MINUTESOFTHE

MEETINGOF

PRESTONCAPESPARISHCOUNCIL

heldon

Tuesday18"

Februaryat

7.30pmin

the

VillageHall

Present:Dixie

Hughes(DH)

Chairman&

HighwaysWarden

Bill

Dearns(BD)

Vice

Chairman&

FinancesReviewer

Sophia

Maddison(SM)

— Councillor

ScillaSmith(SS)

Councillor

Rosie

Mansfield(RM)

Councillor

RichardShires(RS)

Councillor

Gary

Denby(GD)

ParishClerk&

RFO

Pub

None.

Welcomeandany

announcementsfromthe

Chair

DH

welcomedcouncillorsto

the

meeting.

Apologiesreceived:

Cllr

DavidCox

(holidays)

2.

Receiveminutesof

ParishCouncilMeetingheldon

21°

January2020

The

meetingminuteswere

approvedas

an

accuraterecord,

proposedby

SS,

secondedby

SM

and

approvedbyall

present,signedby

the

ChairmanDH.

3.

Publictime

-

None

4.

Councillordeclarationof

interestin

the

followingagendaitems

-

None

5.

Mattersarisingfromthe

minutes

5.1

Ref

11.2:

ArmedForces

Covenantwas

signedby

DHon

10"

February2020on

behalfof

PrestonCapes

ParishCouncilandis

placedon

file:-

We,the

undersigned,committo

honourthe

ArmedForces

Covenantand

supportthe

ArmedForces

Community.We

recognisethe

value

Serving

Personnel,both

Regularand

Reservist,Veteransand

militaryfamilies

contributeto

our

businessandour

country.

5.2

Ref

11.3:

Letterto

Highwaysregardingthe

Little

Prestonroadwaterand

icinghazard

-

outstanding.The

blockedoverflowis

leavingbrickdustand

depositsoverthe

road.Draft

to

DH,

includethe

landownerGD.

5.3

Ref5.

Clerk’sreviewof

‘MakingRisk

ManagementSimple’by

LCAS-

outstandingGD.

.

Correspondence24

Jan:

Tree

removaladvisedby

DDC

MichaelVentonat

Holly

Cottage,Old

ForgeLane

2

Feb:

N-CALCmini

eUpdateJan/Feb2020

-

elections101

6

Feb:

Invitationto

24

Feb

meetingabout

Police,Fire&

Crime

Commissioner'sbudget

DAAHWNeR

o5B

6

Feb:

Requestfor

trainingsupportfundingfrom

Daventryens

AdviseBureau.

TheCAB

have

evidencedthe

supportof

four

parishionersin

their

AnnualReport

2018-19.

BD

isno

longerits

local

Treasurer.He

advisedthattheir

continuedFundingis

essentialfor

the

vitalserviceto

remain(theyare

NOT

nationallyFundedbut

requirelocal

Fundingasa

local

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charity).BD

proposedthe

grantof£50to

CAB

Daventry,secondedbySS

and

approvedby

all

presentGD.

6.59

Feb:

Approvedbudget

distributedfor

2020-21,sets

Preceptat

£6,600.

7.

ReportbackfromPai

h

&

Town

CouncilMeetingon

30"

Januaryby

DH

The

main

presentationwas

froma

ColonelJonesof

the

MOD,with

referenceto

the

Armed

Forces

Covenant(see5.1

above).Potholerepairswere

discussed.Therewasalso

mentionof

a

changeinthe

countyGritBin

policy...havingobligedmany

parishesto

adopttheirgrit

bins,

theyseemto

havetaken

ownershipof

themagainandare

keepingthem

toppedup!

Sam

Dobbsalsogavea

talkand

sadly

informedhis

audienceof

his

retirementin

March2020,

to

becomeChairof

the

Police

Federation.The

Clerkis

to

sendhima

noteof

appreciationGD.

8.

