Old Woughton Parish Council Monday 14 th November 2016 Welcome 1 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Old Woughton Parish Council Monday 14 th November 2016

Welcome 1 Public Open Forum 15 minutes for public to raise ma4ers for the a4en6on of the Council Ma4ers rela6ng to the current agenda will be considered at that point New ma4ers will be scheduled for a future mee6ng Ques6ons will be answered immediately or an answer arranged, as appropriate 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 2

2 Procedural 2.1 Apologies – (Chair) 2.2. Declara6ons of interest – (Chair) 2.3. To agree the minutes of the OWPC Mee6ng 11th September 2016 – (Chair) 2.4. Ma4ers arising from the OWPC Minutes not covered elsewhere on the Agenda – (Chair) 2.4.1 Parish Phone 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 3

3 Finance 3.1. Balances and approval of the latest payments schedule – (Clerk) 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 4

Allotments Exp vs Budget £6,000 £5,000 £4,000 £3,000 Budget Actual £2,000 £1,000 £0 May-16 Jul-16 Sep-16 Nov-16 Jan-17 Mar-17 Budget 0 1334 2669 4003 5338 6672 Actual 0 268 687 985 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 5

Parish Exp vs Budget £10,000 £9,000 £8,000 £7,000 £6,000 £5,000 Budget £4,000 Actual £3,000 £2,000 £1,000 £0 May-16 Jul-16 Sep-16 Nov-16 Jan-17 Mar-17 Budget 0 1852 3703 5555 7406 9258 Actual 0 2780 4433 7095 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 6

Reserves vs Target £72,000 £70,000 £68,000 £66,000 £64,000 Budget £62,000 Actual £60,000 £58,000 £56,000 £54,000 Apr-16 Jul-16 Sep-16 Nov-16 Jan-17 Mar-17 Budget 61940 61582 61224 60865 60507 60149 Actual 65569 64902 63550 69424 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 7

3 Finance (cont) 3.2. External Audit – (Clerk ) 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 8

3 Finance (cont) 3.3. Clerk’s salary review – (Chair) Current: Scale 23: £10.944 per hr, 7hrs per wk, £3,944 p.a Op6ons: A. Scale 23: £11.054 per hr, 7hrs per wk, £4,024 p.a B. Scale 24: £11.415 per hr, 7hrs per wk, £4,155 p.a Proposal: To approve Op6on B 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 9

3 Finance (cont) 3.4. Budget Discussions – possible devolvement of services to parishes – (Chair) MKC future funding gap of £56m un6l 2020 • To increase Council Tax requires referendum • Dir Public Realm “opening dialogue with PCs about taking responsibility for • ‘non-statutory’ services” (not clearly defined) from 2018 such as: Street Cleansing: OWPC £4,646.00 p.a • Landscaping: OWPC £12,410.00 p.a • Play Areas: OWPC £1000.00 p.a • Implica6ons for OWPC: at least tripling of precept – (possibly to be capped • by govt) Implica6ons for all MK parishes: • Inefficient, costly disaggregated procurement • Loss of uniform quality standards • OWPC Recommenda6on: • If no budget revision is forthcoming, urge Ward Councillors to show • leadership by persuading the public to accept Council Tax increase via a referendum 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 10

3 Finance (cont) 3.5. To agree the proposed Budget for consulta6on – (Chair) Financial Year 2015-16 2016-17 2016-17 (est) 2017-18 Allotments Income 4958 5035 4900 4998 Expenditure 4325 6672 8451 5024 Balance 633 -1637 -3551 -26 Parish (ex Allotments) Income 9139 9104 9984 9484 Expenditure 5772 9258 11067 9940 Balance 3367 -154 -1083 -456 Total Parish + Allotments exp 9258 19518 14964 Total Parish + Allotments Balance -1791 -4634 -482 Opening reserves 66831 65568 65568 60934 Closing reserves 65568 53290 60934 60452 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 11

