L01-20 The Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020
All members of Barlaston Parish Council are hereby summoned to the Parish Council Meeting at Barlaston Methodist Church. Park Drive, Barlaston ST12 9DP on Tuesday 6 December 2022. Meeting to commence at 7:15. An agenda for the meeting is set out below.
Signed
Mrs K St Leger 30 November 2022
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
126 Apologies
127 Declarations of Interest
128 Written applications for dispensations under the Localism Act 2011
129 To approve minutes of the Parish Council Meeting 1 November 2022
130 Matters arising from the meeting of 1 November 2022 and not otherwise on the agenda
92 To receive updates on Highway issues in Barlaston including:
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- Longton Road – traffic calming measures / signage at junction of Longton Road and Station Road
- Station Road – Pelican Crossing from Station Road to Broughton Crescent / access from Canal Side onto Station Road
- Stop sign at crossroads of Station Road / Longton Road / Meaford Road / Tittensor Road
- 20’s Plenty Initiative
- Speed Indicator Devices data – Review latest data
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95 To receive update regarding the formation of a Parish Strategy
160 To receive update on planting of trees in Barlaston initiative
161 To receive update regarding Wedgwood Memorial College
180 To receive suggestions regarding a Community led shop on Barlaston Park (deferred – subject to commencement of planning application 18/18215/FUL)
195 To receive update regarding the land at Meadow Road
214 To receive update regarding the renewal of the Cricket Club Lease
221 To receive update on Neighbourhood Plan review
50 To receive update on contact for Homes Plus
80 To determine actions regarding the procurement of a Christmas Tree for Orchard Place and receive update on lighting of a tree at Orchard Place
97 To receive update on Civic Amenity Visits for 2023
98 To receive update regarding adoption of the Civility and Respect Pledge
101 To receive update on addressing anti-social behaviour on the Downs Car Park
102 To receive update on Walking Bus Scheme
103 To receive update on hedge cutting on the Village Green
119 To receive update and determine actions regarding the procurement of a replacement noticeboard on Barlaston Park
120 To receive update regarding damaged caused by fallen tree by the Downs Car Park
131 To receive updates and determine actions regarding the following Committees:
- Environmental Committee
a. To receive update on works undertaken regarding wildflower beds
b. To receive update on play equipment for wild green
c. To receive willow structure details
d. Signage for the Wild Green following installation of new items (deferred)
e. To receive update regarding works at the top of the green
f. Engage with the school to undertake wildlife projects
g. To determine fence installation and costings for Wild Play Area
- Finance Committee
To determine date for budget setting meeting
- Precept for next year
- New Assets
- Annual activities
- Election costs May 2023
- HR Committee
- Entertainment Committee
- To receive update on donation from the Village Show Committee
- Determine if event planning is required for the King’s Coronation
132 To note financial matters:
(a) To approve bank reconciliation reports
(b) To receive schedule of payments report November 2022
(c) To Note appointment of Mazars LLP as External Auditors for a five-year period until 2026/27
| Expenditure – Standard | NET | VAT | Payment |
| K St Leger – Salary / Expenses | 1564.35 | 0.00 | BACS |
| Staffordshire County Pension | 600.12 | 0.00 | BACS |
| Buxus Green – Inv 202213 – November Grass Cutting | 1000.00 | 0.00 | BACS |
| Zoom INV177379628– Video Conferencing | 11.99 | 2.40 | DD |
| BT – Inv M039 DW– Broadband | 28.98 | 5.79 | DD |
| Buxus Green – Inv 202211 – Village Green Works | 225.00 | 0.00 | BACS |
| Royal British Legion – Poppy Appeal Grant | 500.00 | 0.00 | 002851 |
| Vision CCTV Ltd – Installation of CCTV equipment Barlaston Methodist Church | 520.00 | 104.00 | BACS |
| Mrs Honeyman’s Afternoon Teas – Catering for Strategy Event | 87.00 | 0.00 | BACS |
| Chairman’s Allowance | 250.00 | 0.00 | BACS |
| Toplis Associates Ltd – Village Hall Audit Inv 1,264 | 153.82 | 30.76 | BACS |
| Pozitive Energy Gas inv 2618182022228878 | 64.28 | 3.21 | DD |
| Pozitive Energy Electricity Inv 26181620222437422 | 131.04 | 6.55 | DD |
| Joe Poultney – Update winter planters inc. 120 boxes of bedding plants | 200.00 | 0.00 | 002852 |
| Stinkyink.com – Inv H92951 Drum unit for Xerox 3335 printer | 37.83 | 7.57 | PAYPAL |
| St John’s Church – provision of buffet for Bowl Presentation | 375.00 | 0.00 | BACS |
| Stafford Borough Council – Inv (TBC) Provision of wiring for CCTV | 397.45 | 79.49 | BACS |
| WCCTV – Inv (TBC) CCTV equipment for Downs Car Park inc. 5-year support / Service level agreement | 8000.00 | 1,679.49 | BACS |
| Staffordshire County Council – Inv 1000095922 – Quarterly Allotment Lease 25/12/2022 – 24/03/2023 | 300.00 | 0.00 | BACS |
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| Barlaston Village Hall – Inv 010847 – unfettered grant (utility bills / assets) | 4586.57 | 0.00 | BACS |
| Allotment Association quarterly lease fees | 300.00 | 0.00 | BACS |
| Planning Application refund Stafford Borough Council | 117.00 | 0.00 | BACS |
133 To determine implementation of electric charge points in the village
134 To determine actions regarding a request for a bus stop shelter outside Orchard Place
135 To determine actions regarding drainage issues on the green (below the war memorial)
136 To determine purchase of Tommy Figures / Poppies for next year’s Remembrance Service
137 To receive Risk Assessment updates and determine actions
- Pavement on the green adjacent to the War Memorial
- Rialtas Cloud – Training date to be agreed
- Obsolete defib devices
- CCTV for the Methodist Church
- MUGA improvements
- Hedge on Station Road
- The metal restraint on the rope bridge at the Wild Play Area has come away
138 To receive updates on and determine grant application(s)
- Request from the Community Group for £100 towards the provision of a Christmas Lights display at Barlaston Park
- Request from the Community Group to continue with Silver Surfer Computer Courses @ £250
- Request from the Community Group to pay £125 (plus VAT) towards the provision of a community transport bus to collect residents to attend the Golden Ages Christmas Party
- St John’s Church request for funding to print 200 A5 booklets for the Remembrance Sunday Service @ £150.50
- St John’s Church request 50% of the grass cutting fee towards the upkeep of the cemetery @ £1427
- St John’s Church request £500 towards the cost of printing the Christmas edition of the Parish Gazette
- CPRE are asking for donations for their Christmas appeal to protect rural Staffordshire £35 to £50
139 To note Planning issue(s) and outcomes
- Planning application reference 22/36138/HOU at Barlaston Hall, Queen Mary’s Drive, Barlaston described as alterations and extension to the existing outbuildings at Barlaston Hall.
- Planning application reference 22/36203/HOU at The Grange, Malthouse Lane, Barlaston described as proposed single storey rear extension, internal alterations and new boundary wall and access gate to Malthouse Lane Boundary.
- Planning application reference 22/36037/HOU at Hall Farm, Queen Mary’s Drive, Barlaston described as rear and side extension.
140 To receive items for inclusion in next agenda
141 To determine date for the January 2023 meeting