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Before opening the meeting, the Chairman welcomed members of the public to the meeting and invited them to speak.

Matters raised were: Bus Stop, Avery Way/St David’s Road. A complaint was made about the bus shelter being used as a youth shelter. There was an excessive amount of litter and members of the public were constantly subject to verbal abuse. Passengers waiting for the bus were unable to use the bus shelter and waited at a distance from the bus stop. Two members of the public would like to see the panels taken off to make the shelter more unattractive to the youth.

Youth. The general behaviour of the young people who congregated in the street was complained about. The Council was asked to make the point to the police that there were many unhappy villagers. Cllr Marsh made the point that young people seemed to congregate near shops – Hoo had similar problems.

The Chairman then thanked the members of the public for their contribution and opened the meeting at 7.18 pm.

1
419 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

None.

2
420 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST AND MEMBERS’ REGISTER OF INTERESTS

Cllr Colyer declared a personal interest in items 10c and 12a as the Caretaker’s husband. Cllr Luck declared a personal interest in item 12e as working for the contractor.

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421 MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 13 DECEMBER 2005

It was proposed by Cllr Luck, seconded by Cllr Skudder and agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 13 December 2005 be signed as a true record.

4 MATTERS ARISING
422 a C/12/0/4b(370): Dog Bins

Cllr Marsh said he had identified sites where bins could be installed but there had to be assurance that they would be emptied and he was liaising with Cllr Filmer.

5 PLANNING
423 a Applications

No new applications.

b Decisions

424 i MC2005/2095: Land at 7 Stoke Road: construction of a pair of semi-detached dwellings with associated car parking spaces

The approval was noted. The matter of the access to the Council’s land and the electricity transformer was raised. The planning authority had been made aware of the Council’s concerns in this regard and it was noted that conditions 3, 4 and 6 went some way towards enabling emergency access by the electricity company.

c Appeals and Other Matters

425 i Kent County Council: Consultation on re-submission of Statement of Community involvement for the Minerals and Waste Development Framework

Received

426 ii Local Development Framework: Dialogue and consultation process – request for suggestions through Rural Liaison Committee

After discussion, it was agreed to put forward the suggestion that Brian McCutcheon give a presentation for all parish councillors and clerks.

427 iii 26 Stoke Road (Rose & Crown): Application to the SE Traffic Division for a licence to use the ground as an operating centre for one goods vehicle

The letter from the SE Traffic Division was noted.

428 iv BP Wind Farm, Isle of Grain

Cllr Morrad said two residents had raised this with him, with regard to noise and turbulence. The noise factor was so negligible that no noise contour maps had been drawn. The maximum noise was 35dB which was whisper level. One resident had a microlight business in Stoke and claimed the turbulence would affect his business. Cllr Morrad asked that both items be placed on the agenda for the next meeting.

429 v New Power Station, Isle of Grain

Cllr Morrad asked that this be placed on the agenda for the next meeting.

430 d Licensing Applications

None

6 FINANCE
429 b Bank Balances

The bank balances as listed on Appendix B were noted.

430 b Cheques signed since last meeting

The cheque signed since the last meeting as listed on the agenda was ratified.

431 c Accounts for Payment

It was proposed by Cllr Mrs Forrest, seconded by Cllr Marsh and agreed that the accounts as listed on Appendix B be paid (cheques 102090 – 102093).

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432 GRANT APPLICATIONS

None.

8 YOUTH COMMITTEE
433 a Chairman’s Report

Cllr Skudder said the next meeting was on 16 January.

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434 QUALITY PARISH COUNCIL STATUS

The Chairman, Vice Chairman and Clerk would meet to pursue requirements for application.

10 HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORT
435 a Footpaths

Cllr Marsh said he would contact the Chairman of St Mary Hoo PC about Bill Budd, who was away on business a great deal. The footpath through the woods needed work and Cllr Marsh needed help. He would ask for a volunteer through the magazine.

