June 2021 Minutes
NOTICE OF A MEETING OF HECKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Sir/Madam
I hereby give you notice that a meeting of Heckington Parish Council will be held in the Village Hall, Heckington on Monday 28th June 2021 at 7.30pm. Please note – the venue and timings are slightly altered from usual due to Covid-19 continued restrictions. The temporary legislation to allow remote meetings has now been rescinded. As Council meetings are classed as work situations and not social, they are permitted to be held indoors so long as Covid-19 mitigation is taken. The Village Hall will operate in line with these mitigations ie 2m distancing, wearing of masks when not speaking, and limiting numbers etc. Members of the Press and Public are invited to attend; please note that for safety reasons, there will be limited places available – if you would like to reserve a seat, please email or phone the office lapheckinton01@btconnect.com 01529 460174.
All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted at the meeting, as set out hereunder.
Signed: J A Hudson Dated: 22nd June 2021
Clerk, Heckington Parish Council
AGENDA
1. Chairman’s Welcome and opening remarks.
2. To receive apologies for absence.
3. To receive a declaration of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.
4. To consider any requests for dispensations received at or before the start of the meeting.
5. i. Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Monday 24th May 2021 to be approved as Minutes and signed.
a. Matters arising – no resolutions may be passed under this item
6. Public Participation – 15 minutes will be set aside for Members of the Public to make comments or suggestions. The Chairman reserves the right to limit each individual to a maximum of 3 minutes. No decisions will be taken on any issues raised, and items may be carried forward to the next meeting’s agenda.
7. Financial Matters
i. To approve payments as listed separately
ii. To minute receipt of email from Daisy comms regarding 4.5% price rises effective 1st July 2021 (as a result of increased charges by BT Openreach.)
iii. To approve retrospective amendment to minutes of July 2020 (7.8) and November 2020 (7.2, 7.4i, 7.4ii, and 7.4iii) as a result of Internal Audit. Ie to formally note the difficulty in obtaining the required 3 estimates and the inclusion of contractor names
iv. To approve the removal of Financial Regulations point 6.10 - duplication
8. Receive a report from the Police
9. Receive a report from the County and District Councillors.
10. Receive a report from the Clerk –
i. Update Member vacancy
11. Receive reports from Councillor’s relating to their affiliation to local organisations.
No resolutions may be passed under this item.
12. Planning Matters.
(1) Previous Applications to be ratified
a. – T1 Lime – Fell – The Laurels, 15A High Street, Heckington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire
(2) Applications approved
None received
(3) Applications rejected
None received
(4) Applications withdrawn
None received
(5) Prior Notifications received (Information only - no action required from HPC)
None received
(6) Planning Appeals
a. APP/R2520/W/21/3269185 – Appeal by NJA Property Management Limited and RJW Property Management – Land to the North of Boston Road, Heckington, Sleaford – Erection of 4 no. dwellings – Appeal dismissed
13. To discuss Queens Platinum Jubilee 2nd June 2022
14. To discuss maintenance work to fire escape at the Pavilion and agree way forward
15. To discuss village drainage system
16. To discuss/confirm the process/venue/timing of the next full Parish Council meeting
17. To resolve to go into closed session in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 if required.