Page number: 027/2007
Purpose of meeting: Town Council Meeting.
Date: Thursday 5th April 2007
Attendees: The Town Mayor – J. Finch (JF).
Cllrs P Clark. (PC), L Crockford (LC), S Elford (SE) R Ireland (RI), B Lush (BL), D. Pierce (DP), A Shaw (AS), M Williams (MW)
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Mr Paul Stephens from Poltair Homes gave outline of proposals for Victoria Road development
Mrs M Baber read a letter from Mr E McCormick
Mr J Finch read a letter concerning Cllr Clark, Cllr Clark will answer at the next meeting
1) APOLOGIES: to receive and approve apologies for absence.
Cllr B Grills, Her son is ill. AS proposed that the apology is accepted, BL seconded and it was unanimously agreed
Absent Cllr J Bass
2) RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST:
Personal Agenda Item Reason
R Ireland 7f, 11c & 11d Wife secretary of CAR
Prejudicial Agenda Item Reason
S Elford 12c Personal friends
B Lush 7b Chairman of North Cornwall CALC
B Lush 7d Fellow candidate in forthcoming election
B Lush 7e Neighbour
A Shaw 7a Chair of CDCDT
A Shaw 7g Member of the Forum
R Ireland 7d Fellow candidate in forthcoming election
R Ireland 7g Vice Chair of CAR
M Williams 7a Member of the CDCDT
M Williams 7g Treasurer of Forum
3) MINUTES – to receive and approve the minutes of the Town Council held on the: -
20th March 2007 - DP proposed, SE seconded the minutes were agreed unanimously.
4) MATTERS ARISING FROM THE LAST MEETING.
a. Traffic Monitoring. c/f
b. Seat in Victoria Road DP reported that the seat is ready, at a cost of £260 + vat. SE proposed that the seat is paid for out of the town maintenance budget, AS seconded, unanimously agreed.
c. Footway and street lights c/f
d. Inventory of Council properties. Carry forward to new council
e. Seat outside Lloyds Bank The clerk reported that it is practical to move the salt bin and replace the seat further back to enable people to use it. BL proposed, AS seconded that the seat be replaced, unanimously agreed.
f. Camera for car park attendant c/f
g. Wall in Churchfield Car Park. PC proposed that a proper survey is completed, BL seconded and it was agreed with four in favour, one against and four abstentions. Clerk to contact NCDC or County Council to see if either can carry out a survey.
h. Roughtor Road Waiting for a reply from Paul Pocket NCDC.
5) ANSWERS TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 20TH MARCH 2007.
None
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6) TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR OBSERVATIONS FROM COUNCILLORS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN.
a. Cllr Pierce asked that pressure is kept on County Council for a distributor road in an attempt to stop heavy goods vehicles going through Camelford.
7) ITEMS REQUIRING A DECISION:
a. CDCDT Request for a grant to keep the office open.
AS & MW left the room.
DP proposed that this is left until the new Council takes over, JF proposed an amendment is added to the original resolution, that more information is obtained from Delabole and St Teath PC regarding their contribution, seconded by BL and agreed unanimously. AS & MW returned
b. CALC subscription.
BL left the room
DP proposed that the subscription of £419.49 for the year 2007/08 is paid, RI seconded and it was agreed with seven in favour and PC against, BL returned.
c. Insurance. Two quotes had been receive by the council, MW proposed that the quote from Allianz Cornhill of £1,81.64 is accepted, RI seconded and it was agreed unanimously
d. Formal complaint against Cllr Clark from a member of the public.
BL, RI & LC, left the room.
