Parish Council Meeting Agenda 27th October 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 27^th October 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.  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.  Email: njkparishclerk@aol.com

Agenda 

1. Apologies: To receive apologies and to approve the reason for absence     7.45pm
2. Changes to membership
   To consider changes to membership and applications for co-option.
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 the adoption of the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 29 September 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 30 September 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)       8.35pm
   To consider update.
7. Public Rights of Way (PRoW) (Cllr Fincher)      8.45pm
   To consider update.
8. Open Space/Verge, Highways and Drainage Matters (Chairman/Cllr Arrow/Clerk)     8.50pm
   To consider update.
9. Norton Connector Community Legacy Grant Project (Cllr Waizeneker)        9.00pm
   To consider update including the potential for a school run service.
10. Sentry Statue Landscaping Proposals (Cllr Job)         9.10pm
    To consider update.
11. Planning (Cllr Richmond/Cllr Fincher/Cllr Waizeneker)   9.20pm
    1. To consider reports on current applications and other planning matters.
    2. To consider Parish Briefing arrangements regarding the SWDP Review on 3 November.
    3. To note the SWDP Review Team Roadshow Event on 9 November. 
12. Allotments (Cllr Richmond/Assistant Clerk)                                               9.35pm
    To consider update.

13. Parish Hall Recreation Facilities and Outside Space (Cllr Fincher)                  9.40pm
To consider update/actions including the recreation facility maintenance, development of an open air gym, quotes to replace broken slabs outside the Hall front entrance, quotes to install new noticeboard, Hall storage requirements, purchase of additional removable bollards and pitch improvement.

• Norton Parish Hall Community Legacy Grant Project (Working Group)               9.55pm

To consider update/recommendations incl. remaining items of work and award of contracts.

15. Parish Hall (Cllr Fincher – Parish Council Chairman & Chair of the Hall Trustees) 10.00pm
    To consider Parish Council representative report.
16. Worcester Norton Sports Club/Worcester Norton Community Interest Company 10.05pm
    To consider update from Parish Council WNCIC representative (Cllr Fincher).
17. Employment Matters (Chairman/Clerk) 10.10pm
    To consider any update/employment matters.
18. Remembrance Sunday – 13th November (Cllr. Fincher)                         10.15pm
    To consider arrangements.
19. Parish Council Newsletter (Clerk) 10.20pm
    Content for the winter newsletter required by 7 November.
20. Finance (Chairman/Responsible Finance Officer)                   10.25pm
    a. To consider payments to be made/confirmed. 
21. Correspondence for Information (Chairman)               10.35pm
    Items of correspondence will be available for inspection at the meeting.
22. Clerk’s report – Urgent Decisions & Expenditure Delegation since last meeting (Clerk) 
23. Items for update to local M.P. (Chairman)                        
    To consider any items for communication.
24. 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.
25. Date of next Parish Council meeting
    24 November 2022Signed
    Jane Greenway
    Mrs Jane Greenway, Clerk to Norton-Juxta-Kempsey Parish Council
    21 October 2022

PLANNING APPLICATIONS – October 2022