Huttons ambo
parish council MINutes
From Meeting On July 16th
2019
1.
Welcome, Councillors present & Apologies
Andy Dorman, Simon
Lealman, Emma Samuel, Philip Barraclough and Sarah Banks (Clerk). Apologies
were received from David Banks (Chair). Andy Dorman acted as Chair for the
meeting
2. Approval of
Minutes
Minutes of the May
meeting were approved and signed as being a true record.
3. Matters Arising
a)
Monitoring
of PRoW: David had met
with Richard Wainwright with a list of the issues regarding rights of way.
These were passed on to the estate who have now confirmed all the necessary
works have been carried out to address the issues identified. It was agreed
that this had been a very useful exercise and that the PC should write to Rona
Charles to thank her for her work in mapping and organising the walks and
collating the information gathered so any issues could be addressed.
b)
Tree
inspections: David has met
with Tom Cundall, and was given a quote for £420 to examine three trees - The
Millennium oak, the sweet chestnut on the green and the copper beech opposite
Herbie’s. Cundalls also noticed some hanging branches which they will remove
for £150. The total for this work would be £570. It was agreed to go ahead with
the work. David will arrange with Cundalls.
c)
Low
Lane End: David has
written to Highways England regarding the safety issue with the turn off at Low
Lane End. He is still awaiting a response.
d)
Litter
and bins in Station car park:
Following the new contract with Streetscene, Andy has fitted two bins in the
village - one on the bus shelter in Low Hutton and the other in the station
‘car park’. These will be emptied by Streetscene. This seems to have solved the
issue of litter as both bins are being used and the surrounding areas are now
spotless.
4. New Matters
a)
Village
Road Markings: Simon
Lealman was concerned that some road markings in the village were absent. He
was particularly aware that the markings had worn on the road leading to Low
Hutton from the village hall. It was agreed that councillors would do a recce
of other areas where markings were absent in order that these are re-painted.
At the same time, they would send Highways other concerns regarding pot holes
on the roads into the village so these could be repaired at the same time. Councillors
will send their observations to the clerk who will collate them and forward
them to Simon to send onto Highways via the Parish Portal.
b)
Renewal
of Bus Services: The clerk
had received an email regarding renewal of bus services from April 2020. This
includes the 181 bus which passes through the village several times a day. The
PC agreed that this was an important service and that the current timetable was
the bare minimum acceptable as there are several villagers who don’t drive and
rely on this service. The clerk will send the views of the PC to Integrated
Passenger Transport by the deadline of July 31st. 2019.
c)
History
Group Workshop: The clerk
and Philip Barraclough had received an email regarding a history group workshop
from the Council for British Archaology (CBA) Yorkshire. It was agreed that the
PC would fund one place on this workshop at a cost of £15. It was felt that
there may be advice given on opportunities for funding that would benefit the
village.
d)
Hogweed:
This has recently been
professionally treated. Andy and Jem Charles have also been out spraying any
remaining surviving hogweed and will continue to do so. The firm who treated
the hogweed thanked Andy and Jem for all their hard work which had been a huge help.
The aim now is to try to get rid of the source of the hogweed which is seeding
from neighbouring properties housing this plant.
e)
Village
Information Board: Following
on from previous discussions about displaying a village map of walks,
councillors discussed the idea of an information board similar to one in
Lockton village that may be appropriate for Huttons Ambo as it would
incorporate the art group, the history group, as well as walks around the
village. Sarah will take photos of this board and look into costings.
Councillors suggested the village would need two boards, for High and Low
Hutton.
5 Planning: An email had been received
that full planning had been given to the Tofoo Company, York Rd Industrial
Estate (19/00394/FUL) Installation of effluent treatment plant.
6. Finance
a)
Budget
Progess to June 30th 2019
Sarah gave a break down of budget to date.
7. AOB
The cutting of the
village verges was raised and discussed by councillors following a
parishioner’s concern that one of the signs is obscured on the Coastliner route
at the top of the village. Andy will look into this.
8. Date of next
meetings
TBC
Sarah Banks, Clerk
to the Parish Council - huttonsamboparishclerk@gmail.com
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