ST GERMANS PARISH COUNCIL Chairman: Mr Alan Hodge – Tel: 01752 851026 Clerk: Miss Lynne Holman – Tel: 07715 139700 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stgermans-pc.org.uk

To The Chair and Ward Members of St Germans Parish Council You are summoned to attend a Parish Council Meeting at Polbathic Community Hall on the 27th February 2017 at 7.00pm to transact the business set out in the Agenda below. ………………………………….. Miss Lynne Holman Parish Clerk

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AGENDA Public Participation for a maximum of 10 minutes 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3

Declarations of Interests and Dispensations To receive declarations of interest from Councillors on items on the agenda To receive written requests for dispensations for disclosable pecuniary interests To grant any requests for dispensations as appropriate

2.

Apologies for absence Apologies have been received from Cllr Skelton

3.

Approval of Minutes of Meeting held on 30th January 2017

4. 4.1

Matters arising from the previous minutes Highways – ongoing issues Trees at Tegalister Gardens Proposed signs from A38 to road past Penquite Cottage Flooding at Polbathic Tideford Hedge Chemical store near Treskelly Closed Churchyard, St Germans A38 Tideford

4.1.1 Highways – new items 4.1.2 E-mail received from resident raising concerns about hedge cutting, speed limit in village and visibility crossing the road by the Old Telephone Exchange 4.1.3 Hedge Cutting debris – boundary to Horses Field, Church Street, St Germans 4.2

Community Projects as a result of the Community Benefit Contribution relating to the land at Trequite

4.3

Nut Tree 1

5. 5.1

Playparks St Germans

5.2

Tideford

5.3

Street Weed Treatment 2017 Cormac Solutions Ltd contract for 2017 at a price of £657.45 + vat for 2 treatments (£150 per km, same rate as 2016) 5.3.1 Information received from Complete Weed Control stating their prices for weed spraying (quoting £60 per km) 5.4

Speaker for the Annual Parish Meeting in April

5.5

Parish Councillor Vacancy in Tideford Ward

6. 6.1 6.2

Burial Ground Review of Burial Ground Charges for 2017/18 Application for memorial tablet received from HG Stacey re Gillian Cheffers, plot no J4 Removal of wreaths and dead flowers from graves; a new system needs to be implemented The burial ground records have now been transferred to the new software.

6.3 6.4 7. 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9

7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14

Finance £21, Eliot Hall Hire Fee for January Meeting PMP invoice for Feb edn Nut Tree, £87.25 SLCC invoice £118.80 for ILCA Online Training Course for Clerk ILCA Qualification SSE Invoice or Tideford Street Lighting, 4/1/17 – 1/2/17, £5.46 Information Commissioner’s Office – renewal of the Data Protection Registration, £35 CALC, £300 incl vat, ‘Working With Your Council’, 3 day training course for Clerk at Truro Quercus invoice, grass cutting, bin emptying and crown work to trees at Treeland, £930 St Germans May Tree Fair committee request for contribution to the full cost or part thereof of the purchase price of a portable maypole, £330 + vat As agreed by the Parish Council, the former clerk, Vicki White has now completed the data transfer of all the burial ground records onto the Pear Technology spreadsheet. It has taken 38 hours to be paid to her through Tamar Accounting at her hourly rate of £10.363. The Chairman has signed the claim which now needs to be confirmed by the Parish Council. £25, Polbathic Hall Hire, for February meeting Clerk has requested an eye test in accordance with DSE guidelines. £25 Specsavers The DELL laptop used by the Clerk is becoming slow and unreliable and needs replacing, subject to approval and suitable budget set by Councillors, (examples of similar specification machines from £579.99 - £699.99) £640.86 Tamar Accounting Invoice, Clerk’s February Salary £94.96 Clerk’s February expenses 2

8.

Planning Applications The following applications have been received by Cornwall Council:

8.1

PA17/00289/PREAPP Mr Andy Bryan Pre-application advice for amendments to PA16/01521 in relation to the conversion of the barn to dwelling only.

8.2

Any other Planning Application that may be received by the date of this meeting

9.

