To All Members of the Council:
You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of Northborough Parish Council to be held on Wednesday 10th March 2021 starting at 7.00pm
Catherine Franks, Clerk
The meeting is held in public, by video link using Zoom, in accordance with regulations issued under Section 78 of the Coronavirus Act 2020. Members of the public and media are invited to attend and are asked to email the Clerk in advance if they wish to speak. You will be held in a meeting room until the start of the meeting and muted except when invited to speak by the Chair.
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AGENDA
21.28 TO NOTE ATTENDANCE and APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
21.29 DECLARATIONS: To receive declarations of interest in items on the agenda and to grant any written requests for dispensations for disclosable pecuniary interests
21.30 TO CONFIRM MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON Wednesday, 10th February 2020
21.31 PUBLIC FORUM
Members of the public to comment on any item on the Agenda; standing orders permit 15 minutes total
21.32 COUNCILLOR VACANCY:
To consider any applications received and co-opt no more than one councillor
21.33 TO RECEIVE REPORTS FROM WARD COUNCILLORS or OTHER INVITED SPEAKERS
21.34 PLANNING, to consider planning applications:
34.1 21/00156/HHFUL: 53 Church View, Loft Conversion exceeding permitted development limits and single storey rear extension.
34.2 21/00141/HHFUL: 29 Crowson Crescent, First floor extension and single storey rear extension.
34.3 21/00131/LBC: 1 Church Street, Installation of non-opening roof light to….kitchen extension.
34.4 21/00239/CTR: 30A Church Street, Poplar – reduce tree height.
34.5 21/00297/CTR: 54 Church Street, Willow – reduce one tree and re-pollard another.
To note decision against applications where the PC has commented:
34.6 21/00632/HHFUL: 2 Church Farm Mews, permitted.
21.35 GOVERNANCE:
35.1 Annual Village Meeting, Saturday 10th April – to receive proposals from the Clerk for a virtual meeting.
35.2 Annual Parish Council meeting – to consider a change of date in response to advice from NALC as previously circulated.
35.3 To consider renewal of CAPALC/NALC affiliation for the 2021/22 financial year, including the Data Protection Officer Membership scheme
35.4 To adopt a risk assessment template to be used for Volunteering Activity.
35.5 To discuss and consider options for the trading licence policy beyond ‘lockdown’
35.6 To consider an application from Amo La Pizza to trade in the car park on 27th March or 3rd April.
21.36 VILLAGE AMENITIES AND MAINTENANCE:
36.1 Burial Grounds: to receive a report of the Burials Committee meeting held 22nd February 2021
21.37 FINANCE:
37.1 To approve the Finance Report dated 28th February 2021.
37.2 To consider recommendations for expenditure from the Burials Committee:
a) Subscription to Scribe Cemetery software at cost of £468pa and £200 initial set-up (exc VAT)
b) Cost of materials only to make minor repairs to the cemetery gates.
37.3 To approve receipts and payments according to the attached schedule.
21.38 REPORTS FROM COUNCILLORS AND CLERK:
38.1 Reports from councillors on portfolio of responsibilities and actions outstanding.
38.2 Report from Clerk on items not covered elsewhere on the agenda.
38.3 External meetings, conferences and training – to note upcoming dates and receive reports:
a) Parish council liaison meeting
b) Other
21.39 CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED: None at date of publication
21.40 NEXT MEETING: To confirm date of the next Council meeting, Wednesday 14th April 2021
Abbreviations used in this Agenda:
CAPALC – Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Association of Local Councils
NALC – National Association of Local Councils
Schedule of Receipts and Payments (21.37.3)
Receipts:
a) Northborough Community Association: cleaning contract, February 2021, £377.84
b) Weston: trading licence fee, £20.00
c) Scholes of Deeping: interment fee, £150.00
Payments:
d) Staff Basic Pay for February 2021, £1,451.21 (paid by standing order)
e) Lloyds Bank plc: monthly debit card fee, £3.00 (auto card)
f) HP Print: ink subscription for printer, £7.99 (auto card)
g) Takepayments: monthly subscription for card receipts scheme, £20.40 (direct debit)
h) Barclaycard: monthly card receipts scheme fee, £5.81, January (direct debit)
i) NEST: Employee/employer pension contribution February 2021, £77.40 (direct debit)
j) Staff Overtime less statutory deductions, February 2021, £371.03
k) HMRC: Employee/Employer NI for February 2021, £77.81
l) Richard Harding: Grounds Maintenance churchyard, cemetery etc, February 2021, £482.50.
m) Richard Harding: Grass cutting playing field, February 2021, £200.00
n) Richard Harding: Grass cutting verges, February 2021, £300.00 (incl agreed credit)
o) Viridor Waste Management: Waste removal February 2021, £67.36
p) CAPALC: annual affiliation fee incl DPO scheme, £493.63
q) Starboard Systems Ltd: Scribe Cemetery software, £801.60