2023 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

The next meeting of Fishtoft Parish Council, will be held on Thursday 16th March 2023 in Rochford Tower Hall, Fishtoft, starting at 7:00pm. The business to be dealt with is listed in the agenda below.

Members of the public and press are welcome to attend.

There will be a public forum for a maximum of 10 minutes where members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the council followed by a maximum further 10 Minutes set aside for the meeting to receive reports from Lincolnshire Police, elected Members of Lincolnshire County Council, Boston Borough Council and other outside bodies.

Ms S Knowles, Clerk to Parish Council                        10th March 2023
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Agenda of Parish Council Meeting

1.    Chairperson’s remarks
2.    Apologies for absence
To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Clerk prior to the meeting
3.    Declarations of interest
To receive (if any) declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests
4.    Notes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 9th February 2023
To resolve as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes
5.    Footway Lighting – update
6.    Finance
a)    Payment of accounts to be approved
    i.    TA Blackamore Ltd    Ground Maintenance (Feb 2023    )    £1129.08
ii.    Guardian Storage Ltd    PC Document Storage (Mar 22)        £60.00
iii.    Sibsey Parish Council    Reimbursement of Printer Ink        £5.62
iv.    LALC            Annual Training Scheme            £198.00
vi.    E Armstrong        Reimbursement re Fishtoft 400        £59.74
vii.    E Armstrong        Reimbursement re Warm Spaces    £83.83
viii.    Rochford Tower Committee
                Hire of Hall for Fishtoft 400 Group    £360.00
ix.    S Knowles        Staff Costs                £425.24
    b)    Additional payments to be approved after setting of agenda 
c)    Payments & receipts: since 9th February 2023: Appendix A
d)    Balance of Treasury Account as of 28th February 2023: £6751.05
e)    Balance of Savings Account as of 28th February 2023: £57899.27
f)    Review Parish Council Financial Regulations
7.    Planning matters: Town and Country Planning Act 1990: 
To consider and make observations on all planning applications received and to note planning approvals, refusals, enforcement complaints and appeal decisions advised by the Borough Council.
To include applications received after this agenda has been posted and the day of the meeting
a)    B/23/0066 – Erection of new substation building, Containerised Standby Generator and associated facilities – Pilgrim Hospital, Sibsey Road, Boston, PE21 9QS
b)    Planning Reports and Information received including Planning Application decisions
8.    Highway
To consider and make observations associated with Highways matters that are not associated with Appendix B
a)    Wainfleet Road footpath
9.    Members reports and business
a)    Clearing and tidying the wooded area near the Hobhole pumping station: Update from Councillor Ordway
b)    Fishtoft 400/Buoy: Any updates
c)    Outer Dowsing Liaison Community Group – update from Councillor Ashley
d)    Parish Council Website         
e)    gov.uk email addresses
f)    Parish Council Noticeboards
g)    Welcome to Fishtoft Parish Packs
h)    Coronation of King Charles III
In recognition of the Coronation of King Charles in May will FPC consider giving a Coronation mug to each school child at Fishtoft Academy & Hawthorn Tree schools
10.    Correspondence received, Events & Reports
To discuss any correspondence received including after setting of agenda
a)    Email received from Citizens Advice Bureau
11.    Fix My Street, Highways and Boston Borough Council: To receive any updates on reported issues Appendix B
12.    Dates for future confirmed meetings