Agenda
Annual Meeting
13th May 2026

4 May 2026

Dear Councillor

You are summonsed to attend the Annual Meeting of Bootle Parish Council on WEDNESDAY 13 May 2026 at the Chapel Meeting Room, Bootle commencing at 7.30pm.

Yours sincerely

Mrs L Cooper
Clerk to the Council

AGENDA:

1. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN/VICE CHAIRMANTo elect a chairman and vice-chairman for the forthcoming year
2. ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE:Chairman and Vice Chairman to sign a Declaration of Acceptance of Office.
3. APOLOGIES – to receive apologies for absence
4. Minutes of Annual General Meeting of 14th May 2025To approve the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 14th May 2025
5. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO SERVE ON OUTSIDE BODIES
   • BDSSA project
   • South Copeland Partnership

There being no other business the normal meeting will progress

6. Exclusion of Press and Public (Public Bodies Admission to Meetings Act 1960)To consider whether there are any agenda items during consideration of which the press and public should be excluded.
7. DECLARATION OF INTEREST:To receive declarations, by elected and co-opted members, of interests in respect of items on this agenda.
8. MINUTES of the Parish Council Meeting held on 8 April 2026To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 8 April 2026
9. POLICE LIAISON REPORT (previously distributed)
10. PROGRESS REPORTSTo Receive for information and/or determine action, as appropriate, on the items in the following reports:

    Clerks report

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION/OPEN SESSION (15 minutes allowed)For members of the public to raise points on items on the agenda
12. CUMBERLAND UNITARY AUTHORITY COUNCILLOR’S REPORTTo receive for information items relevant to the Parish. (Items raised for decision will appear on the agenda for the next meeting.
13. Applications for Development13.1 To examine applications for development and submit observations to the Planning Authority:

    7/2026/4020 Land adjacent to Falcon Place, Stockbridge Road, Eskmeals
    Construction of a small maintenance & general storage agricultural building

    13.2 To ratify the observations submitted by the Clerk under devolved powers since the last meeting.
    None

    13.3 To note the decisions of the statutory planning authority with regards to recent applications
    None

14. FINANCE14.1 To approve the following invoices for payment

    Valda Energy	Direct Debit	£ 33.91
    Waterplus	Direct Debit	£
    Clerks Salary & expenses		£
    HMRC	PAYE	£
    K Englefield	Toilet cleaning April	£
    V E Falconer	Internal Audit fee	£100.00
    JJC Hire Ltd	Skip hire	£405.00

    14.2 To note the receipt of payments

    Rental	£
    Donation boxes – toilets	£ 19.26
    Donation boxes – Book box	£
    Precept	£25000.00

    14.3 To receive and note the bank statement dated 30 April 2026

    14.4 To consider the Budget Comparison Report as at 30 April 2026 and determine action need to address deviation

    14.5 To accept the Internal Auditor’s Report and note any actions required.

    14.6 To approve the Annual governance Statement for 2025/26

    14.7 To approve the Annual Accounting Statement for 2025/26

15. Parish Matters15.1 Community Plan – launch of questionnaire

    15.2 Footpath Bootle to Bootle Station

    15.3 Hycemoor Field – Wayleave Viberoptix

    • drainage
    • Sale of land

    15.4 Environmental issues

    15.5 Car park – Proposal from Cumberland Council

    15.6 Councillor vacancies

    15.7 Village map

    15.8 Monk moor issues

    15.9 Annual parish meeting 21 May 2026 7.30pm

16. To receive reports from representatives on outside bodies and working group
    • BDSSA
17. CORRESPONDENCE:To discuss any correspondence received for open discussion:

    All other correspondence to be circulated in the normal manner for Council’s perusal.

18. Councillor MattersAn opportunity for Councillors to raise minor matters, not on this agenda, on behalf of residents

    (Note. No discussion or decisions can be made on these matters but the Clerk may make investigations and/or they may be placed on a future agenda of the Council

19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING:The date of the next meeting is on 10 June 2026 in Bootle Chapel Meeting Room commencing at 7.30pm