9th January 2025
MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL
Held in the Village Hall on 9th January 2025
1. PRESENT: Chairman N MacDermid, Cllrs C. Dickinson, T Hall, J Locke and S. Gallimore. Also in attendance M Richards (Clerk)
2. Apologies: Apologies for absence were received and accepted from Cllrs A Dewsnip and K Tharby
3. Declaration of Interest and Notification of changes in the Members’ Register of Interest: None.
4. Public participation. No items notified.
5. Minutes of the meeting held on 12th December 2024 were proposed as a correct record by Councillor Hall and seconded by Councillor Dickinson. The Chairman then signed the minutes.
6. Matters arising – none.
7. Planning
Applications Received
None
Decisions
None received.
Other
No update received regarding “Land off Spofforth Lane” (reported to Enforcement 27/11/24)
Clerk will make further enquiries.
8. Chairman’s communications.
Dealt with as part of the agenda.
9. Clerk’s correspondence
a) Defibrillator for Plompton. The £1300 from Cllr Paraskos’ Locality Budget has now been received. Cllr Hall has agreed that the cabinet for the defibrillator can be fixed to his garage wall,and he will arrange the necessary power supply. The clerk will source supply of the cabinet and defibrillator, and it was agreed that the same model as that installed in the phone box (Information Centre) would be purchased. He will also register the defibrillator with The Circuit – the national network which maps defibrillators and connects them automatically and directly to the ambulance service.
b) Mayor’s consultation re Police and Fire funding. Councillors did not feel the format of the survey was appropriate for a Parish Council response, but the clerk will respond appropriately.
c) “White Rose Bulletin” re audit and planning proposals. As external audit has not been an issue for the Council, and councillors were content with existing arrangements, no response was deemed necessary.
10. Parish Matters
a) Plompton
i) Although NYC Highways have acknowledged that action to clear the two blocked drains on the triangle approach to Plompton is necessary, no action has yet been taken. Cllr Hall will continue to monitor and if no action is taken in the next couple of weeks, the clerk will chase up again.
ii) Grit bin at the “triangle approach” is empty. The clerk will report to NYC Highways.
iii) Cllr Hall has received reports of internal works being carried out at Plompton Hall, a Grade II listed building, apparently without planning consent. The clerk will raise with NYC Planning.
b) Village Upkeep.
i) The Kitty Corner bench has been re-installed at its original location. The contractor will now quote for the refurbishment of the Rudding Gate bench.
ii) Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) £1290 received. As discussed at the previous meeting, it was agreed that the money be expended on capital project(s). Accordingly, the clerk will set up a memo ring-fenced account for this purpose. Cllr Locke suggested that conversion of stiles to “kissing gates” could be a possible area for consideration. The Chairman agreed but affirmed that discussion with the landowner would be needed before any decision could be made.
c) VE Day 80th Anniversary celebration – councillors agreed some form of event should be considered and other relevant bodies, such as the WI, should be approached to determine the best option.
11.Traffic calming.
a) VAS – Cllr Dickinson reported that the current period of traffic data had not shown any significant variation from previous months, with very few significant outliers recorded at excessive speeds. There had been a reduction in the volume of traffic but this was to be expected given the unsatisfactory weather conditions. He will continue to monitor and produce reports as appropriate. The Chairman thanked him for his efforts. It was also agreed to reverse the device later in the year, to capture the data of vehicles exiting the village.
b) Haggs Road. No further developments.
12. Follifields
a) The Chairman confirmed that he has now obtained the anti-graffiti spray and will attempt to remove the graffiti from the table tennis table when weather conditions permit.
b) Rotted gate post. The contractor is still to submit a quotation for repair/replacement. The clerk will also seek a further quotation.
c) ROSPA report. Only “Medium” risk item notified was the “eroded” ground around the bottom goal post. The contractor will be requested to quote for re-turfing.
d) Fundraising. A “pop-up” Curry Evening is to be planned for 22 March. More volunteer helpers most welcome!
13. Finance
a) Review of finances, approval of expenditure.
. Balance at the bank on 9th January 2025 in Current Account £1818.12 and Deposit
Account £23,686.18, total £25,504.30. Bank statements to be initialled by the Chairman in confirmation, as part of his payment authorisation process. Monthly Reconciliation – reconciliation as at 9th January was provided, with receipts and payments in the period
12th December to 9th January, reconciling to the account balances shown above. Councillors then unanimously agreed the 2 amounts below for payment.
| Clerk’s salary | M Richards | £298.69 | Bank transfer |
| PAYE | HMRC | £199.12 | Bank transfer |
b) The Clerk ran through the Summary and Cumulative budget statements, explaining the current position. There were no extraordinary expenditure items to report, and the budget is on track. He explained the updates made to the Summary spreadsheet with regard to the “Full
Year Forecast” figures. He had also updated the Follifields spreadsheet to correctly reflect
donations made thereby bringing the ringfenced amount back into balance. Councillors had no comments or questions.
14. Any items for the next meeting.
No items notified.
The meeting finished at 8.35.
Date of next meeting – Thursday 13th February 2025, commencing at 7.30pm.