At a meeting of the Parish
Council held on 8 October 2007 at 7.00pm
the following Parish
Councillors were present:-
C
Mitchell (Chairman)
T Baldwin, P Carlton, G Downey, M Duggan,
F Forrest, J Harkins, P Gill, G Payne, J Rooney and M
Varney
An apology for absence was received from Councillor L Green
Prior to the commencement of the official business, Parish Councillors
discussed with Mr P Sandeman (Sefton Council’s Tourism
Department) and Mr J Thick (Managing Director of the Aintree Racecourse Company)
the prospects for enhanced promotion of the 2008 Grand National meeting by
Sefton Council and the much needed long term improvement of the area around the
course and in particular, Ormskirk Road.
4458 Minutes – 24 September 2007
Subject
to layout changes and amending “£19-20” to £19-28”, the minutes of the meeting
held on
24
September 2007 were received as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
4459 Financial Matters
The
Parish Council
1)
approved the following invoices for payment:-
|
Payee |
Details |
Amount £-p |
Cheque no. |
|
ASDA |
Fuel |
18-46 |
DD |
|
ICS |
Cleaning materials |
37-32 |
4806 |
|
Kirkby
Skips |
Skip
hire |
129-25 |
4807 |
|
HMR&C |
Tax and NI less incentive payment |
975-50 |
4808 |
|
COMTECHSA |
Drainage layout fees |
293-75 |
4809 |
|
G
Payne |
Mileage |
27-57 |
4810 |
|
Scottish
Power |
Electricity – 15/6 to 2/10 |
31-82 |
4811 |
Councillor
Payne declared an interest in the payment for cheque 4810 and took no part in
the discussion or decision for that payment.
4460
General Correspondence
4461 Civic Award 2007
The Parish Council
1) noted that Mr John Knight-Gregson had accepted the
Civic Award for 2007
2) requested Councillor Downey to report back to the next
meeting on a suitable gift up to the value of £25 for Mr Knight-Gregson.
4462 Planning Issues
The
Parish Council
1)
noted the following planning matters:
|
Application Number |
General
details |
|
0879 |
Application
for extension – 41 Aintree Lane |
|
0874 |
Application for extension
– 119 Aintree Lane |
|
0843 |
The Valentine –
application for a covered seating area fronting Altway |
|
0863 |
Application for vehicular
access to Wango Lane – 2 Valentine Grove |
2)
agreed that a strong objection be submitted regarding the proposed covered
seating area fronting Altway (0843).
The Chairman, Councillor Mitchell, declared an interest in the
application for 0874, vacated the chair and did not take part in the discussion
or decision for that application; the Vice Chairman Councillor Downey took the
chair for the item.
4463 Park/Safety Issues
The Parish Council agreed that
1)
following Mr Forsyth’s resignation, Mr
Atherton be requested to offer Mr Andrew Harrold one of the weekend days at his
summer rate of pay plus the agreed 25% enhancement for weekend working
2)
the Chairman be requested to contact the
person who had written to the Parish Council earlier in the year seeking
employment to ascertain if he would be interested in one of the other days
3)
the weekend winter opening hours of around
9.45am/10.00am to 4.00/4.30pm be now applied
4)
Mr Atherton’s report be noted
5)
Handscon’s latest safety report indicating no
issues save for additional smoking signs be noted.
4464 ROSPA’s Play Safety
Report
The
Parish Council
1)
considered and noted the ROSPA’s Play Safety report
2)
noted that there were no significant issues except the condition of the
rocking horse
3)
agreed that a replacement rocking horse be purchased from Yates
Playground at a cost of £1,985 plus VAT and fitting
4)
agreed that the existing rocking horse be not disposed of but kept as a
fixed structure and Mr Yates of Yates Playgrounds be requested to advise the
Parish Council on this
5)
Yates Playground be requested to repair the climbing wall.
4465 Parish Councillors’
Business/Clipboard
1)
Travel Awareness and Safety publication – Sefton Council to be asked for
an explanation of the events listed on the calendar.
2)
The Clerk should keep a gift and hospitality register and Parish
Councillors should declare to the Clerk any gift or hospitality they receive
over £25.
3)
Crime figures for September 2007 noted.
4)
Sefton PCT meeting 11 October 2007; noted that Councillor Harkins would
be attending in place of Councillor Gill and that most of the Parish Council's
comments had now been included in the proposal for the new surgery for the Sefton
East Parishes’ area.
5)
Illegal advertising sign at Molyneux Way.
6)
Frank Hornby Experience; Maghull 17/18 November 2007.
7)
Holy Rosary School would be closing down its Aintree Lane site and
consolidating on its Oriel Drive site on 1 September 2008; agreed that
Councillor be requested to report to a future meeting on possible traffic
control proposals to submit to Sefton Council.
8)
Ormskirk Road – patchwork of paving flags.
9)
“Mosquitoes” at the Altway shops; Mr Bleasdale to be asked if he intends
to replace the mosquitoes which the Parish Council assumes have been removed
during the refurbishment works.
10)
Street lighting in “racecourse” roads.
11)
Gates unlocked along the canal from Handcock’s Bridge to Ormskirk Road.
12)
Councillor Payne’s report on COMTECHSA’s AGM noted.
13)
Councillor Payne’s report on Altside Business Village Partnership
meeting; noted that the partnership’s preferred option for its future would be
for it to be subsumed by the Area Committee and that the Parish Council would
be considering its 2007/2008 funding for the partnership on 26 November 2007.
4466 Application for Licence – Valentine Public House
The Parish Council
1)
noted that an application had been submitted and that a further amending
application had also been submitted
2)
agreed that the Licensing Committee be informed that the Parish Council
objects to the proposed hours and recommends the following:
·
Monday to Thursday inclusive – 11.00am to
11.00pm with 30 minutes drinking up
·
Friday and Saturday – 11.00am to 11.30pm with
30 minutes drinking up time
·
New Year’s Eve – 11.00am to 12.30am on 1
January with 30 minutes drinking up time
3)
Councillor Rooney be requested to represent the Parish Council at the
committee hearing.
4467 Disciplinary and Dismissal Procedures
The Parish Council
1)
considered Maghull Town Council’s procedures slightly amended
2)
felt that the procedures would not be suitable in their present form for
this Council
3)
agreed that Mr D Evans be commissioned to review the procedures and adapt
them to suit this Council.
4468 Next Meetings
The Parish Council noted that the next meetings would be held at 7.00pm
on the following dates:
|
22 October 2007 |
|
12 November 2007 |
|
26 November 2007 |
|
17 December 2007 |
|
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 9.45pm
Minutes 4458 to 4468
received as a correct record on 22 October 2007
………………………………………..
Chairman