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8th  June 2022

Dear Councillor

You are summoned to the Meeting of Perton Parish Council, to be held in the Board room, Perton Civic Centre on Monday, 13th June 2022 at 7.00pm.

Yours faithfully

Mrs Becky Hodgetts,

Clerk to the Council

All persons attending this meeting are hereby notified that this meeting will be recorded by the Parish Council to assist the Parish Clerk in the compilation of minutes. The recording will be deleted once the minutes have been approved.

AGENDA

23/22 – Public Open Session

Time for this session is limited to 30 minutes as per Standing Order number 3F. Members of the Public are invited to address the Parish Council (limited to 3 minutes per person as per Standing Order number 3G)

24/22 – Apologies for Absence

25/22 – To receive for information Police, Fire and Crime reports

26/22 –  Declaration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interest

To receive Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary and Other Interests from the Agenda

27/22 –  Code of Conduct – Dispensation

To approve requests for Code of Conduct Dispensations.  (A request for a dispensation must be made in writing to the Clerk and be granted by decision of the Council)

28/22 – Minutes

  1. To approve minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 9th May 2022.
  2. To receive for information draft minutes from the following committees/working parties:
    1. Planning Committee meeting held Thursday 19th May 2022
    2. HR Committee meeting held 25th May 2022
  • Finance meeting held on 7th June 2022

29/22 – Finance

  1. To approve list of Payments for May 2022
  2. To receive the Cash Book to date for information
  3. To receive the Income Statement to date for information
  4. To receive the Expenditure and Budget to date for information
  5. To consider funding CILCA (£410) for the Assistant Clerk along with group support (£275) provided by SPCA.
  6. To consider purchasing a battery hedge trimmer

30/22 – Food bank

  1. To consider using the new room as a food bank storeroom
  2. To consider funding for storage options

 

31/22 – Notice boards

  1. To receive quotation for replacement door panel for vandalised noticeboards for the following
    1. Mercia Drive
    2. Anders Square

32/22 – Queens Platinum Jubilee – to consider

a)       Update on Rose Garden

  1. Update on the Big Lunch event Sunday 5th June 2022
  2. To consider firework display for 6th November 2022

33/22 –Wrottesley Park Development

  1. Allotments
  2. To receive for information an update on the allotment site
  3. Housing development
  4. To receive for information an update
  5. To receive an update on road and site name

34/22 – Locality Enabler – Locality Working is about improving the quality of life within the community and the way in which services are provided within the community.

a)            To discuss weed killing and grass cutting schedules for Perton.

35/22 – Staffordshire County Council  

  1. To receive for information written report from the County Councillor
  2. To receive update on flooding at Dippons Lane
  3. To consider introduction of Wrottesley Park Rd Weight Limit
  4. To consider the re-instatement of previous filter lane markings on A41 traffic lights

36/22 – South Staffordshire Council 

  1. To receive for information written reports from District Councillors
  2. To consider the options for Installation of Doctor Nightingale’s bench
  3. To consider options for the south traffic Island maintenance
  4. Planning Applications:

Applications for consideration previously distributed: 

                   No applications received

 

Applications returned since last meeting:

                                                                Application no. : 22/00496/FUL

                                                                Location: 3 Repton Avenue, Perton, WV6 7TD

                                                                Proposed: Single storey rear extension for open plan area, garage conversion with internal                                                                                                alterations throughout the property

Comments: No objections received

37/22 – Reports – to note and receive for information

  1. Weekly Clerk’s Reports previously distributed
  2. Speedwatch update

38/22 – Date and time of next meeting – Perton Civic Centre, Board room 7pm

Full Council Meeting of Perton Parish Council – 11th July 2022

 

 

Crime & Disorder Implications
Section 17 of the Crime & Disorder Act 1998, places a duty on a local authority to consider crime and disorder implications and to exercise its various functions with due regard to the likely effect of the exercise of those functions and to do all that it reasonably can to prevent crime and disorder in its area.  Where relevant any decisions made at the Parish Council meeting have taken this duty of care into consideration

 

 

Minutes

Minutes of the meeting of Perton Parish Council, held at Perton Civic Centre on Monday 13th June 2022, 7.00pm

PRESENT:

Councillors Mrs P Allen, AA Bourke, N Caine, P Davis, Mrs L Dew, K Elder (Chairman), D Glynn (Vice- Chairman), Mrs R Heseltine, Mrs A James, C Rathbone, J Sherlock, J Turner and Mrs B Walters,

 

Parish Clerk Mrs B Hodgetts

Assistant Clerk Mrs L Higgins

 

Members of the public – 5

Also in attendance was PCSO S Fryer (part of the meeting)

23/22 – PUBLIC OPEN SESSION

Questions related to a flyer sent out by County Councillor regarding spend in the area. Maintenance and cleaning of kerbs and verges were raised.  A proper plan for the meadow areas should be made to include

wild flowers and not just weeds and nettles. There is no evidence of spraying or sweeping.

