02/22. To agree CCTV quote. It was RESOLVED to defer to March agenda.
14/02/22. To consider Pay role quotes. It was RESOLVED to contact Zero, Scribe and local Parish Council for further information.
15/02/22 To consider plans for Queens Jubilee. Various activities were discussed, house decorations, event in the Village Hall, street/garden parties, e mail Cllr Knight regarding available entertainment. Clerk to arrange Zoom meeting for 11/02/22 at 7pm to consider options.
16/02/22. To consider paperwork to be archived. RESOLVED to defer to March meeting.
17/02/22. To agree proposal by Cllr Fisher. It was RESOLVED to purchase a plaque and receive wording from Cllr Fisher.
18/02/22. To vote to set up Environmental working party. It was RESOLVED to contact Environmental Warden and add to March Agenda.
19/92/22. To consider actions from the Village survey.
a. Village Hall.
Check with conservation regarding clock and bike rack, speak to Granthams re light above door. Apply for Cllrs grant.
b. Memorial garden and Pinfold.
Look for quotes for possible fencing, bird boxes, bench, interpretation board. Copy of conservation areas within the village, Cllr Smith has the information and will forward. Identify boundary at Pinfold.
c. Play Park.
Look at costing a shelter, get bins fixed to ground, consult with Mapletoft regarding additional items.
d. Bus shelter notice boards and benches.
Possible sites for notice board, bowling green, Station Road. Contact Fix my Street Highways regarding white gates (traffic calming). Jubilee art work . Cllr Howard will discuss with school.
e. Events.
f. To be considered.
g. Reporting to Highways.
To be considered.
h. Any other comments.
Public toilets
To be added to agenda for discussion.
A Zoom meeting will be held to create a plan and discuss the above comments regarding the Village Survey.
20/02/22. To agree finances.
It was RESOLVED to agree payments.
End of meeting 9.05pm.