I hereby give notice that the next meeting of the Community Council will be held in Mathern Village Hall on 10th February 2025 at 7 pm. The business to be transacted is as set out in the agenda below. Members of the public are invited to address the council between 7 pm and 7.15 pm.
Please contact the Clerk if you wish to attend remotely.
Mrs Jane Kelley
Clerk to the Council
Telephone: 01291 621031
AGENDA – February 2025
71/24 PROCEDURAL ITEMS
- Public Comment
- To receive Monthly police report
- Apologies
- Declaration of Pecuniary and personal interest
- Minutes of the previous meetings.
72/24 FINANCE
- To consider approval of payments as per below.
- Monthly Bank Reconciliation authorisation – November/ December
- To Consider Grants
Payments / Receipts- January/February
| 21 01 2025 | Bank Charges | 5.00 |
| 24 01 2025 | OVW Training | 40.00 |
| 27 01 2025 | HMRC – Paye | 134.72 |
| 27 01 2025 | J Kelley – Home Fee Via HMRC | 26.00 |
| 30 01 2025 | Salary Clerk | 630.43 |
73/24 PROGRESS REPORT ON ACTIONS FROM LAST MEETING
Responses to queries raised at previous meetings
- Update Welsh Water Meeting re Mounton Meadows – next meeting date
- Community Plan – 2025
- V E Day celebrations – 8th May 2025
- Noticeboard Mounton Village – Defibrillator Mounton
74/23 HIGHWAYS/FOOTPATHS
- Response MCC Highways re A48 removal of saplings
- Correspondence re Litter in Community.
75/24 COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS/CLERKS REPORT
- V W.
- Defibrillator – Monthly Checking’s –
- County Cllrs Report
76/24 PLANNING APPLICATIONS – Plus any applications received after Agenda is issued.
- New applications –
- DM/2025/00034 – Lindys Barn – Erection of an extension to form a breakfast /dining room
- DM/2024/01579 – Bigwood Bayfield Road – Proposed ancillary building to replace existing garage and storage building
- Decisions and Appeals –
- Enforcement –
77/24 CORRESPONDENCE AND FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
- 06 01 2025 Booking confirmation OVW Cllr J McConnachie 14/01 21/01 18/03 20/03
- 07 01 2025 Smart pension D D confirmation
- 07 01 2025 Have your say Police
- 09 01 2025 OVW Training list Jan – March
- 10 01 2025 Invoice Wales Audit £221.00 Paid
- 12 01 2025 Police report
- 13 01 2025 Grant application Village Hall
- 13 01 2025 Invoice Rose – Late Cllr D Harris Paid 13 01 2025 Link for Water meeting Mounton 21 01
- 14 01 2025 Receipt Precept Notification
- 14 01 2025 MCC Re Palace Farm
- 14 01 2025 PVW Area committee Survey
- 15 01 2025 MCC Highways 22402505/22406206/22406257
- 17 01 2025 MCC reply re footbridge – near St Pierre 17 01 2025 MCC Planning DM/2024/01579
- 17 01 2025 Reply Mounton Church re defib and notice board 17 01 2025 MCC Planning DM/2025/00034
- 21 01 2025 Slides re meeting 21.01. Mounton/Pwllmeyric Sewage
- 22 01 2025 Cllr D Carne re picture damaged sign Mounton Roundabout
- 23 01 2025 Invoice training Cllr J McConnachie £40.00 Paid
- 24 01 2025 Clerk Pay approved Cllr M Sidwell 24 01 2025 A Mead – Postcodes with Openreach
- 27 01 2025 Community Bennit response
- 27 01 2025 J Ovenden re computer
- 28 01 2025 MCC Budget engagement
- 28 01 2025 Merlin Watse New Contract – Dog Waste
- 28 01 2025 OVW AGM 11 03 2025
- 29 01 2025 Draft County Councillors Report
- 30 01 2025 OVW minutes 09 01 2025
- 02 02 2025 Invoice Merlin Wast 93.60 Paid
- 02 02 2025 Invoice Stock It 59.60 Paid
- 02 02 2025 Notification Defib batteries needed – replaced 02 02 25
- 02 02 2025 Correspondence re Litter in Community
- 02 02 2025 Verbal notification – road sweeper needed side of Mathern Athletic Club to Rose Cottage And ditch needs attention same area as a vehicle has collapsed the bank.
78/24 OTHER MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION
- Community Resilience – Climate Emergency
- Website Updates.
- Councillor Vacancy Mathern Ward.
79/24 PROJECTS AWAITING COMPLETION
- Works to benches/telephone box/war memorial fence
- Sign Clearance
80/24 DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
Next Meeting Monday 10th March 2025.