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HASLINGFIELD\u00a0 PARISH\u00a0 COUNCIL<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minutes of meeting held on Monday November 11th<\/sup>\u00a0 2013<\/b><\/p>\n Present<\/b> \u2013Tony Adcock, Trina Bachurst, Bob Branch, Lucian Hatfield, Jenny Jullien, Christine Kipping, John Offord, Rebecca Ridley, Ron van der Hoorn, Sue Watson.\u00a0 \u00a0Sebastian Kindersley was in attendance<\/p>\n There were no members of the public present<\/p>\n 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Apologies for absence<\/b> \u2013Julie Coxall, Robin Page, John Pym<\/b><\/p>\n 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>There were no declarations of interest<\/b><\/p>\n 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Open Forum <\/b>\u2013 None<\/p>\n 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Minutes<\/b> of meeting held on October 14th<\/sup> were agreed and signed.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>Matters to be reported from these minutes \u2013 <\/b>Wet pour repair in Play area now completed. CGM have been requested to cut the pathway on the recreation ground.\u00a0 Football posts in the long grass should be moved this week<\/p>\n .Arboricultural survey, the second person has not come back to me so I still have only one quote.<\/p>\n RB is still trying to contact the tennis club re arranging a long term lease. The weeds from around the School House and the hedge have still not been removed. Negotiations are still going forward about the Governance review.\u00a0 Feedback is awaited from Grantchester<\/p>\n 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Planning \u2013 S\/218\/13\/FL \u2013 <\/b>two storey side extension, 69 New Rd – recommended<\/p>\n S\/2001\/13\/FL \u2013 <\/b>two storey rear extension and dormer windows, 17 Watson\u2019s Yard – recommended<\/p>\n S\/1948\/13\/FL <\/b>\u2013 single storey front extension 34, Church St<\/p>\n Tree work at 29 High St, felling of ash tree near the moat – agreed<\/p>\n 7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Additional Matters for discussion –<\/b>.The dog waste bin near the skate park has been vandalised, a replacement has been ordered.\u00a0 The meter reading has been accepted for the Feed-in Tariff from the Solar Panels on the Village Hall.\u00a0 A cheque is expected shortly.\u00a0 It was suggested that a sign be placed on the Old Vicarage wall to indicate that it is 3 Broad Lane and a sign with an arrow pointing to Broad lane.\u00a0 Regarding the land designated as the footpath between The Hemlocks and the school, the PC re-confirmed their support for the principle of the footpath in accordance with the condition of the original planning consent for the Hemlocks development.\u00a0 The PC also noted that the concerns and welfare of those affected by the proposed footpath should not be overlooked.<\/p>\n 8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>\u00a0County Councillors Report \u2013<\/b> the new constitution for CCC is to go before the full council in December and will be published in May 2014.\u00a0 It will be e mailed to all councils. There are 4 Service Committees with a possibility of one more \u2018Healthy Agenda\u2019 being added.\u00a0 SCAMBS have set up a limited company to build new council houses. There is no more news on the CEMEX development.\u00a0 South Cambs has the 13th<\/sup> lowest council tax in the country.\u00a0 Unfortunately this means that future cuts in funding hit us especially hard.\u00a0 The council will be looking to make a further \u00a31,7m in savings in the next 6-18 months.\u00a0 South Cambs is having huge difficulty in recruiting and retaining planning officers, which means that targets are not always being met.\u00a0 Any difficulties should be reported to SK.\u00a0 Changes are to be made to services offered to elderly people living in their own or sheltered housing to enable them to stay in their own homes and avoid going into care.\u00a0 Homelessness is becoming a much bigger problem.\u00a0 SCAMBS is looking at ways in which it can provide temporary homes for people to avoid using expensive B&B\u2019s.\u00a0 If you have a spare room you would consider renting out please get in touch with the homelessness officer at SCDC.\u00a0 There are 4,000 families on the housing list for local authority accommodation.<\/p>\n 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>District Councillor\u2013 <\/b>Robin has resigned for Barton Parish Council in order to devote more time<\/p>\n to the Eversdens, Harlton and Haslingfield.\u00a0 He is concerned about the proposal to turn Bourn<\/p>\n Airfield into a planned site for a new town.\u00a0 RP is also totally opposed to the plans being raised<\/p>\n by CEMEX now.<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10<\/b> \u00a0\u00a0Committee and Working party Reports<\/b><\/p>\n A \u2013 Environment <\/b>\u2013 There is more rubbish to be burnt in Wellhouse Meadow.