PORT EYNON COMMUNITY COUNCIL
DRAFT – UNCONFIRMED
Minutes of Monthly Council Meeting held on
Monday 17th January 2017 at the Village Hall, Port Eynon.
The meeting commenced at 7:30 pm.
Present: Cllr. G. Evans, Cllr. R. Fisher, Cllr. Mrs. S. Fisher, Cllr. G. Jones,
Apologies for Absence: Cllr. Mrs. Lynda Newland, Cllr Mrs. Ann Scott and Cllr A. Milligan
In attendance: Mr. B. Stubbings (clerk),
Chair person: Cllr. R. Fisher took the Chair.
Declarations of Interest: None
001/17 Minutes of Last Meeting (December 2016):
The minutes, as corrected, were proposed to be accepted as a true record by Cllr. G. Jones, the proposal was seconded by Cllr. Mrs. S. Fisher and agreed by all. The minutes were signed by the chairperson.
002/17. Matters Arising from previous Meeting:
Village Greens –pending receipt of quoatations.
War Memorial – pending source of suitable stone.
Llanddewi Corner – Clerk to follow up with City Council on grid placed over drainage channel.
Donations to Churches – Clerk to clarify reported changes to Finance Act which may prevent community Councils making donations to local churches.
003/17. Finance:
Clerk advised that there had been no income or expenditure in the past month. The bank balances were presently as follows:
Current Account £9,460
Savings Account £5,255
Knelston Burial Ground Account £675
Clerk advised that he had received notification for renewal of Council’s insurance policy and quotation from existing insurers AON in the amount of £….. Cllr G Evans proposed to renew with AON and with no change to present policy. Seconded by Cllr G Jones and agreed by all.
The following funding commitments have been made and are carried forward:
Scurlage Green Improvements – £2,000
Port Eynon Village Green improvements – £2,000.
004/17. Planning:
From Previous applications
2016/1384 St David’s Church, LLanddewi – Removal of deteriorated interior plaster and cement; and replacement with lime based plaster. Council unanimously agreed to support the proposal. Under consideration.
2016/3184 Frogmoor Cottages, Frogmoor – Removal of planning condition and extension for further five years. Council unanimously agreed they had no objections. Application granted on 13th December 2016.
New applications :
2016/3587 Foxwood, Overton Lane – conversion of outbuilding into two bedroom cottage. Council unanimously agreed to support the application. Proposed by Cllr Evans and seconded by Cllr S Fisher.
005/17 Highways & Footpaths.
Nothing to report.
006/17 Correspondence:
Clerk advised on various items of correspondence as follows
Swansea Area Committee -notice of meeting (clerk to advise apologies)
C&CS Parks Dept – Advice re planting of flower beds at Scurlage Green (confirmed to proceed)
007/17 Knelston Burial Ground. Nothing to report.
008/17 Village Halls –
Port Eynon – Cllr Fisher advised that the VHMC had met with MP Byron Davies in January, but he received notification after the event.
Llandewi Hall – Meeting with Trustees to be arranged by Clerk.
009/17 Knelston Primary School – nothing to consider.
010/17 Newsletter – Cllr S Fisher advised that she would explore and alternative to Mr Tony Wright of AW Graphics.
011/17 Any Other Business:
Cllr. G Evans sought agreement to repeat the bramble clearance at the dune areas in Port Eynon. Agreed by all.
Date of Next Meeting: Monday 20th February 2017 at 7:30 pm in the Port Eynon Village Hall.
Meeting closed at 8:30 pm. Chairman
- J. Stubbings, (Clerk) R. Fisher