Metheringham Parish Council Special Meeting Agenda - 28 April 2011

Dear Councillors

You are summoned to a Special Meeting of Metheringham Parish Council which will be held in the Village Hall on Thursday 28th April 2011 at 7.00pm. Prior to the official start of the meeting a public forum of not more than 15 minutes will be held if required. The public may address the council between 7.00pm and 7.15pm on current matters, or issues which may become future agenda items and your attendance is also requested during this period.

Signed: Ms S N Wetherall AILCM
Clerk to Metheringham Parish Council
20th April 2011

AGENDA - Special Meeting - 28th April 2011

1. To resolve to accept Apologies for Absence and reasons given

2. Members Declarations of Interests: Members may make any declarations of interest at this point but may also make them at any point during the meeting in accordance with the 2000 Local Government Act.

3. Notes of the last Full Council Meeting held on Tuesday 29th March 2011, to be approved and signed as the minutes (circulated with agenda).

4. Financial matters:
a) Multi Use Games Area: To consider and approve quotations received for the purchase and installation of a multi use games area to be installed on the playing field, Princes Street at an approximate cost of £9,826.72. This is to be purchased with s106 monies of £10,000.00 received from the developer of Barley Close for the improvement of outside facilities in Metheringham. These funds are currently held by NKDC.
b) Public Toilets, Fen Road: To consider and approve the building is transferred from North Kesteven District Council to Metheringham Parish Council and to agree the amount to be paid of £1,000.00.
c) Finger Post Sign: To consider and approve quotations received for purchasing a finger post sign to be erected in the Princes Street Car Park adjacent to the bowls club entrance at a cost of £399.06.

5. Planning Committee:
a) Notes of the meeting held on 13th April 2011 to be approved and
signed as the minutes (circulated with agenda).
b) To consider planning application: 11/0362/FUL; proposal: erection of double garage to be used as a technical testing laboratory and storage of samples, at 6 High Street, Metheringham, Lincoln.
c) To consider application for Tree Works: CA39/47; proposal: T1 Yew - crown reduce by 3m (width and height approx 20%) crown lift back to stem by 1.5m and deadwood, at Nook House, High Street, Metheringham.

6. Recreation field & related issues: To consider a response to a letter received from LCC, relating to invoice sent to LCC for rent of the playing field.

7. Annual Report 2010/2011: To receive comments from members on the Annual Report for 2010/2011, to amend document accordingly and agree to send for printing.

8. Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 Exclusion of the Press and the Public: To resolve that in accordance with Section 1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 and by reason of the confidential nature of the remainder of the business, the Press and the Public be excluded from the Meeting.

9. Code of Conduct: To receive an update following receipt of letter from NKDC.