February 2022 Agenda
DEEPING ST JAMES PARISH COUNCIL
The Institute, 38 Church Street, Deeping St James, PE6 8EP
E-mail: clerk@dsjpc.co.uk
Tel: 01778 343266
Webpage: //deeping-st-james.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Facebook: Deeping St James Parish Council
Parish Clerk: Julie Fortnum
Dear Parish Councillors Bowell, Denman, Dilks (County and District), Fowler, Gilbert, Hall, Halls, Hosking, Little, Olson, Robinson, Rose, Shinkins-Hoppe, Stevens (District) and Thomas (District).
You are hereby summonsed to attend the next meeting of Deeping St James Parish Council which will be held at the Open-Door Church, 5 Spalding Road, Deeping St James, PE6 8NJ on Thursday 24 February 2022 at 7.30pm.
There will be an open forum, lasting a maximum of thirty minutes to permit residents to address the Parish Council before the meeting is formally opened, which will be at the closing of the open forum or at 8.00pm, whichever is the sooner.
The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda below.
Julie Fortnum
Parish Clerk
AGENDA
22.125 To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
22.126 To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests.
22.127 To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on Thursday 27 January 2022.
22.128 To receive the Clerks report and receive an update on matters arising from previous minutes.
22.129 To receive reports from the District Councillors and County Councillor.
22.130 Financial matters:
1. To approve the payments for February 2022.
2. To note the income received in February 2022.
22.131 Planning matters:
1. To receive the minutes and any recommendations from the planning and transport committee meeting held on Tuesday 17 February 2022.
2. To consider the following planning application
- S22/0243 Removal of T3 and T4 Ash Trees and T2 Ash Tree to be reduced by 1.5m at Deepings Baptist Church Bridge Street Deeping St James PE6 8HA
22.132 To consider how the Parish Council can support the stride and ride initiative encouraging individuals to use public transport services.
22.133 To consider the amended committee structure proposals.
22.134 To consider the following correspondence received.
1. Deepings Raft Race Committee requesting ideas and asking if the Parish council wish to be involved as in previous years.
2. Invitation to join Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean taking place between 25 March 2022 and 10 April 2022.
22.135 To receive and consider minutes and recommendations of committees, reports from advisory committees, members reports from external bodies, members reports of meetings, seminars, training and events attended on the Council’s behalf:
1. Councillors Shinkins-Hoppe and Stevens met on Sunday 6 February 2022 to initiate the organisation of the Annual Parish Meeting and Making a Difference Awards presentations.
2. Staffing sub-committee meeting held on Monday 7 February 2022 attended by Councillors Gilbert, Halls and Shinkins-Hoppe and a meeting with Clerk took place on Tuesday 22 February 2022 to progress the review of the staff contracts and handbook.
3. British Red Cross First Aid Training held on Tuesday 15 February 2022 at the Institute attended by the Parish Clerk.
4. Deepings Leisure Centre consultation webinar held virtually at 6pm on Monday 21 February 2022.
22.136 Parish Pump – items for information or inclusion on future agendas.
Dates for the diary for the coming month –
7pm Thursday 24 March 2022 – Planning and Transport committee
7.30pm Thursday 31 March 2022 – Full Council
25 March to 10 April 2022 – Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean