* Minutes of the Bi-monthly Parish Council Meeting 19 September 2007
Minutes of the Bi-monthly Parish Council Meeting
19 September 2007 Church Hall 7:30pm (after planning meeting)
Present: Mr C Field, (Chairman), Mrs D Kennedy, Mrs E Smart, Mrs T Tull, Mrs C Ranjbar, Mr C Bond
Clerk (Mr J Paul).
Seven members of the public, Mr A Chaplin (County Councillor), Mr S Keefe (Police Community Support Officer) part time.
1 Apologies for absence. Received from Mr Harland. Mrs D Pound, Mr D Pound.
2 Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held 25 July 2007. Mrs Tull proposed and Mr Field seconded that the minutes should be signed as a correct record.
3 Declarations by Councillors of personal interests in items on this agenda. None
4 Matters arising from the above minutes not dealt with in separate items below.
4.1 (7.3) some progress, hedges were cut along Selsey Road. (7.4) An article was published. (8.2) Erected. (8.4) Erected.
5 Police Community Support Officer. Mr Sean Keefe attended this part of the meeting to introduce himself to the PC. He is the PCSO for Sidlesham and some of the neighbouring villages. In emergency he can be contacted via telephone 0845 6070999.
6 School House. The Clerk reported that Ms Pink no longer works for WSCC. Other Offices informed the Clerk that a draft report is circulating for approval at WSCC about School House. When approved, probably within a month, the PC will be informed. Mr Chaplin confirmed he had seen a draft report but could not give detail until it was published.
7 Highways, footpaths and cycleways.
7.1 The Clerk reported that he had contacted Highways at WSCC about the drainage of the B2145 near Rookery Lane but as yet had not received a reply.
7.2 Similarly the Clerk would make further contact with the electricity authority about the willow tree overhanging the wires at Bird Pond.
7.3 The Selsey / Chichester cycle route (route 88) was planned to be inaugurated on 15 September, this was postponed due to the cases of foot and mouth disease in Surrey as the route crossed pasture farm land.
8 Amenities and Assets.
8.1 Brambles alongside Florence Pond. The PC decided the Clerk should obtain a quotation for the removal of this plant growth.
8.1.1 Item 12.1 of the agenda ’CDC Grants scheme - playground?’ Several people in the parish have expressed regret that there is no playground. The Parish Council requested that for the next meeting on November Mr Pound in his capacity as Chairman, Amenities and Assets, should report on the viability of installing a new playground (siting, cost, need, number of children etc).
8.2 Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve. Mrs Smart reported that the annual sail to the quay in dinghies by Pagham Sailing Club was a great success. Many Sidlesham people welcomed them to the quay and the Club were appreciative of the support given for this very long established local tradition. At the next meeting of the PHLNR Advisory Board in November ‘review of permits’ is planned to be an agenda item. All meetings of the Board are open to the public.
8.3 Maintenance. The Clerk to obtain quotes for the blacking of the lettering on the Mill Lane Chapel plaque and flint work repairs to the west side bus shelter at Sidlesham Common.
9 Web site. (www.sidlesham.org). The site was off line for a week or so in August due to a hacker implanting a hidden phishing file into the gallery software. The site creators repaired the problem and replaced totally the weak item of software. All is now better than ever.
10 Finance
10.1 Payments to be made: -
SPCC Hall hire £28.00
M Brown (Bus shelter striming, Recreation Ground grass) £110.00
CDC Paddock Straight grass cutting 8&28 August £164.15
Mazars audit fee. £158.62
10.2 Payments made since last meeting: -
M Brown (FP103 strim, Bird Pond 2nd strim, Recreation Ground grass) £136.00
Football Club wasp nest kill (CDC pest control) £46.00
Knight Fencing (Bird Pond safety barrier fence) £376.00
10.3 Receipts
HM Revenue & Customs VAT repayment. £691.45
Mrs Tull proposed, Mrs Kennedy seconded that the transactions should be accepted ‘en bloc’; this was agreed by all Councillors.
11. LDF update. Official public notice received of withdrawal of Development Plan Document.
12 Correspondence.
12.1 Communications related to planning applications SI/07/03252/TCA, SI/07/03251/TPA.
Mr Field stated from the chair: - “I am able to report that appropriate apologies have been accepted by the parties concerned and that the Chairman and Vice-chairman recommend to the Parish Council that the matter now be regarded as closed but that the Clerk should hold on file the relevant correspondence for the remainder of the four year term of this Council.”
Mrs Smart proposed this should be put to a vote, Mr Bond seconded and all councillors agreed.
12.2 CDC Grants scheme - playground? See item 8.1.1 above.
12.3 Distribution of Gypsy and Traveller caravan sites in West Sussex, WSCC consultation on two options. The Clerk to respond for option B, this has less pitches in Chichester area. Also to suggest to sites to be considered only close to the A27.
12.4 WSCC / SALC / PBS. Survey questionnaire on County Local Committees etc Mr Field to complete.
12.5 CDC meeting on West Sussex Primary Care Trust, a representative to attend meeting 26 September. Mrs Smart to attend.
12.6 CDC Annual Meeting of the Parishes. 29th October 2007. Workshops on the Role of the Parish Council in the Planning System, Enforcement then Annual Meeting. Two representatives invited, Mr Harland and Mr Field to attend.
16. Reports.
16.1 Peninsula Community Forum. Mr Harland attended, minutes not yet available.
17 AOB
17.1 Next bi-monthly PC meeting 21 November 2007
The meeting closed at 9.15pm