2024 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

Dear Parish Councillors Bowell, Dilks (County and District), Fowler, Gilbert, Halls, Hosking, Rose, Shinkins-Hoppe, Smith, Stevens and Townsin.
A copy of the agenda has been issued to District Councillors Denniston and Ley 

You are hereby summonsed to attend a meeting of Deeping St James Parish Council which will be held in the meeting room at The Institute 38 Church Street Deeping St James PE6 8HD on Tuesday 17 September 2024 at 7.30pm.

Julie Fortnum 
Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer 
Published on Wednesday 11 September 2024  

AGENDA 

Open Forum 

25.55 To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.

25.56 To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011.

25.57 To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on Thursday 20 August 2024. 

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

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

25.60 Financial matters: 
1. To receive the minutes and any recommendations from the finance policy and personnel committee meeting held on Tuesday 13 August 2024. 
2. To approve the expenditure for September 2024. 
3. To note the income for September 2024.

25.61 Planning matters: 
1. To receive the minutes and any recommendations from the Planning and Transport committee meeting held on Tuesday 10 September 2024. 
2. To consider the Planning Application Appeal Notification in relation to Planning Application S23/2057 Proposed change of use of existing agricultural hard surfaced land to open storage at Hards Lane, Frognall  

25.62 To consider the following correspondence.
1. Environment Agency – advising of maintenance taking place in the Parish
2.Legend on the Bench Charity  - introducing the Charity following the installation of the 8th bench in the Parish of Market Deeping 
3. South Kesteven District Council - Council Tax Support Scheme 2024/25 consultation 
4. Thank you and update from Jimmy D’s early year’s provision playgroup following the award of grant funding 
5. Police and Crime Commissioner Safer Together Co-ordinator’s response to my request to attend the Raft Race Duck Derby, Dog Show and Community Policing Panel meeting.  
6. South Kesteven District Council – Requesting nominations for SK Community Awards 2024, closing date 27 September 2024 
7. Demographic information (employment deprivation, household and population make-up)  about the Deepings provided to Councillor Stevens by an SKDC Officer 
8. Request to support West Deeping with regards to the Lincolnshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan.
9. To RESOLVE to move into closed session in accordance with The Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 due to the confidential nature of the business to be discussed in relation to the following matters.
To consider the complaint received about the allocation of burial plots within Deeping St James Cemetery.

25.63 To receive reports and minutes from committees, advisory committees, meetings, seminars, training and events or meetings of external bodies attended on the Council’s behalf and consider any recommendations from them: 
1. Meeting of representatives from DSJ Parish Council and MD Town Council with grass cutting Contractor held on Friday 30 August 2024 
2. The Deepings Lions Duck Race held on Sunday 1 September 2024 
3. Cemetery committee meeting held on Tuesday 3 September 2024 
4. Recreation and open spaces committee meeting held on Tuesday 3 September 2024 
5. The Deepings Practice Patient Participation Group meeting held on Wednesday 4 September 2024 
6. Allotments committee meeting held on Tuesday 10 September 2024 
7. Parish Footpath walks held on Thursday 5th and 12th September 2024 
8. Age Concern Deepings Annual General Meeting – 7pm Monday 16 September 2024.

25.64 To consider purchasing name badges for Councillors and Staff   

25.65 Parish Pump - items for information or inclusion on future agendas.

Dates for the diary
Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 September 2024 – Staff appraisals 
Sunday 22 September 2024 2pm – Station Road, Lakes and Riverbank Walk 
Sunday 29 September 2024 – Bark in Park Dog Show at Jubilee Park DSJ  
Tuesday 1 October 2024 7pm – Planning and transport committee 
Tuesday 1 October 2024 8pm – Finance planning and personnel committee 
Tuesday 8 October 2024 7pm – SKDC Town and Parish Forum at the Open-Door Church 5 Spalding Road Deeping St James PE6 8NJ
Thursday 10 October 2024 – Employment briefing virtually via LALC (Councillor Shinkins-Hoppe to attend)