Draft Minutes of a Parish Council meeting on July 13, 2006, at 7.30pm at the Club House

Present:                            Cllr Andrew Wheatstone (Chair)

                                            Cllr Michael Binns (Vice-chair)

                                            Cllr Eddie Cullen

                                            Cllr Helen Marshall

                                            Cllr Mike Gover

In attendance:                Cllr Pat Fairbank

                                            Cllr Mark Wheeler          

                                            6 members of the public

1      Declaration of interest.   None

2         To receive and accept apologies for absence.  No apologies were given.

3         To approve minutes of the meetings held on June 15, 2006. The minutes were agreed as a true record with the following change. In Item 3, part of the last line should read – and she would be backed by Cllr Wheatstone.

4     Matters arising from the Minutes

(i)                  New Parish Clerk – A number of applications for the post had been received and the applicants would be interviewed..                                                                 

(ii)                New Goal Posts – These had been ordered.

(iii)              Improvements in the access to the Club House – Cllr Binns stated that these would go ahead during the School summer holidays.

(iv)               The Village Map – It is hoped that by the next meeting this will have been seen.

(v)                 Speed restrictions – A meeting was held on 23 June and it was agreed to put parking restrictions either side of the Club House entrance. It had also been agreed that a 20 mph limit would go form the Chapel to the other side of the School. David Curry had agreed to talk to N. Yorks concerning funding. An article had appeared in the Craven Herald.

5.     Questions from  the Floor

(i)            Twinning – There had been no questionnaire on whether to twin. Members of the public attending had contradictory views on this.  Links were already in place at schools. Twinning could be reconsidered in the future.

(ii)           BT Poles – The previous Clerk asked a question on this matter. Before a reply    was considered a motion to temporarily exclude the public was proposed by the Chair and seconded by Cllr Gover. The motion was carried unanimously and the public left the meeting. On their return, the Chair stated that it had been agreed that no answers could be given to questions on this topic as it was part of an ongoing dispute.   

6         County and District Councillors’ Report. There was £17,000 left from Area Funding for suitable projects. If police mergers went ahead it was feared that rural policing would suffer. NYCC would not fund alterations to the Kildwick crossing. Residents parking will be introduced in Skipton. There was no guaranteed funding for the Skipton Bus Station. Buss services were to be reviewed. A response was awaited from NYCC regarding traffic calming following the intervention of David Curry MP. CDC’s performance was rated fair. A new planning framework was being circulated. Car parking issues are being discussed at CDC. No more dog bins are to be issued but the one already ordered will be installed.

7         Correspondence. This was received as on the agenda.

8      Finances: Payments to be approved. These were approved as follows

                                JC Cowgill                                                                £141.91            Park Maintenance

                                Receipts: None were received

9.     Planning.             No applications were received or approved.

10   Quotations for a new tennis court. A quote for £69 was approved and the net would be ordered.

11   To consider a quotation for a path from the Recreation Ground to the War Memorial. In the light of comments from the public this matter would be reconsidered.

12   To discuss the nomination of a trustee to the Spencer Homes Charity and Raygill Trust. Cllr Marshall was nominated and agreed to serve. Cllr Gover had served a term on the Parish Trust and a nomination would be considered at the next meeting.

13   Items of minor information.

(i)    Bent Hall Bridge coping stones would be kept on the agenda until action was taken by N. Yorks.                                                                                
 (ii)   The recycling area needed clearing up following a spillage of glass.                                                       
(iii)  The reply concerning flooding between Lane Head and Winter Gap was unsatisfactory.              
(iv)  £50 had been received from the hire of the marquee.                                                                                 
(v)   NYCC had cut the hedge between the Chapel and the Fold.                                                                 
 (vi)  The seat on Sidegate and some in the Recreation Ground need repairing. A quote will be obtained.

(vii) BT would be contacted regarding cones at the entrance to the Mill Yard.

(viii)The ownership of the Ginnel to the Mill Yard is unknown.

(ix)  The Footpath officer would be contacted regarding a new gate at the bottom of Towtop    Lane.

  Dates of next meetings: September 13 and October 12 2006