October 19 2023 - Agenda
FENTON & TORKSEY LOCK PARISH COUNCIL
The Wesleyan Chapel, Blind Lane, Coleby, Lincs, LN5 0AL. Tel: 07926 919098
Website: Homepage – Fenton and Torksey Lock Parish Council (lincolnshire.gov.uk)
Dear Councillor
You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of the Parish Council, which will be held on Thursday 19 October 2023 at Kettlethorpe Village Hall at 7pm.
The meeting is open to the public and during the meeting there will be a 15-minute public forum when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council in relation to the business on the agenda.
AGENDA
Chairman’s opening remarks.
1. To receive apologies and reasons for absence.
2. To receive Declarations of Interest on any item on the Agenda.
Members may make any declarations of interest at this point but may also make them at any point during the meeting.
3. To resolve to suspend the meeting to allow no more than 15 minutes of public forum.
4. Notes of the Parish Council meetings:
Notes of the Parish Council meeting held on 3 August 2023 to be approved and signed as minutes.
5. To receive reports from Police with crime information.
6. Planning Matters.
7. To receive any updates regarding the Speedwatch scheme and to consider any action.
8. Parish Newsletter. To receive any feedback and to consider any action for the next issue.
9. To consider Training arrangements for Cllrs. To receive any feedback on training attended.
10. Clerks report
11. Laptop. To consider approving costs for replacing the Clerk’s laptop, following resolution to replace it at the meeting 03/08/2023, minute 976. To agree cost to be uploaded to the Clerk’s Equals Card.
12. Financial Matters
a) To approve the Statement of accounts and bank reconciliations to date.
b) To receive any updates regarding the Equals Card application.
c) To set out requirements for completing the 2024/25 precept submissions.
13. Highways matters
Updates on the following items have been requested from Cllr Butroid
a. Footpath maintenance - Torksey Lock.
b. New Footpath - Torksey Lock.
c. Enhanced crossing of A156 - Torksey Lock.
The above as discussed at our meeting on site on 9 January 2023.
d .Permission to site a bench in Torksey Lock.
My email dated 11 July 2023.
e. Traffic calming measures on Maltkiln Road, Fenton.
Your email to Joe Phillips-Melhuish on 22/5/23.
14. Parish Speed Limits.
A156, Fenton – Speed limit reduction from 40 to 30mph and extend speed limit zone to include Leys Cottage and relocate the existing Fenton village sign to the same point. Chairman to provide update.
15. Volunteer Policy.
To consider adopting a General Volunteer Policy.
16. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
To consider the re-adopting the following to comply with GDPR
Data Map, Data Protection Policy, Subject Access Request Procedure, Data Breach Policy and Records Retention Policy, Privacy Notice and General Privacy Notice.
17. Remembrance Day.
a) To receive an update on the feasibility of using the wreath from the previous year and to consider the purchase of large poppies with the budgeted funds.
b) To consider any arrangements for the PC to commemorate Remembrance Day.
18. Police Meeting.
To note any updates regarding the holding of Q&A sessions for PCs regarding Policing and to agree any action required to prepare for same. Chairman’s email to members dated 2/10/23 refers.
19. Parish Project
Email dated 12/9/23 from a resident suggesting the provision of 2 bus shelters in Fenton on opposite sides of the A156 near the Defibrillator station. Discuss.
20. Any urgent items for discussion
Matters can be raised and may become future agenda items. Items will only be taken if notified to the Chairman 24 hours prior to the meeting.
21. Date of next meetings.
Regular Meetings - Nov 16.
To agree meeting dates for 2024.
15 10 2023. Ruth Keillar Clerk to Fenton and Torksey Lock Parish Council.