Kelfield Parish Council
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Minutes of the Ordinary meeting of Kelfield Parish Council held virtually via Zoom on Monday 9 November 2020.
Present: Cllr M Neale, Acting Chairman in the Chair
Cllrs T Bell, R Gascoyne, S Lister, N Drayton, R Bramley.
The Clerk
County Councillor, R Musgrave
District Councillor, N Reader
Public Session
There were no matters raised.
1.0 Apologies for Absence
1.1 No Apologies received.
2.0 Declarations of interest not already registered/Dispensation requests
2.1 None.
3.0 Confirmation of the Minutes
3.1 Having proposed and seconded, the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting on 14 September 2020 were approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record of the meeting.
4 To receive Reports (if any)
- i) County Councillor – Stillingfleet Mine – A decision on the application of Stillingfleet Mine continues to be delayed as further legal advice is being sought. It is expected to go to planning committee in 2021. This was noted.
Restructure of Local Government – Two proposals have been put forward to the Local Government Minister, Luke Hall. One for a single unitary covering the West and East of the Region and the other for a single unitary, based at Northallerton, which includes NYCC and the seven districts. It is expected that the public will be consulted on the plans in the New Year. This was noted.
- ii) District Councillor – Reiterated the discussion regarding the restructure of the Local Government and noted that Selby District Council supported the West and East proposal option. This was noted.
iii) NYPolice – PC Nigel Collins’ report – on 28 September an occurred between a driver and cyclist on Main Street. The cyclist sustained minor injuries.
5 Co-option of Parish Councillor
5.1 Mr Jack Barbery was co-opted onto the Parish Council by majority vote at the meeting. Mr Barbery was thanked for his application.
6 Road safety funding update
6.1 The road safety plan for the village, which focuses on paint and signage, will be carried out by Highways (NYCC) in 2021, the exact date is to be confirmed. Kelfield Parish Council has been successful in securing funding for this road safety project from three sources; the community focused AJ1 fund, the North Yorkshire County Council’s Locality Budget and Kelfield Village Institute. It was proposed and seconded that a request is made to the Speedwatch team that traffic is monitored before, during and after the road safety improvements.
7 Meeting the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1)
7.1 Kelfield Parish Council published its Web Content Accessibility Statement and Plan on its website on 26 September 2020 https://kelfieldparishcouncil.com/accessibility-statement-and-plan/
The website meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) to AA Standard. Various improvements have been made to the website, including the option of reading the agendas and minutes via a html link. To continue to monitor the accessibility of the website, it will be a standing agenda item throughout the year.
8 To receive an update on outstanding issues not otherwise on the agenda and to take any necessary action as required
8.1 Grey Horse Public House – No report.
8.2 Flooding / Community Resilience Group – A councillor has contacted the Highways team at NYCC requested better communication about the closure of Cawood Bridge due to flooding in November. There is conflicting information about when the closure would commence and end. This was noted.
8.3 Stillingfleet Mine application – as updated by Cllr Musgrave, Agenda Item 4i. This was noted.
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8.4 Streetlight Update – LP17 on Main Street was reported as faulty on Wednesday 4 November and repaired on Monday 9 November. This was noted.
8.5 Dog fouling – this continues to be an issue for the village. Incidents of dog fouling should be reported at https://www.selby.gov.uk/report-dog-fouling-incident This was noted.
8.6 Website and Parish Councillor Profiles –the Parish Magazine is now online. Chairman, Cllr Bell’s profile appears in the November online edition and the remaining profile for Cllr Gascoyne is being drafted. This was noted.
8.7 No. 42 Bus update – The Sunday No 42 Service is not being heavily used due to Covid-19 and grants for 2020-21 have been repaid to NYCC and Selby District Council. This was noted.
8.8 Laying of the Remembrance Wreaths – Due to lockdown and the changes to Remembrance Services, attendance at a service was not possible this year. Instead, the parish council laid two wreaths on the village green for people to visit and remember the fallen. Cllr Gascoyne will remove the wreaths after 11 November. This was noted.
8.9 Christmas Lights – These will be put up in the village by Cllrs Drayton, Neale and Bramley in early December. It was agreed that PAT testing was not required. This was noted.
8.10 Rough Sleeper Counts – definitions changed. This was noted.
8.11 S106 and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) statements – The guidance has been updated on these funding sources. There is no statement for Kelfield. This was noted.
8.12 Frequency of power cuts in the parish (Northern Powergrid). On 22 October 2020, Kelfield Parish Council received a reply to its query about the plans to address the frequency of the power cuts in the village. Northern Powergrid replied;
- Our tree contractors (Amey) have completed a thorough network inspection
- Following these inspections Amey have also completed cutting areas identified as requiring work without the requirement of an interruption to supply
- Amey have a number of outages booked before the year end to cut areas which can only be completed with an interruption (if this is the case you or other members of the parish will be notified in advance by letter)
- Amey will continue cutting areas requiring outages into the new year and we expect this work to be completed by the end of Q1
- We have completed the required repair works on the two permanent faults previously identified in my letter however we did experience a further Overhead Line issue which was also resolved.
- We have initiated a thorough review of the network and I can confirm to date we have raised a scheme (approx. £60k) to install some further equipment on our network to reduce the number of customers interrupted during any future fault activity.
- These units will also be installed in the early part of 2021
8.13 Village warden – It was proposed and seconded that Kelfield did not require a village warden at this time, as any issues are flagged directly to the Parish Council or North Yorkshire Police.
8.14 Parking on the pavement at Moor End – It was proposed and seconded that the Clerk report this matter to NYCC.
9 Correspondence received (for consideration and action where required)
- a) News items received by email forwarded to Councillors
- b) Various Covid-19 Bulletins – from NYCC, SDC, YLCA / White Rose, Selby District AVS. This was noted.
- c) Various YLCA Councillor training bulletins and SDC Notifications, including Selby Branch Meeting on 21/10/20, SDC Planning Webinar on 22/10/20. This was noted.
- d) Citizen’s Advice Letter – This was noted.
- e) Chief Exec of SDC – Test and Trace Support Payment Scheme for those on lower incomes – This was noted.
- f) Devolution and Local Government Reform And SDC Communications – This was noted.
- g) SDC survey on culture/cultural framework – This was noted.
10 To consider matters of Finance
10.1 Receipts – The second half of the Selby District Council Precept and a Wayleaves Payment. This was noted.
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The ring-fencing of street lighting budget (The Transfer of £500 from the No 1 Account to the Deposit Account) was actioned as agreed at the July Meeting. The ring-fenced amount now totals £1,000. This was noted.
Income received since 1September 2020
No 1 Account
| £ Bank | |
| Selby DC Precept 2nd payment | 2695.38 |
| Wayleaves | 8.21 |
| Total | 2703.59 |
Deposit A/c
| Interest | 0.53 |
| Interest | 0.53 |
| Transfer from No 1 to Deposit A/c for ring-fenced street lighting | 500.00 |
| Total | 501.06 (includes £500 transfer)
1.06 (does not include £500 transfer) |
Total Received
| 2704.65 (does not include £500 transfer) |
This was noted.
10.2 Accounts for Payment
The following accounts were presented for payment;
| £ | VAT | Total | |
| S Gibson October Salary
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As agreed | ||
| The Royal British Legion – Poppy Wreath
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17.00 | ||
| S Gibson November Salary
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As agreed | ||
| NEST Pension DIRECT DEBIT 040920
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13.07 | ||
| NEST Pension DIRECT DEBIT 061020
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15.66 | ||
| Sub total
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361.58 |
Having been proposed and seconded it was resolved: that the above accounts be paid.
10.3 To consider the Statement of Accounts to 31 October 2020
This was noted.
11 To consider Planning Applications received
11.1 To confirm the comments on applications submitted on behalf of the Council in respect of applications circulated to Councillors.
None
11.2 Applications received since circulation of Agenda (if any)
None
11.3 Decision Notices
12 Matters for the Clerk’s attention and items for the next agenda
12.1 Village Shield – It was proposed and seconded that estimates to repair the village shield would be sought. Cllr Bell would take the lead on this.
13 Date of next meeting
13.1 The meeting will be held on Monday 9 November 2020 at 7.30pm by zoom / in person, as appropriate.
There being no further business, the Chairman closed the meeting at 8.54pm.
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