HAWKINGE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 13 JULY 2005



The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held o­n Wed. 13th July 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          Kent Association of Parish Councils           

Mr Rodney Williamson, County Secretary, KAPC, has agreed to attend the meeting to address councillors’ concerns about the annual subscription rate.

2            Apologies

3          Minutes

To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held o­n 8th June 2005 (already circulated).

4            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.

5          Casual Vacancy

Clerk to report

6          Matters arising out of the Minutes

7          Kent Highway Services – County Lengthsmen

To consider the letter from Mr Stack, Director of Regulatory Services, SDC

(deferred from the last meeting Min. 131(a))

8            Footpath/Cycleway

To make a decision regarding the route of the footpath that terminates at the boundary of the village hall car park (deferred from the last meeting Min. 126(c)).

9          Reports – Working Groups

Community Liaison

Planning and Development

Public Rights of Way 

Finance Group

10        Other Bodies

Neighbourhood Management Partnership

  (Board Meeting minutes and diagram of Structure of the Partnership enc.)

Community Centre

Village Hall

The Churchill School – Board of Governors

Hawkinge Primary School – Board of Governors

KAPC, Shepway Area Committee

11        Hawkinge Football Ground

      (a) The Football Project – Cllr. Trice

      (b) Management of the ground – Cllr. Hodgson

12        Finance

       (a) Clerk to report

       (b) Children’s Entertainment

       (c) Memorial Garden – Cllr. Hogben to report (enclosures)

       (d) KAPC membership for 2005/06

       (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.

13        Correspondence

       (a) Mr & Mrs Blanks, 2 Pritchard Drive: questions about Hawkinge Community

            Centre (copy of letter dated 29th June enclosed)

       (b) Mr Roy Humphreys – The Memorial (enclosed)

       (c) The Royal Air Forces Association – Battle of Britain Commemoration 1

             15th and18th September 2005 (enc.) Note ceremony at Hawkinge Memorial at

             6.30 pm o­n 15th September.

       (d) Letter from John Punnett, 85 Canterbury Road regarding the Village Hall car

             park (enc.)

       (e) Head of Local Environmental Quality Team, Defra: Clean Neighbourhoods and

            Environment Act 2005 (letter 3rd June enclosed)

       (f) Policy Officer, SDC, Shepway Performance Plan 2005/06 electronic version or

            hard copy available now.

       (g) KCC The Shepway Local Board – Public Meeting Tues. 19th July 6 pm at

            Pent Valley Technology College, Surrenden Road, Folkestone (enc.)

       (h) KAPC: Councillors Information Day Sat. 16th July at Lenham Community Centre                                 

            (contact the Clerk if you wish to attend)

14        Plans

      (a) Kent Highways – Proposed Loading Bay o­n Canterbury Road for Tescos

(letter from County Engineer dated 22nd June, official notice and plan enclosed)

      (b) Planning applications received since the last meeting (list enclosed)

            Plan to be considered at the meeting:

            Y05/0749/SH Land at 140 Canterbury Road: outline application for erection of

            2 detached dwellings with associated parking (re-submission of Y04/1545/SH)

            Copies of letters and copy letters received from residents of Oak Drive 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.

 Any matters referred to the confidential section during the meeting