Notice is hereby given that there will be the monthly meeting of Ickleford Parish Council on Thursday 9 January 2020 at 7.30pm in Ickleford Village Hall for the purpose of transacting the business set out in the agenda below and members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend this meeting.
Members of the press and public are invited to attend. A Councillor will be available between 7.15pm and 7.30pm to discuss any matter relating to the parish.
Judith Crosier
Clerk to Ickleford Parish Council
AGENDA
1 Apologies for Absence
1.1 To receive apologies for absence
2 Chairman’s Notice
2.1 Notice on openness and transparency at this meeting
3 Declaration of Interests
3.1 To receive declarations of interest from councillors relating to items on the agenda
3.2 To receive written requests for dispensation for declarable interests; and
3.3 To grant any requests for dispensation as appropriate
4 Minutes of the Last Meeting
4.1 To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 5 December 2019
5 Public Participation Session
5.1 Members of the press and public have the opportunity to have an open discussion with the Parish Council (between 7.35pm and 8.00pm).
6 Police Report
6.1 PCSO Report
7 Reports from County and District Councillors
7.1 Report from County Councillor
7.2 Report from District Councillor
8 On-going Projects
8.1 Neighbourhood Planning– to receive and note the report from the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, receive any other updates, and approve any actions
8.2 Maintenance of the natural river environment in Ickleford – to receive an update and approve any actions
8.3 Installation of a Christmas Tree with lights on Upper Green and hosting a ‘Lights Switch-On’ evening this year – to receive a feedback and approve any actions
8.4 Culvert under Arlesey Road by Christmas Common – to receive an update and approve any actions
8.5 Parish Council representative on Governing Body of Ickleford School – to discuss the possibility of requesting that a parish councillor be appointed as a local authority representative and approve any actions
8.6 ISRC sports field – to update on recent request for funding ground maintenance
8.7 Overgrown footpath near to the pump station on Arlesey Road (Cadwell) – to receive information and approve any actions
8.8 Gardening contract from 1 April 2020 – to discuss the gardening duties for the contract currently held by Mr William Crosse and approve any actions
9 New Matters
9.1 Loneliness in the local community – to receive information, consider possible initiatives for Ickleford, and approve any actions
9.2 Local Electricity Bill – to receive information and approve any actions
9.3 NHDC Draft Local Plan – to receive an update about the Examination in Public process and approve any actions
9.4 Annual playground inspection – to receive the annual inspection report, discuss quotes for remedial work, and approve any actions
10 Planning Applications
To consider the following planning applications, including appropriate requests for infrastructure improvements:
10.1 Planning applications received between 3 January and 9 January 2020
11 Planning Decisions
11.1 Planning decisions received between 3 January and 9 January 2020
12 Finance
12.1 Additional hours worked by the previous Clerk for the period 1 November 2019 to 24 December 2019 and payment in lieu of outstanding annual leave – to receive information, including cost, and approve any actions
12.2 Notification of receipts since the last meeting and payments made between meetings
12.3 Approve payments for January 2020 and any payments made between meetings
13 Reports
For information only – no decisions or actions can be agreed at this time
13.1 Rand’s Educational Foundation Governors
13.2 Ickleford Sports and Recreation Club Committee
13.3 Ickleford Village Hall Committee
13.4 Hertfordshire Highways Representative
14 Chairman’s Report
For information only – no decisions or actions can be agreed at this time
14.1 To receive urgent matters from the Chairman
15 Date for Next Meeting
15.1 The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Thursday 6 February 2020 at 7.30pm