Parish Council Meeting Agenda 17th February 2022

To Members of the Norton-juxta-Kempsey Parish Council

You are duly summoned to attend the next meeting of Norton-juxta-Kempsey Parish Council to be held at 7.45pm on Thursday 17^th February 2022 at Norton Parish Hall, Littleworth.

Public Question Time:  From 7.30pm residents are invited to give their views and question the Parish Council on issues on this agenda, or raise issues for future consideration at the discretion of the Chairman, before the start of the Parish Council meeting at 7.45pm. Members of the public may not take part in the Parish Council meeting itself.  This period is not part of the formal meeting.  

This face to face Parish Council meeting will be held subject to Covid-safe measures.  If you wish to attend in person, please contact Jane Greenway, Parish Clerk, email: njkparishclerk@aol.com, Tel: 01905 763515 / 07955 756528 for details of how to attend in line with Covid-safe measures.

As an alternative to attendance in person, please email any comments or questions for the Parish Council to the Parish Clerk in advance of the meeting.

Agenda 

1. Apologies: To receive apologies and to approve the reason for absence   7.45pm
2. Changes to membership
   To consider any changes to membership.
3. Declarations of Interest

1. Register of Interests: Councillors are reminded of the need to update their register of interests and to return their Register of Interests Form to the Monitoring Officer within 28 days of taking office.
2. To declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests in items on the agenda and their nature.
3. To declare any Other Disclosable Interests in items on the agenda and their nature.
4. Written requests for granting of a dispensation (S33 Localism Act 2011) are to be with the Clerk at least four clear days prior to a meeting. 

Councillors who have declared a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, or an Other Disclosable Interest which falls within the terms of paragraph 12(4) (b) of the code of conduct, must leave the room for the relevant items.  Failure to register or declare a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest may result in the commission of a criminal offence.

4. Minutes (Chairman)   7.55pm
   a.  To consider adoption of minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 20 January 2022
   b.  Review of minute action summary
5. Progress reports (for information, reporting by exception)     8.10pm
   1. District Councillor Report (Cllr. Adams) 
   2. County Councillor Report (Cllr. Mrs Robinson)
   3. Finance (Responsible Finance Officer)
      1. Balances
      2. Monthly accounts/bank reconciliation to 31 January 2022
   4. GDPR (Clerk)
   5. Social Media/Website Communications (Cllr Pollard)
   6. West Mercia Police/PACT/Anti-social Behaviour (Police/Cllr Job)
   7. St. James the Great Church, Norton (Rev. Badger)
6. Apiary Project and Tranquillity Garden (Mr Perks)       8.30pm
   To consider update, proposals and actions.
7. Community Legacy Grant (CLG) Round 4 (Cllr Fincher)   8.40pm
   To consider projects for submission of CLG Expressions of Interest.
8. Wychavon Electoral Ward Proposals (Chairman)    8.50pm
   To agree consultation response.
9. Open Space/Verge, Highways and Drainage Matters (Cllr Arrow)                 8.55pm
   To consider update/actions including maintenance of the small ‘pavement verges’ at Brockhill and VAS battery replacement.
10. Public Rights of Way (PRoW) (Cllr Fincher)      9.00pm
    To consider update including Littleworth to Stonehall Common bridleway proposals.
11. Parish Council Owned Lands (Cllr Lucas)   9.10pm
    To consider update.
12. The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee (Cllr Fincher)    9.15pm
    To consider activities to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
13. Adoption of Public Open Spaces at Norton (Cllr Fincher)    9.20pm
    To consider update on adoption and agree final transfer document for execution.
14. Sentry Statue Installation and Landscaping Proposals (Cllr Fincher)         9.25pm
    To consider update/quotes/actions.
15. Parish Council Insurance (Clerk)   9.30pm
    To receive update on insurance renewal and to consider any further insurance needs.
16. Planning (Cllr Richmond/Cllr Fincher/Cllr Waizeneker)   9.35pm
    To consider report on current applications and other planning matters including SWDP/SWUE,  SWDP Review/’Parkway’ Development and Joint PC SWDP Review Group.
17. Parish Briefing 10 March 2022 (Cllr Fincher)   9.45pm
    To consider arrangements and publicity
18. Annual Parish Meeting 9 May 2022 (Cllr Fincher)     9.50pm
    To consider format of meeting, invitees and general arrangements
19. Norton Parish Hall Community Legacy Grant Project (Working Group)               9.55pm
    To consider update/recommendations including shop proposals and award of contracts.
20. Norton Connector Community Legacy Grant Project (Cllr Waizeneker)      10.00pm
    To consider update/actions including the nature of future service provision.
21. Parish Hall Recreation Facilities and Outside Space (Cllr Fincher)                10.05pm
    To consider update/actions including relocation of a bench at the Parish Hall and ditch work following Hall drainage clearance/drain/pipework camera survey
22. Parish Hall (Cllr Fincher – Parish Council Chairman & Chair of the Hall Trustees) 10.10pm
    To consider Parish Council representative report.
23. Worcester Norton Sports Club/Worcester Norton Community Interest Company 10.15pm
    To consider update from Parish Council WNCIC representative (Cllr Fincher).
24. Neighbourhood Plan (Cllr Lucas)   10.20pm
    ‘Parish Aspirations’ document next due for review April 2022.
25. Allotments (Cllr Richmond/Assistant Clerk)                                             10.25pm
    To consider update.
26. Employment Matters (Chairman/Clerk) 10.30pm
    To consider report including appraisal arrangements, payroll provider/processing costs and pensions re-enrolment process.
27. Finance (Chairman/Responsible Finance Officer)                   10.35pm
    a. To consider payments to be made/confirmed.

b. To consider grant funding to Norton Theatre Group for Panto portaloo costs

28. Correspondence for Information (Chairman)               10.40pm
    Items of correspondence will be available for inspection at the meeting.
29. Clerk’s report – Urgent Decisions & Expenditure Delegation since last meeting (Clerk) 
30. Items for update to local M.P. (Chairman)                        
    To consider any items for communication.
31. Councillors’ reports and items for future agenda (Chairman)            
    Each Councillor is requested to use this opportunity to report minor matters of information not included elsewhere on the agenda and to raise items for future agendas. Councillors are respectfully reminded that this is not an opportunity for debate or decision making.
32. Date of next Parish Council meeting
    31 March 2022

    Signed
    Jane Greenway
    Mrs Jane Greenway, Clerk to Norton-Juxta-Kempsey Parish Council
    10 February 2022

PLANNING APPLICATIONS – February 2022