LITTLE ECCLESTON WITH LARBRECK PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
Thursday 12th May 2022, 7.00pm – Private Room, Black Bull, High Street, Great Eccleston.
PRESENT: Cllr P Bull (Chair)
Cllr G Stead (Vice Chair)
Cllr N Smith
Cllr J Coleman
Cllr S Milton
Cllr A M Bull
IN ATTENDANCE: Jane Lingings (Clerk)
Public Participation
No members of the public attended.
924/22 1. Election of Chair
Cllr P Bull was elected as Chair for the next 12 months and will duly sign the “Acceptance of Office”, to be coordinated by the Clerk.
925/22 2. Election of Vice Chair
Cllr G Stead was elected as Vice Chairman for the next 12 months and will duly sign the “Acceptance of Office”, to be coordinated by the Clerk.
926/22 3. Appointments to Outside Bodies
It was resolved to appoint Councillors as subject leads in the following areas:
Risk Assessment – Cllr Bull
Maintenance/Village Inspection – Cllrs Smith, Coleman & Milton
Contractors/Tenders/Personnel – Cllrs Bull and Stead
FBC Planning – Cllr Coleman
Human Resources – Cllr AM Bull
FBC District Parish Liaison Committee – Cllr Stead
Great Eccleston Village Centre – Cllr Milton
LALC – Cllr Bull, Cllr Stead in absence
Elswick Village Hall – Cllr Bull
927/22 4. Calendar of Parish Council Meetings for 2022 23
It was resolved to approve the dates of the meetings
- Thursday 9th June 2022
- Thursday 21st July 2022
- No meeting in August 2022
- Thursday 8th September 2022
- Thursday 13th October 2022
- Thursday 10th November 2022
- No meeting in December 2022
- Thursday 12th January 2023
- Thursday 9th February 2023
- Thursday 9th March 2023
- Thursday 13th April 2023
- Thursday 11th May 2023
928/22 5. Declaration of Interests and Dispensations
Cllr Milton Agenda Item 8 (payments for approval)
929/22 6. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
It was resolved that the minutes of the previous meeting held on the 14th April 2022 were ratified as an accurate record and were signed by the Chair.
930/22 7. Action Tracker
The action tracker was reviewed and completed actions updated.
931/22 8. Finance
It was resolved to approve the monthly bank reconciliation for April 2022.
It was resolved to approve the cumulative budget report for May 2022.
It was resolved to approve payments for May 2022.
Payee Details Net VAT Gross
Salaries/PAYE Staff costs 412.98 0 412.98
Mr S Milton Amenity Cleansing 400.00 0 3400.00
Great Eccleston Village Centre Ltd Room Hire 20.00 0 20.00
Arthur J Gallagher Parish Insurance 561.36 0 561.36
J Finch Internal Audit 150.00 0 150.00
T Smith Paving amendments 1188.00 0 1188.00
J Lingings Admin Reimburse 42.70 0 42.70
Great Eccleston Show Sponsorship 50.00 0 50.00
Income received:
Amenity Cleansing Grant 1st instalment £1934.00
Bus Shelter Grant 1st instalment £35.00
Precent 1st instalment £7617.00
VAT refund £1234.00
932/22 9. Audit: Annual Return for the year ending 31st March 2022
It was resolved to approve the Internal Auditors Report and recommendations will be put into practice where required.
It was resolved to approve and authorise the Chair and RFO to signSection 1 (Annual Governance Statement)
It was resolved to approve and authorise the Chair and RFO to signSection 2 (Statement of Accounts)
It was resolved to approve the Certificate of Exemption and authorise the Chair and RFO to sign.
It was resolved to action the Electors Rights to view annual return documentation commencing on Monday 13th June 2022 and ending on Friday 22nd July 2022
933/22 10. Monthly Health and Safety Risk Assessment
Riverside area – the Parish Council has ownership and therefore responsibility for the bench in this area. It was resolved that a budget of £500 would be set aside for its removal, disposal and making safe of the resulting vacant area.
Gillow Park Trees – LCC have ownership and therefore responsibility for the trees in this area and have undertaken an assessment. The tree which leans near the entrance to Gillow Park will remain. LCC have advised that they will remove two trees further round Gillow Park to allow for a decent canopy of the remaining trees.
Bus Shelter – the new bus shelter has unfortunately been damaged, which is thought to be accidental. FBC have removed the damaged panels and replacements are awaited.
Website – the old website is still visible despite repeated requests to the designer. It was resolved that the clerk will delete the majority of pages and place a link on the home page directing to the new website.
934/22 11. Planning and Licensing
There were no planning applications to consider at the time of the agenda.
To note planning decisions awaited/granted from Fylde Borough Council on previously circulated planning tracker.
935/22 12. Amenities/Maintenance/Environment
Defibrillator – Cllr Stead provided an update on a solar option which would be sited centrally within the village. It was resolved that this option would be the best solution for the village and Cllr Stead would place the order in liaison with the Clerk. This item has previously been budgeted for.
Village Seating – It was resolved to order another bench with a commemorative plaque to acknowledge the Queens Platinum Jubilee.
936/22 13. County & Borough Council
Fylde and Wyre Councils response to boundary review request Maltkiln Grove – Fylde and Wyre Council have confirmed to the Parish Council that the technical guidance on principal area reviews makes it plain that the Commission will expect each of the principal authorities whose boundary might be reviewed to put forward an evidenced case as to why a review should take place and neither Fylde nor Wyre consider that there is sufficient evidence nor justification to do so. It was resolved that the Parish Council will put any further requests on hold until the next electoral ward review.
Lancashire Environmental Fund – It was resolved that Cllr A M Bull will review the application process to see if there are any projects that might be eligible for funding.
937/22 14. Great Eccleston Show Sponsorship
It was resolved to provide £50.00 sponsorship donation as a contribution to the best gardening competitions.
938/22 15. Parish Council Insurance Renewal
It was resolved to approve the renewal of the Parish Council insurance at a cost of £ 561.36.
939/22 16. Items for the Next Agenda (for information only)
940/22 17. Date of Next Meeting
Thursday 9th June 2022