Minutes 3rd December 2024
ELKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING
HELD 3RD DECEMBER 2024
Present: Cllr Williams (Chair); Cllrs Dobson, Day, & Gorwood
Mrs J. Cooper (Parish Clerk)
There were no members of the public present.
29 APOLOGIES
Apologies and valid reasons for absence were received from Cllrs Nayak, Lacey & Jobe (Cllr Jobe arrived at the final item), and these were accepted.
Cllr Fry (ELDC) had also sent his apologies.
30 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
There were none
31 MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD 3RD SEPTEMBER 2024
It was resolved that the Chairman sign these as a correct record.
32 UPDATES
Quickline hub – Clerk to check this had been installed and the password for users.
Clerk had sent 2 letters to Cllr Marfleet regarding the continued poor condition of Acthorpe Road, to send a further letter.
Christmas tree – it was noted this had been delivered and erected, awaiting lights.
33 UPDATE FROM LCC/ELDC
There was no update.
34 FINANCE
a) Accounts for payment:
it was resolved that the following accounts be paid, Clerk to forward cheques on to signatories when new cheque book arrived.
Clerks salary & PAYE (Oct/Nov/Dec) £351.73
Elkington Properties (notice board) £ 50.00
Strawson Trees £ 89.76
Church Institute – Clerk authorised to forward cheque when invoice received.
Following discussion it was resolved that the Clerk investigate moving the Council’s account from Lloyds to Unity Bank.
b) Signs – Littering. The Clerk pointed out the cost of the signs and the sizes –
3’ x 2’ – “Respect Lincolnshire – Take Your Rubbish Home” £48.95
400mm x 300mm “Please Don’t Leave Rubbish Here” £13.89
400mm x 300mm “We Try to Keep our Village Tidy” £13.89
3’ x 2’ “Don’t Be a Tosser – Take Your Rubbish Home” £48.95
Members present felt the final proposed wording not to be appropriate.
The Clerk had made enquiries and advised that the larger signs were not exempt signage from the Consent to Display Advertisement regulations and would need an application to ELDC for consent. In addition, to be placed on the verges or layby may also require permission from County Council and the Planning Officer suggested discussions with LCC to see if any signage could be incorporated within their traffic sign. As such it was resolved to defer this item until the next meeting when Cllr Lacey could be present to come to a decision.
c) Precept/Budget – Discussion on the proposed budget for 25/26 followed. It was then resolved that the precept remain the same as previous year at £2053.
35 CORRESPONDENCE
E mail from Road Safety partnership asking if Elkington Parish wished to have volunteers trained to operate speed devices. It was agreed not to pursue this at this time.
36 VILLAGE MATTERS
Thanks to Cllr Lacey for repairing the notice board
It was noted that the Parish Council is extremely disappointed in the seemingly lack of response from Highways/County Council regarding the condition of Acthorpe Road.
37 SOLAR PANEL ON SPEED INDICATION DEVICE
It was agreed to defer this until 2025. Concern was raised that the device may not benefit from a solar panel due to its position under trees.
38 ARCHER SURVEY – SPEED A631
Road Safety Partnership had undertaken a survey on traffic speeds on the A631for 7 days commencing 10th October 2024. Analysis showed that the average speed was 36.4 in the 40mph limit. The results of the survey showed that the criteria required for either a fixed or mobile speed camera enforcement is not met. The report was noted.
39 PLANNING
There were no applications/decisions
40 ANY OTHER MATTERS/NEXT AGENDA
There were no further matters
Next agenda:
Litter signage
End of year accounts
41 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
This was set as 1st April at 7:30.
Cllr Jobe arrived at this point.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 8:05pm