Cllr Clark handed out a copy of the letter and the Council’s complaints procedure sent to him by the Clerk and left the room. AS proposed that the Council write to Mrs Pengelly offering her an apology on behalf of the Council, SE seconded and it was agree with four in favour and one against. BL, RI, LC & PC returned.
e. That the council agree to the Clerk working from home over the Easter period to complete the minutes. PC proposed no objection, AS seconded and it was agreed with seven in favour, BL and RI abstained.
f. Formal request from CAR to supply copies of the signed minutes. DP proposed that copies should be supplied at 50p per sheet plus postage to be paid in advance; this was agreed with eight in favour and one abstention. DP proposed and AS seconded that this will apply to all requests for minutes, this was agreed with eight in favour and one abstention.
g. Request from the Town Forum to provide insurance, St John cover and road diversion for the Christmas Parade. RI & MW left the room.
JF proposed that the road closure is carried forward to the new council, AS seconded and unanimously agreed. AS proposed that the St John Ambulance Cover is referred back to the Forum to organise and the invoice be sent to the council. This was seconded by JF and agreed unanimously
h. That the council appoint an employment committee for the position of car park attendant and maintenance person. JF proposed that the full council attend interviews on the 11th April at College Road at 7.15 & 7.45. this was seconded by PC and agreed with seven in favour BL against, MW gave his apologies.
i. Cllr Grills, Dog fouling, this to be left to the next meeting
j. Camelford Crier Newsletter
8) ITEMS FOR INFORMATION:
a. Decision notice against Camelford Town Council FOI Act. There are no steps that the commissioner requires to be taken but the Council will be monitored.
b. Burrows Guides. Final proof has not arrived, this item to be carried forward to the next meeting.
c. Cornwall & Isles of Scilly PCT. The Healthy Futures Programme. Received
d. NCDC survey of businesses. Received
e. Easter Fayre. The Mayor gave an update on the Fayre taking place on the 7th April
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9) CHEQUES FOR PAYMENT.
Chq No. Payee Value VAT Total Frequency Allocation
103231 NCDC (HERS) (paid) 1500.00 1500.00 Reserves
103232 Youth Club (paid) 400.00 400.00 Section 137
a 103233
103236
103237
Payroll
2967.98
2967.98
Monthly Car Park
Admin
Enfield Park
b 103234 P Solomon 450.83 450.83 Monthly Town Maint
c 103235 CALC 419.59 419.59 Annual Admin
d 103238 Charles Whitehead 625.00 625.00 Monthly Reserves
e 103239 Neat Ideas 87.72 15.35 103.07 Admin
f 103240 NCDC store rates 162.44 162.44 Annually Store rates
6613.56 15.35 6628.91
MW proposed acceptance, DP seconded and they were agreed with six in favour, BL & PC against and RI abstained.
Clerk to write to Mr Charles Whitehead and ask him to make a presentation to the council re Parks for People.
Direct Debits paid during October
a A O L Broadband Connection 24.99 Monthly Admin
b PWLB 4862.42 Half Yearly Car Park Loan
4887.41
10) RESOLUTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM COUNCILLORS.
None
11) CORRESPONDENCE:
a Unitary Authority for Cornwall. Letter from Communities and Local Government. Received
b Letter from Mrs Hancock re state of entrance to Enfield Park. SE proposed that a builder look at the ‘cobbles’ to see if an area can be smoothed out to enable wheelchairs, pushchairs etc to have easier entry to the park, this was seconded by BL and agreed with seven in favour and two abstentions
c Letter from CAR re Inns Park development
d Letter from CAR re minutes of the car park committee, the clerk explained that this was a resolved item and could not be revisited until the six months had expired.
12) PLANNING APPLICATION:
a. 2007/0096. Listed Building. Listed building consent for the replacement of 3 first floor, front elevation, UPVC double glazed windows with timber constructed, double glazed, sash windows to match existing rear window designs . 2, Chapel Street, Camelford. Mr & Mrs Bishop. AS proposed no objection, MW seconded and it was unanimously agreed.
PC apologised and left the meeting at 9.30pm
b. 200700497. Full Planning. Erection of prefabricated 50 tiered seated and 85 standing persons standing stands. Camelford Football Club, Camelford AFC. AS proposed no objection, JF seconded and it was unanimously agreed.