Alignmentof

villagelitterpickswith

NorthantsAwardsforLitter

Heroes?

Thenext

villageLitterPickis

plannedfor

Sunday15"

March,usingloan

equipmentbooked

One

personhas

usedthe

ParishCouncil

equipment,a

couple

of

weeksago.DH

will

promotethe

eventto

villagers.

In

Februarythe

Lord

Lieutenantof

Northamptonshirepromotedthe

DavidLaing

Awardsfor

Litter

Heroes,wherea

totalof

£2,000in

prizeswill

rewardlitter

pickinggroupsfrom

villages...across

Northamptonshire.Schoolchildrenarea

very

importanttargetfor

the

message,asare

adultsofall

ages.It

requiresthe

best

threeor

four

pickingphotosanda

few

Paragraphsdescribinghowit

was

organised.BD

agreedto

let

themknowwhatthe

villageis

doing.We

alsoneedto

reserve

equipmentforan

AutumnallitterpickBD.

9.

Planningfor

useof

CommunityInfrastructureLevy

-

Noneadded

10.

Planning(latestitems

availableat

www.

trydc.gov.uk/living)

10.1

DA/2109/1087:Demolishexistinggarage;replacewith

doublegaragewith

roomsabove

and

greenhouse&

gardenroomto

sideand

rearat

Holly

House,Old

ForgeLane.

Councillorsrecalledits

previous

presentationandit

being

renewedonce.Thenew

garageis

separatedfromthe

houseanddoes

notappeartobein

keepingwith

its

surroundsorthe

listed

buildingsopposite.Therewas

agreementto

opposethisplanon

groundsof

size,scaleand

its

detrimentalaffectuponnearbylistedbuilding;also

concernsoverits

materialswithin

a

conservationareaGD.

10.2

DA/2019/0917:New

windowsanddoors

includingveluxwindowin

northernelevation

of

garageat

Medlars,ChurchWay.PC

observationsno

objections.Approved24

Jan.

11.

Financesand

Accounts-

GDas

ResponsibleFinancialOfficer

11.1Ref5.4:

Updateon

orderingof

replacementtime-expireddefibrillatorpads.

Ii

unclear

whethertheseare

requiredforthe

PrestonCapesor

theLittle

Prestonunit.SMwill

checkthe

Little

Prestonunit,

whichwas

giftedby

the

Heart

Foundation.GD

andDH

will

Modelsand

serialnumbersare

required,together

withany

batteryor

pad

expirydates.

11.2Ref5.5:

Considerationof

responsesto

mowingtender

requests.Four

invitationswere

sentout,with

three

responsesat

shortnotice(much

appreciated).The

from

LeicestershireGardensat

£400percut+

VAT,

probablyreflectingtheir

distancein

Market

Harborough.RTM

Landscapesbasednearto

Milton

Keynesquoted£350percut

+

VATin

their

highly

polishedand

completeresponse.Tobe

fair,bothof

these

probably

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includedthe

halfmile

verge

betweenPrestonCapesand

LittlePreston,whichis

notas

accurateasit

mighthavebeen.The

lowestchargefora

threeyear

contractwasfor

£140+

VATper

cut

(minimum6

cutsper

season)fromthe

existing

contractorP.W.

Warden

EnvironmentalServicesin

relativelynearWest

Haddon.The

latterwas

proposedby

SS,

secondedby

BD,

acceptedbyall

present.The

Clerkis

to

notifythe

respondersaccordinglyGD.

11.3Ref

6.4:

Updateon

vergesmowinggrantswithNCC

Highways.Agreementforthe

currentyearandan

invoicefor

last

yearwere

submittedto

SheilaGilder

(Northants

Highways/

KierWSP)at

the

endof

January.This

precipitatedan

odd

exchangefora

PurchaseOrder

number,not

previouslyrequired,

subsequentlywithdrawn.Our

invoice

was

then

forwardedfor

payment,with

£417.51dueto

arriveon

21%

February.

