Backwell Parish Council
1st Floor 43 Rodney Road Backwell North Somerset BS48 3HW
Tel: 01275 464653
Email:clerk@backwell-pc.gov.uk Website: www.backwell-pc.gov.uk |
10th May 2018
TO ALL MEMBERS OF BACKWELL PARISH COUNCIL
You are summoned to attend the Annual Meeting of Backwell Parish Council which will take place on Thursday 17th May 2018 at 1930 hours in Backwell Parish Hall to consider the business set out on the Agenda. In the event of you being unable to attend, will you kindly advise me at the earliest opportunity.
Jane Stone
Clerk to the Council
AGENDA
1 To elect a Chairman
2 To receive the Chairman’s Declaration of Acceptance of Office
3 To elect a Vice Chairman
4 To receive the Vice Chairman’s Declaration of Acceptance of Office
5 Apologies
6 To receive Councillors’ declarations of interests and to consider any written application for dispensations
7 Minutes (Circulated)
To receive and confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Parish Council
meeting held on 3rd May 2018
8 Planning Committee
To reappoint Planning Committee – (please see attached Schedule)
9 Working Parties of the Council
To reappoint members of Working Parties (please see attached Schedule)
10 To appoint representatives to outside bodies (please see attached Schedule)
and to consider revocation of BPC’s Chairman’s position, for a period of
1 year, as Trustee on the Parish Hall Management Committee, and to appoint a Parish Council representative
11 To note Deeds and Trust Instruments in the custody of the Council’s Solicitor – details in meeting package
12 To readopt Financial Regulations
13 To readopt Standing Orders
14 To note the Clerk as the Council’s Responsible Financial Officer (RFO)
15 To agree cheque signatories – 5 Councillors (please see Clerk’s Report)
16 To reaffirm the following Policies:
- Complaints Procedure
- Grievance Policy
- Discipline Policy
- Information Technology Policy
- Statement of Risk Assessment and Management
- Dignity at Work/Bullying and Harassment Policy
- Local Government Pension Scheme – Employers Discretions Policies
- Community Resilience Sandbag Deployment Policy
17 To receive and consider Clerk’s Report
18 Public Participation (maximum 10 minutes)
19 To receive such communications as the person presiding may wish to lay before the Council
20 To answer questions from Councillors
21 To consider renewal of Parish Council insurance with Zurich:
- £1,053.83 for one year
- £1,013.28 per year for a three year long term agreement
- £972.75 per year for a five year long term agreement
(all of the above sums include insurance premium tax)
22 Update on letter received from a resident dated 19.4.18 re formal complaint regarding Station Road (previously circulated)
23 Update on email received from residents dated 20.4.18 re Moor Lane and Station Road (previously circulated)
24 To discuss amended proposals to Coles Quarry Planning Application
(copy plan attached)
25 Update on proposed Western Power Distribution works at Oatfield Play Area, Downside
26 Planning matters
To consider the following planning applications:
- Planning application no. 18/P/2667/FUL Land at Church Lane,
Backwell – retention of field gate entrance made by Bristol
Water in connection with their Southern Strategic Support
Main Scheme
- Planning application no. 18/P/2997/FUL 86 West Town Road,
Backwell – variation or removal of condition no. 2 on application
17/P/0430/F to allow minor alteration to appearance of building
- Planning application no. 18/P/3016/FUH Station Cottage, 7
Station Close, Backwell – replacement of garage and store to
store and studio
- Planning application no. 18/P/3061/FUH Woodlands, Backwell Hill
Backwell – raise roof to form accommodation at first floor,
side extension for new stairs
- Planning application no. 18/P/3129/TRCA 14 Chapel Hill, Backwell –
T1 – Cypress – 2m reduction
DATES OF NEXT MEETINGS:
Full Council Meeting -Thursday 7th June 2018 at 1930 hours in Backwell Parish Hall
Planning Committee Meeting – Thursday 21st June 2018 at 1900 hours in Backwell
Parish Hall
Distribution list: –
Cllr R Taylor
Cllr D Baker
Cllr M Bowerman
Cllr J Cousins
Cllr S Edwards
Cllr E Langstone
Cllr J Llewellyn
Cllr R MacLeavy
Cllr S Mitchell
Cllr Z O’Keefe
Cllr S Ould
Cllr H Power
Cllr D Seddon
Cllr G Simmonite
Cllr P Soothill