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SE left the room
c. 2007/00498. Full Planning. Demolition of Penclease house and redevelopment of site to include 3 x 4 bed 3 storey town houses, 4 x 3 bed two storey semi-detached houses, and two affordable 1 bed flats and 2 affordable 2 bed maisonettes. Penclease House, Camelford. Mr P Hartley. AS proposed refusal on the grounds of over development, lack of privacy for neighbouring properties, Bad access, road visibility splays, more traffic in an already very busy area with inadequate parking, drainage, sewerage problems and the towns infrastructure could not support the proposal, this was seconded by BL and agreed with 6 in favour and JF abstained.
SE returned
d. 2007/00502. Full Planning. Change of use from caravan storage site to siting of 39 touring caravans and temporary siting of a mobile home for use as shower and toilet block. Juliots Well Holiday Park, Camelford. Travelsmith Holidays Ltd. AS proposed no objection but the temporary siting of the shower block should only be for one season only full utilities should be provided after that. BL seconded and it was agreed with seven in favour, JF abstained.
BL left the room
e. 2007/00514. Full Planning. Erection of dwelling. 1 Sportsmans Road, Camelford. Mr & Mrs D Sampson. MW proposed no objections, RI seconded and it was agreed with five in favour and two against.
BL returned
f. 2007/00518. Advertisements. Display of corporate signage to include one non-illuminated letter + logo with external trough illumination and one trough illuminated hanging sign. 11 Fore Street, Camelford. Lloyds TSB. AS proposed no objection, MW seconded and it was agreed with seven in favour and one abstention.
g. 2007/00535. Full Planning. Change of use of touring caravan field to the siting of 17 mobile homes. Juliots Well Holiday Park, Camelford. Travelsmith Holidays Ltd. AS proposed no objection, DP seconded and it was agreed with seven in favour and JF abstained..
h. 2007/00557. Full Planning Erection of a double garage at the rear of existing outbuildings with storage/ studio accommodation in the roof space. Greylake Cottage, Advent, Camelford. G C Matthews. AS proposed no objection, BL seconded and it was unanimously agreed.
12.1 PLANNING APPROVAL NOTICES
None
12.2 PLANNING REFUSAL NOTICES.
None
13) COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a. None
14) REPORTS.
a. Camelford Town Forum. Next meeting on the 18th April
b. CDCDT. David Chadwick and Mark Goodman will be attending the next meeting on 12th April
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c. Youth Club. MW reported that a cheque has been received from the County Council
d. HERS. Nothing new to report.
e. Mayors report. Attached.
f. Other reports.
a. Unitary Authority. AS and DP undated the council on the previous nights meeting with NCDC, it was reported that there was a shortfall of £150m in the CCC report, the possibility of the loss of230 jobs but the CCC jobs appear safe. The meeting called for the CCC to have a referendum. DP said that the new council will need to work together if the town is to progress. It was agreed that the council would complain to CALC about the proposal for anew authority.
b. MW gave an update on the through School project.
g. Parks for People report of the first meeting. AS proposed it is received, DP seconded and it was agreed unanimously
15) Newsletter and circulars.
a. None
16) Items for the 10th May 2007 Meeting.
17) EXEMPT INFORMATION.
TO CONSIDER PASSING THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN RESPECT OF THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW.
DP proposed and MW seconded
“That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve likely disclosure of information prejudicial to the public interest as defined in the Local Government Act 1972”.
This was agreed with four in favour, BL against and two abstentions.
BL, RI left the meeting; LC apologised and left the meeting
a. Minutes of the council in committee held on the 20th February. DP proposed, MW seconded agreed with four in favour, JF abstained.
b. The clerk accepted the comments and asked if he could attend the SLCC training with regard to preparing minutes. This was agreed.
c. Previous employee has asked if he could attend a council meeting and address councillors. This was refused.
The meeting closed at 22.15 hours
Barry Jordan. Town Clerk.
Signed…………………………………….Chairperson.