PARISH COUNCIL AGENDA 12 October 2005

The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Wed. 12th October 2005 at 7.30 p.m. in the Village Hall 

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 Chairman to introduce and welcome Cllr. Keven Avery to the Council.



3 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.



4 Minutes

To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 14th September 2005 (already circulated)



5 Matters arising out of the Minutes

(a) Dog Bins - Clerk to report

(b) Youth Shelters – letter from HNP 5th October (enc.)



6 Reports – Working Groups

Community Liaison

Planning and Development

Public Rights of Way 

Finance Group



7 Other Bodies

Neighbourhood Management Partnership – an invitation to attend a presentation of HNP baseline data (enc.)

Community Centre

Village Hall



8 Hawkinge Football Ground

(a) The Football Project – Cllr. Trice



(b) Management of the ground – Cllr. Hodgson



9 Finance

(a) Clerk to report

(b) To consider giving a donation to the Community Centre to enable the large hall to be used for ball games – Chairman to report [min.173(a)] 

(c) Xmas Concert arrangements 

(e) 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.



10 Village Hall Car Park – Cllr. Hogben



11 Rubbish Bins for the Village – Cllr. Punnett



12 Correspondence

(a) Director of Democratic Services, SDC Revising the Community Strategy – Parish

Council consultation – day workshop 15th November Community Centre (enc.)

(b) Local Plans Manager, SDC, Local Plan Review – Adoption (enc.)

(c) Action with Communities in Rural Kent AGM 19th October, Harrietsham Village

Hall at 2 pm

(d) Shepway Primary Care Trust Annual Report 2004/05

(e) English Rural Housing Association 2005 Report and Review

(f) KAPC Finance Information Day Sat.15th Oct. at Teynham Village Hall



13 Plans

(a) Hawkinge Civic Society has given the Clerk copies of letters sent to SDC by residents objecting to application Y05/1226/SH Land opposite 45 The Street Doctors Surgery and retail Pharmacy.



(b) Planning Applications

List of applications received enclosed. 

The following plan to be discussed at the meeting: 

Y05/1261/SH 14-24 Gray Close: erection of a terrace of four 3-storey 3 bed houses and two 2-storey 2 bed houses together with garages.



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



14 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.



15 Memorial area - estimate for grass cutting



16 SL outstanding accounts



17 Disposal of land – Chairman to give a progress report. 




Any matters referred to the confidential section during the meeting