Agenda 2024 May

May 9, 2024 | Agendas

The Agenda can be read below or downloaded here: AG_2024_May BPC

To all members of Blackawton Parish Council 9 May 2024

You are hereby summoned to attend the monthly meeting of Blackawton Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 14 May 2024 at 7:30 p.m. in St Michael’s Church for the purpose of transacting the following business.

a. Open Forum

The Chair invites Questions from Parishioners.

b. Councillors Forum

Cllrs may raise items for attention or for future consideration.

AGENDAS

Annual Meeting of the Parish Council

  1. Election of Chair

  2. Chair’s Signature of Declaration of Acceptance of Office

  3. Election of Vice-Chair

  4. Vice-Chair’s Signature of Declaration of Acceptance of Office

  5. Apologies for absence

  6. Ordinary Meetings of the Parish Council

To determine the time and place of ordinary meetings of the full council.

  1. Appointments to special areas of responsibility

To confirm appointments for a Footpath Warden and a Tree Warden.

To consider the vacancy for a Snow Warden.

  1. To confirm BPC’s Delegations of Authority to the Clerk

  2. To note Standing Orders approved 9/4/24.

  3. To consider the proposed Financial Regulations (new Model Regulations).

  4. Asset Register – To confirm the Asset Register as at 31/03/24

  5. Confirmation of arrangements for insurance cover in respect of all insurable risks

To note the three year agreement which ends 3/5/26.

  1. Review of the Council’s Subscriptions to other bodies, Contracts, & Direct Debit mandates

  2. Review of the Council’s Bank signatory mandates

  3. Approval of the list of due payments which arise on a regular basis as the result of a continuing contract , statutory duty, or obligation, and which will be authorised by the Council and paid in response to correct invoices.

  4. Review of the list of the Council’s policies and procedures, and to agree any action required.

  5. To consider and approve the 2024 Statement of Internal Controls.

  6. To consider and approve the 2024 Risk Register Review.

May Meeting of the Parish Council

  1. Apologies

To receive apologies for absence

  1. Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of Members’ interests in Agenda items

  1. Minutes of Previous Meetings

To approve Minutes of the Meeting on held 9 May 2024 and the Annual Parish Meeting on 16 May 2024.

  1. Report from South Hams District Council Councillor

  2. Report from Devon County Council Councillor

  3. Planning Applications

    1. SHDC Planning Decisions

To note the decisions as follows:

  • 0456/24/LBC Larcombe Farm East Allington TQ9 7QB. Listed Building Consent for emergency structural remedial repairs on historic western stone gable wall of the attached barn at Larcombe Farm, detailed structural investigations undertaken as part of ongoing, previously approved works, have determined that upper section of wall is structurally unstable and at risk of collapse, structural engineer has advised that the only way of suitably resolving this issue is for upper part of wall to be carefully taken down before being reinstated. Conditonal Approval.

    1. Review of New Applications

  • 1379/24/CLP North Millcombe Farm Blackawton TQ9 7AE. Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use for construction of dwelling following commencement of works on site.
    For information only.

  1. BPC Public Statement about delayed Completion & Handover of Community owned assets and Business Units in the French Furze Development

To consider agreeing a public statement.

  1. Finance

    1. Update on Current Financial Position

To receive Reports.

    1. Payments & Receipts

To authorise the following payments

  • Repainting the lettering on the Blackawton War Memorial, £100.20

  • Lengthsman, December to March 2024, £345.00

  • Lengthsman, April 2024, £483.00

  • Society of Local Council Clerks membership, £83.30 for 24/25 (pro-rata with Dittisham PC)

  • Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management membership fee, £100.00

  • Clerk April Expenses Reimbursement, £26.19

  • SHDC, Uncontested Election 2023, £122.70

  • Cemetery Frequent cuts 1 April, 15 April, and 29 April 2024, £324.00

  • Cemetery Biodiversity cut 1 April 2024, £42.00

To note payments made since the April meeting:

  • Information Commissioner’s Office, (compulsory) annual fee, £35.00

To note receipts:

  • Precept, first instalment, £11,500

  1. Grant Requests

    1. Blackawton Playing Fields Committee Tennis Courts Webpage
      £33 to create a separate Community page for the Tennis Courts

    2. Blackawton Parish Church to Support Publication of the Beacon

  2. BPC Maintenance Contract

To agree to advertise a contract (term to 12/25 & optional two year extension, highways safety awareness training will be provided) in June Beacon, Chronicle and other sites for a decision in July meeting.

  1. Community Composting Planning Application

To consider the request for BPC to submit the application on behalf of the community

  1. Councillors Planning and Review Day

To consider the arrangements for a 2024 event.

  1. Community Website Access

To consider granting a resident administrator access to Community and Events pages to update them.

  1. Update on Asset of Community Value Application The George Inn

  1. Correspondence

To note or consider:

  • Public Sector Executive, EV Charging Deployment Plan, 19/2/2024, 2.00pm – 3:00pm

  • Scribe, Website accessibility & .gov.uk domains, 15/5/24, 10:00-11:00

  • Western Gateway and Peninsula Transport STBs published Electric Vehicle Charging Study

  1. Next Meeting

To confirm the next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 4 June 2024 at 7:30 p.m.

PRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE VERY WELCOME TO ATTEND

Annette Thom

Parish Clerk