At a meeting of the Parish
Council held on 17 December 2007 at 7.00pm
the following Parish
Councillors were present:-
C
Mitchell (Chairman)
G Downey, M Duggan, F Forrest, P Gill, J Harkins, L Green, G
Payne and J Rooney
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors T Baldwin and M Varney
4498 Minutes – 26 November 2007
The
minutes of the meeting held on 26 November 2007 were received as a correct
record and signed by the Chairman.
4499 Financial Matters
The
Parish Council
1)
approved the following invoices for payment:
|
Payee |
Details |
Amount £-p |
Cheque no. |
|
Thomas and Dolan |
New fence and gate – Atholl
Crescent |
2,604-11 |
4907 |
|
Euphony |
November 2007 calls |
4-74 |
D/D |
|
British Gas |
Gas usage |
13-99 |
4908 |
|
United Utilities |
August/November 2007 charges |
79-06 |
4909 |
|
Sefton Council |
Alarm activation – 24 October 2007 |
29-38 |
4910 |
|
J Harkins |
Refreshments |
65-60 |
4911 |
|
R Atherton |
Mileage |
17-86 |
4912 |
|
Turners |
Three repairs |
113-38 |
4913 |
|
P Gill |
Mileage |
13-20 |
4914 |
|
R G Harris |
Purchase of laser
printer/refreshments |
125-04 |
4915 |
|
C Mitchell |
Refreshments for December meeting |
133-13 |
4916 |
|
Sefton Council |
Junction box for alarm system and
fixing of damaged cable |
475-89 |
4917 |
|
COMTECHSA |
Professional fees |
117-50 |
4918 |
|
Neil Carson (Merseyside Tree
Services) |
Tree surgery works |
3,000-00 |
4919 |
|
Handscon |
Health and safety work and advice |
1,198-98 |
4920 |
|
Aitkens |
Line marker |
|
4921 |
Councillors
Harkins and Gill declared interests in the payments for cheques 4911 and 4914
respectively and took no part in the discussions or decisions for those
respective payments.
The Chairman, Councillor Mitchell, declared her interest in the payment
for cheque 4916, vacated the chair and did not take part in the discussion or
decision for that payment; the Vice Chairman Councillor Downey took the chair
for those payments.
2)
agreed that the above
payments were lawfully payable under the General Powers of the Parish Council
and Open Space legislation
3)
confirmed the Chairman’s
action to authorise the purchase of a laser printer for the printing of the
Parish Council's agendas and minutes; printer to be held in trust by the Clerk,
together with the Parish Council's computer and ink jet printer
4)
agreed that £20,000 be
transferred from the capital reserve account to the current account.
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4500 General
Correspondence
1) Aintree University Hospital – Volunteer Department;
letter of thanks for the £230-64 raised at the recent Civic Service
2) Sefton Council – noted that the carriageway markings
at Molyneux Way/Altway would be replaced as soon as possible.
3) Councillor D Jones re information in Conservative
leaflets referring to the Parish Council – agreed that Councillor Jones could
contact the Clerk to ensure accuracy of any references to the Parish Council.
4) Sefton Council – noted that request for give way signs
ay the mini roundabout at Wango Lane/School Lane/Bull Bridge Lane would be
assessed.
5) Sefton Council – noted that the possibility of the
damaged verges outside 130/140 Oriel Drive be repaired would be considered in
the new financial year.
6) Sefton Council – repainting on bollards in Altway and
Aintree Lane; noted that an estimate was awaited.
4501 Park/Safety Issues
The Parish Council
1)
noted that Sunday football team Calibre FC had disbanded
2)
noted that Thomas and Dolan were in the process of replacing the
palisade fence/gate at the Atholl Crescent entrance with rods to comply with
the planning permission given
3)
permission be given for Mr Atherton to attend the annual grounds’
conference in Harrogate on 22/23 January 2008, subject to him meeting all his
travelling, accommodation and subsistence expenses
4)
agreed that the offer of the use of the Parish Council's premises by
Community Support Officers be reiterated to the police
5)
agreed that now that the tree surgery work had been completed, Parish
Councillors be requested to look round the park in order to make suggestions
for trees and shrubs so that an appropriate allowance can be made in the
2008/2009 budget.
4502 Planning Issues
The
Parish Council noted the following planning matters:
|
Application Number |
Details |
|
0946 |
Application for
advertisement – Unit 4 Racecourse Retail Park |
|
0992 |
Application for extension
– 18 Aintree Lane |
|
1004 |
Application and approval
for extension – 1 Kempton Park Road |
|
1040 |
Application for extension
– 5 Haydock Park Road |
|
0947 |
Approval – certificate of
lawfulness – Unit 4 Racecourse Retail Park |
|
0946 |
Approval for extension –
7 Keble Drive |
|
0948 |
Approval for dormer
extension – 19 Sefton Drive |
|
0831 |
Approval for variation to
0768 – Racecourse Retail Park |
|
0938 |
Approval for single
storey retail unit – car park adjacent to Pizza Hut |
4503 Financial Statement
from Aintree Initiative Group re the £1,600 for the “Ain Tree” commemorative stone
in the library grounds
On
behalf of the Aintree Initiative Group, Councillor Harkins updated the Parish
Council on the expenditure so far and indicated that the History Group still
had much to do as various problems had manifested themselves which would
require rectification.
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The
Parish Council agreed that Sefton Council be approached concerning the
possibility of “adopting” the tree on the grassed area by Molyneux Way as the
new “Ain Tree”.
4504 Aintree Park Group
Practice
Councillor
Gill briefed the Parish Council on meetings held with Liverpool and Sefton PCTs
and in particular, on the meeting held on 14 December 2007 at which the Chair
of Liverpool PCT had made positive comments that a large refurbishment scheme
for the practice’s current Oriel Drive premises was expected to be approved at
Liverpool PCT’s next board meeting late in January 2008; however, it was
significantly reliant on the joint use of the adjacent Youth Centre car park, which
would be expanded and paid for by the practice, and a letter had already be
sent to Councillor P Dowd, the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, seeking
his support for the joint use.
4505 Parish Councillors’
Business/Clipboard
1)
Councillor Payne updated the Parish Council on the Children’s Centre
building/appointments and also the Holy Rosary building project.
2)
“Mosquitoes” replaced at the Altway shops.
4506 Next Meetings
The Parish Council noted that the next meetings would be held at 7.00pm
on the following dates:
|
14 January 2008 |
|
|
28 January 2008 |
|
|
11 February 2008 |
|
|
25 February 2008 |
|
|
10 March 2008 |
|
|
25 March 2008 |
|
|
14 April 2008 Annual Parish Meeting to be followed
by a Parish Council meeting |
|
|
28 April 2008 |
|
|
12 May 2008 Annual General Meeting |
|
|
9 June
2008 |
|
|
23 June 2008 |
|
|
14 July 2008 |
|
|
28 July 2008 |
|
|
11 August 2008 |
|
The meeting closed at 7.50pm
Minutes 4498 to 4506 received
as a correct record on 14 January 2008
………………………………………..
Chairman