INDEX

LLANBADARN FAWR COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 2nd April 2009

Present:

Nick Shepperd, Huw Jeffries, Philip Knill, Peter Cross, Jo Early (Clerk), John Harding, Fred Barker County Councillor, Derek Price

1. Apologies:

Terry Simpson

2. Minutes of Last meeting:

Approved

Matters Arising:

Peter Cross attended community centre meeting on 26th March; issues resolved regarding invoices for rental and payment of grant. Also queries of our AGM minutes of last year stating that Mrs Shepperd could represent community council at meetings of hall – this cannot be as not a member of the council.
Peter will continue as community council representative at community centre meetings until the AGM.
Clerk to write to Pat Allen to state that meeting of 4th June will be postponed until 11th June due to European elections.

3. Highways Matters:

4. Update from Fred Barker, PCC

5. Website Update

1500 total hits; 112 last month; 93 new; 19 returning users.
Page for community centre committee has been added – will use to advertise their AGM.
History Information given by Huw; query re.copyright of information if adding to website.

Fred Barker has joined the meeting.

6. Village & Community Issues

No response received as yet from PCC letter regarding all issues concerning local area – if nothing received by May meeting appointments will be made with officers at County Hall to try to resolve issues to a positive outcome.
Circular Trials walks with Kevin Straw still being developed; volunteers have been recruited but more are needed.

7. Financial Reports

- Amendment to Rental for Hall - £6.00

Derek Price has joined the meeting.

Highways update from Derek –

The verge issue at Penybryn has been raised and noted by the trunk road agency.
Derek to investigate cost and possibility of adding website address of community council to village signs.

8. Correspondence

Powys Carers Service – information letter – Philip to read and note
Local Health Board Newsletter – January 2009 – Philip to read
Invitation to The Senedd, National Assembly Building – no action
Quote for cleaning of bus shelter from P Jones – acknowledge by email and to discuss further at next meeting
Dyfed Powys Police Booby Scheme – donation letter – no action
National Assembly – Proposals on future of Community Health Councils in Wales – clerk to reply by 24 April
Letter from Community Centre Committee re Key Allocation – clerk to reply

9. Planning

Huw Jeffries has shown a personal interest in planning application P2009 0341 so has left the room.

Huw Jeffries has rejoined the meeting

10. Any other Business

Peter Cross to take over maintenance of information on the notice board. Clerk to provide Peter with pack of laminating pouches.
Clerk to inform all necessary parties of change of address.
Radnorshire Community Councils and County Hall liaison meet and greet held in September – another was planned for April but no invite to date.
Query from local resident as to why the recycle bins have been removed from Knills garage car park. Paper bank is now situated at the school as benefit from it. Others removed from as rental of ground was too high. Councillors to think of other sites by May meeting.
AGM will be held on Thursday 7th May at 7.30pm. Peter has produced a poster to advertise this.

Date of next meeting – Thursday 7th May @ 7.30pm, after AGM has taken place.

Meeting closed at 8.25pm