10 December 2024 – Barlaston Parish Council Meeting

All members of Barlaston Parish Council are hereby summoned to the Parish Council Meeting at Barlaston Methodist Church. Park Drive, Barlaston ST12 9DP on 10 December 2024. Meeting to commence at 7:15 pm. An agenda for the meeting is set out below.

3^rd December 2024

7:15 – 7:30 Public Open Forum (by prior appointment). Please contact the Clerk if you wish to participate in the Public element of the meeting. If no requests are received, the Parish Council meeting will commence at 7:15 pm

1. Apologies
2. Declarations of Interest
3. Written applications for dispensations under the Localism Act 2011
4. To approve minutes of the Parish Council Meeting 12 November 2024
5. Matters arising from the meeting of 12 November 2024 and not otherwise on the agenda
6. Updates covered in the Clerk’s Report:

161 Wedgwood Memorial College

221 Neighbourhood Plan Review

228 Drainage issues on the village green

63 Planning Application Validation Letter

151(d) Banking arrangements

181 Training

190 Memorial bench

1. To receive update from County Councillor Ian Parry:

- Flooding on Station Road
- Crossing Patrol Officer Safety
- Lakewood Drive
- Broughton Crescent parking issues

1. Working groups update:

- Community/Patients group
- Communications group
- Sustainability

1. To note training courses and protocols to enable Cllrs to undertake their roles
2. To note financial matters and audit recommendations:
3. To approve bank reconciliation reports
4. To receive schedule of payments report November 2024

- To receive income and expenditure report for the current year-to-date and likely year end position

1. To set a date for a Finance Committee meeting to review the 2025/2026 budget prior to the next Parish Council meeting
2. To receive an update on migration of the Parish Council website
3. To consider membership of Support Staffordshire @ £25 per annum

- To determine how pension scheme calculations and contributions will be managed

November Expenditure – Standard	GROSS	VAT	NET	Payment
Tesco: mobile phone 134224773715	15.10	0.00	15.10	DD
Barlaston Cricket Club – Grant (Fireworks)	1,000.00	0.00	1.000.00	BACS
Graham Burdett (Creative Landscapes) – RoSPA Remedial Works	440.00	0.00	440.00	BACS
Wedgwood Stanfields Cricket Club – Grant	500.00	0.00	500.00	BACS
Barlaston Wassail – Grant	100.00	0.00	100.00	BACS
Pozitive Energy – Gas – Village Hall – 26181820246756834	87.93	4.40	83.53	DD
Pozitive Energy – Electricity – Village Hall – 26181620246756800	138.88	6.61	132.27	DD
Elan City – Replacement Batteries – SID – SAJ-UK/2024/02136	191.90	31.98	159.92	BACS
Buxus Green – November Grounds Maintenance – 202420	1,081.50	0.00	1.081.50	SO
Karen St Leger – Backpay – NALC 2024/25 Pay Increase	58.75	0.00	58.75	BACS
BT – Phone and Broadband M0620B	39.30	6.55	32.75	DD
National Association of Local Councils – Course Fee 11182903533	52.04	8.67	43.37	BACS
Vivien O’Dunne – salary	1,624.53	0.00	1,624.53	BACS
Vivien O’Dunne – expenses – mileage	2.75	0.00	2.75	BACS
Support Staffordshire Annual Membership	25.00	0.00	25.00	BACS
Karen St Leger – Microsoft 365 subscription	59.99	0.00	59.99	BACS
Staffordshire County Council – Allotment Rent 25/12 – 24/03	300.00	0.00	300.00	BACS
Income – Standard	GROSS	VAT	NET	Payment
Interest – Business Bank	128.16	0.00	128.16
HMRC VAT reclaim VTRXDV126000106366	1,305.59	0.00	1,305.59

1. To receive update from Buxus Green of works completed
2. To receive update regarding the Meadow Road lease and to determine actions
3. To receive an update regarding the Cricket Club lease and to determine actions
4. To receive an update regarding progress of the Neighbourhood Plan review
5. To determine response to consultation regarding enabling remote attendance and proxy voting at local authority meetings
6. To receive update regarding signage for the Downs Carpark
7. To receive update regarding bus shelter repair and approve cost of £50
8. To note missing waste bin on footpath adjacent to Wedgwood Memorial College and determine actions.
9. To note actions regarding parking issues:

- Broughton Crescent – Parking Buddies
- Station Road/Plume of Feathers

1. To acknowledge the generous offer from the new residents of the Old School House to continue supplying power for the Christmas lights.
2. To note resignation notification from Cllr Mirceta
3. To appoint a specific Councillor to conduct weekly inspections of the MUGA
4. To appoint a key-holder for the Barlaston Park notice board and bag dispenser.
5. To receive correspondence from the Speedwatch Coordinator regarding speeding issues on Wedgwood Drive
6. To note Trentham South Residents Association’s intentions regarding access to Severn Trent’s Strongford Works
7. To determine the location and number of Civic Amenity visits for 2025
8. To receive update on Homes Plus allotment site and determine actions
9. To receive Risk Assessment updates and determine actions:
  - Biennial tree survey recommended works / costings
  - Downs Car Park pathway
  - Purchase of office computer
  - Defib location awareness
10. To receive weekly play reports / recommendations from appointed Cllrs
11. To receive and determine grant application(s)

- Cemetery grass cutting
- Douglas Macmillan Hospice

1. To note Planning decisions
2. To receive items for inclusion in next agenda
3. Date of next meeting(s) – 14 January 2025

clerk@barlaston.staffslc.org.uk

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