At a meeting of the Parish
Council held on 12 November 2007 at 7.00pm
the following Parish
Councillors were present:-
C
Mitchell (Chairman)
T Baldwin, G Downey, M Duggan, F Forrest, J Harkins, L Green, G
Payne and J Rooney
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P Gill
and M
Varney
Prior to the commencement of the formal business, Councillor Godfrey
Downey thanked the Parish Council for the Special Civic Award that the Parish
Council had given to him at the recent Civic Service; he informed Parish
Councillors that the award was very much unexpected and that he was very
appreciative of Parish Councillors’ kind thoughts in giving him the award. A
card of thanks from Mrs Monica Downey for the flowers she received from the
Parish Council was read out and Councillor Downey also expressed his thanks to
the Parish Council for the gift of flowers to his wife and also for the gift
vouchers which the Parish Council had kindly presented to him.
4477 Minutes – 22 October 2007
The
minutes of the meeting held on 22 October 2007 were received as a correct
record and signed by the Chairman.
4478 Financial Matters
The
Parish Council
1)
agreed that in accordance with its
powers under section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972, it should incur the
following expenditure which in the Parish Council's opinion, is in the
interests of the area or its inhabitants and will benefit them in a manner
commensurate with the expenditure: grant of £60 to the North West Air Ambulance
2)
approved the following invoices for payment:
|
Payee |
Details |
Amount £-p |
Cheque no. |
|
Cheque cancelled |
- |
- |
4818 |
|
Aintree Conservative Club |
Civic Service – welcoming drinks |
100.00 |
4819 |
|
Cheque cancelled |
- |
- |
4820 |
|
Aaron Signs |
Sign writing |
56.40 |
4821 |
|
BT |
Calls/line rental/call out |
183.53 |
D/D |
|
Arco |
Work wear |
350.39 |
4822 |
|
Yates Playground |
Repair safety surface |
185.65 |
4823 |
|
C Bond |
Wages from 2006 |
37.50 |
4824 |
|
HMRC |
Tax/NI |
918.87 |
4825 |
|
C Mitchell |
Adjustment to mileage |
14.09 |
4826 |
|
K Ellis |
Refreshments/postage |
8.66 |
4827 |
|
Zurich Insurance |
Review |
919.63 |
4828 |
|
J Gordon |
Taxis for locking up |
158.70 |
4829 |
|
C Mitchell |
2nd half Chair’s allowance/flowers |
340.00 |
4831 |
|
J J Ormandy |
Catering for Civic Service |
560.00 |
4891 |
|
Sefton Council |
Two call outs to intruder alarm |
88.13 |
4892 |
|
R G Harris |
Vouchers for Special Civic
Award/fee for Civic Service organist |
117.46 |
4893 |
|
G Downey |
Mileage |
22.10 |
4894 |
|
Grainger |
Fire alarm repairs |
99.88 |
4895 |
|
N W Air Ambulance |
Section 137 grant |
60.00 |
4896 |
|
A Forrest |
Second half of web site manager’s
fee/cost of web site hosting |
288.07 |
4897 |
|
D Evans |
Second half audit fee/review of
disciplinary procedure |
250.00 |
4898 |
Councillors
Downey and Forrest declared respective interests in the payments for cheques 4894
and 4897 respectively and took no part in the discussions or decisions for those
respective payments.
The Chairman, Councillor Mitchell, declared her interests in the payments
for cheques 4826 and 4831, vacated the chair and did not take part in the
discussion or decision for those payments; the Vice Chairman Councillor Downey
took the chair for those payments.
