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Parish Council meeting to be held on Wednesday 14th February 2007 at 7.30 p.m. in the Village Hall.

Prior to the meeting at 7 p.m. Mr Roger Tilley, Planning Consultant, Tanner & Tilley, has agreed to give a short talk on behalf of Graham Care, a private healthcare company, that hopes to shortly submit a planning application to SDC to build a new care development on the Hawkinge aerodrome site. Swingfield Parish Councillors will be joining the Parish Council to hear the talk by Mr Tilley. 


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 

2 Declarations of Interest

Councillors should disclose personal or prejudicial interest/s in any item/s on this agenda. Councillors with a personal interest must describe and give details of the interest. Unless the personal interest amounts to a prejudicial interest, he/she may participate fully in the meeting. A prejudicial interest is one in which a member of the public, with knowledge of the relevant facts, would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice a Councillor’s judgement of the public interest. Anyone with a prejudicial interest must, unless an exception applies or a dispensation has been issued, withdraw from the meeting room. Whenever possible, and if in doubt, advice should be sought from the Clerk prior to the meeting. 


3 Minutes

To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 10th January 2007 (already circulated). 


4 Matters arising out of the Minutes

Flag Poles for Memorial Garden

To receive notice that a KCC Member Grant has been approved. 


5 Reports

(a) Community Liaison – Cllr. Brisley

Street Scene Service Standards: letter from Environmental Services 

Manager, SDC, and a copy of leaflet (enc.)

(b) Planning and Development – Cllr. Trice

Planning User Group – next meeting Tues. 24th April at 7 pm Civic Centre

(c) Public Rights of Way – Cllr. Punnett

(d) Finance – Cllr. Callahan 


6 Other Bodies

(a) Neighbourhood Management Partnership – Cllr. Hodgson

(b) Community Centre – Cllr. Hodgson

(c) Village Hall – Cllr. Brisley


7 Hawkinge Community Centre – Business Plan

Chairman to report. 


8 Projects Group

(a) Minutes of a meeting held on 26th January 2007 (enc.)

(b) The Football Project – Cllr. Trice 

(c) Management of the ground – Cllr. Hodgson

(d) Multi Sport Complex 


9 Village Hall Car Park (min. 399)

Mr Holley, Property Manager, SDC letter with proposals for the extension of the cycle/footpath through the car park (enc.) 


10 Finance

(a) Clerk to report. 

(b) Appointment of a new Clerk 

Chairman to report on the selection process undertaken (see confidential section)

(c) Payments

To approve payment of the accounts presented at the meeting (list enc.) 

Any queries regarding accounts must be raised with the Clerk before the meeting 


11 Correspondence

(a) Mr Martin 4 Pritchard Drive – cycle path and village car parks (enc.)

(b) KCC – Mobile Library Services: revised time table (enc.)

(c) Kent Youth Service, Ashford: Shepway Youth Advisory Group meeting Tues. 20th February at 7 pm (agenda enc.)

(d) CASE – Community Action S.E.Kent: Spring Conference Thurs. 8th March 9.30 

am to 4.30 pm The Leas Cliff Hall.(agenda enc.)

(e) Sports Development Officer, SDC: Cycling Festival (enc.)

(f) Victim Support Kent - thank you letter for donation (enc.)

(g) Mr C.Haydon-Brash – letter dated 10th January (enc.)

(h) Kent Downs AONB Unit – one copy of “Village Design Statements – Do they make a difference?” (62 pages)

(i) Rural Social and Communities Division, DEFRA – Review of the Quality Town  and Parish Council Scheme (enc.)

(j) Kent Police – invitation to a debate on Policing in Shepway Tues. 27th Feb.

at 7 pm in the Council Chamber, Civic Centre


12 Archive storage of PC minutes – Cllr. Trice 


13 Installation of 2 remaining litter-bins – Cllr. Smith 


14 Plans

List of planning applications received since the last meeting enclosed 


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


15 CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS

To resolve that because publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of business to be transacted the public (including the Press) be excluded from the meeting pursuant to the provision of sub section 100 & 102 of the Local Government Act, 1972. 


16 Hawkinge Football Ground

To receive estimates for annual maintenance of the ground. 


17 Fence – village hall car park

To receive estimates to construct a fence between village hall and Saddlerack 


18 Appointment of new Clerk

To receive the recommendation of the Selection Committee. 


19 Any matters referred to the confidential section during the meeting.