Minutes of the meeting of the Parish Council on            

    Monday 3 July 2006 at 7-30pm

Chairman welcomed councillors and Parishioners.  Present were Lesley Smith; Alan Bird; Ernest Bird; Dorothy Chalk; Ernie Teasdale Les Wilson; and Robert Jackson

1.       Apologies received from Michael Bohling, Ronnie Wilson and County Councillor Bert Richardson

2.      Minutes ~ authorised the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting held on 6 March by unanimous agreement.  The minutes of the Annual Parish Council meeting were also agreed by unanimous agreement

3.      Public Participation   -   The chairman adjourned the meeting to allow members of the public an opportunity to ask questions or raise matters of interest.  The Boon Nights organised around the Parish were announced and are to be held on July 17^th – Mungrisdale –meet at village hall:  July 31^st – Mosedale ;  August 7^th – Hutton Roof all starting at 6pm

4.      Declaration of Interest    -   Members are invited to declare any personal interests and any personal interests, which are prejudicial, relating to any item on the agenda – non were declared

5.      Accounts 2006~2007

·      Authorised payment of the following Bills due by unanimous agreement :

§         United Utilities – Liscow £14.81

§         United Utilities – Garden Ground £15.86

§         Environment Agency Water Extraction £135

·      Income received from Car Parking and Wayleave payment

·      Requests for Financial support from the following organisations was agreed or declined by unanimous agreement

§         Vitalise  was declined

§         the Air Ambulance for Pride of Cumbria money to be paid direct to GNAA

§         Church Council support for Churchyard – agreed to support by £300

§         Playing Field Association declined

6.      Annual Audit 2005/2006 was agreed by unanimous agreement

7.      Planning Applications ~ Received

·         7/2006/3156 Horseshoe Inn amended application

·         7/2006/3046 Heggle House ~ Proposed Camping Barn for equestrian tourism - resubmission

·         Proposed Diversion of Footpath 348019 Blakebeck and Blakehills

8.      Planning Applications ~ Decisions

·         06/0268  Cape Farm, Berrier ~ erection of slurry tower- granted

·         7/2006/3012 Hutton Moor End response sent from the council – granted 6 conditions

·         7/2006/3034 The School Mungrisdale ~ Double garage with integral wood store – granted 5 conditions

·         7/2006/3035 The School Mungrisdale ~ Double garage with integral wood store (listed building ) – granted 5 conditions

·         7/2006/3013 Mill Inn, Mungrisdale – granted

·         7/2006/3042 Deer Rudding ~ New lounge; new entrance; internal alterations and new rooflight – granted 5 conditions

·         7/2006/3041 Deer Rudding ~ Erection of new car port – granted 3 conditions

9.      Standing Orders – circulated at the last meeting were adopted by the Council by unanimous agreement

10.   Light Pollution raised at Annual Parish Meeting has been investigated and the Environment and it was agreed unanimously that the council take no further action.

11.    Weir at Mungrisdale ~ the application to the environment agency has been completed and payment is to be made with the application.  Letters are to be sent to the Land owners to ask them to pay their agreed amount totalling £100

12.   Eden and Esk Catchment Abstraction Management

13.   Recycling

·         New Kerbside Recycling Service for areas of Mungrisdale is to be introduced

·         No further progress has been made on a recycling centre

14.   Parish Scheme Allowances for Parish Councillors will be considered at the September meeting fo the budget for 2007/2008

15.   Land Registry and the registration of Parish Land was discussed and it was agreed to investigate how the land value would be assessed for the next meeting

16.   Digital UK ~ conference with information on implications of digital for people living in the Border TV area

17.   Cumbria Mineral and Waste Development Report

18.   Cumbria Second Local Transport Plan 2006-2011

19.   Millennium Seat has been treated by Ronnie Wilson and the council wanted to record their thanks to him for the work undertaken

20.  Cumbria Police Authority Independent Custody Visiting Scheme

21.   Eden Street Cleansing and Dog Services Scrutiny Review

22.  Impact Credit Union for East Cumbria

23.  General Correspondence received since the last meeting for information

·         CALC Newsletters (enclosed for May and June)

·         Letter from UK Rigg

·         Community Waste Prevention Fund

·         Cockermouth Food and Craft Fair

·         Litter on the C2C route was discussed and the letter from the National Park to Sustrans and subsequent response were read

The meeting was closed and everyone thanked for attending

Next Meeting ~   September 2006 in Mungrisdale Village Hall