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Minutes of

Finance and General Purposes Committee

Tuesday 21st August  2007 at 7.30 pm 

 

 

Actions

 

Present:-

Cllr Rickman, Youles, Lucas and Goddard   also present the Clerk Mrs Tibble.

 

32

Apologies

Cllr Thorne – away.

Cllr Butcher – unavoidably detained

Cllr Oliver - away

 

33

Declaration of interest in items on the agenda

Cllr Rickman and Cllr Lucas – both planning

 

34

Financial Matters

Cllr Rickman suggesting that we request the bookkeeper to produce the F & GP financial report with two columns, one capital expenditure and the other one to be maintenance expenditure. Also that we have a code for vandalism and this be reported separately. These items should then be incorporated into the Management Report.  The Clerk will instruct the bookkeeper to do this.

 

 

 

Clerk

35

Bank Balances

Noted.

 

36

Correspondence

Letter from Peterborough city Council – Consultation on Planning Application – Underpass beneath A15 – no comment to make. This Council agrees to the continuation of the underpass.

 

37

Planning Consultations

0702334FUL – J McCarthy – 2 Baird Close, Yaxley – relocation of fence – recommend refusal – impact on view for traffic.

0702328FUL – Mr S Williams – 14 Birch Close, Yaxley – extension to dwelling – recommend approval

0702491TELDET – 02 – Erection of 15 metre monopole land east of Broadway Business Park – No comments to be made.

0702521FUL – Mr Thomas – 46 Bentley Avenue, Yaxley – extension to dwelling – recommend approval

0702558OUT – Partners of Yaxley Group Practice – erection of health and social care centre with car parking – 2 Park Close, Yaxley – recommend approval.

0702494LBC – Paul Russell and Chris Grant – The Church of St Bartholomew, Main Street, Yaxley – internal alterations – recommend refusal – inadequate parking.

0701508FUL – Mr N Davis – 9 Stephenson Close, Yaxley – part change of use of dwelling to chauffeur business – recommend refusal – application does not match the details and photographs.

0702536S73 – Brown Butlin Group – Broadway Barn Building, Broadway, Yaxley – retention of portable building for use as office for a further temporary period – recommend approval.

0702630FUL – Mr P Bussey – 252 Broadway, Yaxley – extension and alterations to dwelling – recommend approval.

 

38

Health and Safety and Security

Cllr Richardson had been working through the Risk Assessment folder. He would like to make various amendments and he was asked to continue with his assessment and hopefully finalise the update of the Risk Assessment manual within the next 2 months.

Security at Amenity Centre – Private and confidential report attached.

Groundsmen would be reminded to use the work in road signs especially on Middletons Road and Church Street.

 

Cllr Richardson

39

Voluntary Registration

Clerk will contact Land Registry and ask for their assistance.

 

Clerk

40

Staff Matters

Private and confidential report attached.

 

41

Website

Visits to the website remain at extremely high levels. Clerk to forward all bookings to Mrs Rickman for placing on the website.

 

Clerk

 

There being no further business, Meeting closed at 8.55pm.  Signed……….………………………………….Chairman