KINGSLEY PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON
WEDNESDAY 22nd February 2006 AT 8.00pm
IN THE KINGSLEY CENTRE

PRESENT: Cllr C Neville Chairman
Cllr S Carryer Vice Chairman
Cllr M Pethybridge
Cllr R Seeckts
Cllr A Blaber

In attendance: F Witney Clerk
3 Members of the public

05/161 Chairman’s Opening Remarks:
Cllr Neville welcomed everyone to the meeting

05/162 Public participation
Lucy Doggrell asked what had happened about the soil from excavating the Amery Hill School outdoor pitch which was supposed to be used to re-landscape the part of the Common opposite the Malthouse area of the village. Cllr Seeckts replied that the soil had been used elsewhere and so Kingsley would not now be affected.

05/163 Apologies for Absence
Received from District Councillor W Womack and the Bordon Herald.

05/164 Declarations of Interest
None

05/165 Approval of Minutes of Meeting 26th January 2006
Proposed: Cllr Carryer
Seconded: Cllr Seeckts
The minutes were then signed by the Chairman.

05/166 Matters Arising
STATUS OF FOOTPATH 6
Cllr Neville said that it was doubtful that any of the residents living along Footpaths 6 and 8 had agreements in writing to vehicular access along these public footpaths. Nonetheless there were bound to be legal issues based upon the length of time this had been going on in practise. A head-on confrontation could just be an exercise in the residents and the Parish Council spending money. He said that HCC had advised that bollards could be erected at the end of Footpath 6 where it joins the B3004, which would be owned by HCC, but of course this could be challenged by residents who would have to prove their right of vehicular access. He suggested writing to the residents pointing out the issues.
Cllr Seeckts said that the erection of the sign “Public Footpath Only” had had no effect, people were still driving down Footpath 6 and the state of it was not good. Cllr Carryer asked whether it was worth making a fuss if there was only one objection and the use of it would die down once the current building works were finished. Cllr Seeckts replied that there had been complaints made to him from three different sources and the main users were residents rather than workmen. He felt that there was little point in trying to speak to the residents as a group. Cllr Neville put the proposal that a letter should be sent to all the residents living along Footpaths 6 and 8 setting out the issues and asking for a response.
Proposed: Cllr Blaber
Seconded: Cllr Seeckts
UPPER GREEN TREE PRUNING
Cllr Neville reported that work was now proceeding.
REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FROM MRS COMBER RE CRADLE LANE
A draft letter to Cllr Mark Kemp-Gee was circulated to Councillors and had previously been sent to Mrs Comber. It was proposed to send the letter in order to assist Mrs Comber in gaining the information she needs from HCC.
Proposed: Cllr Pethybridge
Seconded: Cllr Carryer

05/167 ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
Cllr Neville reported that £100 had been approved for refreshments last year and £71 was actually spent. The amount of food could be cut down this year but he proposed authorising up to £100 to be spent again for this year’s meeting, with the hope that less would be spent.
Proposed: Cllr Seeckts
Seconded: Cllr Blaber

05/168 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS FOR 10 MONTHS ENDING 31ST JANUARY 2006
The Clerk circulated management accounts and advised that payment of up to £800 for the Gold Hill Street light and the 2004/05 external audit fee were still outstanding. Cllr Neville commented that the oak trees on Upper Green may need pollarding soon which might be very expensive and so while it was pleasing to see the reserves now available, it was also very necessary to have them to cover such situations.

05/169 APPROVAL TO CHANGE SUPPLIER OF ANNUAL PLAYGROUND INSPECTION
The Clerk explained that the inspector who had previously conducted the playground inspection had now left ROSPA and set up business on his own. He was offering the same service as we had received before at a cheaper rate. It was likely that he would be more experienced than whoever ROSPA had engaged to replace him. It was proposed that he should be asked to perform the next inspection, subject to the clerk first checking that this would be acceptable to the insurers.
Proposed: Cllr Seeckts
Seconded: Cllr Blaber

05/170 PLANNING MATTERS: RESPONSES TO APPLICATIONS
F20835/004/FUL/LL Stannards View, Grooms Farm Lane, Frith End
Kingsley Parish Council unanimously has no objection to this application
F37724/006/FUL/KO Kingsley Meadow Liveries, Main Road, Kingsley
A site meeting was agreed for 4.30pm on Friday 24th February

05/171 REPORT FROM DISTRICT COUNCILLOR
Cllr Womack had sent his apologies

05/172 REPORT FROM CHAIRMAN
Cllr Neville asked whether Councillors felt the campaign to save The Grange Birthing Centre should be supported? It was proposed that a letter of support should be sent:
Proposed: Cllr Pethybridge
Seconded: Cllr Seeckts

05/173 REPORTS FROM COUNCILLORS
The Clerk was asked to speak to the Worldham Parish Clerk to see if she was aware of any unauthorised development taking place at Oaklands Farm

05/174 PAYMENTS TO BE MADE
The Clerk advised that no payment could be made to the Audit Commission as they had still not re-invoiced for the agreed lower amount.
Cheque payments listed on the agenda were authorised and countersigned as follows
(a) Sid Newman
(b) Malcolm Rust
(c) Frances Witney
(d) Inland Revenue

05/175 CONFIDENTIAL MATTER
A confidential matter was then discussed by the Parish Council during which the public were excluded. This item is separately minuted.

05/176 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next full Council meeting will be held on Thursday 23rd March 2006 at 8.00pm in the Kingsley Centre.
There being no further business the Meeting closed at 9.30pm