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19/20 Attendance
Cllr D Faulkner (Chair) Cllr R Kenworthy, Cllr R Read, Cllr A Todd, Cllr A Woodcock and Cllr P George
Borough Cllr G McGrath
20/20 Apologies: Cllr G Stoker
21/20 Exclusions of Press and Public
None
22/20 Declarations of Interest
None
23/20 Minutes of Meeting held on 11th May 2020
The minutes of the meeting held on the 11th May 2020 were approved. Proposed by Cllr George and Seconded by Cllr Woodcock. The minutes will be signed at the first face to face meeting that is arranged following government advice.
24/20 Police Liaison Report
A Corvid-19 report had been received and circulated.
25/20 Progress Reports
25/20.1 Toilet Refurbishment
After discussion it was resolved to defer the project until additional advice had been obtained as to any modifications to current designs would be required to reduce the risk of Corvid-19 transmission. Proposed by Cllr George, Seconded by Cllr Kenworthy.
The Clerk to submit the application for building control.
26/20 Public Participation
None present. Cllr Faulkner reported that he and the Clerk had attended a Zoom conference call with CALC where the issue of ensuring public participation is available was raised. The use of telephone conference calling seems to comply with current practice.
27/20 County Councillor and District Councillors’ Reports
Borough Cllr McGrath reported that the focus of Copeland BC had been on supporting the vulnerable and providing essential services. Many of the staff were either furloughed or working from home. £14.5m of business grants had been distributed along with £5m of rate relief. The Copeland Centre was now owned by CBC and would be refurbished prior to letting out.
Recycling centres were now open.
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28/20 Applications for Development
28/20.1 Applications
None
28/20.2 Ratifications
None
28/20.3 Approved Planning Applications
None
29/20 Financial Records
29/20.1 The following payments were presented and approved:
L Cooper Clerks Salary and expenses £515.46
HMRC PAYE £107.60
For information
British Gas May electricity bill (direct debit) £9.83
29/20.2 Receipts
None received
29/20.3 To receive and note the bank statement
The Clerk reported that a bank statement had been received and would be forward to Cllr Woodcock for verification.
29/20.4 To consider the Budget Comparison Report as at 31 May 2020 and determine action needed to address deviations from the budget.
None required
29/20.5 For Information: to note the submission of the VAT claim for £1791.29
30/19`Village Matters
30/20.1 2020 Land Mine Explbsion, Bootle Station
Cllr Kenworthy reported that there had been no feedback as yet and was to again contact Trudy Harrison’s office to put on Facebook pages. It was resolved that Book tokens are to be purchased as prizes
30/20.2 Mower
Cllr Kenworthy reported that Cllr Stoker had obtained valuations for the mower and the trailer. It was resolved that for sale adverts to be placed on Millom Market Place and Cumbria Agricultural Equipment sites. Proposed by Cllr George, Seconded by Cllr Russell
31/20 Reports from representatives on outside bodies and working groups
31/20.1 Beach
Cllr George reported that she had contacted CBC again to get the rubbish removed and CBC responded that they are unable to do so at the moment. Cllr George reported that there was a shortage of lugworm on the beach as these were being removed from persons away from the area and asked if a
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ban of digging for lugworm could be imposed. Cllr McGrath was asked to investigate.
32/20 Correspondence
All correspondence has been previously circulated. No issues arise from the correspondence. The following had been received in addition:
None
33/20 Councillor Matters
34/20 Next Meeting
The next meeting scheduled to be held 13 July 2020 at 7.30pm.
There being no other business the Meeting closed at 8.52pm