Parish Council
Agenda Parish Council April 2024
You are hereby summoned to attend the next meeting of Sticklepath Parish Council which will be held at Sticklepath Village Hall on Monday 8th April 2024 at 7.30 pm.
Signed by: Sally Fullwood
Sticklepath Parish Clerk
clerk@sticklepath.org
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND
AGENDA
Published Tuesday 2nd April 2024
| 1. | Declarations of Interest | To receive and note any declarations of interest (personal or pecuniary) relating to items on the agenda. | ||
| 2. | Apologies for Absence | To receive and accept apologies for absence. | ||
| Public Participation | This item is limited to 15 minutes and will be conducted in accordance with the Standing Orders of the Council, which are available to read on the website. | |||
| 4. | Parish Council Minutes | To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 4th March 2024. | ||
| 5. | Housing Initiative | To welcome a representative of Middlemarch, facilitators of Community Land Trusts, to speak about their work and how they could help Sticklepath to set up a Community Trust. | ||
| Reports | ||||
| 6.1. | WDBC / DCC Reports | To receive any reports from WDBC or DCC Councillors. | ||
| 6.2. | Chair’s Report | To receive a report from Cllr Sales. | ||
| 6.3. | Playing Field Committee Report | To receive a report from the Playing Field Committee (Cllr. Bell) and agree any action regarding the Wild Flower Area, the Playsafety inspection and the purchase of new equipment. | ||
| 6.4. | Hardship Fund Committee Report | To receive a report from the Hardship Fund Committee (Cllr. Moore) | ||
| 6.5. | Clerk’s Report | To receive the report from the Clerk. | ||
| 6.6. | Road Warden’s Report | To receive a report from Cllr Powell, Road Warden.
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| 6.7. | Any other reports | To receive any other reports from Councillors or the Clerk. | ||
| 7. | Items brought forward and actions from previous meeting | |||
| 7.1. | Defibrillator | To receive any update from Cllr Wooldridge regarding the review of the VETS list and the re-painting of the phone box. | ||
| 7.2. | Bus Stops | To receive an update from Cllr Sales regarding progress on the bus stop repairs and noticeboards. | ||
| 7.3. | Okehampton Hospital | To receive any update on the campaign to re-open Okehampton Hospital wards. | ||
| 7.4. | National Trust Emergency Number | To receive an update from Cllr Moore regarding an emergency number for National Trust. | ||
| 7.5. | Walks leaflets for Museum | To respond to the request from the museum for walks leaflets. | ||
| 7.6. | Asset Register | To agree and sign the updated Asset Register. | ||
| 8. | Finances | |||
| 8.1. | Payments | To approve any payments. Late invoices will be circulated at or before the meeting. | ||
| 8.1.1. | Playsafety Play Area Safety Inspection | £122.40 | ||
| 8.1.2. | Community Heartbeat VETS | £120.00 | ||
| 8.2. | Receipts | To note any funds received: | ||
| 8.3. | Other Finance | To note any other financial items. | ||
| 8.3.1. | Current Balance £10,775.83 | |||
| 9. | Planning | |||
| 9.1. | Planning Applications | To consider submitting responses to any planning applications that are received after the publication of the agenda. | ||
| 9.2. | Planning Decisions | To note any planning decisions, including the following | ||
| 9.2.1 | 0039/24 | Part Retrospective Alterations at Finch Foundry | Granted Conditionally | |
| 9.3. | Planning Matters | To note any other planning matters | ||
| 10. | Risk Assessments | To agree and sign the amended Risk Register circulated by the Clerk. | ||
| 11. | Social media | To discuss the next actions in introducing Council social media, a course or a policy. | ||
| 12. | Village Gate Painting | To agree any action regarding the Village Gates. | ||
| 13. | Items for Next Meeting | Scheduled for Monday 14th May 2024 – Annual Parish Council Meeting.
Items for agenda – Election of Chair & Vice-Chair, Budget Review, Code of Conduct. |
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