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TO: MEMBERS OF HAWKINGE PARISH COUNCIL

You are requested to attend a meeting of the PARISH COUNCIL to be held on WEDNESDAY 12 DECEMBER 2007 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall, Canterbury Road, Hawkinge.

Tina Wiles

Clerk to the Parish Council


OPEN MEETING

The Chairman will take questions from parishioners. The number of speakers will be limited to five (time limit 3 minutes).

A G E N D A

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members of the Committee should disclose personal or prejudicial interest/s in any item/s on this agenda. You have a personal interest if the issue being discussed in the meeting affects the well-being or finances of you, your family or your close associates more than most other people who live in the area affected by the issue. Personal interests are also matters that relate to an interest you must register.

Prejudicial interests are personal interests that affect you, your family, or your close associates in the following ways: their finances, or regulatory functions such as licensing or planning which affect them and which a reasonable member of the public with knowledge of the facts would believe likely to harm or impair your ability to judge the public interest.

If you have a personal interest you must normally declare it at the meeting. If the personal interest arises because of your membership of another public body, you only need to declare it if you intend to speak. If you have both a personal and prejudicial interest you must declare it and leave the room although you do have the same right as a member of the public to make representations, give evidence and answer questions about the matter.

Whenever possible, and if in doubt, advice should be sought from the Clerk prior to the meeting.

3. MINUTES

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 10 October 2007.

4. FINANCIAL MATTERS

The Clerk will report on the schedule of payments to be made following the meeting. A copy of the schedule is attached.

Please contact the Clerk before the meeting if you have any queries on the items listed.

RECOMMENDATION: To approve the schedule of payments attached at Appendix A.

5. FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE – 21 NOVEMBER 2007

To receive the minutes of the Finance and General Purposes Committee of 21 November 2007, attached.

6. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE – 21 NOVEMBER 2007

To receive and endorse the minutes of the Planning and Development Committee of 21 November 2007, attached.

7. COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE - 26 NOVEMBER 2007

To receive the minutes of the Community Services Advisory Committee of 26 November 2007.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. To receive and adopt the minutes of 26 November 2007.

2. To make a donation of £118.13 to HEdGe, which is the cost of the Group’s annual insurance.

8. BUDGET AND PRECEPT 2008/09

REPORT PC/07/01 concludes the budget-making process for 2008/09 and makes recommendation to enable the Council to set its Precept for 2008/09 and notify the tax collecting authority in accordance with statutory legislation.

9. SECTION 106 MONIES UPDATE

REPORT: On 24 July 2007, minute 496, the Parish Council resolved to provide a footpath at the rear of the properties in De Havilland Close. On 25 July 2007, the Parish Council met with the District Council and requested that this resolution be implemented. The District Council said that the expense of the provision of the path would be met from Section 106 monies available in Hawkinge.

The District Council has confirmed that the cost of the provision of the path is as follows:

Creation of access way including landscaping and fencing to amended buffer strip at rear of De Havilland Close - £7000
Creation of access way, landscaping and fencing for the remainder of buffer strip - £8000.

The District Council at the same meeting notified the Parish Council of its intention to provide improvements to the footpath at the side of the partnership Office.

The District Council has confirmed that the cost of this is as follows:

New set of steps at rear of Partnership Office - £4000
Footpath linking new steps to Blenheim Drive - £10,000

On 10 October 2007, minute 519, the Parish Council resolved to arrange for a new footpath to be provided to extend the existing path and cycle path across the village hall car park.

The District Council has confirmed the cost of this to be £10,000.

RECOMMENDATION:

1. To receive and note the cost of the items and to progress with each.

10. PLANNING MATTERS

1. No planning applications have been received since the meeting of the Planning and Development Group.

Please contact the Clerk if you would like to view the plans before the meeting.


11. CORRESPONDENCE

There are no items of correspondence attached to this agenda.

The general correspondence folder will available at the meeting from the Clerk or can been viewed in the Hawkinge Partnership Office..