CYNGOR CYMUNED DINAS POWYS COMMUNITY COUNCIL

 

 

 

MINUTES    of the Monthly Meeting of Dinas Powys Community Council held in the Lee Hall, Dinas Powys, on Thursday, 13th May 2010.

 

 

PRESENT:   Cllrs.  J.  H.  Williams (Chairman), Mrs.  C.  Mirza-Davies, V.  Driscoll, P. J. Evans, R. R. Grigg, M. Hartrey, Mrs. V. M. Hartrey, Mrs. M. R. Hayley, Mrs.   J.   Jones,   Mrs.  R.   Reeves, Mrs.  G.  Smith, S.  T.  Thomas   and C. J. Williams.

 

01.     APOLOGIES  FOR  ABSENCE   -  Cllr.  K. Hatton.

 

02.     St. Cyres School - Presentation by Dr. Jonathan Hicks

 

          Dr. Hicks presented the Committee with the outline plans for the rebuilding of St. Cyres School in Penarth and to include a new special needs school (Ysgol Y Deri).  Dr. Hicks advised that St. Cyres was to be a central learning hub for local community vocational learning.  The main concern about the proposed plans was about traffic flows as the new school entrance would be via Sully Road and the current St. Cyres entrance will be closed off.  The old Dinas Powys site will close and the Ash Path will be upgraded with lighting and a cycle track. The target completion date is 2013.  Projected costs are £57m funded as to 70% from the Welsh Assembly and 30% from the local authority.  The full funding has yet to be confirmed.

 

          In  answer  to  a  number  of  questions  from  Councillors, Dr. Hicks advised that the new school would not have a swimming pool as considered too expensive and no decisions had been made as to what would happen to the Dinas Powys site which was on land reserved for educational purposes.  The new school would have around 1450 pupils compared to the current 1550. Cllr. R. R. Grigg emphasised his concerns about traffic flows in Sully Road and in response Dr. Hicks confirmed that the proposed design of the new school entrance was receiving particular attention in order to ease congestion and speed up the movement of traffic to and from the school.

 

The Chairman (Cllr. Mrs. M. R. Hayley) thanked Dr. Hicks for his informative and excellent presentation. Dr. Hicks then left the Meeting.

 

The Annual General Meeting of the Community Council then commenced followed  by  the  rest  of the Monthly Meeting under the Chairmanship of Cllr. J. H. Williams.

 

02.     CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES – The Minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday,  8th  April  2010   having   been  previously  circulated  were  taken as  read,   and   on   the   Motion   of  Cllr.   Mrs.  J.  Jones   and   seconded   by Cllr. Mrs. M. R. Hayley it was   RESOLVED - THAT   such  Minutes  be approved  as  a  true  record,  subject  to  the  following  amendment, and signed by the Chairman.

 

Delete:  ‘Depend’ paragraph and insert

 

“Mrs. Christine Holder

 

Cllr. Mrs. G. Smith informed Members that Mrs. Christine Holder, a past Community Councillor, and who had recently applied for a Community Councillor vacancy, is undertaking valuable voluntary work for Dinas Powys Voluntary Concern, particularly in their office.”

 

03.     MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES:

 

          Pact

 

Cllr. Mrs. V. M. Hartrey advised that she had not received any updates regarding the Cross Common Road hedge problem.

 

Burial Board Report

 

The Clerk advised that he had spoken to the owner of the unauthorised bench who had agreed that the Council may retain the bench in a fixed position adjacent to the allotments boundary.

 

Horse Riders on Dinas Powys Common

 

The Clerk advised the Meeting of the Law relating to horse riding on commons and also referred to advice he had received from the Vale of Glamorgan Council who had introduced a permit and minimum third party insurance requirement at Cosmeston.  The  Meeting  AGREED  -  THAT  the matter should be discussed at the next COSAC Meeting.

 

Grass Bank - The Old Mill, Lettons Way

 

Cllr.  Mrs.  V.  M.  Hartrey  advised  that  she  had  taken  up  the  matter  with Mr. P. Beaman at the Vale and Cllr. J. H. Williams understood that the matter had now been resolved.

 

TO RECEIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS:

 

04.     PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING

         

On the Motion of Cllr.  Mrs. M. R. Hayley and seconded  by Cllr.  C. J. Williams  it  was  RESOLVED  -  THAT  the  report  of  the  Meeting  held  on  Monday, 8th March 2010 be accepted.

 

Cllr. Mrs. V. M. Hartrey left the Meeting and took no part in Planning matters.