|
|
Expenditure
to September
2007 £-p |
Budget
allocation
£ |
|
Bank charges |
280 |
500 |
|
Capital purchases |
0 |
30,000 |
|
Heat, light and telephone |
838 |
2,000 |
|
Loan repayment |
14,198 |
14,200 |
|
Mileage |
165 |
350 |
|
Purchases – see breakdown |
7,885 |
10,000 |
|
Repairs/renewals – see breakdown |
1,292 |
10,000 |
|
Sundries – see breakdown |
8,728 |
15,000 |
|
Section 137 |
1847 |
1,000 |
|
Salaries and wages |
36,140 |
67,000 |
|
Water |
656 |
1,500 |
|
VAT |
1,813 |
0 |
|
Totals |
£73,847
* |
£151,550 |
Breakdown of repairs and renewals
|
Drainage |
£ 337 |
|
Paint |
32 |
|
Door
Repair |
155 |
|
Electrical
Work |
516 |
|
Padlocks/Keys |
176 |
|
Work
wear |
19 |
|
Locks |
55 |
|
Total |
£1,292* |
Breakdown of purchases
|
Admin
expenses |
£
428 |
|
Alarm
maintenance |
705 |
|
Cleaning
materials |
92 |
|
Equipment |
422 |
|
Fuel |
199 |
|
Hedge
cutting |
300 |
|
Maintenance/repair
of equipment |
1,059 |
|
Paint |
174 |
|
Petty
cash |
260 |
|
Professional
fees |
500 |
|
Renovation
of lawns |
2,639 |
|
Skip
hire |
679 |
|
Taxis |
153 |
|
Work
wear |
271 |
|
Total |
£7,885 * |
Breakdown of sundries
|
Mini
Bus Hire |
£ 90 |
|
50%
Chair's Allowance |
250 |
|
50%
Website Upkeep |
200 |
|
LAPTC |
100 |
|
Zurich
Insurance |
7,122 |
|
Health
and safety |
267 |
|
Key
holding |
111 |
|
Merseyside
Association |
35 |
|
Fire
equipment service |
117 |
|
Park
inspection |
147 |
|
LAPTC
conference |
287 |
|
|
£8,728 * |
*
Pence figures in above have been deleted for ease of comparison to budget
figures; consequently, columns do not add up exactly to the total figures
4479
General Correspondence
1) Sefton Council re parking around the single Holy
Rosary site in Oriel Drive from 1 September 2007 noted.
2) Sefton Council – noted that it had boarded up the
insecure openings of the Vernon Tower.
3) Sefton Council – noted that the draft Green Space
Strategy Report was available and that comments had to be made before 23
November 2007.
4) Sefton Council – noted that there were no plans to
reconstruct the footpaths in the shops’ service road of Ormskirk Road but
further repair work would be carried out to the road in this area.
5) Sefton Council – noted that there were no plans to
reconstruct the footpaths in Winchester Avenue.
6) Sefton Council – noted that one tree overhanging 10
Bradfield Avenue would be removed in due course.
7) Standards Board for England – noted that the Clerk had
now notified the Board of the Parish Council's adoption of the model Code of
Conduct.
8) Sefton Council – noted that an officer would meet
Councillor Payne re problems along the main service road of Ormskirk Road and
hopefully, at the junction of Aintree Lane/Melling Road.
9) Sefton Council – response re advertising publications
calendar noted.
10) Sefton Council – noted that the street lighting in the
“racecourse” roads might be upgraded in three years.
11) Sefton Council – noted that the rear of the Altway
shops would be inspected to ascertain if there are rats there.
12) Sefton Council re Core Strategy Development Plan;
agreed that a copy of the letter be forwarded to Aintree Davenhill and Holy
Rosary Schools.
13) NALC; noted the 2007/2008 pay award had been agreed
and that the Clerk would report in detail at the next meeting.
14) NALC; noted that the minimum statutory holiday
entitlement was now 28 days which included the 8 bank holidays.
15) NHS North West Annual Report 2006-2007 noted.
4480 Planning Issues
The
Parish Council noted the following planning matters:
|
Application Number |
Details |
|
0879 |
Approval for extension –
42 Aintree Lane |
|
0869 |
Approval for certificate
of lawfulness – Unit 11 Racecourse Retail Park |
|
0788 |
Refusal for extension –
155 Altway |
|
0863 |
Approval for vehicular
access onto Wango Lane – 2 Valentine Grove |
|
0910 |
Application for
conservatory – 64 Taunton Drive |
|
0903 |
Application for extension
– 8 Cranwell Close |
|
0946 |
Application for extension
– 7 Keble Drive |
|
0947 |
Application for
certificate of lawfulness – Unit 4 Racecourse Retail Park |
|
0948 |
Application for dormer
etc – 19 Sefton Drive |
|
0891 |
Application and approval
for variation – Unit 5 Racecourse Retail Park |
|
0975 |
Application for
advertisement consent – Unit 9 Racecourse Retail Park |
|
0867 |
Approval for extension –
245 Altway |
|
0874 |
Approval for exte |