HUTTONS AMBO PARISH
DRAFT MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
22 MAY 2018
1. Welcome
2. Chairman’s report:
a)
Mobile Post Office van: Protracted correspondence and dialogue
with numerous agencies involved in supporting the service has helped bring
about an upgrade in the equipment carried.
The service now appears more reliable.
b)
Community Emergency Plan: A plan setting out essential details
has been drawn up and will be published on the village website soon.
c)
Freedom of Information: Data held by the Parish has been
reviewed and is compliant with the new GDPR.
A model publication scheme providing guidance on how information will be
made public when required. This will be
available on the village website soon.
d)
A64 junctions: Road maintenance at both Barneygate
Lane End and Low Lane End continues to be in dispute between Highways England
and NYCC. The PC has been involved with
trying to achieve reconciliation. County
Councillor Claire Goodrick has been assisting and some progress is being
made. Cllr. Goodrick has offered to fund
re-engineering of the gulley at Barneygate Lane End from her own limited budget.
e)
War Memorial: The PC consulted a monumental mason
about cleaning. Following his advice
Andy has cleaned it by gentle scrubbing and asked for feedback.
f)
Malton & Norton Neighbourhood
Plan: The PC has
tried on numerous occasions to co-operate on preparation of this new plan but
the steering group has repeatedly failed to communicate. The plan will therefore not include most of
the York Road Industrial and Enterprise Parks as it lies within HA Parish.
g)
Kirkham Weir & Sluice: Rona had continued to liaise with the
Environment Agency on behalf of the PC.
No final decision has been reached but the probable course of action
will be the construction of an improved fish pass coupled with some lowering of
the weir.
h)
Village green and other grassed areas: Mark Wilson has again provided a
reliable and reasonable grass cutting service
i)
Verge cutting: The PC had requested that the bank and
footpath edges along the raised section near the Village Hall be included in
the revised NYCC cutting regime. The new
contractor engaged by NYCC this year is providing a better service.
j)
Potholes: The deteriorating state of the roads
continues to be an issue. A reasonable
working relationship with NYCC has been established and they have responded as
well as their resources permit.
k) Road-sweeping:
The PC had engaged a
road-sweeping contractor with Richard Wainwright’s help.
l) Planning
applications: The PC had published all applications on the
village website and commented to Ryedale DC.
It continues to be disappointing that the Authority appears to pay
little regard to local views.
m) Ineos
proposed seismic survey:
A community wide consultation had been carried out to discover the general
view. The responses had been analysed
and will be published on the village website.
3. Finance
The Council’s expenditure was £2246 and income £3479
resulting in a balance carried forward of £5849. Budgeted income of £2800 was boosted by a
grant for IT equipment (£659) and a generous donation (£20).
Expenditure was less than budgeted primarily due to fewer
grass cuts being necessary, and at a more modest cost (£320), no call on the
contingency fund (£300) and some village maintenance being delayed (£222) or
unidentified (£100). There were also
modest underspends on sundries and expenses.
4. Seismic survey consultation
Jem presented the analysis of the results of the
consultation which was followed by general discussion. (119 requests for views had been delivered, 45
responses received of which 40 were against the survey being undertaken.) Full results will be published on the village
website.
5. Any
other business
a)
There
were no other matters raised by the community represented.
b)
David
expressed the gratitude of the Council to the 2 Councillors who had resigned
during the year; Jessie Garnett and Richard Green
Signed:……………………………….(Chairman,
2016/17) Dated:………………….
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