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1/20 Attendance
Cllr D Faulkner (Chair) Cllr R Kenworthy, Cllr R Read, Cllr A Todd, and Cllr P George
2/20 Apologies: Cllr A Woodcock and Cllr G Stoker
3/20 Exclusions of Press and Public
None
4/20 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
None
5/20 Minutes of Meeting held on 20th April 2020
The minutes of the meeting held on the 20th April 2020 were approved. Proposed by Cllr George and Seconded by Cllr Read. The minutes will be signed at the first face to face meeting that is arranged following government advice.
6/20 Police Liaison Report
A Corvid-19 report had been received and circulated.
9/20 PROGRESS REPORTS
9/20.1 Toilet Refurbishment
The Clerk confirmed that the builder had been contacted and was waiting for the restrictions to be lifted before commencing work
10/20 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
None present
11/20 County Councillor and District Councillors’ Reports
None received. Cumbria Highways were planning to resume normal working in the near future.
12/20 APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT
12/20.1 Applications
None
12/20.2 Ratifications
None
12/20.3 Approved Planning Applications
None
13/20 FINANCIAL RECORDS
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13/20.1 The following payments were approved which were made under Financial Regulations due to the Government requirement not to hold meetings during the Coronavirus outbreak:
The following payment was approved:
Community Heartbeat Defib Annual Support £ 151.20
This was purchased before lockdown and is now in storage
For information
British Gas April electricity bill (direct debit) £ 12.42 :
13/20.2 Receipts
Annual Precept £16,810
13/20.3 To receive and note the bank statement
None received
13/20.4 To consider the Budget Comparison Report as at 30 April 2020 and determine action needed to address deviations from the budget.
None required
13/20.5 To receive and note the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2020 have been submitted and approved by the internal auditor and that they are a true and correct record.
These had been previously circulated to councillors prior to the meeting. It was resolved to accept the submitted accounts Proposed by Cllr George and Seconded by Cllr Todd
13/20.6 To determine that the Parish Council has met the qualifying criteria to certify them as exempt from a limited assurance review
A copy of the document had been previously circulated to councillors. It was resolved that the Council complied with all conditions and it was resolved that a certificate of exemption be submitted.
Proposed by Cllr Todd, seconded by Cllr George
14/19`VILLAGE MATTERS
14/20.1 2020 Land Mine Explosion, Bootle Station
Cllr Kenworthy to confirm with Trudy Harrison re judging the entries. Cllr George to organize the book token prizes. Entries close end of July
14/20.2 Grass Cutting
The Hycemoor land had been added to the grass contract. Cllr Stoker to arrange to collect the mower, grass box and trailer from Woodlouse’s and to obtain market valuations prior to them being advertised for sale on EBay or any other method to obtain best value. Cllr Faulkner to arrange collection of the brush cutter.
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Cllr Todd to include Bootle in Bloom into the Community plan and the Clerk was asked to send Cllr Todd the contact for ACTion in Cumbria.
14/20.3 Amendment to Standing Orders
An amendment to Standing Orders outlining the process of undertaking virtual meetings was approved. This to be added as an appendix.
Proposed by Cllr George, Seconded by Cllr Todd
15/20 Reports from representatives on outside bodies and working groups
15/20.1 Beach
Cllr George reported that she had contacted CBC for the collection of rubbish and would again contact them to get it removed following the reopening of tips sites.
16/20 Correspondence
All correspondence has been previously circulated. The following had been received:
A response was formulated to the email from Cumbria CVS
17/20 Councillor Matters
• None
18/20 Next Meeting
The next meeting scheduled to be held 8 June 2020 at 7.30pm.
There being no other business the Meeting closed at 8.24pm