Proceedings of the Council

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF PRESTBURY PARISH COUNCIL
AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, PRESTBURY ON 13TH DECEMBER 2011
AT 7.30PM

Present: Councillors: A Dicken (Chairman), L Burns, J Davies, Y Dodd, D Foden, D Hawkins, M Ireland, J Jackson, T Jackson, M Leather, R Parrish, S Turner.

108. Apologies for Absence
Borough councillor P Findlow

109. Minutes of the meeting of 8th November
Cllr Foden proposed that the minutes of the 8th November 2011 be approved
Cllr Ireland seconded the proposal
Cllrs Davies, J Jackson, Turner abstained due to non attendance at the meeting.
All in favour
Resolved: That the minutes of the 8th November 2011 should be approved as an accurate record and signed by the Chairman.

110. Declarations of Interest
None

111. Public Participation
Carol Hamilton presented to the Council a review of P4P projects. See item 117 below

112. Clerks Report
The Clerks Report was noted.
The Clerk agreed to send a letter to CEC concerning the bill received for park inspections.
The distribution of the Parish Council newsletter was discussed and it was confirmed that not all parts of Prestbury had received a copy. Cllr Hawkins agreed to speak to David Bithell about the areas that had not received a copy.
The Clerk confirmed that she was still working on the application for Quality Parish Council status and would prepare a report for the January meeting.
It was agreed that the bill from Mr Forbes would not be paid at this stage.

113. Accounts for Payment APPENDIX A
Cllr Parrish proposed that the accounts for December should be sanctioned for payment.
Cllr Foden seconded the proposal
All were in favour
Resolved: That the Accounts for December should be sanctioned for payment.
Thanks were expressed to all the organisers of the Xmas Event.

114. Planning report for 23rd November APPENDIX B
The Planning reports were noted.

115. Reports
i. Maintenance and Safety
Cllr Foden reported that the climbing frame had now been repaired.

ii Roads and Pavements
Cllr Leather reported that all gulleys had been cleaned within the village. There is a problem with flooding down Bollin Grove and Pearl Street and highways are going to look into this further. A pothole on Heybridge Lane would be temporarily filled in for the immediate future. The clearing of vegetation on Macclesfield Road had been completed. Road lining within the village had been completed along with the Pedestrian crossing but this will be re-done as it was already wearing off. The rest of the road lines would be completed in the near future. The lights outside the Bridge Hotel and the lights on the footpath up to the train station that were not working had been reported. Grit Bins have been ordered. It has been ascertained that CEC did own the Shirley’s path land but are not responsible for the maintenance. She has passed all correspondence concerning this to Paul Findlow to investigate further. Parking on Scott Road has become a problem and highways have agreed to politely ask people not to park there and if it continues they will commence issuing fine notices. If parking still continues it was agreed that the Parish Council would apply for the double yellow lines to be extended. Following discussion it was agreed that Cllr Leather would request highways to reinstate the white posts on the verges down to Bollin Grove to stop people parking on the verge.
iii Police Report
Cllr Dicken reported that Prestbury had been offered a share of a mobile Speed Indicator Device (SID) for the sum of £100 and following discussion
Cllr Turner proposed that we accept this offer.
Seconded by Cllr Foden.
All in favour.
Resolved: that Prestbury Parish Council accept an offer for a share of a Speed Indicator Device (SID) for the sum of £100.
iv. Environment issues
Nothing to report
v. Footpaths
Cllr T Jackson reported that Norman Ridley had written to Rights Of Way concerning the footpath on Macclesfield Road and following discussion it was agreed that the Parish Council would consider updating the footpath map and would ask Norman Ridley to make enquiries concerning the cost.
vi. Community Pride Competition
Cllr T Jackson requested that the village should be kept tidy all year and not just for the Community Pride Competition and he would like people let him know of any maintenance within the village that needed completing.
vii. Newsletter
Cllr Turner thanked everybody for their contributions for the latest newsletter.

