PH&PMC Minutes February 2020
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BRERETON AND RAVENHILL PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of a meeting of the Parish Hall and Property Management Committee held at the Parish Hall, Ravenhill Park, Brereton, on Wednesday, 5th February 2020.

Present

Alderman R Easton [Chairman] and Councillors K Ansell, Mrs DM Easton and DR Johnson.

Apologies for absence were received from Mrs P Ansell, Mrs G Harvey, JC Harvey and Mrs L Johnson.

Mr PG Davies [Parish Clerk] was also present.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

No declarations of interest were given at the commencement of the meeting.

MINUTES

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 8th January 2020, be approved and signed as a correct record.

CAR PARKING – RAVENHILL PARK

The Clerk reported that no response had been received from the District Council to the letter of invitation from the Parish Council for officers to attend this meeting.

Councillor Molineux had been given material by the District Council relating to a physical count of the number of vehicles entering the park between 7.00 am and 10.00 pm.

The Committee expressed its disappointment that no officers were in attendance at this meeting and it was

RESOLVED

That the Clerk write again to the District Council requesting an early response to his letter and, in particular, support and co-operation to enable this project to proceed as soon as possible.

PARISH HALL – PROGRESS REPORT

Hire Fee Income – Update

The Committee noted details of the hire fee income for the months of December 2019 and January 2020 as compared with the same periods last year.

Floor Polisher

The Chairman reported that he was adapting a floor polisher for use by the Caretaker in the Parish Hall.

Projects for Forthcoming Year

The Committee itemised the following projects for implementation in the current year:-

Painting exterior of the Parish Hall
Repairing the guttering
Repair work to drains
Levelling of the entrance drive

The Chairman kindly undertook to obtain quotations for items 1 to 3 above and Councillor D Johnson would secure quotations for item 4.

Fire Procedure

The Clerk circulated a new form which would be used to explain the fire procedure to new hirers..

BRACE

The Committee reviewed the hiring of the Parish Hall to BRACE for the Brereton Carnival.

Cognisant of past issues relating to this hiring, it was

RESOLVED

That BRACE be not permitted to hire the Parish Hall for Brereton Carnival
That the church, Landor Society and Heritage Committee be authorised to use the facility as in previous years
That St John Ambulance be offered the use of the Police Office for first aid purposes

FINANCE REPORT

The Report of the Clerk showing the income and expenditure for the Parish Hall as at 7th January 2020, was received for information and noted.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

The Parish Council considered the details of a quotation from Lighting Futures Limited to provide additional Christmas lights in Armitage Road.

RESOLVED

That the quotation from Lighting Futures Limited in the sum of £2,670.00 to provide six additional lighting features along Armitage Road, be accepted.

DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING

RESOLVED

That the next meeting be held on 4th March 2020, at 7.30 p.m.

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[Chairman]