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Cllr D Faulkner, Cllr, R Kenworthy, Cllr P George, and Cllr T Miles,
Mrs B Hill, (Bootle in Bloom)
, Cllr R Read, Cllr M Capstick, Cllr G Stoker,
None
Cllr Faulkner declared an interest in Agenda item 12.3
The minutes of the meeting held on 15th January 2018 were approved and signed by the Chairman.
A report had been received and circulated to all Councillors prior to the meeting. The report was accepted.
With the approval of the Council the Chair elected to bring forward Agenda item 11.2 to allow Mrs Hill to give an update to the Council.
Mrs Hill reported that there were 80 containers and 2 small gardens that the group oversaw. The garden at the corner of Mill Street had been cleared and 3 trees planted and a wall to be built to enclose a display for the RAF commemorative garden. An ensign was on order and it was planned to interchange the display and make it a focal point.
There were plans to go into the school and talk about miniature gardens, have a planned competition and give prizes
The biggest expense was the changeover planting.
She asked if a plaque for the Cumbria in Bloom award could be placed on the road signs at each end of the village.
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It was planned to enter Cumbria in Bloom in 2018 and judging would be the first 2 weeks in July.
The benches required oiling.
Toilets project – the Bootle in Bloom team offered to paint the outside of the toilets and would be happy to plant window boxes
Mrs Hill was thanked for her report and the continued great work the Bootle in Bloom team before leaving the meeting.
Cllr Kenworthy reported that the group setup with West Cumbria River Trust, the EA, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, and Copeland and County councils had revised the strategy for the works in Upper Kinmet wood. The group having considered the overall flooding issues consider adding this work to a wider project using the upstream project as a pilot, including schemes for farmers and full river modelling. The local flood group would therefore focus on gravel management in the meantime – Cllr Kenworth to work with the flood group to organise a team to undertake the works between June and October.
Cllr George presented a plan of a reconfiguration of the toilets which took into account the footfall and although it may cost more would be a better outcome for the toilets. The proposal was to change to layout to include a 196sq ft of possible retail space at a cost of approx. £20k
Possible contractors had been approached, some had declined and she was awaiting estimates from others.
It was noted that the highest footfall was when there were events at the church.
Clerk to check that there were no conditions attached to the deed of transfer.
It was suggested by Cllr Miles that two disabled toilets only be installed rather than the proposed 2 toilets (1 x gents, 1 x ladies) and 1 disabled toilet.
Cllr George agreed to spec out a configuration for 2 disabled toilets to be used by all and estimate costs and bring to the next meeting.
No members of the public were present.
Cllr Hitchen had sent a report via the Clerk stating that road repair funding had been reduced to £1.8m for the Copeland area.
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None received
None undertaken
None received
Express computers Google drive setup £ 30.00
Waterplus Water bill toilets £114.16
SH Pennellum Toilet Cleaning Jan17 £ 60.00
B Hill Plants for Bootle in Bloom £176.76
The Council RESOLVED on the Clerk’s recommendation that £2000 be transferred from the deposit account into the current account to ensure that sufficient funds would be available for the new financial year. Proposed by Cllr George, Seconded by Cllr Miles and agreed unanimously to accept this proposal.
None received
The Clerk had balanced this to the accounts and this was checked and verified by Cllr Kenworthy
It was resolved that the following amendments would be made to the budget:
Monies to be taken from the projects budget.
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A request had been received from Citizen’s Advice for a donation, after discussion it was agreed not to donate to this cause.
The Clerk reported that there had been no response to the email to Cllr Woodhouse.
See item 124/17 above
The Clerk reported that Mr P Tyson wished to continue renting the Fell Field. An invoice to be raised and issued.
In the absence of Cllr Stoker, this item was deferred to the next meeting.
As 2 goal posts are in evidence in the area it was agreed that this matter is now closed.
The Clerk reported that she was attending a course on the above on behalf of the Parish Council on 8 March 2018 at Newby Bridge and would report back to the next meeting.
Correspondence had been received from “Big Things” regarding small villages to be involved in a tv programme to bid for a piece of public art. After discussion the council agreed that this was not something they wished to pursue.
A Freedom of information request had been submitted to Cumbria CC and Copeland BC regarding this. A response had been received from Copeland BC (email 23 January 2018) stating that all information was held by Cumbria CC highways. No response had yet been received from Cumbria CC
Detail Planning had not yet been approved. A proposed condition of the Highways was to install a footpath. Efforts by the Council to get a County Highways design consultant available have not been successful yet. It is believed that the developer has included £50k as an S106 provision in his application..
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Cllr Faulkner to contact County Highways to enquire if a plan was in place for the footpath and its location /estimated cost based on the S106 request..
Cllr Faulkner reported that applications had been submitted
See 132/17.2
All correspondence has been previously circulated. The following had been received:
The next meeting to be held at the Community Room, Bootle Fire Station on 12 March 2018 at 7.30pm
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There being no other business the Meeting closed at 10.15pm