HAVERAH PARK WITH BECKWITHSHAW PARISH COUNCIL

 

 

MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON Thursday 11 April 2019

 

 

Location:     Beckwithshaw Village Hall

 

Present:         Councillors – Cllr D Spence, Cllr A Ellis, Cllr T Muirhead, Cllr M David and Cllr S

Lumley.

 

Parish Clerk – Mrs J H Galloway.

 

                    3 Members of the public were present.

 

Following the Open Meeting the meeting commenced at 8.50pm

         

 

1.       Apologies:    Cllr Mrs J Ryder and Cllr Miss V Oldham.

 

 

2.       Declaration of Interest:    None.

 

 

3.       Exempt Information:       None.

 

 

4.       Minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2019.

 

Approval of the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 14 March 2019 was proposed by Cllr Muirhead, seconded by Cllr Ellis and signed by the Chairman.

                             

 

5.       Matters arising not dealt with elsewhere:      Paperless planning consultations – having

got permission to use the TV belonging to the Village Hall it was decided to use an HDMI cable between the PC’s Laptop and the TV to view plans etc.

 

6.       Traffic Working Party Report:    Following analysis of the latest set of Speedcheck results by the 95 Alive Traffic Panel the decision has been taken by them to stand down the Beckwithshaw Community Speedwatch Group and use vehicles with enforcement cameras instead.  In a way this is a good result because it has been acknowledged that speeds in the village are unacceptably high.  However, as we have been given no dates for when the enforcement will start or how often cameras will be deployed it remains to be seen whether this will prove a deterrent or not.

Thanks to the Parish Council and District Councillor Victoria Oldham we now have two banners on permanent display which remind drivers to curb speeds and it is hoped that we may be able to purchase a vehicle activated sign for the village in the not too distant future – once NYCC policy guidelines have been issued.

A huge thank you to all who turned out and all who supported the effort.

 

7.         Urgent Business:  

 

a) Bus Parking                            Still waiting for a response from Harrogate Borough

Council, a reminder to be sent.

 

b) Parish Clerk                            Candidates are being sought.

 

c) Parish Councillor                     A vacancy has arisen following the resignation of

Cllr Ms Lora Barovic. Harrogate Borough Council

Protocol to be followed for replacement and

appointment.

 

d) Litter Pick                                Equipment has been collected for 13 April 2019.

                                                 

                   

 

8.       County Councillor’s Report:      The Kex Gill repairs are completed and the road will be

closed for resurfacing week commencing 13 May 2019. The County Council

has received £30m extra for road repairs from the Government.

 

 

9.       District Councillor’s Report:      None

 

 

10.     Planning Matters:           

                                                            APPLICATIONS

19/01127/FUL

Erection of detached garage and an office at Shawfield Barn, Shaw Lane (Mr Parr)

 

The Parish Council has no objections.

 

 

11.   LDF Update:             Awaiting the final Inspectors findings should be available later in the

year.  

 

12.   Highways:      Prior to the Tour de Yorkshire Cycle race passing through the roads are being patched and resurfaced.

 

13.  Finance:                             

a)       The bank balances at 11 April 2019 were reported to the Parish Council:

                                                                                                              £

                    Community Account                                                            2,122.60

                    Money Manager (Deposit Account)                                      1,431.82

                                                                                                              3,554.42

                   

Following the Bank misinformation about how to add and delete signatories from the bank account a new mandate is required.  According to the bank only Cllr Muirhead and Cllr Mrs Ryder were authorised to sign, therefore the year end cheques had to be redrawn and signed.

Approval was given to look into Internet Banking and the setting up of an approval system.

 

         

14.  Correspondence:     

 

i)       Harrogate BC                    Bulb scheme, request crocus.

ii)     Julian Smith MP                Surgery dates.

iii)    Knabbs Ridge Fund           Poster for notice board

iv)   Seafarers UK                    Re Merchant Navy Day

v)     Newsletters and e-mails forwarded to councillors.

 

15.  Update on the Copse:         A request from Beckwithshaw CP School to use the copse for

                                                  ‘forest school’ sessions. Permission granted.

                                                  Trees to trim in Copse that are overhanging signs.

                                                  Grass verge Cutting investigate existing contract.

                                                 

16. Councillors Questions:        None.

 

17. Date & Time of next meetings:       Thursday 16 May 2019 at 7.45pm with AGM (Please note

change of date)

                                                  and     Thursday 13 June 2019 (Commencing in the Copse)

                                                  and     Thursday 18 July 2019

                                                  and     Thursday 12 September 2019

                                                  and     Thursday 10 October 2019

                                                  and     Thursday 21 November 2019

 

The meeting closed at 10 05pm

 

 

Please check the website for further information – www.beckwithshaw.org

 

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS REQUIRED

 

No.

Action

Responsibility

1

Review Signage

Cllr Spence

2

New funding re Broadband, continuous

Cllr Muirhead and

Ellis

3

Knabbs Ridge funding

All

4

Emergency Plan Revision

Sub Committee meeting

5

Speed on Lady Lane

Cllr David

6

 

 

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