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Kingsbury Parish Council Minutes

Meeting of Kingsbury Parish Council held on Wednesday, 17^th September 2008, at Piccadilly Community Centre, Piccadilly.

Present: Councillors: A Jenns (Chair), H Phillips, A Lewis, J Whitby,

A Simpson, I Thomas, J Thomas and C Ayasamy.

Clerk: S Humphries

Apologies: Apologies for absence were received and accepted from Cllrs B and M Moss

232 Declarations of Personal and Prejudicial Interests

Councillors A Lewis and H Phillips declared a personal interest in any Borough Council issues.
Councillor A Simpson declared a personal interest in any minutes concerning Hurley Community Association.
Councillor I Thomas declared a personal interest in any minutes concerning the Oil Depots and Piccadilly Community Association.
Councillor J Thomas declared a personal interest in any minutes concerning Piccadilly Community Association.

233 Public Questions

The following issues were raised by a member of the public:-

Can the Council follow up the possibility of getting refuges for Tamworth Road, Kingsbury?
Litter bin for new Kingsbury bus shelter in wrong place – see minute 235.
Inside of Wooden bus shelter in Kingsbury is damaged and litter left in roof space.
Road sweeper in Hazelcroft still not cleaning out the gutter satisfactorily.
Can the 30mph speed limit be extended on Trinity Road to past EMR.

234 Minutes

It was proposed by Cllr I Thomas and seconded by Cllr C Ayasamy and agreed by all:

RESOLVED - That the minutes of the meeting held on 16^th July 2008, are approved as a true record.

235 Litter bin for Kingsbury bus stop (213)

Despite NWBC showing the contractors exactly where the litter bin should be sited, it has been put on the opposite side of the road. NWBC are in the process of getting this put right.

236 Speeding vehicles in Hurley (214)

It was agreed by Councillors and a WCC representative to try and use road markings and signs to make the 40mph limit work better, as it does not seem possible at the present time to get the limit reduced to 30mph due to various restrictions. WCC have now put together some plans/information to present to the public at a separate meeting. This has been arranged for Thursday 23^rd October just drop in between 6pm and 8pm at Hurley Village Hall. Any comments are welcomed by WCC before the proposals are put forward for approval. This will be advertised on the parish website (www.kingsburyparishcouncil.co.uk), around the village via the HCA newsletter, and in the Tamworth Herald - Village Voice section.

Hurley was not on the recent ‘Proposed review of changes to speed limits in North Warwickshire’, which was received in July 2008, because this was only a review of ‘A’ and ‘B’ class roads.

237 Steps and footway into the Water Park (217)

The contractor has promised on a number of occasions to get this work started. WCC have been following this up with the contractor and the date has now been confirmed as the first week in October.

The public footpath T27 is in need of more work and WCC will get this checked out and arrange for the contractor to repair this at the same time.

238 Kingsbury Swimming Pool (218)

New charges and conditions for the pool use came into effect from 1^st September 2008. WCC are proposing to put up the charges considerably for the Parish swimming clubs to bring the costs into line with all pool users. They have put forward a programme of staggered increases to help the clubs and have now informed them of these. The clubs have raised their concerns about the charges with WCC and are awaiting an outcome.

239 When will power be restored to the lamps in Hurley Common? (219)

WCC were going to order a new bracket and get it installed before Central Networks could reconnect the supply. To be followed up yet again as no further update was available at the September meeting.

240 NWBC – Grounds Maintenance Services (220)

We are still waiting for NWBC to price up the section of the Hurley ‘Black Path’ T53 that needs cutting back. Councillor Simpson reported that the hedges on both sides between Meadow Road exit and Hawthorn Road exit need cutting back. This will be followed up.

241 Proposed Play Equipment-K’bury Recreation Ground, Church Lane (221)

The Parish Council is hoping to contribute to and get funding to provide some new play equipment for the recreation ground at Church Lane, Kingsbury.

A site meeting was held in August between NWBC, Parish Councillors and ‘HAGS’ to discuss what equipment and options would be suitable for the site. The Clerk showed Councillors a colour chart which HAGS had drawn up with various pieces of equipment and the costs. It was agreed that the next stage was to set up a meeting of the sub committee with NWBC to plan the consultation process, which is a requirement when applying for grants.

242 ‘No lorries’ sign for Whateley (223)

The Parish Council has agreed to pay for a ‘lorries crossed out sign’ for Whateley to stop the lorries going through the village. An estimate of the cost for this would be £930-£1200 depending on the number of posts required and sizes of the signs. WCC have now got Department for Transport approval for the signs and have to make a site visit to obtain an accurate price before ordering them.

243 Correspondence July(226)

Proposed Lower House Farm Household Waste Recycling Centre and Waste Transfer Station. Following a public meeting where concerns were raised of an increase in traffic using the village roads, Councillor Phillips has asked the Clerk to see if a traffic survey can be done on Tamworth Road and Boulters Lane to establish the volume and type of traffic using the roads at the present time. This has been confirmed by WCC that it is possible and we are awaiting a date in the near future for the survey to take place.

