Parish Council Minutes
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MINUTES OF A MEETING of the St Goran Parish Council held on Thursday 2nd November 2006 in the St Goran Church Schoolrooms at 7.30p.m. with Mr G. Husband in the Chair.
Present were Messrs Ayres, Bullen, Church, Lobb, Michell, Vian, 3 members of the public and Emma Grigg (Community Regeneration Facilitator, Restormel Borough Council) and Nikki Mills (Rural Services Manager, Cornwall Rural Community Council) and 3 members of the public.
PUBLIC SESSION
Mr Husband welcomed Emma and Nikki who had come to advise the Parish Council on taking the Parish Plan forward. Emma can help facilitate groups in connection with community buildings. She can assist in doing an audit of the buildings in the parish and in finding funding through Prohelp. Nikki can help with other projects including finding the necessary funding. There is a small grant fund which can award grants up to £500.00 and this can be used as matched funding. Affordable housing is not part of their remit. There was some discussion about the proposed footpath to the school. Restormel also have a community fund and there is help for youth facilities. Mrs Leech, a member of the public spoke on behalf of the Playing Field Trust and stated that the Trust has plans for improving both the indoor and outdoor facilities. Unfortunately, Mr D. Phillips who had been planning to attend the meeting and present these plans had not yet arrived. Mr Husband thanked Emma and Nikki for attending the meeting and they then left.
Mr Roberts, member of the public, spoke in connection with a planning application that is on the agenda. He has sent a copy of a letter of objection that he has sent to R.B.C. Other residents of Trelispen Park have also sent letters of objection but did not realise that they should forward copies to the P.C.
The P.C. then went into formal session.
APOLOGIES
Messsr Grose, and Whatty, Mrs Gouldsmith and Restormel Borough Councillor Mrs D.Mutton.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE 5th October 2006
The minutes were agreed.
MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
Lime Kiln. Letter received from Lime Kiln Trust accepting the P.C’s offer to purchase and maintain 3 new seats on the Lime Kiln. They will be happy to make a donation towards the cost of the seats.
Affordable Housing. Letter from Ocean Housing. Draft design and on-site investigation work has been done. The site owner, however, is not agreeable to the design. Although the original funding is no longer available they are confident that funding would be forthcoming so they are not letting this hinder their progress. The P.C. discussed this matter and may be willing to look at other alternatives.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Footpaths. None
Beach. None.
General Purposes. None.
CORRESPONDANCE
R.B.C. Core Strategy : Post- Submission Changes Consultation October 2006
C.C.C. Details of road closure, Church Street, Gorran Haven.
R.B.C. Letter in connection with waste incinerator. District Councils are responsible for collection of waste and County Councils for disposal of waste. As this is a national system any request by R.B.C. to operate as a disposal authority would have the potential to undermine the current provisions of the waste disposal regulations.
N.A.L.C. Key points of the Local Government White Paper.
Countryside Alliance. Request for P.C. to write to Minister responsible for Post Offices stating the importance of their local Post Office and what its loss would mean to the community. The Government’s decision not to renew the Post Office Card Account beyond 2010 would mean the loss of many rural P.O.s. The P.C. agreed to write.
R.B.C. Details of the likely cost of P.C. elections next year.
R.B.C. Details of forthcoming Mayor’s events.
Mrs Doreen Smith. Letter asking the P.C. to consider requesting to have a tree preservation order put on the horse chestnut tree at Gorran Green. Agreed.
PLANNING
Mr Geoff Stevens. Proposed detached domestic garage, and conversion of existing garage to utility room at 24 Trelispen Park, Gorran Haven. Full Planning. One letter of objection received and read to the P.C. Objection to the building of the new garage as it is an inappropriate size for a domestic garage. No objection to the conversion of the existing garage to a utility room.
Airwave MMO2 Ltd. To add 1 no. 300mm microwave dish at 7.7m on the existing 10m monopole and 1 no. storage cabinet within the compound at Treveor Farm, Gorran. Full Planning. No objection.
Mr A. Plowright. Side extension, conversion of garage to annexe, addition of proch and balcony at 24 Perhaver Park, Gorran Haven. Full Planning. No objection.
BILLS FOR PAYMENT Receipts
Mrs Miles clerk’s salary 340.00 Nil
Mrs Miles clerk’s expenses 53.79
Mrs Miles clerk’s purchases 12.80
Mr M.Crook grasscutting 50.00
456.69
All the bills for October have been paid. Agreed to pay the bills for November.
BEACH SAFETY SCHEME.
Letter received from the Harbour and Fishermens Society in connection with discussions at their recent Management Committee meeting also attended by P.C. councillor Mrs Gouldsmith. They agreed that the measures brought in this summer were successful and they would like to see them continued next year. It was also agreed that the means of raising funding to pay for a beach warden should be continued as it would be unreasonable to expect the general council tax payers to bear the full cost in order to privilege those who would certainly have to pay at any comparable resort. They would also like to see more publicity and they will help and support the P.C. in any measures they may initiate. There was then some discussion about the measures to take for next year. In view of the fact that a few boat owners refused to pay launching fees it was suggested that a bye-law be applied for.
Mr Church suggested leaving this until the following year when the new regulations come in and bye-law requests will not have to go to the relevant Secretary of State. In this case the P.C. would have to rely on the goodwill of boat owners. In view of the problems experienced this year it was decided to go ahead with a bye-law straight away. Mr Lobb proposed that the towing vehicle owner be the person responsible for the fees and for there to be a fixed penalty for non-payment. He also stated that a green buoy needs to be put at the end of the line of buoys. It was also agreed that all boats launched must have third party insurance.
TOURIST BROCHURE 2007
The cost of printing the brochure as this year with no changes will be £550.00. Agreed to keep the charges for the adverts to £30.00 and to look at cost with either the brochure the same size but with less adverts and an information section or larger with the same number of adverts and a small extra section of local information. Mr Church said that with bus information in the brochure we may be able to get a small grant from the East Cornwall Rural Transport Fund.
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
Mr Bullen agreed to lay the wreath. This will be at 11.00.a.m on Sunday 12th November immediately before the service.
PARISH PROBLEMS
Mr Lobb reported that the repair at Trewollock Lane has still not been done and the repair at the old Garage site is again sinking.
The meeting closed at 9.00p.m.
