December 2023 Agenda
Wyberton PARISH COUNCIL
Mrs Val Austin, Clerk, Wyberton Community Centre, 295 London Road, Wyberton, PE21 7DE
Telephone: 01205 351450
Email: clerk@wyberton-pc.gov.uk
The next monthly Parish Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 13th December 2023, at 7pm at the Wyberton Community Centre, Meeting room.
Mrs Val Austin
Clerk /RFO to the Parish Council
Dated: 6th December 2023
The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in this agenda.
AGENDA
1. Chairman to open meeting:
2. Co-Opting
i. To consider the applications for the casual vacancy on the council & co-opt a new councillor.
ii. To receive the signed acceptance of office from the newly co-opted councillor.
3. Apologies for absence: To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Clerk prior to the meeting:
4. Public Forum: To resolve to suspend the meeting for a maximum of 10 minutes to allow members of the public to ask questions or make short statements to the council.
5. Declarations of interest (if any): To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests:
6. Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 8th November 2023- To resolve as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes.
7. Lincolnshire County and Boston Borough Councillors – Reports to be sent to The Clerk prior to the meeting.
a) Cllr Mrs Alison Austin:
b) Cllr Mr Richard Austin:
c) Cllr Mr Chris Mountain:
8. Update from the Community Centre Committee meeting
Security Camera’s - See item 10.5. on agenda
9: Update on Items from previous agendas:
9.1 - LHP Land Parthian Avenue Village Green / Play Area – Ongoing –
The clerk, with Cllr Richard Austin have applied for the planning permission.
Which has now been accepted and received a letter from Planning and the application number of B/23/0404.
LHP has contacted the clerk asking for Wyberton Parish Council Solicitors details.
The clerk finding out prices for local solicitors, obtaining 3 quotes.
9.2 Footway Lighting – Update - Cllr Richard Austin - The clerk has received an email from Old Leake on 29th November, which was forwarded to Cllr Richard Austin, they are asking Boston Borough Council for help with the costs of turning their lights to LED.
9.2.1 See agenda item 10.4 regarding repairs to footway lights.
9.3 Website – Update – Cllr Jason Stevenson to update on progress
9.4 Wyberton Parish Gates – From the meeting held on the 22nd November, the decision by highways was to remove the Wyberton name off of the signs and just have, please drive carefully through our village sign.
9.4.1 The clerk to find out the prices for the new signage
9.5 Speeding – Fen Road and London Road – The clerk has been in contact with Highways for both roads and still awaiting a response.
• Update from Cllr Mike Sharp
10: Councillors to discuss & resolve the following items:
10.1 Newsletter – Cllr Steve Slater – Update from previous meeting.
10.2 Annual Parish Meeting – Cllr Jason Stevenson – Setting date between 1st March and 1st June, and the creation of a working group to plan the Annual Parish Meeting
10.3 Nomination – Letter of Thanks – Cllr Steve Slater - Two residents for letter of thanks for dedication to the Wyberton Village. – See below for further information
10.4 Footway Lighting - The clerk received an email from BBC regarding the repair to the following lights –S/L 1 & 2 Low Road / S/L 3 Slippery Gowt Lane Junction Low Road.
See below for further information.
10.5 CCTV Camera’s – Original quote received and accepted by councillors £2,499.10, revised quote for a further 3 cameras would cost £3,963.07. A difference of £1,463.97.
The clerk has been in contact with GBSG for further information regarding the cameras.
See below for more information.
11: Finance
11.1: Approve Payments of Accounts
11.2: Bank statements – To be shown at the meeting as at 13th December 2023
11.3. To Resolve: Finance meeting have a figure for the precept at £62,150, an increase from the previous year of £56,500.
12: Planning matters: Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - To consider and make observations on all planning applications received and to note planning approvals, refusals, enforcement complaints and appeal decisions advised by the Borough Council – The parish clerk has delegated authority to respond to planning applications, in consultation with the councillors via email.
To include those received between the day of posting this notice and the day of the meeting
B/23/0363 – No objections advised BBC
B/23/0352 – Objections – advised BBC
B/23/0384 – No objections advised BBC
B/23/0395 – No objections advised BBC
B/23/0404 – For the planning application of the land off of Parthian Avenue.
13: Please note: - Cllr Hev Ainsworth – Christmas Fayre update:
Next Meeting: Wednesday 10th January 2024 – at 7pm
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Item 10.3 –
Nomination – Letter of Thanks – Cllr Steve Slater
I would like to nominate two residents for a letter of thanks, for what they have done in the community during the past year.
One for maintaining the area that is known to locals as womble way, which runs alongside the A16 from Tytton Lane to the Quadrant.
One for the help and support in putting on the community events.
Item 10.4 - Further Information for Street Lighting
Eon engineer noticed the above 3 lights were not working so has checked them but unfortunately all of these old/obsolete 35w SOX lamps have burnt out and need replacing with new 18w LED lanterns asap. These lights are on a busy 4-way junction to a school.
Our quotation to replace the 3 old/obsolete 35w SOX lanterns with new 18w LED lanterns controlled by all-night photocells, would be £1050 + VAT.
New 18w LED lanterns use around 69% less energy than old/obsolete 35w SOX lanterns.
SOX = low-pressure sodium lamp
10.5 – CCTV – Further information - To install 3 extra cameras, two in main hall and one extra in cupboard area. Cameras supplied are motion only and do not pick up sound.
Cameras can be turned off however the recorder will be locked away and is password protected, only authorised (data controller) has access to the recordings.
To have cameras installed separately is £350 plus VAT and the requirements for the recorder depends on how many cameras are installed, 8 or 16 channel.