There is an issue with grass cutting between County Council and District Council land as District Council areas are cut twice a month but County areas are cut once a month, which is leaving areas looking unkept.

Some workmen were doing work on the alleyway by Formby Avenue but was left in a mess, it was confirmed they will be returning to complete the work as the van was full. It has been confirmed that the Street Scene team are carrying out a prune of the area which is due to be completed by the end of June.

It was suggested the Parish Council purchase a ride on mower to help maintain the area.

Issues around parking and social media comments from residents and bin men dropping rubbish when emptying bins and not picking it up were raised, this will be forwarded to PCSO’s and District Council.

24/22 – APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Apologies received and noted from Councillor R Bradley.

25/22 – POLICE, FIRE AND CRIME REPORT

A written report received from PCSO S Fryer was made available for members.

Issues were raised around availability of door chains and ring doorbells for vulnerable residents, litter bins being set on fire in the area and faraday bags being available to help with vehicle security.

Resolved to move item number 37/22 b) as per standing order 10a vi)

37/22 b) – SPEEDWATCH UPDATE

An update was given by Cllr P Davis to advise that Speedwatch currently has 4 trained members and a minimum of 2 must be available to carry out speed checks, more volunteers are needed. Training is approximately 3 hours carried out locally and the Police are aware when and where checks are being carried out by the Speedwatch members. 30mph stickers have been added to bins in Severn Drive.

 

26/22 – DECLARATION OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY AND OTHER INTERESTS

37/22 a) Clerks Report – grant received for Wild About Perton – Cllr K Elder

32/22 c) Firework display – Cllrs N Caine and D Glynn

27/22 – REQUESTS FOR CODE OF CONDUCT DISPENSATIONS

No request for dispensation received.

 

Resolved to move item number 33/22 as per standing order 10a vi)

33/22 WROTTESLEY PARK ROAD DEVELOPMENT

  1. Allotments
  2. An update was given on the allotments which are due to be delivered by January 2023.
  3. Resolved to make a decision on paid items for the allotment which are not included in the section 106 funding, once further information received.
  4. Housing Development
  5. An update was given by Kerry Bolister from Severn Homes to advise the timbers frames are now on site, show and view homes are being built, once the road has been put in place the sales office will be opened and signs should be going up soon with contact information. Rental properties are already 3 times oversubscribed.
  6. Cllrs Mrs P Allen and Mrs R Heseltine to meet with SSDC to decide on names for the roads in the new development from list previously discussed.

 

28/22 – MINUTES

  1. Resolved that the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 9th May 2022 were agreed as a true and correct record.
  2. Noted for information the draft minutes of the following committees/working parties:
  • Planning Committee meeting held on 19th May 2022
  • HR Committee meeting held on 25th May 2022
  • Finance Committee meeting held on 7th June 2022

 

29/22 – FINANCE

  1. Paid Expenditure Transactions between paid between 01/05/22 and 31/05/22.

Resolved payments approved.

 

Payment

Reference         Paid date          Tn no               Gross               Details

DD ASH04                       03/05/22              4612                  £185.28              Ash Waste Services                                    General & Recycle Waste Collection

DD Rates05         03/05/22              4613                  £1,435.00             South Staffordshire Council               Rates – May

Bacs SSDC05       05/05/22              4614                  £474.00              South Staffordshire Council                           Various

Bacs DTE04         05/05/22              4615                  £108.00              Down to Earth                                                                  Grass Cutting to Playground

Bacs AE04                       05/05/22              4616                  £84.00                            Acquiesce Environmental compliance Ltd  Legionella Monitoring

Bacs ESPO04       05/05/22              4617                  £211.69              ESPO                                                                                         Stationery and Cleaning Products

Bacs                              05/05/22              4618                  £6.99                             Amazon                                                                          Staple Remover

Bacs ESPO05       11/05/22              4619                  £111.18              ESPO                                                                                         Stationery

Bacs PEN04         13/05/22              4620                  £3,168.06             staffordshire County Pension fund         April

Bacs IR04                        13/05/22              4621                  £2,985.19             Inland Revenue                                                                                  Tax & NI – April

DD Water04         13/05/22              4622                  £370.63              Waterplus                                                                                   Charges 08/01/22 – 28/04/22

DD BPayCon04     13/05/22              4623                  £7.14                             Brightpay Connect                                                                  Monthly Subscription

Bacs BBC05         16/05/22              4624                  £95.00                            Bradmore Bouncy Castles                            Bouncy Castle Hire for Jubilee

Bacs BRS05         16/05/22              4625                  £210.42              Black Rose Solutions Limited             Internal Audit

DDB BT04                       17/05/22              4626                  £76.24                            British Telecom                                                                 Telephone & Broadband Charges

Bacs DSE05a       17/05/22              4627                  £667.50              Dangerous Sheep Events                             Platinum Jubilee Celebration 25%

CHG HSBC04       21/05/22              4628                  £12.97                            HSBC UK %