Minutes of the Annual Parish Council Meeting of Milton Parish Council
held on Monday 14 May 2001 at 7.30pm in the Community Centre
Present: RLE Waters (chair) RJ Farrington EH Baker JE Coston
M Ellwood B Jefferson DJ Lee IF May GM Richardson
TJ Siggs HM Smith RT Summerfield LC Twinn
The clerk SJ Daniels
1 Apologies for absence R Day PK Oldham
240/01 2 Election of chairman and signing of declaration of acceptance of
office
AGREED to suspend Standing Order 14 and elect RLEW as chairman.
He signed the declaration of acceptance of office. In thanking
Council for the vote of confidence RLEW indicated that he would
retire as chairman in 2002.
241/00 3 Election of vice chairman
AGREED to suspend Standing Order 14 and elect RJF as vice chairman.
RLEW thanked RJF for his work as vice chairman.
242/01 4 Committees
The following committees were confirmed:
Finance JEC PKO TJS HMS RTS RLEW
Planning JEC RD RJF BJ TJS HMS RTS LCT
Highways JEC RD RJF BJ PKO RTS LCT
Maintenance BJ PKO HMS LCT
Play JEC ME HMS P Gaynord L Henderson J Sandford
Youth JEC DJL GMR HMS LCT L Henderson S Lester J Sandford
243/01 5 Working Groups
The following working groups were confirmed:
Allotments RD ME E Spong WD Booth
Cemetery RD ME BJ PKO I Cowley
Community Care RD ME IFM L Sandford
Community Minibus JEC IFM RJF RLEW R Pain T Stubbings
Millennium Book EHB JEC BJ HMS S Bennett J & J Daniels
Roy Henderson M Spooner
MYCMG DJL GMR HMS LCT L Henderson T Hough (IVC)
(Milton Youth Centre J Sandford + Youth leaders
Management Group)
244/01 6 Representatives
The following representatives were confirmed:
Archaeological Warden WD Booth
Charities RD IFM P Harrold BC Waterson
Child Protection Officer L Henderson
Community Transport Trolley Bus JEC T Stubbings J Uttin
Country Park RD (deputy PKO)
Footpaths Officer RLEW
Impact BJ
MCC RLEW
Police Liaison RLEW
Rowing Trust HMS
School Governors DJL
Tree Warden PKO (deputy SJ Snaith)
Under 5's Group LCT
Village View JEC
(Non-Parish Councillors in italics)
245/01 7 Minutes
The Minutes of the meeting of 2 April 2001 were confirmed and
signed as a true record.
8 Clerk's Report (inc matters arising)
246/01 Open Space The Rowans/Cambridge Road
(200/01) Persimmon (Beazer) Homes had offered the land for £1 + their legal
costs. The clerk had instructed Council's solicitor to proceed with
the purchase.
247/01 Multi-use Court
(201/01) Remedial works had been completed. RJF reported that the work was
satisfactory.
248/01 Teenage Play Area
(202/01) Noted that Council had agreed to pay £1000 (minute 26/00) to WREN
as third party funding towards the above project. Council had
therefore contributed £6464 in total ie £5464 (minute 509/00)
+ £1000.
249/01 Cycle Scheme
(203/01) J Richards confirmed that he was endeavouring to have the
outstanding items dealt with.
250/01 Allotments
(204/01) The committee had met on site. There was room for a mini soccer
pitch only. The football club were due to meet to discuss. E Spong
was prepared to move his allotments if necessary subject to
satisfactory compensation for loss of fruit trees and relocation
expenses.
251/01 Village Sign and Map
(206/01) Sign - Algar Signcraft were producing the sign.
(524/00) Map - Mr Sylvester believed that water had got into the map
through the screw holes. It was
AGREED to ask Mr Sylvester to make the necessary repairs and
improvements to ensure a watertight map at a maximum cost of £200;
and to ask also for a written guarantee.
252/01 CALC Training
(207/01) The evening was considered useful. 16 members from Horningsea,
Milton, Teversham and Waterbeach Parish Councils attended.
RTS reported that Iain Gourlay Chairman of CALC had died suddenly.
253/01 SCDC - New Council Constitution
(208/01) A copy of the new constitution had been received and circulated.
JEC expressed an interest in applying for the parish councillor
role on the Standards Committee.
254/01 A10 De-trunking
(212/01) Noted that the A10 was now the responsibility of the County
Council.
255/01 A10/Butt Lane Traffic Lights
(212/01) A reply had been promised within a month.
