Election of Vice-Chairperson. The Clerk made the Meeting aware that Cllr. Irving was prepared to stand. Cllr. Matthews proposed and Cllr. Bigg seconded a proposal that Cllr. Irving be re-elected. Passed.

Planning Committee Chairperson- Proposed by Cllr. Bigg and seconded by Cllr. Gallop that Cllr. Glynn be re-elected. Passed.

Memorial Hall & Recreation Field Committee. Proposed by Cllr. Thorn and seconded by Cllr. Matthews that the existing committee is re-elected en-bloc.

Appointments to other bodies.

1) NALC- North Somerset Group. It was agreed that this would be left open and that any Councillor could attend a Meeting and represent the Parish Council.

2) Bristol Airport Consultative Committee- Cllr. Atkins re-elected unopposed.

3) Parish Councils Airport Association- Cllr. Glynn elected unopposed.

4) Tree Warden- Mrs. D Judd re-elected unopposed.

5) Wrington Parish Charities. Mr. M M Collins role as a trustee due for renewal. No other nomination and re-elected.

6) School Travel Plan- new role to liaise between the school and the Council in driving it forward. Cllr. Bigg had attended the inaugural meeting and agreed to act as co-ordinator. Passed.

7) Wildlife Warden- no longer a Council role.

Sub-Committees

Lighting- to be Cllrs. Glynn, Matthews, Irving and Clements.

Traffic & Highways (formerly Traffic Calming). Cllrs. Glynn, Matthews and Irving.

BIA (New committee) Cllrs. Atkins, Bigg, Matthews and Glynn proposed by Cllr. Gallop and seconded by Cllr. Phillips. Passed.

There was a thought that a Finance Sub-Committee be considered but this is to be held in abeyance.

The Minutes of the Meeting held on 18th April 2006 were passed without amendment.

Clerk’s Report.

1) Confidential Waste- no further forward.

2) Clean Neighbourhood & Environment Act 2005- a parish council guide to environmental enforcement- publication now received. Having attended a seminar organised by NSC it is clear that until training has been received that involvement in the Act will be precluded. NSC is working on getting personnel accredited so that training can be given. In due course they are hopeful that from existing resources some 40 field personnel will be in place. They will be looking to work in partnership with interested Parish Councils.

3) North Somerset Childcare Information Service-a means of accessing childcare provision throughout North Somerset- website www.childcarelink.gov.uk. Also there are plans for Children’s Centres Development and by 2008 there will be 11 in North Somerset. Wrington is in phase 2 and has been linked with Congresbury and Yatton. Each centre will have a local partnership group to help in its establishment and operation- there will be further updates as matters progress.

4) BIA Byelaws- acknowledgement from Department of Transport of receipt of the Council’s letter on this matter.

5) Local Access Forum- seeking applications for members. Applications to Richard Phillips at NSC by 2nd June.

6) Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel. Next meeting 16th May at 15.00 hours at the Healthy Living Centre, 68 Lonsdale Ave. W-S-M. Extra meeting scheduled for 1st June at 15.00 hours at the Town Hall. Minutes of meeting held 5th April available.

7) DE matters May 2006. Covers: - North Somerset Replacement Local Plan, Regional Spatial Strategy, Joint Local Transport Plan, Economic Development and Regeneration Summit, Libraries Improvement Plan update, update on green garden waste collections, Memorial inspections and the Cleaner Neighbourhood & Environment Act.

8) Late availability of courses from 8th May to 26th May.

9) CPRE Open Garden event on 9th July at Tockington Manor- tickets £2 per adult.

10) Publications-Clerk & Councils Direct, NS Life May edition (copies not received in West Hay or Butts Batch- the Clerk to advise NSC), Voluntary Action, Community Action & Local Councils Update-May edition. Cllr. Bigg mentioned that the Volunteer Centre is due to move offices from Oxford Street to the new Badger Centre.

11) Provision of swimming- NSC Central Area. Notes of a Meeting held 21/04/2006.

12) Green garden waste bags- currently out of stock. NSC putting contingency plans in place until new stock of bags available which should be towards the end of June.

13) Licensing- details of applications received from March 2006.

Highways Matters –

1) Joint Local Transport Plan- copy received which covers the period 2006-2011. The document was approved by the four local authorities in March and was submitted to the Department of Transport on 31st March.