 

05.     HALLS COMMITTEE MEETING

 

On  the  Motion  of  Cllr.  Mrs.  M. R. Hayley and seconded by Cllr. V. Driscoll it was RESOLVED – THAT  that  the  report  of  the  Meeting  held on Monday, 26th April 2010 be accepted (subject to the addition of the words “for charity” before £5 on the second line of page 2) and that the recommendations included  in  the  report  for  revised halls  letting  charges  and renewal of the Old Library roof be approved.

 

06.     FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE MEETING

 

On  the  Motion  of  Cllr.  R.  R.  Grigg  and  seconded  by  Cllr.  C. J. Williams it  was  RESOLVED  –  THAT  the  report  of  the Meeting held on Tuesday, 13th April 2010 be accepted.

 

Assistant Handyman

 

The Clerk advised that the Assistant Handyman (Adam Farmer) had started work on Monday, 10th May 2010 but had suffered a serious accident involving the Council’s petrol lawnmower. Mr. Farmer had been hospitalised with lacerations to his foot and a broken toe bone.  Mr. Farmer was not wearing safety boots at the time in accordance with the requirements of Health and Safety Legislation.

 

The Clerk confirmed that the Health and Safety Executive had been informed of the accident.

 

Cllr. P. J. Evans advised the Clerk that the Council’s permanent handyman who was supervising at the time of the accident should attend an appropriate Health and Safety Course.

 

Cllr. V. Driscoll advised the Clerk to immediately inform the Council’s Insurance Company of the accident.

 

The Committee requested that the Clerk send Mr. Farmer a get well card on behalf of the Council.

 

 

07.     TO RECEIVE REPORT FROM COUNTY COUNCILLORS

 

Cllr. C. J. Williams presented a Report from the County Councillors:

 

VALE COUNCILLORS REPORT  -  MAY 2010

 

BRYNEITHIN

 

No update. Cllr. Mrs. G. Smith advised the Meeting that two or three temporary residents have no relatives and asked if anyone would be a special friend to any of these residents.  Cllr. Mrs. G. Smith also advised that the Friends of Bryneithin Group had opened a Bank Account locally to receive support donations.

 

CROSS COMMON ROAD BRIDGE

 

St. Cadoc’s Ave householders believe that the Consultant’s plans for individual house flood protection will cost them approx £6,000 for each property.  Cllr. C. J. Williams has told residents that he will keep challenging the Vale to progress with this project.

 

          SAFE ROUTES IN COMMUNITIES – DINAS POWYS TRAVEL PLAN

 

A Cadoc Ward resident has contacted the Vale about the dangerous A4055 route to the skateboard park at Bryn y Don fields.  Cllr. C. J. Williams has spoken to him and advised him regarding the ongoing campaign to provide a cycle/footpath on this road.

 

          BUS LANE

 

Many complaints have been received from Dinas Powys residents.   All have been advised that the Dinas Powys Vale Planning Committee Members voted against this road extension.

 

PUBLIC QUESTIONS AT VALE COUNCIL

 

Last Wednesday evening at a Meeting of the Vale of Glamorgan Council it was decided that at Council Meetings the Cabinet would accept questions from members of the public.  The questions must be sent in ten days in advance of the Meeting.  The questioner will be invited to put the question in person and receive a reply.  There will be no opportunity to ask a supplementary question.  The scheme will run for a year on a trial basis.   The Dinas Powys Plaid Group Members, were in favour of the idea but complained that there had been no preparatory consultation and that there should have been all Party talks before the scheme was set in place.  The details will be published on the Vale of Glamorgan Council website.

 

 

Vale Councillors- C. J. Williams, Mrs. V. M. Hartrey, Mrs. M. Randall, K Hatton.

 

08.     MATTERS WHICH THE CHAIRMAN AND OTHER MEMBERS MAY WISH TO BRING BEFORE COUNCIL

 

          None.

 

09.     PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS

 

          Cllr. Mrs. J. Jones proposed and Cllr. Mrs. M. Hayley seconded the approval of payment of accounts as submitted to the Meeting and the payments were duly approved by the Meeting.

 

          Cllr. Mrs. J. Jones queried a sum of £53.05 paid to the Clerk which included reimbursement for a planning charge. The Clerk advised that the reimbursed receipted sum of £20.00 was for copies of the Parish Hall site plans provided by  the  Vale of Glamorgan Council and which were required as part of the Old Library roof and the War Memorial planning applications.

 

10.     DATE OF NEXT MEETING  - Thursday, 10th June 2010 at 7.30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

          The Meeting closed at   9.30 p.m.