Public Forum

There was one parishioner present who gave information about The Stroud Valleys Project. Action: clerk to contact Stroud Valleys Project.

Apologies

Councillor Jane Godsell, Councillor Philip Booth (SDC), Village Agent Judith Newman.

1/05/08   Minutes The minutes of the meeting held on April 17th 2008 were approved and signed.

2/05/08   Matters Arising

1 Agreed: to dispose of the obsolete computer used by the previous clerk, after council documents have been deleted.

2 Action: The Clerk to find and act on the minute resolving to grant £500 to Randwick Wap.

3 Agreed: to ascertain the legality of gateways from private property on to Council land.

4 Action: The Clerk to contact GCC Highways and/or the owner of the land at the former electricity substation and ask for the road edge to be made safe.

5 Action: Cllr Taylor to contact the landowner of the field in which the former electricity substation stood to discuss the condition of the fences and road edging.

3/05/08   Declarations of Interest None.

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4/05/08   Clerk’s Report

1 Agreed: the clerk to exercise judgement over the disposal of planning documents and distribution of correspondence to councillors.

2 Noted: No decisions may lawfully be made on business brought up for discussion under “Any Other Business”.

5/05/08   District & County Councillor reports

1 Cllr Cross is working on “Twenty is Plenty” for SDC and informed the council that SDC can fund signs.

2 Cllr Tomlins reported on proposals for a waste incinerator at Haresfield.

6/05/08   Cooption to fill the casual vacancy for a Parish Councillor

Agreed: Candidates will be invited to attend before the next meeting to give a short presentation.

Cllr Cross left the meeting at 8.20 pm

7/05/08    Committees

Agreed: membership - Finance – Cllrs Godsell, Williams, Huxford. Planning, Traffic & Transport – Cllrs Rendell, Watkins, Taylor (Chairman). Environment – Cllrs Preece (Chairman), Cunningham, Godsell. Communications – Cllrs Cunningham (Chairman), Watkins, Williams, Preece. Parish Design Statement – Cllr Rendell (Chairman) who will seek other members.

8/05/08   Accounts:The Clerk presented the accounts. The statement of

accounts for 2007/8 was accepted by the council and signed by the Chairman and Clerk.

9/05/08   Finance & Personnel Committee:

1 The budget needs reviewing.

2 Resolved to pay the following accounts:

B Stanley     £67.22        Production of Randwick Directory

M Lammas    £130           March salary

B Parsons     £74.59        Clerk’s Expenses

B Parsons     £260.44      April salary

Tonik           £89.95        Purchase of printer/copier/scanner

GAPTC         £267.04      Annual Subscription & book

John Taylor £12.52        Safety Waistcoats

Randwick Scout Group     £105  Room hire

A Westwood £816.93     Clerk’s Salary & Expenses                    Page 6

RVH&PFC     £75             Remove wire & posts from Playing Field hedge

Randwick School    £3.60                   Photocopying

M Lammas    £132.65      April salary

The Poppy Appeal   £16.50        Wreath

3 From May the Clerk’s and Handyman’s salaries will be paid by standing order.

10/05/08          Planning, Traffic & Transport Committee

Planning Applications

1 Appeal Decision “Glenfield” APP/C1625/A/08/2064763

2 Consent for works to tree “Mallaig” TPO 92

3 Consent for S.08/0518/FUL - Extension to cow cubicle barn- Far Westrip Farm

4 S.08/0806/FUL Erection of replacement porch 2 Acre Place Park End No Comment

5 S.08/0793/FUL Erection of a conservatory to rear 60 Humphreys Close No Comment     

6 S.08/0862/FUL Erection of 15m type A column with 6 antennas and 1 dish. Land At Ash Lane    Cllr Rendell submitted the council’s objection.

7 S.08/0702/FUL erection of a conservatory Avalon Orange Row No comment. (submitted electronically)

8 S.08/0972/TPO works to various trees Court Lodge No comment except to  recommend any action is delayed until end of the bird nesting season. (submitted electronically)

9 revised plans The Ridge Cannot comment as the details received are insufficient: the revised plan shows a different and apparently bigger footprint to the proposed plan. (submitted electronically).

10 “Twenty is Plenty”. Cllr Taylor confirmed the council’s intention to have all roads in the parish subject to initially an advisory, and ultimately a mandatory, 20 mph limit.

11/05/08           Environmental Committee:

Agreed: Clerk to request GCC to place sign at entrance to Lightwood Lane “Not Suitable For Wide Vehicles”.

Agreed: The Chairman of the Environment Committee is to be the line-manager for the handyman.

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12/05/08          Communications Committee

1 Resolved: to replace the Council noticeboard in The Lane with a larger board at the Village Hall.                                                                  

2 Action: Cllr Watkins to find out the cost of a noticeboard to match the existing VH&PF Committee board.

3 Action: Cllr Williams to draw up protocols for committees.

4 Resolved: to publish approved Council minutes on the Randwick website.

13/05/08          Correspondence

Forwarded prior to the meeting

1 From GCC     The Gloucestershire Charter

2 From SDC Anti Social Behaviour Co-ordinator       about clean road signs

At the meeting

1.April             Notice of NALC Conference 20-22 May

2 Spring 08    Glos Playing Fields Assoc Newsletter

3 Cotswolds AONB Management Plan 2008-2013

4 NALC Policy & Parliamentary Briefing

5 GAPTC Update

6 Gloucestershire Planning Calendar for Planning Strategies

14/05/08    Any Other Business

1 Copies of deeds and licences relating to land owned by the Council are to be kept by the Clerk.  Original documents are currently held by the Chairman.

2 It will cost approximately £80 to register Parish Council land after Stroud District Council confirms that none has been registered as common land.

3 Councillor Tomlins will ask if Gloucestershire County Council would consider selling the Parish Council the part of the playing field intended for a future school site.

4 The Clerk will contact the GCC Footpaths Officer about the condition of Cuckoo Bridge.

5 The Clerk will contact SDC about an access made to “Sunny Ridge” and about scaffolding in the roadway at Humphrey’s End.

6 The Clerk will contact GCC Highways about scaffolding in the roadway at Humphrey’s End and about a dangerous deformity in the road by the Church.

The meeting closed at 9.32 p.m.

The next meeting will be held at 7.00 on Thursday June 19th at Randwick Village Hall

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