Parish Council Agenda: December 2024
Councillors: you are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Oakford Parish Council, to be held in the Committee Room at Oakford Village Hall at 7.30pm on Monday 9th December 2024 for the purpose of transacting the following business.
Members of the public and press are invited to attend the meeting.
AGENDA
To receive apologies for absence.
Declarations of Interest:
In accordance with the Code of Conduct, members are required to declare any personal or disclosable pecuniary interests, in items to be considered at this meeting.
Public Forum:
an opportunity for members of the public to make representations, answer questions and give evidence in respect of any item of business on the agenda, or any matter of interest to the parish. No member of the public will speak for more than 3 minutes. The period of time designated for public participation shall not exceed 15 minutes.
To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 11th November 2024 as an accurate record of the meeting.
Matters arising from the minutes, not covered elsewhere on the agenda.
Planning
a) To comment on any planning applications received before the meeting. No applications received when the agenda was published.
b) To note any planning decisions made by MDDC. No decisions received when the agenda was published.
c) Update on alleged planning breaches
d) MDDC: Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension Area B. Public Consultation.
e) Any other planning matters.
Highways:
a) Any matters to note or report.
b) Report from the meeting with Cllr Richard Chesterton and Melanie Mckenna to discuss highways issues in the parish.
c) Update on flooding issues/blocked drains
d) Any other highways matters
Footpaths:
a) Update on 2024-25 P3 funding
b) Any other footpath matters
Reports:
a) County Cllr Report.
b) District Cllr Report.
Community Area:
a) Any points to note from inspections of community area
b) To consider extending the grass cutting contract for 2025
c) To discuss cutting back the overhanging branches and improving the surface at the entrance to the Community Area and on the bridge.
d) To discuss the possibilities of creating a footpath from the Village Hall car park to t the Community Area.
e) Any matters to note
Finance
a) To approve any invoices or expense claims presented for payment
b) To note any receipts since the last meeting and the bank balance
c) To discuss grant requests from CHAT and Citizens Advice
d) Bank reconciliation 30.11.24
e) To arrange budget planning meeting
MDDC Community Risk Register.
Government consultation on remote attendance at meetings.
Relaunch of the Oakford Parish Council Facebook page
Report from the defibrillator training on Saturday 30th November
Correspondence:
DALC Newsletters
MDDC press releases
MDDC – latest side waste statistics
MDDC – Let’s Talk Mid Devon Residents Survey 2024 – reminder
Somerset Sight – volunteers needed in your local area
Cosmic – free business support for your parish and community
Christmas community events – activibees.com