Approved Minutes for 2nd February 2021
Approved Minutes of Saltfleetby Parish Council Meeting held on 2nd February 2021
Present: Cllr Dover LD Madam Chairman
Cllr Harrison SH
Cllr Rick Smith RAS joined at 7.18pm
Cllr Lusby JL
Cllr Facer SC
Cllr J Morris JM
Cllr Clark SC
Mrs C Owen - Clerk
Meeting commenced at 7.00pm
There was one member of the public present being Councillor McNally, County and District Councillor.
Statutory proceedings commenced at 7.00pm
01404 Apologies for absence – ongoing apology from Cllr Robin Smith. Cllr Rickett sent an apology due to work commitments.
01405 Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 5th January 2021 had been circulated. It was discussed to add under item 01398; ‘There was a discussion on the NOLAN principles and completion of a survey on the principles.’ It was resolved to accept the minutes with this addition, p JF, s JM. The minutes will be collected and signed by the Madam Chairman within 2 days of the meeting and forwarded to the Clerk.
01406 Declarations of Interest –There were no declarations of interest for this meeting.
01407 District/County Councillor Reports –It was reported the there is an email on the Issues and Options Consultation that is recommended for completion by the Council. The consultation opens on 15th February 2021. It was suggested that this should also be communicated to local residents through the Village Newsletter and added to the Parish Council website.
It was reported that all care home residents and staff barring 2 had received Covid vaccinations (not done due to them having positive cases at the moment).
LCC has £10m available to support small businesses such as sole traders that have not been able to benefit from the Governments other business initiatives during the pandemic and may have slipped through the net. There will be more details by end February/March.
Three Bridges Lane is about to have road works started. Signage has been displayed in readiness.
It was discussed that road name signs are the responsibility of East Lindsey and that directional road signage is LCC.
There is a sign at the end of North End Lane and Saddleback Road that needs reporting on Fixmystreet and Cllr Dover will report this issue.
It was discussed that the ELDC car park at Manby was going to be used as a testing centre for Covid-19 but it appears this has not come to fruition.
Cllr Rick Smith joined the meeting at this point 7.18pm
Cllr McNally left the meeting at 7.20pm.
01408 Councillor Vacancies – There are now 3 vacancies. There has been no interest expressed to the Clerk. However, there may be 2 residents that have expressed an interest to a Councillor.
01409 Gayton Wind Farm Community Fund Applications –no applications.
01410 Financial Matters –
- Accounts to be paid/authorised:
- Clerk’s salary and expenses for January 2021 including HMRC payment for month 11 of 2020/2021.
- Preauthorisation to purchase new pads for the defibrillators due to expire in May 2021. It was discussed that only the adult pads need replacing as the junior pads were changed last year. Cllr Clark will also check the battery packs as well but it is believed that the pads and battery packs come as a set. It was also discussed that this cost may be able to come from Gayton Wind Farm Fund in the future. This would need to be on an agenda in advance. An item for the next agenda is to be items that could be paid for using the wind farm monies.
It was resolved to approve the above, p RAS, s JL.
- Monthly Councillors Report as at 31st January 2021. The Clerk raised the spend of subscriptions will be over the budget (Zoom subscriptions due to Covid-19). It was resolved to approve the report, p SH, s SC.
- Bank Reconciliation and Receipts and Payments to 31st January 2021. It was resolved to approve, p RAS, s JL.
01411 EK Financial Matters –
a. Accounts to be paid/authorised:
None for this month.
b. Bank reconciliation and Receipts and Payments as at 31st January 2021
It was resolved to approve, p JL, s RAS.
It was discussed that there should be a date for the next Gayton Wind Farm Fund Grant application process. This is to be an item on the March agenda.
01412 Village Scarecrow Competition – It was discussed that the village advertise a scarecrow display. It was agreed that this could be run in September 2021 and advertised on the Facebook page, Village Newsletter and website and just be a bit of fun.
01413 Defibrillator – It was discussed that the defibrillators should be checked more regularly and that Councillors will check them when driving past. Cllr Robin Smith checks both on a monthly basis when he updates the parish noticeboards; Cllr Clark checks when he can. It was reported that the boxes will need replacing within the next year or so as the condition of the current boxes are deteriorating. It was mentioned that several individuals know the code and this should only be on a need to know basis as EMAS would issue the passcode on phoning 999.
It was requested that the Clerk write to the residents of the Prussian Queen and ask them to inform the Council if they temporarily remove the defibrillator in the future, as there has been an incident recently where it has been removed, p SC, s RAS.
01414 Reports from Outside Bodies – None.
01415 Correspondence –The Clerk reported that an email stating that the Council had been successful in the Councillors Community Grant for the refurbishment costs of the second BT box. An email had been received from a resident regarding the litter that had been collected down Three Bridges Lane. It is noted that the Council thank him for cleaning up this litter. An email from East Lindsey Citizens Advice had been received, thanking the parish council for the donation. The email from ELDC has been circulated to the Councillors regarding the Issues and Options Consultation.
An email had been received from the manufacturers and suppliers of the new village signs. It was discussed that the Clerk will write a letter expressing concern over the condition of the signs.
- Councillors Report – It was reported that no one had been identified individually as requiring support however, the situation will still be monitored.
- Parish Clerks Report –The Clerk reported that the website was still ongoing to get historical content/documents on.
- Items for the next agenda
The meeting closed at 8.30pm.
Next Parish Council Meeting Tuesday 2nd March 2021 at 7.00pm