April 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 28 April 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

22.148 To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
 
22.149 To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests.

22.150 To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on Thursday 31 March 2022. 

22.151 To receive the Clerks report and receive an update on matters arising from previous minutes.

22.152 To receive reports from the District Councillors and County Councillor.

22.153 Financial matters: 

1. To approve the payments for April 2022. 

2. To note the income received in April 2022.

3. To consider the grant application received from Deepings Raft Race Committee.

22.154 Planning matters:

1. To receive the minutes and any recommendations from the planning and transport committee meeting held on Tuesday 21 April 2022. 

2. To consider provisional Tree Preservation Order T22/0001/TPPC1for land to the rear of 79 Church Street Deeping St James PE6 8HF

22.155 To receive an update regarding the stride and ride campaign including installing secure cycle racks. 

22.156 To receive an update regarding the Annual Parish Meeting and the presentation of the making a difference awards, taking place on the evening of Monday 9 May 2022.

22.157 To consider taking over ownership and therefore responsibility of Jubilee Park Thackers Way Deeping St James from South Kesteven District Council.  

22.158 To consider bringing forward by one week the planning committee meeting and the annual meeting of the Parish Council scheduled to take place on 19 and 26 May 2022.

22.159 To consider the following correspondence:

1. South Kesteven District Council – Invitation to enter SKDC Best Kept Village 2022

22.160 To receive and consider minutes and recommendations of other committees, reports from advisory committees, members reports from external bodies and reports of meetings, seminars, training and events attended on the Council’s behalf: 

1. Staffing sub-committee meeting on Thursday 14 April 2022 

2. Lincolnshire County Council’s sustainability team cycling/walking plan workshop in the Deepings Community Centre on Wednesday 13 April 2022

3. Deeping’s Scout group St Georges Day Parade from the Deeping United Charities Gardens and Service at the Priory Church on Sunday 24 April 2022 

4. Society of Local Council Clerks branch meeting held via Zoom on Tuesday 26 April 2022 attended by Parish Clerk  

5. Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils Charity Law held via Zoom on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 April 2022 training attended by Councillor Halls

6. Deepings Literary Festival launch event at Deepings Community Library held on Wednesday 27 April 2022 attended by Councillor Gilbert 

22.161 Parish Pump – items for information or inclusion on future agendas.

Dates for the diary for the coming month – 

7pm Thursday 12 May 2022 – Finance and general purposes committee
7pm Monday 9 May 2022 - Annual Parish Meeting and making a difference awards presentations 
2pm Saturday 14 May 2022 - Opening of the Sensory Garden Deepings Community Centre 
7pm Thursday 19 May 2022 – Planning and transport committee
10am Sunday 22 May 2022 - The Deepings Rotary Charity and Fun Run 
7.30pm Thursday 26 May 2022 – Full Council