\u00a0 A working party to be organised to deal with this.\u00a0 30 children came after the Remembrance service to sow poppy seeds inWM.\u00a0 The ecology officer for SCAMS has suggested planting Alder trees to replace the dead ones felled in WM, he has some self-seeded saplings around 1 m high which he will provide.\u00a0 LH will oversee this project.\u00a0 One large tree stump covered with ivy in Church Way is to be removed and a second one will be removed next year.\u00a0 Sue Watson volunteered to join the Environment Committee<\/p>\n B \u2013 Village Hall <\/b>\u2013 a draft requirement for refurbishing the cloakrooms at the Village hall had been circulated.\u00a0 Quotes to be obtained now for the work to be done in the New Year.\u00a0 The Village Hall cleaners have resigned with effect from 30th<\/sup> November.\u00a0 A deep clean is to take place before Christmas.\u00a0 Tony Adcock to become a cheque signatory for the Village Hall account.\u00a0 Brian Gott has requested a hedge to be cut along the edge of the recreation ground.<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0 Allotments \u2013 <\/b>all rents have been collected.\u00a0 Four plots are available, applications to Jon Spain,<\/p>\n 01763262007.\u00a0 The AGM will take place on 2nd<\/sup> December in the Village Hall\u00a0 at 7.30pm<\/b><\/p>\n D\u00a0\u00a0 Trumpington Meadows \u00a0–<\/b> there are some problems with families integrating at the new<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>\u00a0school.\u00a0 Help is needed with getting them settled and receiving appropriate support.<\/b><\/p>\n E\u00a0\u00a0 Play Area \u2013 <\/b>no problems<\/p>\n F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Website\/C & V \u2013 <\/b>C & V is profitable at the moment with printing costs having been reduced.<\/p>\n Decisions have yet to be made about advertising on the web site<\/b><\/p>\n 11 \u00a0Correspondence \u00a0<\/b>– letter from Insurance Co re snow clearing procedures.\u00a0 Advice from\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0CAPALC is to do nothing to make the situation worse.\u00a0 This information to be given to the<\/p>\n insurance co (AON) and copied to Andrew Lansley<\/p>\n Letter of resignation received from Rebecca Ridley, thanks were expressed for all her hard work<\/p>\n 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Cycle path from Grantchester to Haslingfield \u2013<\/b> LH has surveyed the route and various materials for the surface of the cycle path have been discussed, but no decision has been reached. <\/b><\/p>\n There is money coming available in the Spring and this project should be in line for a good chunk towards this project.\u00a0 \u00a0LH is preparing a report which should be available in the next two weeks<\/b><\/p>\n 13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Report on Road Safety Initiative \u2013 <\/b>the council supported the report.\u00a0 There will be additional costs to those originally calculated.\u00a0 A firm proposal will be submitted within two weeks.<\/p>\n 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>\u00a0Report from Village Energy Day November 9th<\/sup> \u2013<\/b> good attendance 60+.\u00a0 30 Feedback forms were completed, and 30 people visited the Solar Farm.\u00a0 20 people signed up for thermal imaging and 30 for training on thermal imaging.\u00a0 Congratulations to RR and her helpers<\/b><\/p>\n 15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>\u00a0Report from Police Panel \u2013 <\/b>no report<\/b><\/p>\n 16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Alarm System for Village Hall \u2013 <\/b>to be discussed at a future date<\/b><\/p>\n 17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Parish Clerk replacement \u2013 <\/b>interviews are taking place on 12th<\/sup> November<\/b><\/p>\n 18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Election of vice chairman \u2013 <\/b>Trina Backhurst was proposed by RB and seconded by RR.\u00a0 <\/b>Trina was duly elected<\/b><\/p>\n 19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Site for plaque on Village Hall \u2013 <\/b>this to be placed on the side of the hall facing the car park at least 10 \u2013 12 feet high.\u00a0 The plaque to be unveiled on New Year\u2019s Day before the walk<\/b><\/p>\n 20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Table Tennis Table for recreation Ground \u2013 <\/b>other items to be considered at the next meeting<\/b><\/p>\n 21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Finance \u2013<\/b> Repayment of PWLB to be deducted at the end of November \u00a35285.98<\/p>\n Half yearly report from N W Brown balance \u00a324.073 – \u00a0\u00a3133 increase since March<\/p>\n Date of next meeting Monday December 9th<\/sup> at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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