2) Traffic signals on A370 at Congresbury. The Clerk read out the contents of a response that NSC made to Mr. M Smythe following a letter of complaint.

3) Letter received from Mrs. K MacDonald regarding road safety issues in Wrington and this to be passed on to Traffic and Highways sub-committee.

4) Westward Close car parking. Letters received from Hawker & Palmer and Sustain in response to the Council’s request to consider residents access issues. The former are asking visitors to their offices to park elsewhere. Sustain would wish to be involved in driving forward transport issues.

5) Parish voice issue re Downside Road. M Schneider of NSC acknowledges that he hasn’t kept the Council updated with these issues due to pressure of work and has indicated that an update will be forthcoming soon.

6) Traffic calming in general- a request for a further meeting with NSC has been submitted.

7) Access roads and speed limits. Malcolm Price of Police Traffic Control has agreed to look again at this matter.

8) BIA and Airport Transport Forum. Possibility of a Community Bus link to the A370. Very early days but it may be funded. Funding possibilities to be investigated.

Police – PC Tacchi submitted a written report showing 8 incidents in the period 5th April to 10th May. Followed up the Council’s letter re Speedwatch and it appears that the co-ordinator has not received- the Clerk has given PC Tacchi a copy so that matters can be taken forward.

The Police Community Bus is currently at Clevedon and unlikely to be seen again in the Community. However to replace it has been suggested that a surgery be set up and this idea was well received. CSO’s should be up to a force of 12 by March 2008.

The Clerk read out the contents of a letter received from the licensee of the Golden Lion regarding licence changes in the Village. PC Tacchi took on board and will be taking forward.

At this juncture Chris Ware (Airport Police Commander) was welcomed to the Meeting. He gave an insight into the improved police presence within the vicinity of the Airport. There are 12 officers working through a 24 hour period and this is primarily paid for by a special grant from the Government. The crunch will come when the government withdraws financial support as the issue will then be who stands the cost of the Police presence.

The office is set in the old terminal building and offers a Monday-Friday front office during the hours 09.00-12.00 and is staffed by a Community Support Officer- the facility is not exclusive to the Airport and the general public can visit. Car parking is available in the Airport Visitors car park or the designated spaces outside the Police Station.

The key roles for the police are terrorist threats and co-ordinating response to an emergency.

Airport watch has been set up- similar to Neighbourhood Watch. On average there are 400 crimes per annum within the Airport and this is likely to grow as the Airport expands. The Airport Watch scheme shares the Crimestoppers telephone number.

Lighting- The Clerk reported on a meeting with Mr. Chilcott of NSC where it became apparent that even if the lighting was brought up to the current specifications required by the unitary authority the ongoing maintenance and power supply cost would not be taken over by them.

Whilst representation made regarding double taxation the fact remains that NSC lighting system is in need of considerable upgrading and a report is currently before the Executive recommending that no Parish lighting schemes are taken on board. NSC is also considering, where safety issues permit, not replacing damaged lighting columns.

The problem area appears to be concrete columns and as there are c60 in the Parish took the opportunity to ask Mr. Chilcott to view them and express an opinion as the current state they are in. He was of the opinion that replacement in the short term would be the order of the day and that this would cost in the order of £60k. He did say that the Parish may be able to use NSC’s buying power which may be more advantageous than our own.

Until the current report before the Executive of NSC has been signed off then no further action. The sub-committee to then take matters forward.

FINANCE REPORT 19th May 2006
ACCOUNTS FOR APPROVAL PERIOD to 11th May (6 weeks)

ALCA SEC Wales & West Utilities (Mem. Hall) SWEB PC World (Computer) T Atkins (Church Walk play area) Aqueous (newsletter) E Buyer (computer accessories) Holmleigh Security (wiring) SITA T Yearsley All Saints' Church Christ Church Redhill Village Hall Felton Village Hall Community Action Friendship Office Supplies Bank Balances: Business reserve Current Account Capital Reserve	534.88 750.23 3196.06 838.19 1311.38 354.00 134.00 22.49 45.00 22.33 888.70 500.00 100.00 3200.00 800.00 10.00 34.22 £52442.18 NIL £7492.27
Current Account

