February 2020 Minutes

Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 13th February 2020 at the Methodist Church Hall.

PUBLIC FORUM

Present Coun Kelly
Coun Bateson
Coun Carrott
Coun Chapman
Coun Pell
Coun Stevens

Borough Coun Cooper
Borough Coun Spencer
County Councillor Brookes
PCSO Williams
& members of the public.

11/20 - APOLOGIES - were received and accepted from Coun Buttery

12/20 TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011

Coun Chapman – Sub–Station & allotments, Trustee of Charity and representative of Village Hall Committee

Coun Carrott - Sub–Station & allotments, Trustee of Charity

13/20 - POLICE REPORT –

There has been one reported crime since your last meeting – Damage to a motor vehicle on High Street, Bicker occurred on 07/02/20. Crime is currently under investigation We are also aware of a couple of reports of raves being held at Villa Farm, Bicker Fen in the last couple of months. Police have been liaising with the landowner and Crime

Prevention Officers in order to try and prevent these from happening in the future.

14/20 - NOTES OF LAST MEETING – Were signed as a true copy, to become minutes. Proposed Coun seconded Coun .

15/20 - TO RECEIVE UPDATE FROM CLERK.

Moles seem to have gone for present

Grant application, suggested to put trees on then if we don’t get full amount the trees can be the thing to leave.

Written to neighbour to playing field asking again in light of the danger in these high winds.

Replacement streets can cost between £550 & £1400 depending on what type of column but Sue Fortune may have a better grant to apply to as we have got a list. I’m not sure if they are going to spend the total £500k but so far there has been an underspend

16/20 - SUBSTATION UPDATE

17/20 - ALLOTMENT UPDATE

18/20 - FINANCE REPORT

Approve Council payments as per schedule

Prop Coun seconded Coun

Do you want to do anything about no contribution from school this year?

19/20 - PLANNING

B/20/0031 Butler’s The Gauntlet proposed wildlife pond

B/19/0051/CD1 Application to approve materials

20/20 - MEMBERS REPORTS –

Coun Bateson
Coun Carrott
Coun Chapman
Coun Kelly
Coun Pell
Coun Stevens

21/20 - CORRESPONDENCE -

22/20 - ANY OTHER BUSINESS –

Just for information Lancaster service 4th April this year due to Easter.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING – Thursday 2020

Meeting closed at p.m.