EASINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES no. 268 Minutes of Easington Parish Council held at Easington Community Hall on Monday 1st September 2014 @7pm Present: Cllr Clubley – chair of meeting Cllr Douglas Cllr Crowther Cllr Graham Cllr Swales Cllr Longhorn Apologies: Cllr Smith & Cllr Steenvorden In attendance: 2 Members of the Public Parish Clerk – Alison Whelan Interests : Pecuniary & Non Pecuniary Dispensations: None 1. Minutes The minutes of the meeting held on Monday 7th July 2014, having been circulated and read were signed as a true record. 1. Co-option of Councilor Adam Stoyle was sworn in as a Parish Councilor following co-option 2. Public Forum Janet Kettley raised the issue of storage at the Community Centre, the PC still has boxes of documents which need to be moved. JK was asked to obtain the costs of storage in the loft area of the community hall and feedback to the clerk. Janet also raised some blocked drains particularly around the community hall – the clerk was asked to raise this with ERYC A member of the public requested pc guidance regarding clearance of rubbish and litter which had been left out – Councillors advised to contact ERYC who would arrange the removal of the items. 3. Finance Payments A Lusmore - £212.20 Pay for July & August HMRC £8.60 S Exley - £171.60 Pay for June, July & August A Whelan - £642.24 Pay for July & August Groundtech £576.00 3 x cuts in July Community Hall £65.25 5th April – 2nd June inc Groundtech - £384.00 2 cuts in August 1 Receipts Cemetery fee £25.00 35/100 Northern Power grid £11.45 4. Planning The Planning Sub-Committee is empowered to make the Parish Council’s recommendations to ERYC. In order to have decisions fully recorded they are included in the minutes. Decision received from ERYC Proposal: Erection of extension to existing warehouse building Location: Perenco Dimlington Terminal Dimlington Road Easington East Riding of Yorkshire HU12 0TY Applicant: Perenco UK Ltd Application Type: Full Planning Permission Decision: Planning permission granted with conditions Decision submitted to ERYC following consultation by the parish council subcommittee Proposal: Change of use of redundant milking parlour and part general purpose agricultural building to 2 no. accommodation rooms ancillary to an existing bed and breakfast business, including internal and external alterations. Location: Westmere Farm B&B Easington Road, Kilnsea, East Riding of Yorkshire HU12 0UB Applicant: Mr & Mrs Andrew Wells Application type: Full Planning Permission Decision: The Parish Council subcommittee had no observations to make upon this application. Proposal: Construction works to repair/upgrade existing coastal flood defenses along an 845m stretch of coastline along the north bank of the River Humber Location: Land West Of Easington Road Kilnsea East Riding Of Yorkshire Applicant: Ms Jenny Cooke Application type: Strategic - Full Planning Permission Decision: Recommended the application should be approved. 5. Cemetery, Seats, Amenities Committees Perenco have reported the path alongside the plant has now been cut back but this has highlighted an increase in dog fouling along the path, they have asked if the Parish Council could address the issue. The clerk was asked to obtain some dog bin signs and investigate if a further bin could be located further along the pathway. Coronation Clock: Pete Simmonds has the clock and it is fully working. Cllr Swales to speak to Pete to arrange for the use of Cllr Clubleys equipment to re-site the clock asap. There has been notice given for one of the allotments – a notice is to be placed in the notice boards for applicants and a draw would take place at the next meeting. 6. Community Issues No issues 7. Flooding Cllr Swales updated the meeting regarding the recent meeting, Cllr Cracknel had requested that the flooding issue always be placed on the PC agenda – this was 2 agreed, and that a request for financial assistance be made to the gas companies – this was agreed to ask the companies if they would be able to donate £1k annually for 20 years to fund any subsequent repair works and also to request a donation from Eon and YWT towards funding of the works. Cllr Swales also notified the Council of the next expected high tide on the 11.9.14 8. Wider Community Group This was addressed within the flooding item. 9. Shape – Correspondence 9 10. Correspondence 1. Email: Wonderful British Villages Photo competition – www.villageguard.com/index.php/about-alliedwetminster/british.village.competition 2. Email: Eon response re community fund – noted that the visitor centre will be at Kilnsea and not at Spurn. 3. Email: Vodaphone Rural Open Sure signal 4. Email: ERYC Broadband East Riding project 5. Email: ERYC local plan newsletter 6. Email: Penny Brohn cancer care – free programme of support for people effected.- item of the newsletter 7. Letter: Department of Works and Pensions – The accessible Britain Challenge 8. Notes Easington Parish Enhancement Fund Sub Group July 2014 9. Letter SHAPE 10. Notice and Invitation Town and Parish Council event – Cllr Swales to attend 11. Letter ERYC – Waves of Waste scheme 12. Letter Ottringham Parish Council 12. Any other business Please note - items brought under AOB requiring a decision will be included on the next agenda. Cllr Crowther raised a broken seat – Cllr Longhorm to investigate and advise on repair Cllr Swales raised – Easington Beach Caravan park contractors had been seen tipping grass cutting over the cliff edge, it is wondered if this is a new contractor whom is unaware that this is not permitted, the clerk was asked to notify the site. 13. Date of Next Meeting – Monday 6th October 2014 at 19.00 There being no further business the meeting was closed at 20.37 3