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HEADLEY  PARISH  COUNCIL

 

Minutes of the Meeting of the FULL COUNCIL held on Monday 7 March 2011 at 8.00pm in the Village Hall, Arford Road, Headley.

 

Present:           Cllr A Williams (Chairman), Cllr D Chamberlain (Vice-Chairman),

                        Cllr J Grevatt, Cllr M Roffe, Cllr A Luff, Cllr R Clifford, Cllr R Stubbings,

                        Cllr J Truelove, Cllr D Tregay, Cllr G Hopwood and Cllr R Priestley.

 

Also Present:  Katie Knowles (Parish Clerk), Mr Taylor-Green and Mr Whittle for agenda

Item 5 and two members of the public.

 

C144/10   APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

No Apologies were received.  

 

C145/10   DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

There were no declarations of interest.

 

C146/10   COUNCIL MINUTES

            RESOLVED that the Minutes of Full Council held on 7 February 2011 having been circulated prior to this meeting, were confirmed and signed as a correct record.

 

C147/10   COMMITTEE MINUTES

a.       The Council ratified the Minutes of the Planning held on 14 January 2011

b.      The Council ratified the Minutes of the Allotment Committee held on 21 January 2011

           

C148/10 POSTAL BILL PRESENTATION

                        The Council received a verbal report from Mr Taylor-Green and Mr Whittle on       the possible implications of the Postal Bill 2010.  The Bill is currently at the committee stage at the House of Lords. The Bill contains provisions for the ownership of Royal         Mail and the future of the Postal Service. Both Mr Taylor-Green and Mr Whittle           expressed their concerns about the possible impact of the Bill in respect of the future             services provided within Sub Post Offices but it was stressed that the full implications      of the Bill are still not known. The Chairman thanked Mr Taylor-Green and Mr            Whittle for attending the meeting and highlighting the possible implications of the Postal Bill.

 

C149/10   CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

The Chairman reported:

·            Hampshire County Council has announced a review of the subsidised bus services across the County following the significant reductions in Government funding for 2011/12. The review will be discussed at the forthcoming East Hampshire Passenger Transport Forum on 23 March 2011 which Cllr Hopwood is attending. Cllr Hopwood agreed to look at the questionnaire in the interim.  The closing date for the consultation is 31 May 2011. The review will be discussed at the April full council meeting.

 

C150/10   HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

a)      There were no Highway Orders to report.

b)      There was no County Councillor report.

 

C151/10   EAST HANTS DISTRICT COUNCIL

The Chairman reported:

·            That East Hampshire District Council will not increase council tax in 2011/12. This is following the reinstatement of part of the grant for the running costs of the South Downs National Park and an agreement at Full Council to allocate £330,000 from the Councils reserves to cover the shortfall in expenditure. 

 

C152/10   FINANCIAL MATTERS

a)                      RESOLVED that the Full Council income and expenditure report for the period 1 April 2010 to 28 February 2011 be received and signed as approved and is attached herewith.

b)                                      RESOLVED that a list of payments made during February 2011, which had been previously distributed be approved and signed and is attached herewith.

c)      Members received and noted bank statements and the corresponding bank reconciliation for January 2011.

 

C153/10 INTERNAL COUNCIL MATTERS

a.       Members RESOLVED that Cllr Hopwood and the Clerk attend the East Hampshire Highways HATS meeting on 29 March 2011.

b.      Member RESOLVED to note the offer of borrowing litter-pickers and high visibility jackets from EHDC.

 

C154/10 HEADLEY PARISH PLAN   

                        It was RESOLVED that the decision to proceed with a Parish Plan ‘refresh’         should be deferred until after the Parish and District Council Elections on 5 May 2011.

 

C155/10 ECO-TOWN CONSULTATION – DRAFT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND              EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY

                        It was RESOLVED that Members are given a further opportunity to read the draft          Economic and Employment Strategy alongside a draft response compiled by Cllr        Williams and that the Council’s formal response to the consultation is finalised at an             extra-ordinary meeting of Full Council on14 March 2011 prior to the Planning Meeting.

 

C156/10 HAMPSHIRE MINERALS AND WASTE PLAN – PUBLIC CONSULTATION

RESOLVED – that the consultation document is referred to the Planning Committee on 14th March for consideration.     

 

C157/10   PARISH LAND

Cllr Luff reported that the Metal Track had been removed from the track and there is clearly damage to the grass as a result. A temporary cordon made of logs and rope had been erected across the entrance of the track to enable the grass to begin to grow again.

 

C158/10   COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES

·            Larger Council Forum held on 23 February 2011 – Cllr Chamberlain’s written report from the meeting was circulated to Councillors and duly noted.

 

There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.55 pm.

 

 

 

 

Signed……………………………………………………………………..date…………………