Parish Council Minutes 21st June 2023

GOODNESTONE PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
TUESDAY 21st June 2023
CHILLENDEN VILLAGE HALL 7:30PM

PRESENT:
Councillor Jon Aldington (JA)
Councillor Paul Allen (PA)
Councillor Sue Baker (SB)
Councillor Karen Stanford (KS)
Councillor Trevor Bartlett

0 Members of the Public

Acting Parish Clerk – Councillor Karen Stanford (KS)

APOLOGIES

Sue Chandler – KCC Member for Sandwich
Councillor Lidia Long (LL)

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Councillor Karen Stanford – Goodnestone School Governor
Councillor Paul Allen – Village Hall Committee

MINUTES OF THE MEETING 16th MAY 2023

Minutes for this meeting were approved (Proposed by Councillor Sue Baker, Seconded by Paul Allen, all Councillors agreed) and duly signed by Chairman Jon Aldington following governance item.

DISTRICT COUNCILLOR UPDATE

Councillor Trevor Bartlett thanked the Parish for voting and informed the council that DDC has 17 Labour Councillors, 14 Conservative Councillors and 1 Independent Councillor.

  • Drop in sessions happening at the Guildhall on closure of Richborough waste site.
  • Demolition of derilect buildings in Dover
  • CCTV at Dover has been successful – operates 24 hrs a day and had resulted in crime prevention and charges being made.

ACTIONS

Action Action Owner Status Update
22/23 – 005 Summer Fayre Organising Committee KS/CP In progress See Report
22/23 – 014 Internet banking application KS In progress KS to make application
23/24 – 001 Investigate Parish Clerk JA In progress Discussion with Jo Jones
23/24 – 002 Communications workshop LA Not started
23/24 – 003 Broadband meeting with KCC JA On hold
23/24 – 004 Dog Poo Bin Costing LL Not started TB to make contact
23/24 – 005 Purchase Good Councillors Guide JA On hold Challenging to get hold of at the moment, will revisit but is available online
23/24 – 006 Arnold Baker Book KS Complete Copy secured for £3.40
23/24 – 007 Circulate training material to councillors KS Complete Shared in email 12/06
23/24 – 008 DDC on Demand Bus Request for extension to Goodnestone KS In progress Send 23/05, Chased 12/06
23/24 – 009 Footpaths Lower Rowling/Knowlton LL Not started SB informed this was just about passable
23/24 – 010 School report LL/KS In progress Requested 12/06
23/24 – 011 Goodnestone Park Report KS In progress Details shared in agenda
23/24 – 012 Police meeting KS Complete No-one attended but update reports included in agenda

FOOTPATH OFFICER REPORT

Nothing to report

HIGHWAY OFFICER REPORT

Councillor Sue Baker to take the Highways Improvement Plan on and commence drafting. Document to include the assessment of the effectiveness of 20mph limit.

COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

Broadband

KCC working with central government. If speed is less than 10mb per sec you can report to BT who may be able to offer you a Universal Service Offering Connection.

Dog Poo Bins

On hold by Councillor Trevor Bartlett to provide contact point at DDC.

Summer Fete Report

FINANCE

Sign off of AGAR 2022/23 Return

Approval of Certificate of Exemption, Approval of Government Statement 2022/23 and Accounting Statements – Proposed by Councillor Jon Aldington, Seconded by Councillor Sue Baker, 4 councillors voted in favour and the paperwork was duly signed by the Chairman Councillor Jon Aldington.

Payments

Business Service Invoice Amount Proposed Seconded
Roger Austin Mowing 2265 £168 Councillor Sue Baker Councillor Jon Aldington
Roger Austin Mowing 2271 £168 Councillor Sue Baker Councillor Jon Aldington
DDC Messenger March 1011474 £30 Councillor Jon Aldington Councillor Paul Allen
DDC Messenger April 1011479 £35.30 Councillor Jon Aldington Councillor Paul Allen
Bridie Passmore Internal Audit 2022/23 625 £60.00 Councillor Sue Baker Councillor Karen Stanford
Goodnestone Village Hall Grant for Village Fete See paper £1,000 Councillor Karen Stanford Councillor Sue Baker

Councillor Jon Aldington informed the council that budgeted spend could be paid and then reported to the next meeting to avoid delays in payments.

PLANNING OFFICER REPORT

Nothing to report and it was advised there is not yet an update to the local plan

WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE

Nothing to report

COUNCILLORS REPORT ON OTHER PARISH MATTERS

Change to Community Policing

Goodnestone Park Update of events

AOB

Dedicated web/email addresses for Parish Councilors

ACTION – Councillor Jon Aldington to draft a paper for the next meeting including potential spend

Dedicated electronic repository for Parish Council documents

ACTION – Councillor Karen Stanford to contribute to the paper mentioned above

PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION TIME:

A short session set aside for parishioners to raise matters. Individual contributions should be kept to less than 5 minutes.