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Present:

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

27.

Apologies

Cllr Goddard – unwell

Cllr Metcalfe – on holiday

28.

Member declaration of interest on agenda items

Cllrs Rickman and Youles declared an interests in the accounts for payment

LGA 1972s1-16

29.

Co-option of applicants to Council

Mr David Stafford had applied to the Council. After consideration Mr Stafford as proposed by Cllr Rickman seconded by Cllr Oliver and carried.

LGA 1972 s1-16

30.

Approval of Minutes of Meeting held 08.05.2007

Proposed Cllr Butcher seconded Cllr Lucas – carried. Amend item 20 to make clear that the Parish Council instigated the involvement of the District Councillors

LGA 1972s1-16

31.

Matters arising from Minutes of 08.05.07

None.

32.

Public Forum

None.

33.

Correspondence

a) Letter from Sawtry Community College  - Community Partners – Clerk to attend the meeting.

b) Letter from Mrs D Smith – Youth Hostel, Park Close – respond to Mrs Smith and let her know the action we are taking.

c) Letter from Cambridgeshire County Council – jointly funded minor improvement schemes – Clerk to call an Allotments and Byways meeting to discuss the completion of the application form so that it can be submitted in time for the deadline. Councillors are also to consider and put forward any schemes they might like to apply for. Proposed Cllr Thorne that Allotment and Byways submit the application as soon as possible seconded Cllr Richardson and carried.

d) Letter from Huntingdon District Council – Huntingdonshire Development Framework – the documents enclosed in this letter have been divided up between Councillors to read and report back to Council.

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34.

Adoption of F & GP Minutes of 15.05.07

Proposed Cllr Rickman, seconded Cllr Lucas and carried.

LGA 1972s1-16

35.

Adoption of Amenity Centre Committee Minutes of 22.05.07

Proposed Cllr Oliver seconed Cllr Lucas and carried.

LGA 1972s1-16

18.

Park Close – update

Cllr Rickman reports – Cllr Rickman attend a meeting at Huntingdon District Council with regard to this planning application. Cllr Watt and Cllr Matt McGuire all spoke during that meeting. HDC decided to deny Peterborough City Council’s request for the land to be designated as residential. The land remains for health and community use. We await Peterborough City Council’s next move. They do have a time to appeal the decision.

36.

Bulk Collection

The Clerk reported back to the Committee. The cost of bulk collection for Yaxley is £1,500 to £2,000 per week. It would take three weeks to make one collection in Yaxley and therefore this would be of a large cost to the village. The Council will review this when looking at budgets for next year.

37.

Approval of end of year accounts.

Proposed Cllr Rickman seconded Cllr Thorne and carried.

38.

Annual return approval.

Proposed Cllr Rickman seconded Cllr Butcher and carried.

39.

Employee briefing

None.

40.

Village roadways

Discussion taking place with regard to the state of the Roads in Yaxley. It is proposed that we write to Cambridgeshire Highways and complain about the amount of potholes in the road. The roads have received repairs but only cosmetic repairs. There is also a problem with the drainage at the end of Main Street that joins with Windsor Road. This was highlighted over the bank holiday weekend. Cllr Lucas to provide photographs of the flood water to assist with our complaint. There are also major problems at Landsdowne Road. There was also a programme of installing drop kerbs which appears to have come to a halt. The Clerk would mention this in the letter. Other things to mention the use of Waterslade Road from the A15 and we are to ask what the Highways intention is with regard to Daimler Avenue. Yellow lines are urgently required along this road.

Clerk

41.

Carpets for Chambers

Proposed Cllr Butcher, seconded Cllr Rickman that we replace the carpet with the same carpet as in the Clerk’s office at a cost of £1,000.

LGA 1972 s111

42.

Report from representatives:

1. Ferndale – Cllr C Thorne – The builders are on site.

2. Website – Cllr M Rickman – 2527 visits for last month.

43.

Approval of Burial Deeds

None

44.

Accounts for Approval

Proposed Cllr Thorne seconded Cllr Oliver carried.

LGA 1972 s111

45.

Police Report

Noted.

46.

Community Information Surgery Notes

Cllr McMullan volunteered for the next session on Friday 6^th July 2007.

47.

Forthcoming meetings

19^th June 2007 – F & GP Committee

26^th  June 2007 – Amenity Centre Committee

3^rd July 2007 – Allotments and Byways Committee (special meeting)

10^th July 2007 – Full Council Meeting