Dec 2017

Quarley Parish Council Minutes - 19th December 2017

Minutes of the Quarley Parish Council Meeting held on Tuesday 19th December 2017 at Quarley Village Hall at 7.30 pm.

Present :	Cllr Mrs J Ferguson - Chairman Cllr Mrs A Thorne Cllr Mr R Whiting Richard Waterman - Parish Clerk
Apologies:	Cllr Mr W Marshall, Cllr Mr Nick Constable, County Councillor Mrs Z Brooks, Borough Councillor Mr B Few-Brown

WELCOME.
The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting.

DECLARATION OF INTEREST
Cllr Mrs J Ferguson declared an interest in Quarley Church.

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
The Chairman signed the minutes of the previous meeting as a true record. Matters arising from those minutes: -

HIGHWAYS –The Chairman stated that she has reported the various potholes in the parish on the HCC Portal. Some of the residents have cut their overgrown hedges. The Chairman will take photographs of a gully that is proud of the road to send to County Councillor Mrs Z Brooks with a request that a kerb is installed.

SOLAR FARM – The Clerk reported that the Parish Council Solicitor has suggested a slight re-wording of the Solar farm financial Agreement. The agreement has been sent back to the Solar Farm Company to be changed.

ETWALL SIGN – Cllr Mrs A Thorne reported that the Etwall Sign has still not been replaced. The Clerk will contact TVBC again.

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
There has been an increase in thefts from outbuildings in the area

PLANNING
There were no new planning applications.

FINANCE
Payments made since April 2017
Mr David Preston                Web Site Fees                           £57.70
Came and Company            Insurance                                £507.96
Mr B Pearce                      Maintenance                              £80.00
Quarley Village Hall             Hire of Hall                                £70.00
QPCC                               Grant                                      £100.00
Richard Waterman              ½ Year Expenses                       £107.00

PARISH COUNCILLORS REPORTS
CLLR MR R WHITING –Reported that he has been investigating the provision of Broadband in the village and spoke at length on his findings. BT cannot confirm when Quarley will receive faster broadband. Cllr Mr R Whiting will continue dialog with both HCC and BT to get this issue resolved.

CLOSE OF THE MEETING
The Chairman thanked everyone for coming and closed the meeting.

DATES OF THE NEXT MEETING
16^th January 2018