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, 8th July 2010.

 

PRESENT:     Cllrs.   J.   H.   Williams   (Chairman),   Mrs.   C.  Mirza-Davies,  V.  Driscoll,  Mrs.    N.    A.    Foxwell,    R.   A.    Foxwell,    R.    R.  Grigg,    M.    Hartrey, Mrs.   V.   M.   Hartrey,   K.   Hatton,  Mrs.  M.   R.   Hayley,  Mrs.   J.   Jones, Mrs. R. Reeves, S. T. Thomas and C. J. Williams (from Item 15.).

 

19.     APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE   - Cllr. Mrs. G. Smith.

         

20.     CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES  –  The Minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday,   10th  June  2010  having  been  previously  circulated  were  taken as   read,   and   on  the   Motion   of   Cllr.   K.  Hatton   and   seconded  by Cllr.  Mrs.  V.  M.  Hartrey  it  was   RESOLVED - THAT   such  Minutes  be approved  as  a  true  record and signed by the Chairman.

 

21.     MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES:

 

          PACT

 

Cllr. K. Hatton advised that in relation to the overgrown hedge in Longmeadow Drive, he had met with the property owner’s partner who had confirmed that he was in the process of cutting back the hedge with completion by the end of the summer.

 

Assistant Handyman

 

The Clerk advised the Meeting that the Council’s Insurance Company were now  dealing with a claim from Mr. Farmer for accident compensation.  A Loss Adjuster had   visited  the  Council’s  Offices  and  taken  statements  from  the  Clerk  and Mr. Clemett along with photographs of the lawnmower.  The outcome of the claim was awaited.  In the meantime, the Loss Adjuster advised that the Council should undertake written risk assessments across the whole of the Council’s activities.

 

Bus Lane

 

Cllr. K. Hatton updated the Meeting on the Merrie Harrier bus lane junction works and  advised  that  a  site visit by Vale Councillors had recently been undertaken. Cllr.   Hatton   remains   concerned   about  proposed  pedestrian  arrangements. Cllr. Hatton also advised of a temporary cessation of works pending re-routing of Virgin Media cabling which had been delayed until after completion of the World Cup.

 

Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales

 

Cllr.   Mrs.   J.  Jones  enquired  as  to  the deadline for submission of comments. Cllr. Mrs. V. M. Hartrey advised that this would not be known until after publication of a report.

 

Leisure Centre Partnership Project

 

Cllr. J. H. Williams referred to a rumour that the operation of the Penarth Leisure Centre may be taken over by a private organisation.

Litter – Train Station

 

Cllr. Mrs. V. M. Hartrey confirmed receipt of a letter from Arriva acknowledging receipt  of  Cllr.  Mrs.  Hartrey’s  request  for  cleaning  of the approaches to the Dinas Powys Railway Stations.  Arriva’s letter advised that Cllr. Mrs. Hartrey’s comments were to be forwarded to Network Rail.

 

Dinas Powys Music Festival

 

Cllr. Mrs. V. M. Hartrey confirmed that plans were being developed for next year’s festival which would probably be sometime in May 2011.  Additional Music Festival Committee Members were being sought.

 

TO RECEIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS:

 

22.     COSAC  AND  FOOTPATHS  COMMITTEE  MEETING  – TUESDAY, 22ND JUNE 2010

         

On the Motion  of  Cllr. Mrs. M. R. Hayley and seconded by Cllr. Mrs. J. Jones it  was  RESOLVED  -  THAT  the  report  of  the  Meeting  held  on  Tuesday, 22nd June 2010 be accepted.

 

Cllr. Mrs. V. M. Hartrey confirmed that the litter pick (Item 06. of Minutes) had resulted in nine orange bags being filled with litter.

 

The  Meeting  AGREED  -  THAT   the  matter  of  replacing notice boards (Item 09. of Minutes) should be referred to the next Finance and General Purposes Committee Meeting to consider the cost implications.