116. To receive reports concerning Cheshire East Council (CEC) issues including the Local Enterprise Partnership, the Local Area Partnership (LAP), Local Service Delivery and Devolved Services including reports from the Toilet Block sub-committee and from a meeting between the Parish Council and CEC officer responsible for Local Service Delivery
Cllr T Jackson had attended a BAE meeting and reported that Bamfords were buying the land and would sign for it on the 18th December. They are looking at building 450 houses on the land with a film studio, hotel, equestrian centre, point to point course, golf course, cricket pitch and extending Adlington industrial estate. There will be an exhibition held in January.
Cllr Burns reported that concerning the QE2 Fields Challenge she had communicated with the Fields in Trust Office and the 1st tranche had been closed, but we could apply for the 2nd Tranche in conjunction with CEC as they own half the land. Cllr Findlow is also pursuing this matter.

117. To receive updates on the implementation of the Plan for Prestbury including a review of the progress of the P4P projects
Communication has greatly improved
Community and Sports Facilities – no progress has been made in the last twelve months because the church has made an offer and is working with the Facilities Group.
Playing Field – the ground work had been completed and a councillor is now needed to move this forward.
Village Green and Events – Council have achieved this.
Teenagers – Effort was made but did not work
Managed Development and Planning – Considerable effort has been made with this by the council and is still ongoing.
Tree Management – Amenity Society are constantly working on this and will continue to do so.
Business Forum – up and running.
Parking – Work is still ongoing and there is a need to find funding.
Bollin Valley – Himalayan Balsam has been cleared but this it is a job which needs to be completed annually.
Bollin Grove pavement – No action has been taken.
Castle Hill pavement – No land could be obtained to install a footpath.
Chelford Road – No land could be obtained so this recommendation is no longer achievable.
Adopt a Station – ongoing
Traffic and Transportation – Yellow lines have been installed in various areas.
Summary – there are still eight tasks from the original list that the council agreed to completed two years ago.

118. To discuss the arrangements for Civic Sunday
Following discussion it was agreed that the Parish Council would supply a buffet following the Civic Sunday service and Cllr T Jackson agreed to enquire about using the village hall.

119. To discuss the allocation of projects to councillors
Following discussion it was agreed that the following projects would be allocated to the following councillors:-
Community Project – Cllr Hawkins
Playing Field – Cllr Foden
Teenagers – Cllrs Dodd & Leather
Tree Management – Cllr T Jackson
Business Forum – Cllr Turner
Parking – Cllr Hawkins
Bollin Valley - Cllr Parrish
Bollin Grove pavement – Cllr Leather
Castle Hill traffic – Cllrs Davies, Turner
Adopt a Station – Cllr T Jackson

120. To discuss and agree the arrangements for payment of salaries
Following discussion Cllr Parrish proposed that CVS would be employed to administer the Clerks salary in place of Cheshire East Council
Seconded by Cllr Turner
All in favour
Resolved: that CVS would be employed for the purpose of administering the Clerks salary.

121. To agree the opening of a new bank account for Council funds
Councillor Parrish proposed that a Community Account at HSBC would be opened and the two accounts at the Royal Bank of Scotland would be closed and Cllrs Davies, Dicken, Foden, Ireland and Parrish would be signatories
Seconded by Cllr Hawkins
All in favour
Resoloved: that an account at HSBC would be opened for all Parish Council funds and Cllrs Davies, Dicken, Foden, Ireland and Parrish would be signatories

122. To agree whether to advertise in the Pantomime Programme
Following discussion it was proposed by Cllr Ireland that we would advertise in the Prestbury Pantomime Programme again this year.
Seconded by Cllr Davies
All in favour
Resolved: that the Parish Council would advertise in the 2011 Prestbury Pantomime Programme.

123. To note correspondence and decide which items to take action upon
Cllr Ireland had prepared a draft reply on the Consultation on Council Tax which was approved and agreed to be sent by the Clerk.

Chairman