Agenda for Parish Council meeting of Monday 11 January 2016

YOU ARE SUMMONED TO ATTEND THE MEETING OF THE STOKE POGES PARISH COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON MONDAY 11 JANUARY 2016 AT 7.30 P.M. IN THE LIONEL RIGBY ROOM AT THE VILLAGE CENTRE, ROGERS LANE, STOKE POGES.

To deal with the following business:

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AGENDA

190/PC/16 – Police

To receive a report from the police.

191/PC/16 – Public Session Time (7.30 pm-7.45 pm)

The meeting is open to the public and press and fifteen minutes will be reserved, if required, for public comment.

192/PC/16 – Apologies for Absence

193/PC/16- Declarations of interest

Members to declare any personal interest in any item of business as defined in the Code of Conduct 2012.  If that interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest as defined in the Code; the member should withdraw from the meeting for that item.

194/PC/16 – Minutes

To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 7 December 15 (previously circulated). 

195/PC/16 – County Councillor’s Report

Councillor Egleton to report.

196/PC/16 – District Councillor’s Report

197/PC/16 – Chairman’s Update from last meeting.

198/PC/16 – Khalsa School

Update

199/PC/16 – MVAS Rota

To note that having poles in situe at each site does not fit with highways policy for reducing street clutter.  Poles would cost £160.00 each if allowed.  To discuss and decide how to proceed.

200/PC/16 – PC Logo

Update from Cllr Bagge after re-discussion with the Society, brought back from last meeting.

201/PC/16 – Community Carols

Update from Cllr Crocker on event.

202/PC/16 – PSCO Funding 2015/16

Update from clerk and police on stats regarding contribution to a PSCO request from Iver Parish Council.  To decide.

203/PC/16 – SLCC 10th Practitioners Conference

To note that the clerk is not attending this practical conference 24 and 25 February 2015 due to the agenda not being suitable, waste of funds, will wait for a suitable worthwhile event.

204/PC/16 – Precept

To note that the figure agreed at the December meeting was minuted incorrectly, it read £183536 when in fact it should have read £186536.  To note and ratify the correct amount for the clerk to request from South Bucks District Council for 2016/17 should be £186536.

205/PC/16 – Parish Devolution Project

Request from BCC for the Parish Council to take up Tranche 2 of the devolution project for grass cutting in Stoke Poges.  Circulated.

206/PC/16 – Bells Hill Green

To agree a simple licence offered by SBDC for taking over the maintenance of the Bells Hill Green, to discuss and decide. Circulated.

207/PC/16 – Park Road Speed Review

Brought back from last meeting to decide whether or not to carry out a Speed Review on Park Road.

208/PC/16 – The Queens 90 Birthday

To discuss and decide whether or not to hold an event to celebrate the Queens 90 birthday and if so decide a date.  To discuss and decide whether or not to light the beacon on 21 April 2016 and to make arrangements.

209/PC/16 – Clean for the Queen

To discuss and decide details for the event to be held on 5 or 6 March 2016.

210/PC/16 – Chiltern & South Bucks Joint Local Plan

Invitation for a member to attend a meeting on either 14 or 18 January 2016 to discuss consultation.

211/PC/16 – Parish Reception

To briefly discuss reception details to be held on 18 March 2016, and to consider ideas for cup winners.

212/PC/16 – Agenda Paper Copies

To discuss and seek member views on replacing hard copy agendas and minutes with electronic versions.

213/PC/16 – London Green Belt

To discuss and decide on a request to increase yearly subscription from £10 to £25. Circulated.

214/PC/16 – RECEIVE and ADOPT minutes from previous meetings of sub committees and working parties:

  1. Planning Minutes 16 November  2015 Signed 14 December 2015

215/PC/16 – Finance

(1) Statement of Accounts – December 2015, circulated

(2) To approve list of bacs & cheques for signature December 2015 (subject to additions) circulated.

(3) Bank reconciliations, December 2015, circulated.

(4) Budget monitoring, December 2015 circulated

(5) Fighting Fund. Circulated.

216/PC/16 – Circulars List/Correspondence and Items received by clerk but not on agenda.

List appended to the agenda of all circulars received in the office and available to view for one month after this meeting. None.

Correspondence:

217/PC/16 – Dates of Future Meetings

Planning Committee – 18 January 2016

Full Parish Council – 8 February 2016

Julie Simmonds

Julie Simmonds

Clerk to the Council 

6 January 2016