Parish Council Minutes 25th January 2023

GOODNESTONE PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
25th JANUARY 2023

PRESENT:
Chairman Councillor Kevin Phillips (KP)
Councillor Karen Stanford (KS)
Councillor Jon Aldington (JA)
Councillor Lidia Long (LL)
Councillor Nick Turner-Brown (NTB)

3 Members of the Public

Acting Parish Clerk – Councillor Karen Stanford

APOLOGIES

Councillor Nick Turner-Brown (NTB)

MINUTES OF THE MEETING 30th NOVEMBER 2022

Minutes for this meeting were approved and duly signed

DISTRICT COUNCILLOR REPORT

Nothing received

ACTION UPDATES

Action Action Owner Status Update
002 Planter sizing, position and costings KP Outstanding No progress so it was decided that Councillor Kevin Phillips can make the decision and bring back costings to the next meeting
005 Summer Fayre Organising Committee KS/CP In progress Proposed date is 26th August 2023 on the cricket field. Christine confirming with Lord Fitzwalter and will start an organising committee
008 Investigation into Manicom Close Land for parking CP In Progress Property services Dover District Council investigating – ongoing
009 Develop a consolidated community approach to path clearing following storm damage LL Closed See additional paper presented by Councillor Lidia Long
011 PC will object again on behalf of the parish to DDC Local Plan KP/KS Closed Previous letter submitted
013 PC to object on behalf of the parish to CCC local plan KP/KS Closed Objection made online

FOOTPATHS

  • Councillor Lidia Long presented a paper providing update on Footpaths after meeting Kent County Council
  • Suggestion from Councillor Lidia Long to develop a map of landowners for the parish to more easily addressed footpath concerns.  Financial request to be made at next meeting.

HIGHWAY MATTERS

  • Nothing to report

COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

  • Goodnestone Village Hall have received some grant funding for improvements
  • The Messenger – is now being produced monthly.  Christine and Helena are leading the charge on content but ideas and content are welcome from all.  Request to made to the Parish Council for funding for printing through Dover District Council (£25 per print run) – will be brought to next meeting for formal approval as a regular payment

FINANCE

Business Service Invoice Amount Proposed Seconded
BTF Fairfield Rent SI4571 £50 Councillor Jon Aldington Councillor Kevin Phillips

Agreement to move forward with changing bank accounts – request to look at CAF Bank to see if they cover Parish Councils

Vote Taken: Precept – Agree uplift for 2023/24 (note increase for 22/23 was 5%)  – It was agreed that due to the cost of living crisis the precept will be kept at the current level with no uplift. Councillors Phillips, Long and Aldington were in favour of no uplift, Councillor Stanford was in favour of an uplift.

PLANNING

Nothing to report

WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE

None

COUNCILLORS REPORT ON OTHER PARISH MATTERS

Agreement to have the last Wednesday of the month every 2 months – Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sept, Oct, Nov.  Exceptional meetings can be scheduled if needed.  Recognition this may change post may when new Parish Council are elected.

PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION TIME

  • Sunday 7th May – Big Coronation Lunch – Christine Plummer will arrange an organising committee and will link in with Chillenden and Rowling
  • Monday 8th May – Coronation Volunteering Day – Christine Plummer will arrange an organising committee and will link in with Chillenden and Rowling
  • Discussion on reinstating the Goodnestone School Report – Councillor Lidia Long to lead as School Governor

SUMMARY OF NEW ACTIONS

No new actions identified as part of this meeting


THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS THE MEETING CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC AT 8.31 PM NEXT MEETING 29th MARCH 2023 GOODNESTONE VILLAGE HALL 7:30PM