Parish Council Meeting Agenda 26th November 2020 (Online)

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 26^th November 2020. 

In view of the Covid-19 pandemic and Government instructions, this meeting will be held remotely via video/telephone conference call.

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. 

If you would like to take part in the public question time session, or observe the Parish Council meeting, the meeting details are as follows:

http://www.zoom.us/

Meeting ID: 828 7648 7157

Passcode: 859921

Agenda 

1. Apologies: To receive apologies and to approve the reason for absence
2. 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 22 October 2020.
   b.  Review of minute action summary. 
5. Progress reports (for information, reporting by exception)     8.10pm
   1. District and County Councillor Report (Cllr. Adams) 
   2. Finance (Responsible Finance Officer)
      1. Balances
      2. Monthly accounts/bank reconciliation to 31 October 2020
   3. GDPR (Clerk/Cllr. Kelly)
   4. Social Media/Website Communications (Cllr Pollard)
   5. West Mercia Police/PACT/Anti-social Behaviour (Police/Cllr. Kelly)
   6. St. James the Great Church, Norton (Rev. Badger)
6. 2021/22 Budget and Precept (Responsible Finance Officer/Cllr Fincher)     8.15pm
   1. To consider the process, timescales and matters relating to production and agreement
   2. To consider quotes received for 2021/22 Parish maintenance and public rights of way work
   3. To consider future churchyard mowing 
   4. To consider projects/other additional items of expenditure for inclusion e.g. Parish name sign and information board at the Crookbarrow Way bridleway bridge entrance to the Parish
7. Apiary Project (Mr Perks)       8.25pm
   To consider update and ground preparation quotes.
8. Covid-19 Community Response (Chairman)   8.35pm
   To consider community response/support.
9. Planning (Cllr. Richmond/Chairman)   8.40pm
   To consider report on current applications and other planning matters e.g. SWDP Review.
10. Parish Hall (Cllr. Fincher – Parish Council Chairman & Chair of the Hall Trustees)   8.50pm
    To consider Parish Council representative report and Parish Hall Plan 2021-2026.
11. Parish Hall Recreation Facilities and Outside Space (Clerk)         9.00pm
    To consider update, baseball fencing proposals, Covid-19 guidance and risk assessments.
12. Worcester Norton Sports Club (WNSC)         9.10pm
    To consider update regarding Club development proposals.
13. Norton Pre-school (Chairman/Clerk)         9.20pm
    To consider update regarding Forest School licence agreement.
14. Parish Council Owned Lands (Chairman/Cllr Lucas/Clerk)       9.30pm
    To consider updates including field boundary and field tenancy agreements.
15. Norton Parish Hall Community Legacy Grant Project (Working Group)   9.40pm  
    To consider update/recommendations from the working group, including agreement of contract finder website contract opportunity details and tender process.
16. Norton Connector Community Legacy Grant Project (Cllr Waizeneker/Cllr Pollard)  9.50pm
    To consider update and agree service revisions.
17. New Homes Bonus (NHB) (Cllr Fincher/Cllr Richmond)   9.55pm
    To consider update on suggestions for projects for NHB funding.
18. Open Space/Verge, Highways and Drainage Matters (Clerk/Cllr Arrow)   10.00pm
    To consider update/actions.
19. Allotments (Cllr. Kelly)                                                         10.10pm
    To consider update, including water trough plumbing maintenance.
20. Public Rights of Way (PRoW) (Chairman)   10.15pm
    To consider update/actions.
21. Worcester Parkway Station/Active Travel Corridor (Cllr Fincher)   10.20pm
    To consider update, including traffic calming, and actions.
22. Neighbourhood Plan (Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group)   10.25pm
    To consider update from working group.
23. Waste to Energy System ‘HERU’ (Cllr Pollard)  10.30pm
    To consider the ‘HERU’ system and potential scope for use within the Parish.
24. Employment Matters (Chairman/Clerk) 10.40pm
    To consider any update/employment matters.
25. Annual Parish Meeting 2021 (Clerk)             10.45pm
    To consider date for 2021 Annual Parish Meeting – suggested Thursday 6^th May 2021
26. Local Government Boundary Commission for England Electoral Review of Wychavon
    To consider review and response.
27. Finance (Chairman)                         10.55pm
    a.  To consider payments to be made/confirmed.
    b.  To consider donation to The Poppy Appeal regarding the Remembrance Service wreath.
28. Correspondence for Information (Chairman/Clerk)              11.00pm
    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 and 2021 Parish Council meetings
    21^st January, 25^th February, 25^th March, 29^th April, 27^th May (Annual Parish Council Meeting), 24^th June, 15^th July, 30^th September, 21^st October and 25^th November.
    Annual Parish Meeting: suggested Thursday 6^th May

    Signed
    Jane Greenway
    Mrs Jane Greenway, Clerk to Norton-Juxta-Kempsey Parish Council
    20^th November 2020

PLANNING APPLICATIONS – November 2020