1. Welcome,
Councillors present & Apologies
Richard Green (Chairman) and Cllrs. Andy
Dorman, Jessie Garnett, and Simon Lealman, and Clerk, Jem Charles were
present. Apologies had been received
from Cllr. David Banks. One member of
the public was also present.
2. Minutes of the 2015/16 Annual
Meeting and the May PC meeting
These were approved and signed as being a
true record
3. Matters Arising
a) Copper beech on
Village Green
No further work has been carried out. Andy
will contact Tom (Cundalls Tree Surgeons) to ascertain when he may be
able to undertake the work.
b) Superfast Broadband
Richard, David and Simon had attended a
discussion event organised by Kevin Holinrake.
Representatives of several service providers and NYNET were present and
it was considered very useful.
i.
Phase
III of the NYNET superfast broadband project, to make a connection available to
the remaining 25,000 properties in North Yorkshire, is due to go to tender in
September 2016 for work to start in April 2017.
ii.
If
BTOpenreach wins the contract Huttons Ambo will be connected by fibre optic
cable during the contract period. The
Council had heard from BT that the estimated cost would be £60k. Simon
will contact BT to seek a breakdown of this sum to help assess
alternatives and also to ascertain whether a cheaper option, which might enable
connection as part of normal commercial activity, would be feasible by
installing a spur from a cable along the A64 at High Lane End. Andy
will investigate whether there are any BT manhole covers or boxes in
the vicinity.
iii.
If
the contract is awarded to a provider reliant on wireless technology that
company would become the sole ISP for superfast broadband. However households would no longer require a
landline telephone connection if they transferred to VOIP for the telephone
service.
iv.
A
Community funding option is available but it was not considered worth pursuing
at least for the time being as the cost, relative to the probable uptake, would
be likely to be prohibitive.
v.
It
appears that NYNET consider that the Parish already has access to superfast
broadband with Boundless Communications.
Jem will write to NYNET
to disabuse them of this misconception and inform them that broadband speeds
often fall well below 1mB/s or even fall to zero. He
will also ask that access to their coverage map be granted and to be
kept informed of the progress of Phase III and how high on the priority list HA
sits, given the size of the community and its proximity to Malton.
c) Potholes
Jem had sent a list of those greater than
40mm in depth to NYCC Highways. These
had (almost) all been filled within days.
d) Back Lane gullies & soakaways
Richard had written to NYCC Highways and had
met the local engineer who, after inspecting the gulleys, promised that the
necessary work would be undertaken.
e) Give and Gain
Two staff members from the Racing Welfare
charity had volunteered to carry out some work to benefit the community. They, with assistance from Andy, had cleared
the pavement between the High and Low villages.
The Council had made a small donation in appreciation. The remainder of Back and Buck Lanes
pavements were cleared by Andy and Andy Clarke.
The Council expressed its thanks.
f) Marie Curie tea party
The Meeting Point team had agreed to host
this and to make the regular event a fund raiser. They, very generously, donated the day’s
takings to the charity and these, added to the donations by the community at the
event and subsequently, provided a total of £132 which was gratefully received
by the charity.
4. New Matters
a) Giant Hogweed
Jem had assisted John Shannon to treat the
remaining infestation. Treatment last
year had been very successful but complete clearance might take one, or more,
further follow-up treatments. Andy & Jem will monitor the
effectiveness of the treatment.
b) Regular item in The Howardian
Richard had submitted articles about the PC
in the past but this had lapsed. It was
agreed that this would again be worthwhile.
Richard will resume.
c) Village bulletin
The Council agreed to contribute to the cost
of printing by periodically reimbursing the cost of printer cartridges.
d) Queen’s Awards for Voluntary Service
Jem
will forward
information to the Meeting Point team and the Village Hall refurbishment
committee for information,
5. Planning
a) Gledhowe Cottage & Oaklea
Awaiting determination.
b) Malton Enterprise Park
Awaiting determination.
7. Finance
a) Budget progress
The
report to 30th June was considered to show that the position was
satisfactory.
8. Any Other Business
a) Sweet chestnut on Village green
Simon suggested that the lowest
branches should be removed to improve access for mowing. Andy suggested that the fence could also be
removed. All Councillors will
look at the tree to agree any action at the next meeting.
b) Finger Post
The AONB has erected a sign indicating their
contribution to the recent restoration. Andy will consider how the
Parish Council might similarly record its contribution.
c) High Lane End bus shelter
Andy reported that a pane of glass has been
missing for some time. Jem will discover who is
responsible for maintenance and request replacement.
d) Hedge at Railway Cottages
Andy had received notification of an issue
regarding the height of a hedge. It was
agreed that this was not a matter of public interest and therefore outside the
competence of the Parish Council. Andy will inform the resident of
the name of a RDC officer who may be able to help.
e) Pavement in Low Hutton
Simon reported that the vegetation in the
accumulated debris had been sprayed which he considered pointless. This was not part of the village maintenance
contract. Simon will arrange for the clearance of the debris by
volunteers, himself included.
f) Grass cutting
It was noted that the grass on the green and
roadside edges along from the church were again rather long. Only one invoice had yet been received, and
settled. Jem will contact Kevin asking for work to date to be
invoiced and suggesting that another cut should be made soon.
9. Date of Next meeting(s)
Tuesday 13th
September and, provisionally, 15th of November 2016 at 7.30.
Jem
Charles, Clerk to the Parish Council
parishclerk@huttonsambo.com
Signed:…………………………………………….(Richard Green, Chairman)
Date:
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