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A meeting of Odstock Parish Council was
held at 7.30 pm on 10th September 2003 in The Radnor
Hall, Bodenham.
Present: Rod Poynting (Chairman), Cliff
Whitley (Vice-Chairman), Sue Nicholls, Brian Clake, Simon
Martin, County Cllr Julian Johnson, Richard Parsons (Clerk)
and one member of the public. Apologies were received
from District Cllr Bryan Rycroft, Colin Berry and Jean
Payne.
38/03 Comments from the Public: A
parishioner asked about refurbishment at Jubilee Gardens.
It was proposed that a quantity of Railway Sleepers and
Fence Posts would be needed and someone to do the work. A
SWAG application could be made to help finance the
project. Action: The Clerk will
investigate.
39/03 Declaration of Interest: Cllr
Martin declared a personal and prejudicial interest in
any discussion relating to the proposed lease on the
Nunton field. He will absent himself from the meeting as
appropriate.
40/03 Minutes of the meeting on 2nd
July, having been circulated, were agreed and signed by
the Chairman.
41/03 Matters Arising:
* District Cllr Rycroft is dealing with an abandoned
vehicle in Shepherds Close and Cllr Martin has removed a
vehicle to Longford Farm that had been crashed into a
field. He reported it to the District Council in July.
* It was agreed that when the autumn skips are ordered,
one should be positioned in the layby on Nunton Drove.
* The Clerk reported that the double-sided noticeboard
had been installed next to the Bus Shelter in Nunton and
that the noticeboard to be sited next to the Odstock
telephone kiosk was in hand. Members were in agreement.
* Cllr Poynting reported that he had examined the Bus
Shelters with the parishioner who does the maintenance.
Members agreed to spend up to £270 including material on
much needed maintenance to the three Bus Shelters.
* Cllr Nicholls reported that although she had spoken to
the WCC Community Youth Development Co-ordinator by
telephone, she had not had to opportunity to meet her
face to face. Action: Cllr Nicholls.
42/03 Use of Nunton Field: Cllr Clake
reported that he had changed the locks on the Pavilion
and equipment shed and that two football teams were using
the pitch regularly on Saturdays and Sundays paying £10
per match. He produced invoices totaling £40.95p for
repairs and a cheque for £10. Members agreed to pay
these accounts.
43/03 The PC at Nunton Fête: Cllr
Whitley produced a plan and comprehensive notes to
support proposals for developing the Nunton field. He has
consulted WCC about access from Nunton Drove and SDC
about the availability of R2 funds. Action:
Cllr Whitley agreed to obtain three quotations for each
aspect of the proposals.
44/03 Reports: * The next Police
Community Consultative meeting is on 23rd September at
Hindon Village Hall.
* The next Agenda 21 committee meeting is in the City
Hall on 22nd October.
45/03 Finance: * The following payments
were approved:
Burnbake Trust - Noticeboard (SWAGrant) - 131 - £445.00p
B Clake - New locks for pavilion and shed -- 132 -- £20.95p
A T Harris - Mower repair ------------------ 133 -- £20.00p
Radnor Hall - 6mths lease ------------------- 134 - £250.00p
R Parsons - Clerk's fee on account ---------- 135 - £200.00p
46/03 Transport, Roads and Footpaths: *
There had been a number of complaints about the
effectiveness of the lengthsmen's visit on 13th/14th
August. These had been reported to WCC highways to
resolve. * There have also been complaints about the
maintenance of roadside hedgerows, verges and footways.
Action: Cllr Whitely agreed to contact SDC about the
footways and the Clerk will discover who is responsible
for hedgerows. * The Clerk reported that he had had a
conversation with PC Fry about roadside car parking,
speeding and random crime. A small number of motorists
have received speeding fines and it was suggested that
parked cars help to slow the traffic, although it is an
offence to obstruct a footpath. Theft from unattended
vehicles is common and owners must be more vigilant.
47/03 Planning: Members had no
objections to the following applications: S/2003/1517,
1632, 1662 and 1779.
48/03 Correspondence: Members noted the
schedule of available correspondence.
49/03 The next Parish Council meeting is
scheduled for Wednesday, 29th October 2003.
50/03 Confidential Item from which it was
resolved members of the public should be excluded:
Members considered the draft of a lease for the Nunton
field and resolved to consult SDC and WALC. There being
no definition of the word 'Recreation', members were
concerned that clause 4.6 might prove to be too
restrictive and needs to be clarified. Clause 4.7
requires Landlord's approval before improvements are made.
The £20m joint public liability cover that was
stipulated in clause 4.13 was of concern since the PC's
current policy is limited to £5M.
The meeting closed at 9:45pm
Signed without amendment by Cllr Rod Poynting, the PC
Chairman, on 21th January 2004.
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