MINUTES
Meeting: COUNCIL MEETING	Date: 11th April 2011	Time:  7.30 PM
Venue:  VILLAGE HALL, LITTLE CANFIELD

PRESENT:    Councillors (4)

Ken Wooding (Chairman), Jeremy Fulcher, Lesley Gillman and John Turner.

Officers (2)

Vicky Merchant – Clerk to the Council

Councillor Jackie Cheetham*

* part-time

27.93     APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE (3)

Apologies were received from Councillors Barritt, Byford and Farrell.

27.94      OTHER ABSENCES (0)

No other apologies were received.

27.95      MINUTES

The Minutes of the Council Meeting which took place on 28^th February 2011 were confirmed.

27.96     DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members NOTED that there were no declarations of interest.

27.97      REPRESENTATIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

Members NOTED that there were no representations from members of the public.

27.98     UPDATE FROM DISTRICT AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS

District Councillor Cheetham attend the meeting and updated Members on what was happening in Little Canfield.

27.99     MATTERS ARISING/COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE

To RECEIVE communications/correspondence as the Clerk may place before the Council.

NOTE: Any Member wishing to have a communication brought to the attention of the Council should give prior notification to the Clerk.

7.(a)  Letter received from Home-Start Uttlesford  - As a result of the current financial situation MEMBERS decided not to make a donation at the current time.    

7.(b)    Councillor Gillman reported to Members on the success of the recent Parish Council walk. 

7.(c) MEMBERS NOTED the Consultation Exercise on Street Materials Guide, Design & Good Practice that had been received from ECC.

7.(d)    Community Governance Review – Final Recommendations – MEMBERS NOTED the final recommendations of the Community Governance Review circulated by the Clerk.

7.(e)     As Councillor Byford did not attend this meeting it was agreed by MEMBERS to carry this Item over to the next Agenda. 

7.(f)     MEMBERS NOTED the contents of a letter to the Clerk from I-BuildEco dated 16^th March and decided not to accept their offer of free Solar Energy.

28.00   CLERKS REPORT

Members APPROVED the Clerks Report.

28.01   FINANCIAL REPORT

Members authorised the following payments:

Payments made:

Cheque No:

            100900            S C Hazon (Paid)        Maintenance of Website         £ 117.50

100901            EALC(Paid)                Allotment Day Course                        £  60.00

                                                            Ken Wooding 10/3/11

100902            Mrs V Merchant          April Salary                             £ 233.00

                                                            Planning Meeting                    £   61.14          

                                                            Mileage                                   £   26.10

100903            Greenbarnes Ltd          New Noticeboard                   £1,687.94

100904            Medics                         Grant                                       £     75.00

100905            Essex Air Ambulance  Grant                                       £     75.00

100906            Little Canfield             Grant                                       £    200.00

                        Village Hall

100907            All Saints Church        Grant                                       £     150.00

100908            EALC                          2011/12 Affiliation Fees         £      203.99

28.02   OTHER URGENT BUSINESS

To NOTE any matter of an urgent nature which a Member or the Clerk may wish to draw to the attention of the Council and/or request to be included in the Agenda for the next meeting of the Council.

28.03   Three applications were CONSIDERED and the plans inspected as follows:

UTT/2113/10/FUL	13 Clarendon Road Little Canfield	Erection of rear conservatory.
The Council had NO OBJECTION to this application.
UTT/0153/11/FUL	The Rest Dunmow Road Little Canfield	Erection of gate system to main entrance.
The Council had NO OBJECTION to this application.
UTT/0198/11/LB	Strood Hall Takeley Road Little Canfield	Conversion of existing barn to three dwellings and conversion of outbuilding to ancillary garaging and storage.
The Council had NO OBJECTION to this application.

28.04   EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

In the event that the Agenda contains confidential pages, members CONSIDERED that the following motion be proposed:-

“That the public and the press be excluded from the meeting, the Council believing that publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business about to be discussed”.

THERE WERE NO CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED.

28.05   DATEOF NEXT MEETING

Members NOTED that the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council will take place at 7.15 on Monday 23^rd May 2011.

The meeting closed at 9.10pm

Signed  ...............................................................

Chairman

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