WEYBOURNE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
3rd May, 2017. – Village Hall, Weybourne
MINUTES
Present: Councillors R.Woodhouse, W.Wood,, P.Floyd, P.Gallally, .R.Gallally, J.Rose, P.Taylor, – D.Young (NNDC), 20 members of the public, and the parish clerk.
As J.Rose had resigned as Chair to the Parish Council the meeting agreed that P.Gallally chairs the parish meeting.
1. Chairmans welcome and apologies for absence.
The Chair welcomed everybody to the meeting and received apologies from A.Crawford, M.Baker (NCC), and PCSO.Jonas.
2. Minutes of the meeting held 4th May, 2016
These were accepted as a true record.
3. Chairmans Annual Report.
Past Chair, Janice Rose, gave an annual report and spoke on the following :-
(a) It was a productive year with meetings well attended by councillors
(b) A.Crawford was co-opted following the resignation of long serving M.Rayner
(c) A satisfactory audit report for 2016 had been received.
(d) The precept for 2017/18 was fixed at £15,000.00
(e) A grant of £5,000.00 was given towards the village hall refurbishment
(f) A new bench seat had been installed in Station Road.
(g) Refurbishment of the bus shelter area was ongoing.
(h) The PC continues to maintain the churchyard, cemetery, playing field etc.
(i) The allotments have been well maintained
(j) The PC now maintains a website.
(k) Parking near the steam railway station remains a problem.
(l) Planning issues play a significant part at meetings; thanks to D.Young, NNDC
(m) Thanks to the Clerk for his guidance etc.
(n) Questions were invited from the meeting.
4. Parish Matters.
The Chairman invited questions and comments from the floor which included the following :-
(a) A parishioner enquired re councillors attendances and the Clerk stated that the minutes were the record.
(b) Concerns regarding what the PC was “actually doing” and the Chair stated that if people have concerns they should attend meetings.
(c) Further discussion re dangers at the steam railway bridge. The Chair stated that the PC was regularly talking to NCC Highways, the Police, and the Steam Railway Manager. It had been agreed that the Police, liaising with the Steam Railway, would “cone off” certain areas at busy times to improve safety.
(d) Concerns re the new Dong Energy Windfarm. Members had attended meetings at the NNDC offices and would be doing everything to alleviate the problems associated with the work for businesses and parishioners. A close eye was being kept on the proposed cable routes.
(e) Update re the pond in Beach Lane.
(f) Parishioners were concerned with speeding in the village and asked if further work could be carried out to stop speeding drivers. Weybourne already had many speed limit signs as well as the vehicle activated sign that was used in various locations. Some parishioners agreed to form a “speed checking team”and the PC would continue to look at ways to solve the problems which occurred in all towns and villages.
The Chair asked parishioners to attend meetings or get in touch with the Clerk or Chairman if they had got a matter they wished the PC to discuss.
5. District Councillors Annual Report.
D.Young reported on the following :- (a) Devolution proposal had been shelved (b) The Local Govmt Boundary Commission had announced changes which included reducing the number of councillors at NNDC from 48 to 40 and changing some ward areas (c) Three senior officers had left NNDC and two remaining senior officers now shared the post of CEO. (d) NNDC was budgeting for a surplus in 2017/18 (e) Planning applications would no longer be in paper form and parish councillors would now have to go on-line to refer to them (f) It seems inevitable that the cables for Hornsea Three Windfarm would make landfall in the Weybourne area. The construction was due to start in 2022. (g) NNDC had recently been allocated £2.4m from the Governments Community Housing Fund. Weybourne would be suitable for Affordable Housing if sites could be found. (h) Update re 25 and 25a Pine Walk planning applications; understood why the PC were disappointed with the outcomes todate.
County Councillors Annual Report
M.Baker (NCC), had offered his apologies to the meeting.
6. Police Annual Report.
Received via email it stated that there had been 66 calls to the police during the past year and 8 recorded crimes in the parish. The next SNAP meeting was on 18/5/17.
7. Any Other Business:
The Chair invited people to stay on for the Parish Council meeting which follows the parish meeting.
The meeting closed at 8.05pm.
