June 2023 Agenda
FISKERTON PARISH COUNCIL
Chairman: Cllr Adrian Walker Clerk: Mrs Michelle Vail
E: clerk@fiskerton-lincs.org.uk Tel: 07305 818857
Notice of Meeting
The next meeting of Fiskerton Parish Council will be held on Thursday 15th June 2023 at 7:00pm in Fiskerton Village Hall at which the business listed in the agenda below will be transacted. The time between 7.00pm and 7.15 pm may be given over to a public session if required, but if no members of the public wish to speak, the meeting will start at 7.00pm.
Michelle Vail Clerk/RFO: Fiskerton Parish Council
Agenda
1. Open Session: suspension of standing orders for up to 15 minutes
2. Apologies for absence
3. Declarations of interest
4. Approve draft minutes of meeting held on 15th May 2023 as a true record
5. To receive observations of the District and County Councillors, including:
o Receipt of D/Cllr T Bridgwood’s report
6. Chairman’s report
FINANCE
7. ACCOUNTS
a. Resolve to receive the circulated schedule of payments/receipts made for May 2023.
b. To approve any non-regular accounts for payment for June 2023.
c. Receive end of year 22/23 Spend against Budget report
d. Internal audit:
i. To note the contents of the Internal Audit Report 2022/2023
ii. To resolve to approve Section 1- Annual Governance Statement 2022/2023
iii. To resolve to approve Section 2 - Accounting Statements 2022/2023
PLANNING: to consider and agree actions as required:
8. Neighbourhood Plan – update
9. 146763: change of use of agricultural land to domestic garden and erection of an outbuilding to provide a garage and garden room: Woodlands Farm Ferry Road LN3 4HU
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED:
10. WLDC Parish News
11. LALC training bulletin – approve any training requests
12. LCC - Callconnect – demand-responsive transport bus service
13. Resident email – request for advice on cutting back trees overhanging from neighbouring field.
NEW ITEMS: to consider and agree actions as required:
14. Note draft minutes of Annual Parish Meeting held on 25th May 2023; and consider any items raised:
o village questionnaire
15. Concerns around hard of hearing attendees at meetings
16. Elderly resident mowing verge outside property
17. Residents’ difficulty in contacting GP’s surgery by phone or Ask my GP
18. Suggestion of a cluster of Parish Council’s combining forces to address local amenity matters
19. Offer of a metal bench, to be plasma cut with a Fiskerton theme
20. Plan to port across of community information from old website to new website
21. Mobile phone
22. Cost of Living
23. Warm Spaces
24. Incorrect statements made at the May 2023 meeting regarding sage accounting software, fraud against parish councils and the village hall accounts (CD)
ALLOTMENTS:
25. Report from Allotment Inspectors, and to consider the following:
o Note inspection of the allotments by Cllrs Matthews, Hill and Walker on 19th May 2023
o Confirm which sub-tenants’ invoices have been paid, and next steps for those outstanding.
o Increase in rent to sub-tenants’ for 2024.
o Increase the number of Allotments for 2024 using some, or all, of the grazing land, for example, to 5 (plan needed, who needs to be engaged to deliver this)
o Plan to reduce the waiting list currently at 8 and keep it active.
o Confirm a clear record exists of who’s on the waiting list and contact details; and current sub tenants.
o Confirm there will be some changes, and consider best approach to keeping the sub tenants updated
o Delegate authority to Cllrs Hill, Matthews and Walker to liaise with sub-tenants and the Hodgson Charity
UPDATE REPORTS: to consider and agree actions as required:
26. Draft constitution documents for Village Hall: car park agreement, play area agreement, and Village Hall Management Committee constitution – any update from Charity Commissioners
27. Woodlands trust monies: suggestion of a bench
28. Planting of Jubilee tree
29. WVAG – report from any recent meetings
30. Village gateway project
31. Action log – to consider any other items which have an update
MEETINGS:
32. Matters for inclusion on next agenda:
33. Date of next meeting: Thursday 20th July 2023, 7 – 9pm, Fiskerton Village Hall
Mrs Michelle Vail Clerk/RFO to Fiskerton Parish Council Dated 09.06.23