Planning Decisions The following decisions were made by Cornwall Council:

9.1

PA16/10538 Barn at Kilquite Blunts Cornwall Conversion of barn to residential unit

APPROVED

9.2

PA16/10918 Polyne Garage Trerule PL12 5DA Demolition of MOT garage and provision of 3 new dwellings

APPROVED

9.3

PA16/11423 APPROVED Milladon Farmhouse, Trerulefoot, PL12 5BU Stone fronted two storey extension to the side of existing building providing one living room, one bedroom and two bathrooms together with better proportioned porch.

9.4

PA16/11988 APPROVED Corner House, Bridge Road, Tideford, PL12 5HH The construction of a 4 bedroomed house within the grounds of Corner House

9.5 PA19/00035/PREAPP CLOSED ADVICE GIVEN Land South of Treboul House, St Germans Creation of new gated entrance from field onto Barn Hill 11.

Councillors Reports

12. Correspondence Received 12.1 Rural Vulnerability Service – Fuel poverty newsletter 12.2 Relay for Life – Asking for assistance with event promotion 12.3 Civic Voice – details of War Memorials workshop Truro 8th March 12.4 Helston Town Clerk – asking for information re Burial Ground records 12.5 Cornwall Council – 4th May Election information and advice 12.6 Helston Town Council – request for advice re procurement of equipment 12.7 SLCC News Bulletin 27/01/17 12.8 Rural Services – weekly news digest 12.9 CALC – weekly news roundup 12.10 Cornwall Community Flood Forum – general information about their aims and invitation to free membership 3

12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14

CALC information leaflet about Ransomware attacks and Police advice CRCC invitation to Fuel poverty seminar NALC Tree charter survey Cornwall Council poster re Environmental Growth Challenge event Eden Project 8th March, e-mailed to all Cllrs 12.15 Cornwall Council, Neighbourhood Planning E Bulletin 12.16 SLCC details of 2017 Practitioners Conference 12.17 Cornwall Council minutes from sub-area planning committee meeting 30/01/17 12.18 Cornwall Council, notification of road closure Nut Tree Hill – A374 on 14/15th Feb, e-mailed to all Cllrs 12.19 Details of Cornwall AONB conference 30th May, e-mailed to all Cllrs 12.20 Cornwall CPFA Social Media Workshop details 22/02/17, e-mailed to all Cllrs 12.21 Rural Services Network, Spotlight on the heart of the village newsletter 12.22 Cornwall Council, information sheet on saving hedgehogs 12.23 Circular from Cornwall reports advertising subscription service 12.24 Leaflet from NFU offering assistance and information with Neighbourhood Planning, e-mailed to all Cllrs 12.25 Commiunties and Devolution January newsletter 12.26 Cornwall Council, minutes for Strategic Planning Committee, Thurs 2 nd Feb 12.27 Elgin, Cornwall Council, notification of Road Closure Tregunnus Lane, Downderry, 3-28th February 12.28 Elgin, Cornwall Council, notification of Road Closure, Brenton Road, 13 th March-13th April , emailed to all Cllrs 12.29 Kompan UK, circular advertising Playground packages 12.30 CALC, details of free election training for clerks 16th February, Clerk attended 12.31 Cornwall Rural Community Charity, details of Fuel Poverty Awareness Day Postponement, emailed to all Cllrs 12.32 SLCC report from National Executive Committee meeting 24/01 London 12.33 SLCC Cornwall Branch Meeting 2/03/17 Agenda 12.34 Saltash Area Road safety Committee meeting minutes 9/01/17 12.35 Agenda for East Sub-Area Planning Committee 27/01/17 12.36 Communities and Devolution Bulletin, Additional road safety and drainage Schemes 12.37 Rural Vulnerability Service – newsletter February 2017 12.38 St Germans Rail Users Group, Report on St Germans Station Downside Building Proposal, emailed to all Cllrs, 21/02/17 12.39 Rural Services Network, Rural opportunities bulletin 12.40 Agenda for strategic planning committee, 2/3/17, emailed to all Cllrs 13.

Urgent Business raised by Ward members and admitted by the Chair

Please note that all meetings are held in public and could be filmed or recorded by broadcasters, the media or members of the public

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