11.4Ref7:

Updatewith

regardshostedweb

site

ordering,training&

transfer

requirements.

2Communeproducedan

invoicefor

£936.00including8

hostedemail

addresses.This

was

reducedto2

emails(Clerk+

Chair),loweringthe

amountto

£684.00inc

VAT.Of

this,£250+

VATwillbe

attributedto

CILas

thesite

setupand

trainingcostGD.

11.5Ref8:

Updatewith

regardsorderingof

TWO

noticeboardsfromXL

Displays,upto

£250.

Theseare

external,lockablenoticeboardsfor

the

VillageHall(AO

size)andfor

Little

Preston(A1)in

brushedsilver

aluminium(havingthem

paintednearlydoublesthe

cost);

bothwitha

pinnablegrey

interior.Thetotal

requiredon

the

web

GrandTotalof

£231.60inc

VAT.All

agreedto

proceedwith

this,

allocatingit

to

CILGD.

11.6Ref

10.4:

Updateon

Preceptdemandfor

£6,600sentto

DDC.

Apparentlyacceptedby

Gary

Jordanat

DDCon

30"

January.However,unlikeSouth

NorthantsCouncil,I

have

not

receivedany

notificationthat

it has

been

enteredontotheir

system...here’s

hoping!

11.7

Considerand

approvethe

ParishCouncilpaymentslistedbelow,

re-writingthe

chequeto

2commune.comfora

smalleramount.Approvedbyall

Councillorspresent.

Description/

Power

Amount|

VATL

Total

|

Scommune.comhostingof

ParishCouncilweb

site

includingdomainname

registration,

£250.00

rst

yearof

website

hostingthrough

Rackspace

£250.00

£156.00

£936.00

addressesfor1

year

£280.00

external,

weatherprooflockable

noticeboardwithgreypin

board,silver

adonised

aluminium

wall-mountedfor

villagehall

sizeAO

£112.00)

£22.40

wall

mountedfor

LittlePrestonsizeAl

(KLSP-5/7)|

__—«

£81.00

£16.20

£231.60

GaryDenby

Clerkgross

remunerationfor

Dec-Jan

£134.64

(4

weeks)+

Homeas

office

expenses

£24.00

£158.64

12.

Councillors'Comments

12.1SS

producedthe

‘Visionfor

Woodfordcum

Membris’leafletforits

strategyfor

2020-25,

obtainedfromthe

butcher’s.It

hasa

good

explanationof

whatthe

ParishCouncildoes.

This

mightbe

usefulforthe

Parish

meeting?It

was

agreedthatthe

Clerkshall

produce

an

jal

draftGD.

12.2DH

reportedthatDDC

willbe

presentingtheir

reviewof

PrestonCapes

ConservationArea

at

the

villagehallon

Monday24"

February,from

3.30pmonwards.

In

addition,the

DaventryDistrictCore

Strategy(with

NorthamptonBoroughand

South

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Northants)is

underreview

(commencedwhenthe

Unitary

Authoritywas

first

mooted).

This

impactsfuture

planning

protections.Overtime,any

buildingstrategybecomes

weakerandis

opento

challengeby

developers;the

last

being1997.

Withinthis

strategy

someare

‘servicevillages’whichareableto

attract

development,sincetheyare

‘sustainable’(havingsufficientpublic

services).PrestonCapeshasno

infrastructuresuch

asa

school,bus

serviceorGP

clinic,sois

nota

servicevillage.

ThusDDChopesthatits

reviewedstrategywill

be

‘freshand

strong’at

hand-overtothe

Unitary

Authority.

12.3DH

is

anticipatinga

hip

replacementat

aboutthe

timeof

the

next

ParishCouncil

meeting.BD

may

thereforebe

calleduponto

Chairthe

meeting.

13.

Next

meetingdate:

Tuesday17‘

March2020

Meetingended08:20pm.

,.

£20

Date

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