256/01 Community Minibus
(230/01) A questionnaire had been sent out to 30 groups. To date 15 groups
had indicated that they would use the minibus.
257/01 Country Park
(236/01) SCDC confirmed that the Country Park staff had sprayed vehicle
wheels and underside on every occasion vehicles had been used
during the foot and mouth crisis.
258/01 Youth
It was reported that as she was leaving the area P Toates, leader
of the drop-in, had resigned as from the end of May. MYCMG minutes
of 9 May were received. Youth Shelters workshop scheduled for
17 May at Buckden. HMS to attend.
The Youth Committee would discuss whether to invite the Bus Project
for activities during the summer holidays - at a cost of £510.
259/01 Maintenance
The clerk had asked SCDC to clear skip by Tesco - cost £27 for
vehicle two operatives and disposal of rubbish. The issues raised
at APM re wheelie bins and rubbish collections during bank holidays
were discussed. There was no support for requesting wheelie bins -
figures have shown that they increase waste by 30%; the bins also
obstruct pedestrians. It was felt that a suggested "rolling
programme" collection would be more confusing than the present
arrangements.
Grass Cutting Working Party had met to look at contract for 2002.
A recommendation that the brambles by the post office be grubbed
out and replaced by a shrub/bush more appropriate to the area was
AGREED - 11 votes in favour 1 against and 1 abstention.
260/01 Summer Fayre - Parish Council Stall
AGREED to have a stall at the Summer Fayre - to display the
Millennium Book.
261/01 Impact
Meeting scheduled for 2 May did not take place. The clerk would
write to IVC. It was reported that IVC were appointing a new
financial manager.
262/01 Land
Noted that land was for sale north of A14 - 17 hectares (42 acres)
at £175,000.
263/01 Archaeology
The clerk would confirm Derek Booth's appointment as Archaeological
Warden with Dr Tim Reynolds County Archaeological Office. Noted
that Milton Archaeology Trail (min 444/00) was distributed to
libraries and various organisations - none to Milton. WDB was
trying to obtain copies for the village. Elizabeth Stazicker CCC
(min 518/00) had been unable to help.
9 Planning
264/01v Decisions Received
(134/01) Napp Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd Unit 191 Science Park - single
storey portakabins (3) and one steel corrugated building - approved
till 31 March 2006.
265/01 Trinity College (CSP) Ltd & Aula Ltd - Unit 406 Science
(166/01) Park - building for research/development with supporting offices
- approved.
266/01 Cambridge Newspapers Ltd Winship Road - renewal of permission
(185/01) S/0672/96/A for retention of fascia sign to canopy - approved.
267/01 Cambridge Newspapers Ltd Winship Road - renewal of permission
(187/01) S/0293/96/A for retention of illuminated sign - approved.
268/01 Mr & Mrs Prater 28 Pearson Close - single storey side and rear
(188/01) extensions - approved.
269/01 Milton Landfill - variation of conditions 3 & 19 of planning
(209/01) permission S/0289/91 - approved till 31 December 2010. Note that
the applicant had withdrawn the proposals to vary the phasing,
final landform and after-use under Condition 19. Modification to
Condition 3 subsequently approved as below:
"The site to be reinstated to a condition suitable for the
resumption of agricultural use within 12 months of the cessation
of landfill operations or by 31 December 2010 whichever is the
sooner."
JEC had spoken at great length at the Development Control Committee
meeting against the proposal. Questions raised by JEC were not
answered and reasons for the extension not given.
A Judicial Review was now the only way to try to overturn the
decision.
JEC pointed out that the officers were recommending that a similar
landfill application at Kennett be turned down for the very reasons
argued by JEC and MPC for the Milton Site.
AGREED to write to the Chief Executive of the County Council asking
for the reasons for the granting of this application and to see a
copy of the lease for the Landfill Site;
to ask the auditor to investigate.
It was suggested that representatives of Histon, Impington and
Landbeach Parish Councils be invited to meet to discuss whether
the councils could take any action jointly to try to overturn the
decision.
270/01 Mr P Garner - land adjacent 21 Landbeach Road - 2 houses - approved.
(224/01) Materials for external walls and roofs, floor levels in relation
to ground levels and landscaping scheme to be approved by LPA. No
windows or doors to be inserted in north elevation and permanent
space to be reserved for parking and turning. Visibility splays to
be provided.
271/01 Mr & Mrs B Pearson 52 Fen Road - removal of Agricultural Occupancy
(225/01) Condition (225/01) (planning permission S/0097/74) - approved.
