All members of Barlaston Parish Council are hereby summoned to the Parish Council Meeting at Barlaston Methodist Church. Park Drive, Barlaston ST12 9DP on 9 April 2024. Meeting to commence at 7:30pm. An agenda for the meeting is set out below.
Signed Viv O’Dunne
3 April 2024
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
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- Apologies
- Declarations of Interest
- Written applications for dispensations under the Localism Act 2011
- To approve minutes of the Parish Council Meeting 12 March 2024
- Matters arising from the meeting of 12 March 2024 and not otherwise on the agenda
- Updates covered in the Clerk’s Report:
92 Highway matters
161 Wedgwood Memorial College
195 Lease of Meadow Road land
214 Renewal of the Cricket Club Lease
135 Drainage Works on the Village Green
221 Neighbourhood Plan review
7 Banking Arrangements
21 Crossing Patrol Officer
125 Applying the Highways Act 1980 Legislation
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- Noticeboard at the Downs Car Park in conjunction with the Upper House
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164 Installation of wire fence / posts at the Upper House
226 Maintenance of Speed gates Meaford Road
228 Drainage issues on the Village Green (below the War Memorial)
229 footpath clearance works adjacent to Plume of Feathers
256 Planning application validation Stafford Borough Council
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- To receive updates and determine actions regarding the Parish Council’s Strategy.
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- Environmental / Community – Cllr Hurst / Cllr Marcia
- Children & Families – Cllr Dando / Cllr Tudor
- Aesthetics – Cllr Hemming / Cllr Borasinski
- Sympathetic Development – Cllr Fisher / Cllr Philpott
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- To note financial matters:
(a) To approve bank reconciliation reports
(b) To receive schedule of payments report March 2024
(c) To note receipt of the AGAR (External Audit) paperwork
| Expenditure – Standard | GROSS | VAT | NET | Payment |
| V O’Dunne – Expenses inc. postage – March 2024 | 8.55 | 0.00 | 8.55 | BACS |
| K St Leger – Salary / Expenses Feb 2024 | 546.77 | 0.00 | 546.77 | BACS |
| Barlaston Methodist Church – Room Rental coffee mornings | 120.00 | 0.00 | 120.00 | 002861 |
| Barlaston Methodist Church – Office Room Rental 1 Sept – 1 Mar | 750.00 | 0.00 | 750.00 | 002862 |
| Buxus Green – 202406 March Grass Cutting | 1,050.00 | 0.00 | 1050.00 | SO |
| CanPrint Inv 34288 – design for Tree posters | 72.00 | 0.00 | 60.00 | BACS |
| Stafford Borough Council – Bin Emptying Jan – Mar 24 7070294279 | 434.28 | 72.38 | 361.90 | BACS |
| Staffordshire County Council – Allotment Fees Inv 1000121880 | 300.00 | 0.00 | 300.00 | BACS |
| Urban Vision – Neighbourhood Plan (offset by grant) inv UVE 1004-24 | 12,138.00 | 2,023.00 | 10,115.00 | BACS |
| Buxus Green -Speed Gate maintenance – Inv 202404 | 235.00 | 0.00 | 235.00 | BACS |
| Buxus Green – Additional grass cut (offset by County Council) 202405 | 600.00 | 0.00 | 600.00 | BACS |
| BT – Inv– Broadband Inv MO54 3W | 36.70 | 6.11 | 30.59 | DD |
| Tesco Mobile – 134200301553 14/2/24 – 13/3/24 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | DD |
| Pozitive Energy Gas inv 26181820245234252 | 269.52 | 12.83 | 256.69 | DD |
| Pozitive Energy Electricity Inv 26181620245228705 | 116.86 | 5.56 | 111.30 | DD |
| Income – Standard | GROSS | VAT | NET | Payment |
| Allotment Assoc. Inv 637 | 300.00 | 0.00 | 300.00 | BACS |
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- To receive update on Parish Council vacancy and determine Cllr representation for wards
- To receive update on and determine costings for Village Hall Porch tender works
- To receive update on the Planning application validation guidance letter issued to Stafford Borough Council
- To determine re-naming of Barlaston Cricket Club to The Peter Taylor Memorial Ground
- To discuss issue of mud on the pavement between Lakewood Drive and the Bridge at Wedgwood Pools
- To receive Risk Assessment updates and determine actions:
- Biennial tree survey recommended works / costings
- Asbestos removal at the Village Hall
- To receive weekly play reports / recommendations from appointed Cllrs
- To discuss proposed ‘no waiting at any time’ parking restrictions along Tittensor and Station roads
- To note correspondence from residents
- To receive updates on and determine grant application(s)
- Barlaston Community Group – support for silver surfer course / computer club @ £200
- To note Planning decisions
- To determine meeting dates for 2024/2025
- To receive items for inclusion in next agenda
- Date of next meeting(s) – 14 May 2024