436 b Tree Warden’s Report

Cllr Colyer said he had acquired 7ft ash trees and had been planting them around the village.

437 c Caretaker

Nothing to report.

438 d Lighting

Cllr Colyer would report a light near the shops that was out. Cllr Marsh had noticed the lights outside the school were on but had been turned round and were now at an angle.

439 e Transport

Cllr Marsh reported that Amberlee buses were haphazard. The new timetable stated that Sunday and Bank Holiday services would cease but there had been a service on New Year’s Day. A letter had been received from Geoff Walters about the evening services to Medway Valley Park. Cllr Marsh would check on the ASD late night service from Chatham.

Cllr Skudder said he had been unable to attend the driver training for the Merit bus on 8 December but he would be attending a session on 19 January and would be taking a test on 21 January.

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440 GRASS CUTTING

The Clerk would be seeing Simon Swift at Medway Council.

12 MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNCIL’S LAND AND PROPERTY
a Village Hall

441  i Cllr Mrs Forrest said they were waiting for the pre-school to clear out the old shed. Cllr Colyer said the bin had now been removed.
442  ii Roof. Nothing further had been heard

443 b Woodland, Avery Way

Nothing to report.

444 c Recreation Ground

Nothing to report

445 d All Saints Allotments

Cllr Marsh said he and the Clerk would start progressing these.

446 e Cross Park

It was agreed a kissing gate with wheelchair access should be provided. A signwriter would be approached about a sign at the entrance. A meeting of the Cross Park Association would be arranged.

447 f Noticeboards

Cllr Marsh reported the second noticeboard was still under construction.

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448 VITAL VILLAGES

It was understood the group wanted to publish the results of the questionnaire.

14 POLICE MATTERS

449 a Police Liaison Representative’s Report

Cllr Luck said the next meeting would be held in March. The comments made by members of the public were discussed and Cllr Mrs Forrest suggested the MP be asked to attend a meeting.

450 b Speedwatch

The Clerk was instructed to contact Sue Negus to express the Council’s interest.

451 c Wide Loads

The letter from Superintendent Mercer was noted.

15 RURAL LIAISON COMMITTEE

452 a Representative’s Report

The next meeting would now be held at Hundred of Hoo School. Cllr Marsh said he would be unable to attend and would ask Cllr Mrs Burrows or failing her, Cllr Morrad to substitute for him.

b Rural Liaison Grant Projects

453   i Recreation Ground hedge. The Clerk and Cllr Marsh would measure the line of the hedge and the plants would be ordered. Cllrs Colyer and Skudder would progress the planting.

454  ii Parish Map. Cllr Marsh would let the Clerk have the footpaths map which showed the parish boundary.

16 KAPC/MEDWAY AREA COMMITTEE

455 a Representative’s Report

Neither representative had been able to attend the last meeting.

17 COMMUNICATION

456 a Villagers’ Life Magazine

The Clerk had arranged a meeting with the Editor and Webmaster.

457 b Website

The Webmaster had asked if a brief history of the area could be written for the website. He would also like more about the footpaths.

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458 CLERK’S REPORT

The Clerk reported that the telephone/answer/fax machine had gone wrong. It was proposed by Cllr Marsh, seconded by Cllr Mrs George and agreed she purchase a new one.

19 CONSULTATION
459 a Standards of Conduct in English Local Government

The new approach was welcomed.

460 b Voluntary Infrastructure Consortium Kent Development Plan

Received.

461 c Kent & Medway Structure Plan – Further proposed modifications

Received.

20 CORRESPONDENCE

462 None.

21 463 REPORTS AND CIRCULARS

The reports and circulars as listed on the agenda were received.

22 ANY OTHER BUSINESS
464 a 1 St George’s Walk

It was reported that the hedge at 1 St George’s Walk was overhanging the footway again.

The Chairman closed the meeting at 8.48 pm.

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