Broomfield and Kingswood Parish Council

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Notice of Meeting of the Parish Council

To:   All Councillors

Dear Sir or Madam,

I hereby give you notice that a Meeting of the Broomfield and Kingswood Parish Council will be held at the Kingswood and Broomfield Village Hall on Monday 7^th December 2009 commencing 7.30pm.   (Please note that any Planning Applications will be available for viewing from 7.15pm)

Dated this 29^th day of November 2009.      Signed:  Susan M Wotton   Parish Clerk

Note:   Public questions will be taken before the start of the Meeting.   Questions will be limited to fifteen minutes in total and one minute per speaker

A G E N D A

Apologies for Absence

1.         Personal & Prejudicial Interests        

2.         Minutes of the Meeting held 2^nd November 2009 and Matters Arising

3.         Minutes of the Planning Committee Meeting held 25^th November 2009 and Matters Arising 

4.         Policing

(i)             Police Report and Crime Figures 1^st to 30^th November 2009

(ii)         Neighbourhood Watch - Cllr Bowker

5.         Kent County Council - County Cllr, Jenny Whittle, Maidstone Rural East

6.         Maidstone Borough Council – Mayor of Maidstone & Ward Cllr Peter Parvin

7.         Planning

Applications:

(i)         MA/09/1697 – Orchard Farm Nursery, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence – retrospective application for the change of use of land to residential for the stationing of 1 no. mobile home

Decisions (MBC):

(i)         MA/09/1220 – The Finches, Chartway Street – application to increase the number of permitted tents from 10 to 20 including associated works – approved with conditions

8.         Responsible Finance Officer’s Report

9.         Finances – RFO                                                                                             £       

(i)         Invoices for payment:

            Ass Clerk/RFO – Expenses – postage, stamps, Star FC                                     7.81     

            Kingswood & Broomfield News – printing costs, Sep & Dec 2009 issue             150.00     

            D Hadlow – Maintenance/mowing Broomfield Village Green                               96.41

                Clive Stanley Associates – Webmaster services Aug – Nov ’09                        247.50

            Thurnham PC – KIG/JPG, 4 months membership, Sep – Dec ’09 inc.             1040.40

(ii)         Payments for ratification:                                                                                     

                T Skinner – stationery & admin costs, Twinning Group                                    100.00      601

                J&J River Services, deposit Pensioners’ Outing 2010                                       50.00      602

            Clerk – Pay, mileage & room expenses, 20 Oct to 20 Nov 2009                       538.34      603

            Ass Clerk/RFO                         ----- “ -----                                                      469.57      604

            HMRC – Clerks’ PAYE & Employer’s NI contribution   -----“-----                         143.31      605

(iii)        Other:

            Bank Reconciliations – September and October 2009

            Precept – 2010/11

                CROP (Citizens Rights for Older People) – request for donation

10.        VAM - Equity Release Training

(i)         Report training 26^th November – Cllr Evans

11.        Affordable Housing - Clerk

12.        Sheltered Accommodation – Cllr Hoy

13.        Kent International Gateway (KIG)

(i)         Report JPG meeting 19^th November – Ass Clerk

(ii)         Planning Inquiry – Cllr Hendy   

(iii)        JPG Membership / Financial review - RFO

14.        KALC

(i)         Report 62^nd Annual General Meeting, 14^th November 2009 – Cllr Biggenden

15.        Recreation & Sports Field – Ass Clerk    

(i)         Re-surfacing of car park

(ii)         Graffiti removal/repair & additional damage

(iii)        Signs – entrance and on field

(v)        Safe pedestrian access – Cllr Hendy / Clerk

(vi)        Revised Scout Group Lease 

16.        Parish Handyman – Ass Clerk

17.        Roads & Pavements

(i)         Report meeting with KHS, 11^th November - Clerk

(ii)         Report Parish Seminar, 24^th November - Cllr Evans         

(iii)        Report meeting with KHS Landscape Officer, 27^th November – Clerk

(iv)        Repairs – highway and pavements – Clerk

(v)        Theft of drain covers - Clerk

18.        Twinning Project - Cllr Coleman

19.        Annual Parish Report and Newsletter - Clerk

20.        Kingswood & Broomfield Village Hall

(i)         Report AGM 23^rd November – Cllr Hoy

(ii)         2010 bookings re: Parish Council meetings - Clerk

21.        Parish Pensioners’ Outing 2010 – Assistant Clerk

22.        Correspondence File - Clerk

23.        Items for next Meeting’s Agenda

24.        Any Other Information

25.        Planning Enforcement (Closed Session) - Clerk

26.        Parish Council Meetings  

The next Meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Monday 4^th January 2010 at Kingswood and Broomfield Village Hall commencing 7.30pm. 

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