2019 Parish Council Minutes of Meetings

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF BUTTERWICK PARISH COUNCIL HELD IN THE VILLAGE HALL ON TUESDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2019

Present: Councillor: A Gosling – Chairman

Councillor: M Knowles – Vice Chairman

Councillor: K Forman, C Smith, L Pearson, N Donnely

Boston Borough Councillors: Mrs J Welbourn,

Lincolnshire County Councillor: Mr P Skinner

Also Present: Mrs C Anderton – Clerk of the Council

Public Forum

There were 6 members of the public in attendance for the public forum. The residents expressed their concerns regarding the planning permission application for The Old Mill site which had been submitted to the council.

1/12.19 Chairman’s Comments

The Chairman welcomed all to the meeting.

2/12.19 Apologies

Cllr A Quickfall gave her apologies and reason for absence which was accepted by the council.

Apologies were also received from PCSO Hannah Baker.

3/12.19 Receipt of any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011, and to consider any requests for dispensations.

Cllr A Gosling and Cllr K Forman expressed their interests in respect of agenda item 12, Cllr N Donnelly and Cllr A Quickfall declared their interest in item 8a on the agenda, the donation to The Royal British Legion.

4/12.19 Police Matters

The following incidents had been reported to the clerk in the absence of PCSO Baker:

1 x suspicious circumstance – Vintners Way
1 x Traffic offence – Vintners Way
1 x concern for safety – Brand End Road

5/12.19 Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting

It was RESOLVED that the notes of the meeting held on 12th November 2019, previously circulated, should be recorded as the minutes.

6/12.19 Viewpoints on questions from members of the public

See item 11/12.19

7/12.19 Matters for the attention of Lincolnshire County Council/Boston Borough Council from/to County Councillors/Borough Councillors

Cllr P Skinner confirmed the Parish Walk had been completed and Cllr A Gosling confirmed that the roadway was now finished. Cllr Skinner also confirmed that the speed limit sign was still in the dyke but had been reported and he stated that there had been 150 matters highlighted during the Parish Walk that had not been reported to Lincolnshire CC.

8/12.19 Accounts for payment/Finance

It was RESOLVED to accept the payments as per the BACS statement dated December 2019. Members were given a report from the RFO which updated all on the current financial situation. The bank account balance as at 30th November 2019 was £19,222.60 with £523.30 BACS payments due to be made between 11/12/2019 and 31/12/2019.

Bacs 10/12/019

9/12.19 Correspondence received which the Council are invited to resolve upon

1. Dog Waste Bin: Response from Becky Shinn @ Boston BC regarding provision of Dog waste bin

2. Lalc E- newsletter x 2 – circulated to all members

3. Email from Nigel Hall regarding the streetlight 4 outside Pinchbeck House, Girls School Lane – it was requested for the clerk to obtain the cost of removal of the streetlight.

10/12.19 Reports for Various Bodies/Other Members

There were no reports of matters from other members

11/12.19 Planning Applications

a. Application No: B/19/0378 The Old Mill Site, Mill Lane, Butterwick

It was requested that the clerk contact Boston Borough Council to request an extension on behalf of Butterwick Parish Council and to collate the Members objections to present for review and resolution at the next meeting.

12/12.19 Precept

The Members discussed the proposed expenditure extensively and the following increases were unanimously agreed:

• Hall hire increased by £100
• Park Maintenance increased by £250
• Insurance costs increased by £50
• Street Lighting costs increased by £4000 (due to costs to replace columns when damaged)
• Donations increased by £1500
• Funds available to St Andrews Church increased by £500
• Miscellaneous costs included of £1985
• Staff costs increased in line with contract arrangements projected at £400

It was RESOLVED to set a Precept of £30,000 (an increase of £9,000 to accommodate the expected increase in expenditure)

Councillor Gosling left the room and Councillor M Knowles took the chair for the discussion on the Park Maintenance, Councillor K Forman left the room for the discussion on the funds for St Andrews Church)

13/12.19 Parish Matters

It was reported that the surrounding area of the Girls School Lane roadway needed attending to, it was suggested that Councillor J Welborn address this directly with the relevant person at Lincolnshire CC Highways Department on behalf of the Parish Council.

14/12.19 Date and Time of the next Parish Council Meeting

Date and time of the next Meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 14th January 2019 beginning at 7.30pm.

There being no further business to discuss, the Chairman thanked those in attendance and declared the meeting closed at 9.10pm.