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Present:

Cllrs Youles, Thorne, Lucas, Butcher, Goddard, Oliver, Rickman, McMullan, Metcalfe, Richardson and Rees. Also present was the Clerk Mrs Tibble.

48.

Apologies

Cllr Stafford – at work

49.

Member declaration of interest on agenda items

None

50.

Nick Ball from Cambridgeshire ACRE address to the Council

The main points were:-

1. At least 2 Parish Councillors would be needed to guide, support and steer the group which would include 10 members from the wider community.

2. A grant would be provided by ACRE in the sum of £1,500 to assist with the advertising and development of the Parish Plan.

3. Ask Sawtry Parish Council if a member of their Council could come over and let us know the advantages of the Parish Plan and give advice.

4. Various ways to collect data. An analysis company would produce the results from any survey.

51.

Approval of Minutes of Meeting held 12.06.2007

Proposed Cllr Thorne seconded Cllr Lucas – carried.

LGA 1972s1-16

52.

Matters arising from Minutes of 12.06.07

None.

53.

Public Forum

None.

54.

Correspondence

a)  Letter from Cambridgeshire County Council – Emergency Planning Awareness – (noted)

b) Letter from Shailesh Vara MP – The Clerk is to respond to Vara and inform him that we were under the opinion that the matter had been resolved – proposed Cllr Goddard seconded Cllr Butcher and carried.

c) Letter from Marc Humphries – possible co-option onto Council – Proposed that he be co-opted Cllr Goodard seconded Cllr Rees and carried.

Clerk

55.

Adoption of F & GP Minutes of 19.06.07

Proposed Cllr Rickman, seconded Cllr Thorne and carried.

LGA 1972s1-16

56.

Adoption of Management Report

Proposed Cllr Rickman seconded Cllr Butcher

LGA 1972s1-16

57.

Adoption of Cemetery Committee Minutes of 26.06.07

Proposed Cllr Goddard seconded Cllr Rickman and carried.

LGA 1972s1-16

58.

 Adoption of Allotment and Byways Committee of 03.07.07

Cllr Thorne would like another possible pathway added to the application in that the cycle path needs to be continued along London Road from the Ferndale entrance to the start of the Peterborough path further down London Road. This is a cycle path used by village children to get to the new Hampton Senior School proposed Cllr Lucas seconded Cllr Rees and carried. Minutes proposed Cllr Lucas seconded Cllr Rees.

LGA 1972s1-16

59.

Adoption of Code of Conduct

Proposed Cllr Lucas seconded Cllr Metcalfe. Two Councillors are against the adoption Cllr Thorne and Cllr Butcher.

60.

Staff Matters

Private and Confidential

61.

Footpath Queen Street access to Rainbow

Clerk to write to Cambridgeshire County Council and ask what  proposals have been put forward. Proposed Cllr McMullan seconded Cllr Richardson.

Clerk

62.

Street Names – differences in spelling of two street names

Cllr McMullan will write to Huntingdon District Council regarding the different spellings of Landsdowne Road and Abbott Way.

Cllr McMullan

63.

Survey into the use of Landsdowne Road

Write to the Highways Department and request a No Access sign for 7.5 tonnes to be placed at the top and bottom of Landsdowne Road. Proposed Cllr Rickman seconded Cllr Oliver.

Clerk

64.

Newsletter.

Proposed Cllr Butcher seconded Cllr Lucas carried.

65.

Report from representatives:

1. Ferndale – Making progress, build underway.

2. Website – 3497 visitors for June – up again by 1,000 visitors from May.

66.

Approval of Burial Deeds

Letter from Mrs Cherry Terrell – Proposed Cllr Goddard seconded Cllr Rickman – double fees apply.

67.

Accounts for Approval

Proposed Cllr Goddard seconded Cllr Butcher carried.

LGA 1972 s111

68.

Police Report

Noted.

69.

Community Information Surgery Notes

Cllr McMullan noted that the notice board in the community shop was out of date. The Clerk will try to make time to update the board. Cllr McMullan volunteered to update the information if the Clerk provides it.

Cllr Richardson to attend the next meeting on Friday 3^rd August.2007.

70.

Forthcoming meetings

17^th July 2007 – F & GP Committee

24^th July 2007 – Playing Fields Committee

3^1st July 2007 –  Ferndale Committee

14^th August 2007 – Full Council Meeting