Notice is hereby given that there will be a MEETING of the NETHER POPPLETON PARISH COUNCIL in the POPPLETON CENTRE, MAIN STREET, UPPER POPPLETON at 7.30pm on MONDAY, 20 JANUARY 2025 to consider the business set out below.
AGENDA
25/010 – To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary interest (not previously declared) on any matters of business
25/011 – PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
25/012 – To receive apologies for absence given in advance of the meeting
25/013 – To consider the approval of reasons given for absence
25/014 – To confirm the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 18 November 2024
25/015 – To receive a report from a City of York Councillor – for information only
25/016 – To receive the Clerk’s Report on progress on the following: –
(a) Removing the mud from the footpath between Main Street and Riversvale Drive (Min. 24/300a) – (February 2024)
(b) A request for a seat by the War Memorial facing the River Ouse. (Min. 24/300b) – (June 2024)
(c) The placing of a seat in front of the pond (Min. 24/300d) – (September 2024)
(d) Repairing the footpath through Warren Lea (Min. 24/302b) – (October 2024)
25/017 – Finance
(a) To receive a financial statement
(b) To note accounts for payment
(c) To receive a report on income received
(d) To agree to pay a proportion of the Clerk’s SLCC subscription (£104.99)
(e) To agree to pay the £200 balance of the 2024-25 grant to Poppleton Youth Club
(f) To agree to pay UPPC £475 towards the cost of the Remembrance Day Service
(g) To agree to pay UPPC £175 being half the annual fee for the maintenance of the website
(h) To consider a request from Upper Poppleton Parish Council for a grant of £9,000 towards the resurfacing of the Lord Collingwood car park the cost of which is estimated to be £30,000
(i) To consider requests for grants for 2025-2026 from: –
i. Millennium Green Trust (£1,250)
ii. Moat Fields Management Group (£1,000)
iii. Poppleton Community Trust (£8,107.50)
iv. Poppleton Luncheon Club (£100)
v. Poppleton Under Fives (£1,500)
vi. Poppleton Youth Club (£2,400)
vii. St Everilda’s Church towards the cost of cutting the grass in the churchyard (£2,000)
(j) To agree the Budget for 2025-2026 and set the precept
25/018 – Parish Council Land – To receive progress reports and make appropriate decisions on
(a) Grass cutting.
(b) The management of Warren Lea
(c) The management of the Common Land including the rectification of the damage to the riverbank next to Saxe Dane Lodge
(d) Allerton Drive garden
(e) The Moat Fields
(f) The Cartsheds
(g) The Wildlife Area
25/019 – To consider Councillor and Clerk Training
25/020 – To consider matters relating to Highways, Footpaths, Lampposts & Signs
25/021 – To consider a request from the Charity Lands and Unknown Donors Dole of Nether Poppleton to ratify changes in Trustees.
25/022 – To discuss the progress in creating one parish council for Poppleton
25/023 – To receive verbal reports on/from
(a) Joint Biodiversity Working Group
(b) Poppleton Community Trust
(c) Trees Working Group
(d) VE Day celebration Group
(e) Village policing
(f) YLCA York Branch
(g) Youth Club
(h) Any other meeting
25/024 – To note Correspondence received by the Clerk
25/025 – To note the dates of forthcoming meetings
25/026 – To consider Minor Matters
25/027 – To consider new items for the next agenda
25/028 – To agree the date of next meeting
Posted 14 January 2025 Signed James Mackman
James Mackman, Clerk 39 Calder Avenue, Nether Poppleton, York, YO26 6RG
Tel: 01904 399277 – email netherpoppletonclerk@poppleton-pc.org.uk