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ALDENHAM PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the meeting of the PARISH COUNCIL held at 8pm on Tuesday 30 May 2006 at The Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett.

In attendance:
Ms. Carrie Lloyd – Clerk
Mrs Jan Adams – Deputy Clerk

1. Election of Chairman

Councillor R Worthy was elected Chairman for the ensuing Municipal Year and the Declaration of Acceptance of Office and Undertaking to Observe the Code of Conduct was signed.

2. Prayers

The Chairman, Councillor Worthy, led prayers.

3. Apologies for Absence

Councillor S. Burke and Councillor W. Deem.

4. Election of Vice-Chairman

Councillor Mrs E Wackrow was elected Vice Chairman for the ensuing Municipal Year and the Declaration of Acceptance of Office and Undertaking to Observe the Code of Conduct was signed.

5. Membership of Committees

RESOLVED that Members be appointed to the Committees as detailed in Appendix A (PDF, 14kb) to these minutes.

6. Nomination of Members to Outside Bodies

RESOLVED that Members represent the Council on the designated outside body as detailed at Appendix B (PDF, 13kb).

7. Declarations of Interest by Members

There were no declarations of interest by Members.

8. To approve the signature of the Minutes of the Meeting held on 25 April 2006

The minutes were signed as a true and accurate record.

9. To receive any updates from actions in the Minutes of the meeting held on 25th April 2006

1. Hertsmere Waste Survey for Best Value – An article would be appearing in the next edition of Around Radlett.
2. Rubbish behind Newberries Parade – The Clerk had contacted environmental health regarding this.
3. Rail Freight Depot – A letter was being circulated in Radlett from St Albans’ MEP stating her opposition to the scheme.  The Clerk was requested to obtain a copy for Members. (Action: Clerk)
4. Colour of Street Furniture - An article would be appearing in the next edition of Around Radlett.
5. Land at Harper Lane – There had been no information on the future use of the land now owned by the Inner Circle group.

10.  To authorise the payment of accounts

The accounts were approved and the month’s cheques signed.

11.  Approval of the recommendations within the minutes of the following Committees

Members RESOLVED that the recommendations relating to s.137 grants contained in the Finance and General Purposes Committee minutes of 19 April and 17 May be approved.

RESOLVED that the recommendations contained within the seven sets of minutes be approved.

12.  Planning

1.   To consider the number of applications received, allowed, refused and withdrawn from 1st January 2006 to date
   112 applications had been received, 13 had been approved and 14 refused.
   
   
2. Report by the Boundaries and Planning Committee Chairman on applications considered at the meetings of the Committee or decisions reached by the Local Planning Authority or Appeals lodged with the Planning Inspectorate that are of special interest
   (a) Retrospective Application, Blackbirds Farm – recycling of bread and bakery products – The application had been refused but was likely to go to appeal.  The recycling would continue whilst the appeal was being processed.
   (b) Old Houseboat works, Watling Street – The application had been approved and work was likely to start shortly.
   (c) Former Builder’s Yard, 22 Station Road, Radlett – No decision had been made on the application yet.
   (d) Scout Hut, Scrubbitts Park Road – This had been approved.
   
   
3. Other Planning Matters
   (a) Pater Hall, Watling Street – at the last meeting of the Committee, Members had received a very interesting presentation on future plans for Pater Hall.  Extensive community consultation would be taking place prior to submission of an application to demolish the existing building and build a new synagogue on the site.  Members expressed an interest in how the applicant would overcome the problems of limited parking on site and the impact of the new synagogue on properties to the rear.
   (b) Impact of building work on the highway at The Crosspath – The Deputy Clerk had contacted Hertsmere Borough Council Planning Unit regarding the mud left along the public footpath at the rear of the properties in The Crosspath.  A response was awaited.
   (c) Camapign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) Workshop – The CPRE would be holding a workshop on “Getting the most out of the Local Development Framework” on 5th October in Huntingdon.  The Administrative Officer held details and application forms should any Member be interested in attending.
   

13. Report from the Chairman elect of the Newsletter Committee

Councillor Mrs Turner requested that Members prepare articles well in advance of the deadline for the next Newsletter and that each Committee bear in mind the additional 4 pages now available for Council news.  Photographs with articles would be greatly appreciated.

14. Report from the Chairman

(i)    Response to the consultation on the merger of Hertfordshire Constabulary with Bedfordshire and Essex – A questionnaire had been sent to the Council with a deadline of 10th July.  The Council’s previous response to consultation on this matter had been “this area will be even more on the margin of police activity and more distant from the place where decisions about deployment of resources will be taken.  That was so latterly when the Metropolitan Police was responsible for this district and the establishment of a larger force, with headquarters based even further away, will undermine the recent local successes of Hertfordshire Constabulary”.  Members considered this still relevant and RESOLVED that the Clerk respond to the questionnaire following consultation with the Chairman.

(Action: Clerk)

15. Honorary Citizen

The Chairman proposed and it was unanimously RESOLVED;

“That in pursuance of the statutory powers them enabling, the Council hereby admits Councillor John Howley OBE, QPM to be an Honorary Citizen of the Parish of Aldenham as the highest honour the Council has in its power to bestow on any member of the Community.  This in recognition of the eminent services rendered by him as Chairman of the Council from May 2000 to May 2006.

The Council is delighted to have this opportunity of expressing its sincere appreciation of the outstanding and conscientious manner in which Councillor Howley has served the Parish.

By conferring this honour upon Councillor Howley the Council desires to acknowledge the indebtedness of the Parish to him for the untiring and notable manner in which he has always discharged the duties and responsibilities of the various offices he has so ably occupied.”

16.  Items of Interest from Minutes of other authorities

RAIFA – The Chairman of RAIFA had asked the Council its opinion on twinning with either an Eastern European country or Malta.  RAIFA had been advised that funding from Europe would likely only be forthcoming for areas that reflected the growing membership of the EU and therefore this type of twinning was being actively promoted.  Members raised no objection to RAIFA entering into negotiations to twin with an Eastern European country.

17.  June and July 2006 Meetings

(All commence at 8pm unless otherwise stated)

Closure 8.55pm.