PEASEDOWN ST JOHN PARISH COUNCIL

DRAFT

Minutes of a meeting of the Environment Committee held on 17 July 2006 at Peasedown St John Cricket Club.

Present:Cllrs Mrs M Button*, F Day#, Mrs F Butt, A Spiller, G Matthews

Public Session None

Apologies were received from Cllr Mrs R Rich

The minutes of the Environment Committee meeting held on 8th May 2006.

These minutes, which had been previously circulated were taken as read, agreed as a true record and signed by the Chairman.

Clerks Report

The clerk reported that plans have now arrived at the Office for the disused car lot in the village. These plans are for a retail outlet on the site but I have been unable to determine which company has submitted the plans.
A phone call was received regarding a tree in the cemetery from Mr M Tucker.

The canopy of this tree has been raised as Mr Tucker was concerned that it was overhanging his roof. Mr Tucker would like the tree cut down as he claims the branches still overhang his property and also that the roots are disturbing his path.

I have contacted the arboreaculturalist at B & NES Mr I Chedgy and he pointed out that the tree is not unsafe and was there long before the houses were built and that all the trees in the cemetery are being managed on the Council’s behalf by B&NES

Regarding the removal of live-in wardens from Somer Housing Properties, Vicky Hale Munroe will attend the next full council meeting in order to explain this action more fully.
The house in Ashgrove that Cllr Bolwell expressed concerns about has been reported to the police and the environmental health department. As I have received no more information I presume that some action was taken

4. Cllr R Butt’s Report

The chairman reported on his meeting with Josh Roberts from Mercedes. Cubex, Mercedes and Audi will assist with money and design for the roundabout floral display next year. The advert board on the roundabout will show Mercedes, Audi, Cubex and the parish council.

The designs will be brought before the finance committee.

A meeting had been held re the traffic light 106 on the crossing as there had been an amount of £150K to erect the lights and also to erect noise barriers. B&NES has already been paid £47K by Cubex abd have now been approached again five years

later as the noise barrier cost has risen over the years and it will now cost app £67K. Cubex has agreed to assist.

5. To consider whether this committee wish to have delegated powers on the items they currently advise full council about.

A resolution was passed stating

"that the Environment Committee should have delegated powers over the implementation of capital projects already precepted for and any changes to the yearly action plan within the stated budget".

All were in favour.

6. The clerk advised the committee on the positioning of the new hanging baskets at Ashgrove. It was suggested that next year maybe there could be raised baskets in the beds on the Dunkerton end of village as there are at the Red Post end.

All were in favour

7. Items for inclusion in a future agenda:

The matter of the revised method of refuse collection was discussed and it was decided to ask a senior member of the B&NES Recycling Department to attend a meeting and explain their policy more fully

This motion was proposed by Cllr J Rich and seconded by Cllr R Butt.

It was suggested that when a date is finalised with B&NES it should be displayed

in the notice boards and put in the Parish Magazine.

Cllr J Rich suggested that the action plan for the year 2007 / 2008 should begin in September.

The meeting closed at 19.55.