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 Leeds & Kingswood Scout Hut, Parish Recreation & Sports Field, Lenham Road, Kingswood on Monday 9th February 2009 commencing 7.30pm. (This Meeting is in place of that scheduled for 2nd February which was cancelled due to snow and dangerous conditions). (Note – Planning Applications will be available for viewing from 7.15pm)

Dated this 25th day of January 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 5th January 2009 and Matters Arising

3.         Minutes of the Meeting of the Planning Committee held 15th January and Matters Arising

4.         Minutes of the Meeting of the Finance & General Purposes Committee held 15th January and Matters Arising

5.         Policing

(i)             Police Report and Crime Figures 5th January to 1st February 2009 – PCSO White

(ii)         PACT – PCSO White

(iii)        Neighbourhood Watch - Cllr Bowker

6.         Maidstone Borough Council - Ward Cllr Peter Parvin

7.         Parish Council Committees – Election of Additional Members

8.         Planning

Applications:

(i)         MA/07/2092 – Kent International Gateway, Land West of Junction 8, M20, Maidstone – Outline planning permission for the construction of hardstanding areas to form rail/road freight interchange with freight handling equipment, new railway sidings in part with acoustic enclosure, earthworks and retaining walls, buildings for Class B8 warehousing and Class B1 uses, access works, internal roads and bridges, loading and manoeuvring areas, car and lorry parking, ancillary truck-stop and realignment of public rights of way and watercourse, drainage works and landscaping with access to be considered at this stage and all other matters reserved for further consideration.   (Comment by 6th February 2009)

Decisions (MBC):

(i)         MA/08/0868 – Apiary Business Park, Gravelly Bottom Road, Kingswood – Erection of a new building to house and operate a bio-mass electricity plant - approved

Other:

(i)         Current Enforcement Cases (closed Session)

9.         Finances and Finance Officer’s Report – Assistant Clerk / RFO

(i)         Invoices for payment:                                                                       £

Clerk – Pay, mileage & room expenses, 20 Dec ‘08 – 20 Jan ‘09                  598.26

Clerk’s expenses – postage stamps                     --- “ ---                               7.56

Ass Clerk/RFO – Pay, mileage & room expenses  --- “ ---                            426.68

HMRC – Clerks’ PAYE & Employer’s NI                                                      175.78

                Kingswood & Broomfield Village Hall hire, Jan – Mar 2009 inc                       72.00

            Viking – stationery and inc.card & printer ink re: KIG                                   230.72           

            STS – replacement Parish notice board ^                                                 1012.81

                P.D. Coleman – BT rental / calls, Clerk’s office (3 months)                             38.07

(ii)         Payments for ratification:                                                                                       Chq. No

            Playdale – balance play equipment, Sports Field                                     11,053.80        498

                R. Bowker – NHW annual expenses 2008                                                                   139.00        499                    

(iii)        Other:                                                                                                                                

            Approval of Parish Precept 2009 / 2010

Bank reconciliations

Clerks’ Contracts of Employment

Statement of Internal Controls

Disposal of old Parish notice board ^

                Play equipment – additional funding

10.        Standing Orders - Clerk

(i)         Planning Enforcement clause

(ii)         Review of Standing Orders

11.        Recreation & Sports Field          

(i)         Revised Scout Group lease - Assistant Clerk

(ii)         Additional funding update - Cllr Rouse

(iii)        Play equipment - Assistant Clerk

(iv)        Footpath progress - Assistant Clerk

(v)        Car park - Assistant Clerk

12.        Roads / Kent Highways Services / Twinning Signs  - Clerk

13.        Kent International Gateway – Cllr Hoy

14.        Tall Trees - Assistant Clerk

15.        Replacement Notice Board – Assistant Clerk

16.        Liaison – Leeds Castle Foundation - Clerk        

17.        Tree Nuisance – Leeds Castle Estate, Broomfield – Clerk

18.        Correspondence File – Clerk

19.        Items for next Meeting’s Agenda

20.        Any Other Information

21.        Parish Council Meetings  

The next Meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Monday 2nd March 2009 at the Kingswood and Broomfield Village Hall, commencing 7.30pm. 

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