New Applications
272/01 S/0862/00 Tesco Stores Ltd - extensions to store - amendments to
(535/00) car parking, relocation of recycling store - no recommendation.
273/01 S/0068/01A Tesco Stores Ltd - amendments to sign - no
(63/01) recommendation.
274/01 S/0145/01 Quattrocento Unit 140 Science Park - extensions,
(222/01) refuse/cycle store and additional parking - further amendments
(for information).
RTS reported that this had been approved subject to landscaping.
275/01 S/0685/01 Mr D Hathiramani and Ms J Thulborn 301 The Rowans - single
storey extension to the rear - no recommendation.
276/01 S/0739/01 Mr & Mrs Human 5 Mansfield Close - single storey rear
extensions - no recommendation.
277/01 S/0801/01 Mr & Mrs R Cox 169 The Rowans - first floor extension -
no recommendation.
278/01 S/0839/01 Mr & Mrs Hanson 18 Humphries Way - first floor side
extension - no recommendation.
279/01 S/0842/01 Worldpay Units 270-289 Science Park - external air
conditioning condensing units - no recommendation.
280/01 S/0863/01 Trinity College 1 Science Park - replacement dwelling
- no recommendation.
281/01 S/0866/01 College of West Anglia - erection of small animal unit and
relocation of portable building for use as office/reception area -
no recommendation.
282/01 S/0867/01 College of West Anglia - retention of 2 mobile classroom
units - no recommendation.
283/01 10 County Councillor's report
JEC reported that despite the Cambridge News report she was still
County Councillor for the Waterbeach Ward and a Parish Councillor.
She found the report distressing and was disappointed that the
paper chose to print the article without checking its veracity.
At this point JEC left the meeting.
RLEW pointed out that MPC did not wish to become involved in
political campaign issues but a political campaign leaflet
distributed in Waterbeach and Landbeach for the County Council
elections contained statements that were damaging to the
credibility of Milton Parish Council.
Having discussed the matter at length Council AGREED
to inform the candidate's agent in writing that the chairman and
clerk were taking legal advice to repair, reduce and compensate for
the damage caused by the defamatory nature of the leaflet.
284/01 11 Minutes of the APM 25 April 2001
The minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting were received.
Footpath link from Landbeach Road to be discussed by the Highways
Committee.
285/01 12 Millennium Book Report
(229/01) There was slight delay. BJ hoped to agree a definitive schedule
with the printer soon. £3615 had now been received by sponsors.
286/01 13 MCC Update
C Nunn had been appointed Projects Manager and N Sloman had been
appointed book-keeper/accountant.
There had been some vandalism recently.
The minutes of the joint meeting of 11 April were received.
287/01 14 Planting of daffodil and other bulbs
AGREED to purchase same amount of bulbs as previously.
Maintenance Committee to decide where to plant the bulbs.
288/01 15 Bills for Payment and Money Received
CONFIRMED payment of cheques 2057 - 2067
AGREED payment of cheques 2068 - 2090 (1 abstention)
Noted that as Council's account with Ridgeons was £141 in credit
(payment for digger hire - youth centre - paid twice) two invoices
for gloves re litter pick £46.18 and for materials for village sign
£36.87 had been offset against this amount leaving a credit of
£59.95.
289/01 16 Crime Update
Crime statistics had been circulated.
Minutes of the Police Local Consultation Group of 4 April were
received.
Next meeting set for 27 June.
290/01 17 District Councillor's report
The Electoral Review Commission insisted that there would be no
exception to the rules and that there should be one councillor per
approximately 1900 electors. A Working Group was reviewing South
Cambs wards again. It had been suggested that Milton should be
aligned with Impington and that three councillors be elected for
the ward.
291/01 18 Correspondence
Cambs County Council - Cambs Community Network
Cambs County Council - Local Agenda 21 in Cambs
Cambs County Council - Surface Dressing Programme 2001
Cambs County Council - Licence to Cultivate Highway outside 25
Froment Way
Cambs County Council - Cycle bridge notification of works
CHUMMS - Newsletter
South Cambs Primary Care Group - Bulletin
British Legion - 80th Anniversary Poppy Appeal
AGREED not make a donation (as per Council's usual policy).
ACRE - Village of the Year Competition
Local Government Commission - Electoral Review
East Anglian Air Ambulance - Request for grant
AGREED not make a donation (as per Council's usual policy)..
Waste Strategy Co-ordinator - Rubbish Consultation Programme
19 Date of next meetings
Planning 24 May (8pm)
Highways (to be set)
Finance 18 May
Council 4 June
Youth 11 June