5 Finance (cont) 3.6. To agree an approach to selec6ng and planning capital projects - (Cllr Hall) Parish Council Responsibility Areas Project Descrip6on / Ideas Lead / Agency Costs? Rankings / Priority ENHANCEMENT OF THE PARISH Village Signage ( Historic DesRnaRon, Traffic Calming) Village Green Signage Ancient Monument - Renewal and update of informaRon boards Woughton Heritage Conserva6on & Protec6on: Hedge RestoraRon ( as idenRfied in ConservaRon Review) Wild Flower planRng / natural spaces management Tree ProtecRon and Care [ Jubilee Oak, CoronaRon Cherry, Green trees..] Landscape Review / Audit with relevant agencies Review of Scheduled Ancient Monuments [Shrunken Village, war memorial] DEVELOPMENT AdopRon of the 'Ball Park' Communal Spaces: Bowles Place, Tyrpin Court : PlanRng , paths… COMMUNITY ACTIVITY, HEALTH & WELLBEING MK50 events; Firework party;communal events WH ; Parish Interest Walks and InformaRon Leaflets /app Woughton Heritage SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE Road Works - H7, H9 Flyover Bus Stops Bins and Benches PROJECTS ALREADY IN PROGRESS / POTENTIAL Allotment Projects ( Plot Marking) 'Adopt a Canal' Canals & Rivers Trust DEVOLVED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Waste, cujng, playareas, lighRng….) 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 12

4 Allotments 4.1 Patch Report and Spending - (Cllrs Brown, Kenyon, Nash) 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 13

5 Environment 5.1. Grand Union Canal update - (Cllrs Howson, Freeman) 5.1.1. Rela6onship with Canals and Rivers Trust (CR&T) 5.1.2. Boater parking in Woughton Park 5.1.3. Tow path remedia6on 5.1.4. Possible adop6on of a sec6on of the canal 5.2. Roads and Paths Programme – report (Cllr Freeman) 5.3. Environment Issues and Log – (Clerk) 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 14

5 Environment (cont) 5.4 Future of the BT public phone box in WOTG(S) – (Chair) 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 15

5.5. Planning comment: Update on previous Planning Applica;ons (for info): 5.5.1. 16/00948/FUL 12 Braunston Woughton Park Milton Keynes MK6 3AU Conversion of garage to habitable living accommodaRon, single storey side extension extending 2.2m and rear conservatory extending 3.0m. [Objected to] Permi5ed. 5.5.2. 16/02154/TCA Lavenders 9 Newport Road Woughton On The Green; NoRficaRon of intenRon to crown raise up to 5 metres remove epicormics and one lower limb back to source, remove downward growing branches and reduce length of second limb to 1x Ash (A1); Crown raise up to 5 metres and remove young growth/epicormics to 1x Ash (A2); Crown raise up to 5 metres and remove one lower branch back to source to 1x Ash (A3) Permi5ed. 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 16

Planning Applica;ons Since Last Mee;ng 5.5.3. 16/02273/FUL Verley House 31 Adams Court Woughton On The Green, DemoliRon of exisRng garden room and erecRon of new single storey garden room. No objecRons. Permi5ed. 5.5.4. 16/02436/FUL 4 Goodman Gardens Woughton On The Green, Two storey rear extension and two storey infill extension between house and garage, dormer window. No objecRons. Permi5ed. 5.5.5. 16/02724/LBC 5 The Green Woughton On The Green, Listed Building Consent for the demoliRon of exisRng garage. Objected to. Pending. 5.5.6. 16/02721/LBC 5 The Green Woughton On The Green, Listed Building Consent for remedial and strengthening works to external brickwork, foundaRon, roof and chimney. Objected to. Pending. 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 17

5.6. Village Greens & Consulta6ons 5.6.1. Woughton Park/Passmore celebra6on – (Chair) 5.6.2. The Green – (Cllr Nash) 5.6.3. The Orchard – (Cllrs Brown & Hall) 5.6.4. MKC Open Spaces Review consultaRon (31 Oct 16) – (Cllr Grindley) 5.6.5. MKC Development Control Commi4ee, proposed cons6tu6on change (20 Dec 16) - (Cllr Grindley) 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 18

6 Communica6ons 6.1. MK 50 update – (Cllrs Hall & Freeman) 6.2. Woughton Heritage Group – (Cllr Hall) 6.3. ‘Friends of Old Woughton’ on Facebook report – (Cllr Grindley/Clerk) 6.4. Reports to note on any Outside Mee6ngs – (Cllrs, Clerk) 6.5. Correspondence – (Clerk) 6.6. Newsle4er – (Cllr Howson) 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 19

7 Dates and 6me of next mee6ngs Date and Time of next Mee6ngs: Monday 9th January 2017 a t 1930 hrs, St Mary’s Church, Woughton-on-the-Green Monday 13th March 2017 a t 1930 hrs, St Mary’s Church, Woughton-on-the-Green 14 November 2016 oldwoughton.org.uk 20