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A meeting of Odstock Parish Council was
held at 7.30 pm on 21th January 2004 in The Radnor Hall,
Bodenham.
Present: Rod Poynting (Chairman), Cliff
Whitley (Vice-Chairman), Sue Nicholls, Richard Parsons (Clerk),
District Cllr Bryan Rycroft and three members of the
public. Apologies were received from Colin Berry, Brian
Clake and Simon Martin. A minute's silence was observed
in memory of the late Jeannie Payne who had served on the
Parish Council for over thirty years.
01/04 Comments from the Public: A
parishioner was concerned about the siting of a domestic
fuel oil tank in connection with the building development
adjacent to Odstock school. It is understood that this
will be hidden behind a garage once building work is
finished.
02/04 Candidates for Co-option: The
following candidate was co-opted as a Member of Odstock
PC:
ELCOCK,
Sherwood Major of The Cottage, Nunton
A Declaration of Acceptance of Office was signed and a
Register of Member's Interests will be delivered to the
SDC Monitoring Officer within 28 days.
03/04 Declaration of Interest: Cllr
Nicholls declared a personal interest in the matter of
road drainage at Nunton Drove since her property is
directly affected by water runoff.
04/04 Minutes: The minutes of the
meeting on 9th September, having been circulated, were
agreed as a true record and signed by the Chairman.
05/04 Abandoned Vehicles: None to report.
06/04 Skips: Four Skips had been filled
and removed from the villages during November.
07/04 Noticeboard for Odstock village:
This is still under construction.
08/04 Bus Shelters: The Chairman
reported that the three wood bus shelters had been
repaired.
09/04 Jubilee Gardens: Proposals for
repair and refurbishment are still under consideration.
10/04 Youth Development: Cllr Nichols
reported a positive outcome to a meeting with the WCC
Youth Development Co-ordinator. Several Parishioners
agreed to take part in another meeting that would seek to
organise suitable activities for 14-19 year olds.
11/04 Budget for 2004/05: Members
debated a budget prepared by the Clerk and considered
each item of expenditure. They resolved to issue a
precept of £7,700 on Salisbury District Council
12/04 Audit for 2002/03: Members noted
that the external Auditor had approved the 2002/03 Annual
Return and this has been published on the village
noticeboards.
13/04 Finance: The following payments
were approved:
Earl of
Radnor 1989 Settlement - Rent -- 136 -- £10.00p
R V
Maidment Ltd - Skip hire ----------- 137 - £258.52p
Marcus
Hall - Bus Shelter repairs -------- 138 - £270.00p
Odstock
PCC - Grass Cutting Grant ----- 139 - £400.00p
Mazars -
Audit Fee 2002/03 ------------- 140 - £141.00p
Sodexho
Land Tech Ltd - Grass Cutting - 141 - £202.24p
R
Parsons - Clerk's fee on account ------- 142 - £280.00p
14/04 Rights of Way: The DEFRA
consultation on the use of mechanically propelled
vehicles on Rights of Way will end on 19th March. The
South Wiltshire Rights of Way Preservation group will
organise an 'awareness' meeting in Coombe Bissett Village
Hall on a date to be specified towards the end of
February.
15/04 Footpaths: There was a short
discussion about the state of footpaths in the Parish. It
was agreed that members would verify that all footpaths
are easy to walk and that there are no obstructions.
16/04 WCC Parish Lengthsmen: A schedule
of work had been completed on 11th/12th December
17/04 Roadside Drainage: WCC Highways
are proposing to cut grips across the verge on Nunton
Drove to disperse excess rainwater. Residents lower down
have reported severe flooding when there is heavy
rainfall.
18/04 Soiling of the A338: It was
reported that recent wet weather had coincided with the
movement of slurry across the A338. The resulting
spillages had caused significant disruption to traffic
flow and WCC Highways had been informed.
19/04 Litter: Cllr Elcock proposed that
he would organise a litter collection day in the villages
on 28th March. Villagers will be invited to meet in the
Nunton Field at 10:00am and a notice to this effect will
be put in News and Notes.
20/04 Correspondence: Members noted the
Parish and Town Council Liaison meeting at 4:00pm on
Monday 1st March in Salisbury City Hall.
21/04 The next Parish Council meeting is
scheduled for Wednesday, 24th March 2004. The Chairman
reminded members that apologies for non-attendance at
meetings should be communicated to the Clerk as soon as
possible before a Council meeting. Members should be
aware that if they fail to attend any meetings for more
than six months, without good cause, they will be
disqualified and cease to be Councillors.
22/04 Confidential Motion: Councillors
resolved that representatives of the press and other
members of the public should be excluded from the
remainder of the meeting because of the confidential
nature of the business to be transacted that might be
prejudicial to the public interest. (Section 1[2] of the
Public Bodies [Admissions to Meetings] Act 1960).
23/04 Confidential Item: The Chairman
informed members that a reply to the PC's concerns about
the proposed lease on the Nunton Field had not yet been
received from the solicitor advising the other parties.
The meeting closed at 8:55pm
Signed without amendment by the PC Chairman, Cllr Rod
Poynting, on 24th March 2004.
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