Agenda 15 Mar 17

To Members of the Council

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Brafferton Parish Council at Helperby Village Hall on Wednesday 15 March 2017 at 7.30pm for the purpose of transacting the following business:

R E Clements Clerk to the Council

Saturday, 04 March 2017

1. Receive Apologies for Absence
2. Receive any Declarations of Interest not already declared under the Council’s Code of Conduct or members Register of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
3. Public Forum
4. Confirm as a true record the Minutes of the last meeting, held on 18 January 2017
5. Receive Clerk’s report
6. Hambleton District Council news – cllr Patmore
7. Finance
   1. Confirm bank reconciliation – Financial Working Group
   2. Receive Financial Report – Clerk
   3. Arrange for end of year audit by Financial Working Group
   4. Consider grant to Easingwold Community Library
   5. Authorise additional paid hours work to Clerk in connection with the council website
   6. Authorise payment of Village Hall Hire account
8. Highways and Transport
   1. Set contracts for urban verges grass cutting and ground maintenance in 2017
9. Planning Matters
   1. Planning Application 16/01142/OUT proposed outline planning permission for construction of up to 28 dwellings and vehicular access to land to the East of Boroughbridge Road – this council raised objections to the proposal
   2. Planning Application 16/02391/FUL proposed change of use at Brafferton Manor Milking Parlour Road – this council raised no objections to the proposal
   3. Planning Application 16/02562/CAT proposed work to trees at 2 Birchwood Gardens, Brafferton – granted by Hambleton District Council
   4. Planning Application 17/00033/CAT proposed work to tree at The Old Vicarage, Brafferton – granted by Hambleton District Council
10. Business Matters
    1. Review Council Risk Assessments
    2. Review Council Policies and Standing Orders
    3. Agree Terms of References for Thornton Bridge sub-committee and arrange first meeting date
    4. Consider Level of support to Community Project to improve the footpath to the ‘Swingbridge’
    5. Discuss protocols for correspondence between cllrs – Cllr C Connor
    6. Update on Affordable Housing project – Chairman
11. Correspondence
    1. Letter to Easingwold Community library

Date of next Meetings (Annual & Parishioners) Wednesday 17 May 2017