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 July 2024. Meeting to commence at 7:15 pm. An agenda for the meeting is set out below.
Signed
2 July 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
- To determine co-option of Parish Councillors and ward representation
- Apologies
- Declarations of Interest
- Written applications for dispensations under the Localism Act 2011
- To approve minutes of the Parish Council Meeting 11 June 2024
- Matters arising from the meeting of 11 June 2024 and not otherwise on the agenda
- Updates covered in the Clerk’s Report
92 Highways updates
161 Wedgwood Memorial College
221 Neighbourhood Plan Review
7 Banking arrangements
21 Crossing Patrol Officer
228 Drainage issues on the village green
282 Tree Survey update
55 Village Hall Governance
56 Meadow Road Lease
57 Cricket Club Lease
58 Bush shelter repairs
59 Planning Application Barlaston Park
61 Notice board at Upper House car park
63 Planning Application Validation Letter
70 Damage to notice board Orchard Place
73 Carving on County Council Land
74 Play fort repair
- Updates and determine actions regarding the Parish Council’s Strategy (on hold).
- To determine Chairman role for the following committees:
- Finance Committee
- Planning & Development
- To determine training courses to enable Cllrs to undertake their roles
- To determine training courses for the Clerk
- To note financial matters:
(a) To approve bank reconciliation reports
(b) To receive schedule of payments report June 2024
| Expenditure – Standard | GROSS | VAT | NET | Payment |
| K St Leger – Salary / Expenses June 2024 | 460.86 | 0.00 | 460.86 | BACS |
| Buxus Green – June Grass Cutting | 1050.00 | 0.00 | 1050.00 | SO |
| Clear Insurance – Parish Council Insurance | 1234.52 | 0.00 | 1234.52 | BACS |
| Viking O/N GB012815831W – Xerox toner head cassette | 88.73 | 14.79 | 73.94 | BACS |
| Grant – Voluntary car scheme | 150.00 | 0.00 | 150.00 | BACS |
| Buxus Green – Inv 202411 – Works on the MUGA | 150.00 | 0.00 | 150.00 | BACS |
| Canprint – Inv 34606 Design Guide print | 155.00 | 0.00 | 155.00 | BACS |
| Stafford Borough Council – Inv 7070294502 – Civic Amenity Visits | 652.00 | 108.67 | 543.33 | BACS |
| SPCA – Annual Renewal Inv SI-1416 | 456.00 | 0.00 | 456.00 | BACS |
| BT – Inv– Broadband Inv MO57 FO | 39.30 | 6.55 | 32.75 | DD |
| Tesco Mobile – Inv 134212420093 | 15.10 | 0.00 | 15.10 | DD |
| Pozitive Energy Gas inv 26181820245880683 | 134.04 | 6.38 | 127.66 | DD |
| Pozitive Energy Electricity Inv 26181620245891452 | 114.89 | 5.47 | 109.42 | DD |
| Income – Standard | GROSS | VAT | NET | Payment |
| Gate Licence Inv 650 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 | BACS |
| Gate Licence Inv 643 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 | BACS |
| Gate Licence Inv 646 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 | BACS |
| Gate Licence Inv 645 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 | BACS |
| Barlaston Allotment Quarterly Charge | 300.00 | 0.00 | 300.00 | BACS |
| Barlaston Village Hall – Amenity Costs | 3032.54 | 0.00 | 3232.54 | BACS |
- To receive update on Blue Bell Wood at Meaford
- To note the training date regarding the implementation of Design Codes and Housing Needs Assessment in conjunction with the Neighbourhood Plan
- To determine production of a Heron
- To determine report noting the hours undertaken by the Assistant Clerk
- To determine the procurement of additional remembrance figures
- To determine actions regarding the dead cherry tree on Meaford Road
- To determine the relocation of the waste bin adjacent to the bridge on Station Road
- To determine the path clearance on Old Road
- To receive Risk Assessment updates and determine actions:
- Biennial tree survey recommended works / costings
- Tree in the grounds of the Village Hall car park omitted from the Survey
- To mitigate risk regarding PC data
- To receive weekly play reports / recommendations from appointed Cllrs
- To note correspondence from residents
- To receive updates on and determine grant application(s)
- To note Planning decisions
- To receive items for inclusion in next agenda
- Date of next meeting(s) – 9 September 2024