	Budget	Actual	%
Income
Precept Grants Allotments Insurance VAT Recovered Interest Sundries Other	64000 350 310 640	32000 295 0 4375.20 1001 873.44	50.00 95.00
Total	65300	38504.64
Expenditure
Allotments Open Spaces Highways Street Lighting Admin Expenses Grant Sundries Other	200 10,000 1000 7500 22600 20600 8550	373.00 1351.84 1070.94 7320.05 544.88 1161.07	3.73 18.02 4.74 35.53 6.37
Total	70450	11821.78
Sundries
Mobile Youth Public Conveniences Parish Plan Section 137 Odds and sods	5250 2100 200 1000	0.00 544.88	0.00 55
Total	8550	544.88

Payments made from grant on behalf of the Wrington Memorial & recreation Field Committee

Wales and West Utilities £2720.05 + VAT

Income- the “other” relates to a refund from Wales and West Utilities and will be reimbursed to the Memorial Hall in due course.

Expenditure- the “other” items relate to expenditure on setting up the office.

Clerk’s Pay

Clerk’s pay for 2006/07 is £15089 and not as previously reported- 2 sets of tables provided and one set had figures transposed.

Memorial – request for alcohol

Nil

Bristol International Airport – Cllr. Atkins report submitted pre-meeting covering the Consultative Committee Meeting of 26th April.

The Clerk has a copy of the “Draft Master Plan Public Consultation, Consultation Outcomes and Analysis” report.

ALCA – The Clerk reported on the contents of the May newsletter.

Parish Plan- Cllr. Bigg is to let the various sub-committees have the analysis and comments covering Travel & transport, Highways and lighting from the Parish Plan.

Annual Parish Meeting- Well attended and probably due to the initiative of the first Parish Newsletter. As the Meeting is to be held at Redhill in 2007 the Clerk is to ascertain what is considered to be the best evening to hold the Meeting.

Wrington Tennis Club

E-mail received covering 3 issues:

1) Youth Bus- carbon emissions found to be unpleasant and the Tennis Club asking if it could be relocated. The Clerk has already spoken with the officers on the Youth Bus and they will move to a different location in the car park. An alternative solution would be for the bus to have access to the power supply in the Pavilion for which the Tennis Club is prepared to pay. A suggestion of an external hook-up with a secure entry system has been suggested. Cllr. Gallop is to approach the WSSC committee.

2) Provision of a 3rd tennis court. With a membership of c90 adults pressure on court time being seen. Only location appears to be near the play area and could result in play equipment having to be moved. This is also in close proximity to private property and when it was mooted as the skateboard park location turned down by NSC. The Council did not consider that there was any suitable space within the Recreation Field to accommodate a third tennis court.

3) Public Play & Pay rates. Not increased since 1994 and the Club wish to increase to £2 for adults (currently £1.50) and £1 for juniors (currently £0.75p). Agreed.

Cllr. Bigg mentioned that the Club may wish to replace the floodlights in due course and wondered whether this could be done through the Parish Council for VAT purposes. The Parish Council is trustee of the Recreation Field and therefore this would be an enhancement to the facilities. The Clerk will make inquiries to see whether it is feasible.

Public Rights of Way

The public meeting was reasonably well attended and the Clerk had also received calls offering assistance. Cllr. Glynn is preparing a summary report and general guidance notes of what is being looked for in assessing the footpaths etc. The Clerk will then write to the interested parties so that reports on the state of the footpaths can be made. Cllr. Bigg will provide information taken from the Parish Plan.

The reports when received are to be logged and a permanent data base made. Required action to be reported to NSC. A further meeting to review progress to be held in September.

Consultation- Local Authority Byelaws.

Cllr. Bigg offered to look at this paper.

District Councillor’s Report – No report.

Open Forum

1) Illegal immigrants- question asked what measures BIA had in place to check legality of workers both employed directly or through agencies. Clerk to take forward.

2) Church Walk Play Area. Cllr. Bigg mentioned the new gate and a request from a mother with a double buggy to have it altered to allow her free entry. The gate was designed to ensure that people could access but at the same time not allowing access to bikes, motor bikes etc. The gate was installed following a recommendation from ROSPA as the requirement now is that for anti-bullying purposes two access points required. The Clerk is to reply to the parishioner.

There being no other business the meeting was declared closed at 21.45 hours.

Mr. T R Clements
Chairman