244 Volunteer Centre – request for funding (227)

A letter of thanks for the £200 donation was read out to Councillors.

245 Councillors Parish matters raised – July (229)

The following replies have been received from the relevant authorities:-

Can the emergency evacuation plan be distributed to the residents of Piccadilly? – This was distributed in 2007, but Councillors have asked if it could be sent out again. The Clerk will follow this up.
Weeds need trimming by the new bus shelter in Piccadilly – These will be strimmed.
The gap by the ‘kissing gate’ left by the contractors when fitting Piccadilly play area needs blocking off – NWBC will look into this.
There will be no place to put parish notices in Piccadilly when the shop closes – No suitable place could be suggested at the present time.
Pavement crumbling over motorway, Bodymoor Heath–Has now been repaired.
Verge is creeping over the path as you go into Bodymoor Heath – The 3^rd grass verge cut is due to start very soon.

246 Correspondence

The Clerk reported on the following:-

NWCVS community projects wanted for Millennium Volunteers
WRCC Parish Plan Workshop 20^th September
NWBC Provision of Public Bench at the junction of Hurley Lane and Atherstone Road – no objections to this.
NWBC Mayor’s Civic Service at Water Orton Parish Church
WCC – Outlook newsletter
NWBC- Safer Neighbourhoods Team (on website)
WCC Waymarking public rights of way in Warks-New discs/promoted routes
WCC Appeal Hearing – Bodymoor Green Farm
East Midlands Regional Plan-proposed changes published for consultation
WCC Speed Limit Review formal consultation.
WCC – Chairman of the County Council Drinks reception 27/9/08
WALC – 59^th Annual Report and Annual General meeting
NALC – Empowerment White Paper, Communities in Control
NALC – The Power of the promotion of economic, social or environmental well being (legal briefing)
NALC – Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (legal briefing)
Adult and Community Learning Aug 08 to July 09-Adult Courses
Warks Local History Society programme 08/09 & Warwickshire History Journal
Environment Agency – Focus newsletter
NWBC-Civic Awards 2008
WCC Confirmation of modification order K’bury & Nether Whitacre Path T34x
LRC official journal of the National Association of Local Councils
The Ramblers’ Association-a charity working for walkers
Warwickshire Best Village of the year competition 2008-awards
Clerks and Councils Direct – September 2008
CVS Northern Link newsletter
Cabinet Office – National Survey of Third Sector Organisations
WCC Minerals Local Development Framework, Summary Statement and request for potential strategic sites
NWBC –Report on areas in Kingsbury Parish that suffered flooding
WALC newsletter August 2008
NWBC Fly Tipping-request for information-contact details on parish website
Update on Freedom of Information Act-to be discussed at the next meeting

247 Kingsbury Parish Council Accounts-Year ending 31/3/08

The completed accounts for 2007/2008 have now been received back from the External Auditors. The completion notice has been advertised around the parish as required by the Audit and also put on the website. There were no items raised for concern.

248 Notice Board for Kingsbury

Councillor A Jenns suggested that we ask Kingsbury Library if a parish notice board could be put in the foyer of the library, as it is no longer possible to put notices in the Post Office. The library has agreed to a notice board standing inside the library where it can be seen from the windows. The foyer was not suitable on health and safety grounds. It was proposed by Councillor I Thomas and seconded by Councillor A Lewis and agreed by all that the Clerk would order a notice board. The cost would be approximately £100.00.

RESOLVED: A notice board to be ordered at a cost of approximately £100.00 for use in Kingsbury Library to display parish notices.

249 Uneven footpath reported on Tamworth Road

The Tamworth Road footpath from the garage to the Co-op has been reported again. WCC say it can only be improved by ripping it up and relaying it to new profiles and this is out of the question financially. They recently installed a drain in the footway where the worst standing water occurred, but there is little more they can do from a maintenance point of view at the present time. Councillors asked the Clerk to see if this could be put on a waiting list to be done in the future.

250 Vandalism to Wet Pour surface Church Lane recreation ground

On the first day of the summer holidays Councillor M Moss reported that the surface of the flat swing base had been vandalised. NWBC said that they could carry out the repair but not until the end of the summer holidays as it would take 6 hours to dry. The cost would be approximately £135.00. It was agreed by all at the site meeting (mentioned in minute 241 above) to repair this before it became a health and safety issue.

251 Money pledged to Kingsbury School

The Parish Council allocated an amount of £5,000.00 to Kingsbury School back in 2006, at the time they were applying for Specialist School Status. £3754.00 was spent (see minute 688 July 2006). There remains an amount of £1246.00 that has not been claimed. As this relates to such a long time ago and to enable the Council to move forward with other projects it was proposed by Councillor H Phillips and seconded by Councillor I Thomas and agreed by all that:-

RESOLVED: The remaining £1246.00 be withdrawn to enable the money to be put towards other projects.

252 Councillors Parish matters raised – September

These will be reported to the relevant authority:-