Minutes of a Meeting of Great Ayton Parish Council
Held on Tuesday 13th July 2010 at 7.00 pm
Present
Cllrs. R. Kirk Chairman), Mrs. J. Imeson, Mrs. F Greenwell, G. Readman, J. Fletcher, N. Waters and D. Conroy.
Ms. J. S. Cumbor (Parish Clerk), Mr. H Atkinson (Cemetery Superintendent) and Mr. P. Suggitt (River Warden)
Public Present: Sgt. N. Walther Murray, 1 Village Resident and 2 Environmental Agency Representatives
1.0 Apologies
2.0 Declaration of Interest in items on the Agenda
None received.
3.0 Members of the Public invited to address the Council
See 7.2 and Clerk’s Report (Click here )
4.0 Minutes
The minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 15h June 2010 were approved and signed.
5.0 Police Business
5.1. The June Statistics were received.
5.2. Sgt. Walther confirmed the initiation of the Ringmaster Watch Scheme to assist crime at the Allotments.
5.3. It was reported many phone calls requesting the seat at the Chapel Steps remain in situ, the information would be passed on to the Problem Solving Group.
6.0 Council Services
The Report was received, it was resolved to accept decisions made in the Report. (Attached - Click here )
7.0 Matters arising from the minutes (for information only)
7.1. Village Hall
Work due to commence on the windows and decoration. Minute continued.
7.2. Flood Water Storage Area & Flow Deflectors – this topic will be renamed Flood Prevention
Bob Carrick and Elizabeth Bunting from the Environmental Agency (EA) reported on their successful meeting with Cllrs. Fletcher and Waters. The EA will look to provide flood prevention for the Village through various small solutions including those being looked at by the Parish Council. The EA would like the Community to be involved, they intend to write to these people who have been impacted by flooding in the past and contact the Landowners where activities might take place. The EA are also aware of the activities the Northumbrian Water Board hope to carry out in the Roseberry Crescent location. It was agreed that the EA would hold a Drop In Event before the September Parish Council Meeting (Tuesday 7th September), this would be between 5pm and 7pm at the Captain Cook’s Schoolroom Museum Shop.
8.0 Clerk’s Report
The Report was received, it was resolved to accept the decisions and recommendations detailed in the Report. (attached - click here )
9.0 Accounts Report
The Report was received, it was resolved to approve the payments and accept decisions detailed in the Report. (attached - click here )
10.0 Correspondence and Information Report
The Reports were received, it was resolved to accept decisions made in the Report. (attached - click here ).
11.0 Planning applications
The Report was received, it was resolved to accept decisions made in the Report. (attached - click here ).
12.0 Councillors’ Reports
12.1. Cllr. Mrs. Greenwell proposed that the style of the Agenda and Minutes were changed back to how these used to be reported, this was seconded by Cllr. Mrs. Imeson, Results of the vote: 2 for change back to old style, 3 against and 2 abstentions; the new style will continued.
12.2. Cllr. Kirk reported the Station Road footpath was overgrown, the Clerk was asked to report to NYCC.
The date of the next meeting will be Tuesday 10th August 2010, in the Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum Shop.