 

The Meeting  AGREED  -  THAT  a letter should be sent to all residents whose homes border Dinas Powys Common advising that trees should only be planted with the permission of the Community Council and that residents may not remove or prune existing trees.

 

Cllr. Mrs. J. Jones advised that she had received a complaint from an allotment holder that too many Members of COSAC had an interest in the allotments.  The Meeting acknowledged that the Members concerned always declared an interest but agreed the matter should be discussed at the next COSAC Meeting.

 

23.     PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING – MONDAY, 5TH JULY 2010

 

On the Motion of Cllr. Mrs. J. Jones and seconded by Cllr. Mrs. N. A. Foxwell it  was   RESOLVED   -   THAT   the   report  of  the  Meeting  held  on  Monday, 5th July 2010 be accepted.

 

Cllr. V. Driscoll advised that the owner of the site at ‘Meliden’, Plas Esyllt/ Sunnycroft Lane had now submitted a planning application for the construction of a single dwelling.

 

Cllrs. Mrs. V. M. Hartrey and K. Hatton left the Meeting and took no part in

Planning matters.

 

Cllr. C. J. Williams joined the Meeting.

 

 

 

24.     FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE MEETING –

TUESDAY, 6TH JULY 2010

         

On the Motion of Cllr. M. Hartrey and seconded by Mrs. N. A. Foxwell it was   RESOLVED – THAT the report of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 6th July 2010 be accepted.

 

The Meeting  AGREED  a £225.00 grant for the Dinas Powys Music Festival to be offset against the Parish Hall hire charges for the most recent Festival.

 

25.     TO RECEIVE REPORT FROM COUNTY COUNCILLOR

 

Cllr. C. J. Williams apologised for the lack of a County Councillor’s report.

 

Cllr. C. J. Williams advised the Meeting that a number of County Councillors had recently attended a Meeting with regards to the proposed St. Cyres School redevelopment   plans   which   had   not   clarified   the  future  of  the  site  in Dinas Powys.   

 

Cllr J. H. Williams confirmed his attendance at the St. Cyres School Meeting which had been very well attended and included the Headmasters, Members of the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Education, Highways and Buildings Departments.  The power point presentation of the proposed redevelopment site in Penarth was the same as the presentation recently given to the Community Council.  After the presentation the Chairman had invited questions from those attending.  The main concerns were:

 

·         Increase of traffic on the Murch Road and Cardiff Road, Dinas Powys.

 

·         Future of the site – proposed amount of houses and the effect on education with the merging of the Infant/Junior Schools.

 

·         Safety of pupils walking to Penarth.

 

·         Who would be funding the project?

 

·         Local Development Plan of the site – when was it published?

 

·         The cost of combining the two schools – £35m.

 

·         Why integrate the Special School and St. Cyres?

 

·         Would there be a Public Meeting prior to finalisation of the proposal.

 

·         What arrangements will be made for more traffic at the Merrie Harrier junction?

 

·         Were there any proposals for a Dinas Powys By-Pass?

 

26.     TO APPROVE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

 

The Clerk presented the Community Council’s Annual Accounts and Governance Statement for the period ended 31st March 2010 both of which were unanimously approved.

 

 

27.     MATTERS WHICH THE CHAIRMAN AND OTHER MEMBERS MAY WISH TO

          BRING BEFORE COUNCIL

 

          Cllr K. Hatton updated the Meeting regarding the ongoing supply of kitchen waste bags which were only being supplied on a request delivery service at the present time.  Cllr. Hatton advised that the Vale were reviewing the possibility of delivering twice per year to all households.

 

28.     TO AUTHORISE AND CONFIRM PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS

 

          Cllr. Mrs. V. M. Hartrey proposed and Cllr. C. J. Williams seconded the approval of payment of accounts as submitted to the Meeting and the payments were duly approved by the Meeting.

 

29.     DATE OF NEXT MEETING – THURSDAY, 9TH SEPTEMBER 2010 AT 7.30 P.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Meeting closed at 9.00 p.m.