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An Ordinary meeting of Odstock Parish Council was held on
7 September 2011 in The Barker Room, Nunton.
Present: Rod Poynting (Chairman), Ray Martin (Vice-Chairman), Colin Berry, Stephen Stapley, Nigel Start, Gavin Simmonite, Richard Parsons (Clerk), Wiltshire Cllr Julian Johnson and six members of the public.
Apologies: David Williamson-Jones.
34/11 Open Public Forum:
A Parish Elector drew attention to the requirement to register all Septic Tanks with the Environment Agency.
35/11 Declaration of Interest: None.
36/11 Minutes of the Annual PC meeting held on 11 May were agreed and signed by the Chairman.
37/11 Nunton Recreation Field:
a) Football Practice: OPC will require a formal proposal from any group wishing to use the football pitch.
b) Signage: Cllr Berry agreed to arrange for the supply of signage at the Nunton Recreation Field.
c) Play Area: Weed Removal from the safety surface is easy when the ground is moist after a period of rain. The Clerk reported that he had spent about 50 minutes recently clearing weeds when the safety surface was wet.
38/11 Community Initiatives:
a) Children's Play Area at Odstock Recreation Field: Cllr Simmonite presented plans for the installation six items of Play Equipment at a cost of about £20,000. Odstock Parish has about £2,500 of R2 money and Cllr Simmonite agreed to explore the practicalities in greater depth and report to the December OPC meeting.
b) Jubilee Gardens: The Chairman reported that he had now completed the refurbishment of the seat and he intends to seek advice about stabilizing the riverbanks which are becoming seriously eroded.
39/11 Transport, Roads and Footpaths:
a) WC Parish Steward Report: Hedgerows have been trimmed and gullies cleaned. A Ragwort report was published in July.
b) Footpath at Jubilee Gardens: The Community Area Transport Group had recommended the footpath project to be implemented by Wiltshire Council. It was agreed that OPC would contribute £2,500 towards the cost.
c) Double Yellow Lines on Odstock Road: Wiltshire Council has approved parking controls in the vicinity of Salisbury District Hospital.
d) Avon Valley Footpath: Cllr Berry agreed to liaise with the Wiltshire Council Rights of Way Officer in connection with the installation of kissing gates. To consider 5 gates at £150 each. OPC will commit up to £500 and seek additional funding from the Parish Improvement Grant Scheme (PIGS).
40/11 Planning: There were no planning applications to consider.
41/11 Reports and Correspondence:
a) Cranbourne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs AONB: The Annual Woodfair is on 8-9 October.
b) South Wiltshire Area Board: The next local monthly meeting is at Pitton Village Hall on 6 October.
42/11 Finance:
a) Precept requirement for 2012-2013: Carried forward to the next PC meeting in December.
b) Payments: The following were approved:
Bawden Contracting Services Ltd - Grass Cutting
- 361 - £384.60p
HAC Joynt - Ground Maintenance
---------------- 362 - £135.00p
R Poynting - Cash Receipt for Materials
----------- 363 -- £59.72p
R Parsons - Clerk's fee and expenses, on account
- 364 - £840.00p
Mazars - Audit Fee 2010-2011
------------------- 365 - £162.00p
HMRC - PAYE
---------------------------------- 366 - £132.00p
Nunton Farm - Annual Rent
----------------------- 367 - £400.00p
Nunton Farm - Hedge Cutting
--------------------- 367 - £100.80p
Earl of Radnor 1989 Settlement - Rent
------------ 368 -- £10.50p
Wessex Water - Nunton Field Water Supply
------ DD -- £23.77p
Southern Electric - Nunton Field Electricity
------- DD -- £30.21p
43/11 Any Other Business (for information only): None
44/11 The next Parish Council meeting is scheduled to be held at 7:30pm on Wednesday, 7 December 2011.
The meeting closed at 9:08pm
Signed without amendment by the PC Chairman, Cllr Rod
Poynting, on 7 December 2011.
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