Prior to the meeting there was a reception and presentation by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire of Royal Humane Society awards and Parish Council awards to those carrying out bravery acts during the fire at Church Green: Sgt. E. Young - Simon Gibbs - Anna Mitchell - Tina Parker

The presentation party included representatives from the Royal Humane Society, and also in attendance were representatives from the Army, Oxfordshire Fire Service Thames Valley Police, County, District and Parish councils and Parishioners.

Minutes of a meeting of the STANFORD IN THE VALE PARISH COUNCIL held on Wednesday 1^st March 2006 in the URC Millennium Hall

There were no questions from Parishioners, but Cllr.Gill asked congratulations to the Chairman be minuted regarding the excellent organisation of the presentation. Council were unanimous in their support.

Present: Cllr.P.G.McMorrow(Chair) Cllr.S.Bambury(Deputy Chair)

Cllr.G.Hughes(Senior Cllr) Cllr.P.Gill

Cllr.B.Burls Cllr.M.Isaacs

Cllr.Mrs.G.McMorrow Cllr.Mrs.F.Shires

Cllr.R.Sharp(District Cllr) D.M.Dew (Clerk)

1/03/06 Apologies

Cllr.M.Mullen Cllr Mrs L.Miles Cllr Mrs M.Tilley (County Council)

02/03/06 Declaration of Interest by Councillors on any agenda item

Cllr.Gill – Item 10 Grant applications St Denys Church trees

03/03/06 Minutes of meeting 4^th January 2006 to be received and signed as a true record

ON THE RESOLUTION OF Cllr HUGHES

SECONDED BY Cllr ISAACS

IT WAS RESOLVED that the minutes be approved and signed as a true record

04/03/06 Report of County Councillor

Unable to attend due to County Council commitments

05/03/06 Report of Clerk

a) Low flying aircraft – Reply from RAF Odiham regarding necessity of low flying

exercises as operational training. Kept to a minimum

b) Speeding –Reply from OCC. Not really the answer to our question regarding solutions to our problems. Stated that this is a widespread problem throughout the county. Further checks to be carried out on “Earthline” quarry transport

c) District Council budget – Following advice from OALC it was decided that

the parish council “should not get involved”

d) Salaries – Clerk asked that salaries be reviewed for 2006/07. If as in previous

years the council adhered to NALC scales his hourly rate should be £10.86

plus £ 1750 staff supervision. As previously stated the Clerk has no intention of

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claiming this allowance nor the full pay scale but asked that his hours be increased to 20 per week at £10.52 per hour.

He also recommended that the street cleaner hourly rate be increased to £5.50 per hour to accommodate the minimum wage.

ON THE RESOLUTION OF Cllr.BAMBURY

SECONDED BY Cllr.BURLS

IT WAS RESOLVED that the recommended rates and hours be paid

06/03/06 Report of Chairman

Nil – Cllr Gill stated that he had asked PC Holder about the control of speeding by narrowing lanes and was he supportive. PC Holder to speak to his superior officers.

Cllr.Gill also asked about resurfacing of Cottage Road. Clerk to contact Oxfordshire

Highways.

07/03/06 Correspondence

a) OCC – Speeding concerns (as per clerks report)

b) Thames Water- No charge for project notifications

c) VWHDC – Cleansing grant applications – Applied

d) Thames Valley Police – Review of station opening hours Faringdon gaining 5 hours per week .Wantage losing 1.5 hours - noted

08/03/06 Planning applications

STA/178074/3 – Mill Farm - Erection of new livestock building and goat house

STA/178074/4 – Mill Farm – Erection of new hay/straw barn

Council were concerned that the footpath through this area was no longer clearly

Marked and asked that this be notified to District Council planners

STA/19453 – 1 Warwick Close – Erection of 2 storey side and single storey rear ext

ON THE RESOLUTION OF Cllr.McMORROW

SECONDED BY Cllr HUGHES

IT WAS RESOLVED that the applications be supported

09/03/06 To approve monthly statement of accounts

ON THE RESOLUTION OF Cllr HUGHES

SECONDED BY Cllr.ISAACS

IT WAS RESOLVED that the accounts be approved

10/03/06 To authorise accounts for payment

Cllrs Bambury,McMorrow and Mrs McMorrow declared interest

D.M.Dew salary & expenses 820.49

J.Northcote salary 124.80

British Telecom telephone 65.67

Buildbase building materials 15.72

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Stanford URC hall hire 60.00

Webb & Son wood 157.04

Portwell Press certificates 96.63

CPRE membership 26.00

P.G.McMorrow Presentation reception and frames 198.63

ON THE RESOLUTION OF Cllr SHIRES

SECONDED BY Cllr BURLS

IT WAS RESOLVED that the accounts be paid

Clerk listed the organisations that had applied for grants and it was agreed that

the following grants be paid.

St Denys Church – Churchyard trees treatment 355.00

Oxfordshire Assoc for the Blind 25.00

The Independent Advice Centre Wantage 50.00

WRVS 25.00

ON THE RESOLUTION OF Cllr McMORROW

SECONDED BY Cllr BURLS

IT WAS RESOLVED that these grants be paid

11/03/06 To receive and approve minutes of Planning and Finance(Bills) Committee

Feb 06

Att. to minutes as appendix A

ON THE RESOLUTION OF Cllr HUGHES

SECONDED BY Cllr ISAACS

IT WAS RESOLVED that the decisions be approved

12/03/06 Report of District Councillor

Reported that the Local Plan had been published. Gave details of increases in

Community charge 2006/07 , 4.99% VWHDC, 4.375% County. Street cleaning

grants would not necessarily be paid although machine road sweepers would

continue to operate within this parish. Clerk stated that at the speed that they

operated and rarely observed to lower the brushes he doubted if this would have

much benefit to the parish. Cllr Sharp asked to be kept informed of this .

13/03/06 Recreation and leisure report

Cllr Gill reported that he was costing replacement swings and one other piece of

equipment. It was hoped that the youth shelter would be back in place by the end of

March

Date of next meeting : 10^th May 2006 Annual Meeting

Note : ANNUAL PARISH MEETING MONDAY 24^th April 2006

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