Minutes
Ordinary
11th & 25th July 2022

Bootle Parish Council – Minutes of the Meeting Held on 25 July 2022

36/22 Meeting of 11 July 2022

The scheduled meeting of 11 July 2022 was inquorate.
Present: Cllrs Kenworthy and Read.
Apologies: Cllrs Faulkner (Covid), Woodcock (working), George (prior commitment).
The meeting was opened and closed with no business transacted.

25th July 2022 Meeting

37/22 Attendance

Cllr D Faulkner (Chair), Cllr R Kenworthy, Cllr R Read, Cllr A Woodcock,
Borough Cllr G McGrath.

38/22 Apologies for Absence

Cllr P George (prior commitment), County Cllr Hitchen.

39/22 Exclusions of Press and Public

None required.

40/22 Declarations of Interest

No declarations from councillors.
Borough Cllr McGrath declared an interest in Agenda Item 6.3 (GDF).

41/22 Minutes of the Meeting Held on 13 June 2022

The minutes were approved and signed by the Chair.
No minutes will be produced for the inquorate 11 July 2022 meeting.

42/22 Police Liaison Report

Previously circulated.

The Clerk reported the police would be happy to arrange Zoom calls for issues requiring discussion.

The police expressed disappointment at the lack of reporting of recent vandalism and urged residents to report all incidents.

Resolved: Cllr Woodcock to post this message on Facebook community sites.

43/22 Progress Reports

43/22.1 Speeding

Feedback received regarding the village speeding survey.
Increased deployment of mobile speed units noted.

Resolved: Request review of the national speed limit between Bootle and Bootle Station.

43/22.2 EV Charge Points

Charge My Street has submitted an expression of interest to ENW.

43/22.3 GDF

CALC representative has requested a meeting with the Council regarding community engagement.

43/22.4 Active Travel

Potential routes for cycling and walking are being identified.

44/22 Public Participation

No public participation.

45/22 County & District Councillors’ Reports

Borough Cllr McGrath reported that the final draft of the Copeland Borough Council Local Plan is now out for consultation.

46/22 Applications for Development

46/22.1 Applications

None.

46/22.2 Ratifications

None.

46/22.3 Approved Planning Applications

7/2022/4047 – Summer Hill, Bootle
Installation of external wall insulation (EWI), warm roof upgrades, and photovoltaic systems.
Approved.

7/2022/4036 – 5 Summer Hill, Bootle
Removal of garage and coal bunker; construction of single-storey side/rear extension with rooflights.
Granted.

7/2022/4028 – Captains House, Bootle Station
Conversion of grazing to 5 campervan bays with services and recycling facilities.
Refused.

47/22 Financial Records

47/22.1 Payments Approved

Paid under financial standing orders:

• V. Bunton – Toilet cleaning (June): £324.00
• BHIB – Insurance renewal: £562.89
• Thomas Graham – Cleaning supplies: £128.14
• Craven Services – Unblocking toilets: £198.00
• Valda Energy – Electricity (DD): £8.09

47/22.2 Receipts

• Rent (June): £265.00
• Toilet donation box: £15.15
• Book Box donation box: £15.32
• Land Registry – return of fee: £21.00
• Rent – field: £100.00

47/22.3 Bank Statement (30 June 2022)

Not undertaken.

47/22.4 Budget Comparison Report (30 June 2022)

No action required.

47/22.5 External Audit

All documentation has been submitted to the external auditor.

47/22.6 VAT Claim

VAT claim submitted for 2021/22 totalling £2,116.15.

47/22.7 Donation to School – Jubilee Celebration

Balance sheet approved.
Proposed by Cllr Kenworthy, seconded by Cllr Woodcock.

48/22 Village Matters

48/22.1 Community Plan

No update.

48/22.2 Toilets

Resolved:

• Introduce enhanced cleaning regime.
• Install notices.
• Increase water flow on flushing systems.
• Investigate costs for hard engineering solutions.

48/22.3 Monk Moor Telephone Box

Resolved:
Cllr Woodcock to pursue door repairs.
Clerk to investigate cost of installing a defibrillator.

48/22.4 Hycemoor Fencing

Clerk to pursue contractor.

49/22.5 Allotment Field

Resolved:

• Borough Cllr McGrath to investigate status of funding request.
• Extraordinary meeting to be convened when funding notification is received.
• Press release to be issued once project is launched.

49/22.6 Hycemoor – Request to Purchase Land

Agreed in principle; legal checks ongoing.

49/22.7 Co-option of Councillor

Deferred to September meeting.

49/22.8 Planting for Pollinators

Resolved: No action.

49/22.9 Annaside Beach Clean – Request for Skips

Resolved: Clerk to forward request to Borough Cllrs McGrath and Pratt.

49/22.10 Bus Shelter – Main Street

Roof in poor condition and leaking.
Resolved: Clerk to contact Copeland BC (owners).

49/22.11 Hidden Gems

Cllr George compiling a list.

50/22 Reports from Representatives on Outside Bodies & Working Groups

None.

51/22 Correspondence

All previously circulated.

Additional items:

• FOLD – seeking support regarding Common Land consents.
• Request for donation – Citizens Advice (decision to be made at September meeting).

52/22 Councillor Matters

• Cllr Woodcock reported attending the recycling roadshow; residents may keep their current recycling boxes if preferred.
• Cllr Faulkner sent apologies for the September meeting.

53/22 Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Monday 12 September 2022 at 7.30pm in the Community Room, Bootle Fire Station.

Meeting closed at 21:00.

Clerk Contact

Email: theclerk@bootleparishcouncil.co.uk