SHENSTONE PARISH COUNCIL
Serving Little Aston, Shenstone, Stonnall, Shenstone Wood End, Lynn, Parish Council Office 25C Main Street
Shenstone WS14 OLZ
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Approved minutes of Finance, Legal, Health & Safety Committee Meeting held on Tues 20th July 2021 at 6.00pm Shenstone Community Library
1 Register of Members in attendance.
Cllrs Sheila Beilby, David Salter, Gail Nicholls, Stuart Jones, Rita Hancocks.
Clerk: Shirley O’Mara
2 Acceptance of apologies.
Cllr Nicola Macdonald
3 Public Participation.
Members of the public are invited to address Council for a maximum of 15 minutes.
None
4 Declarations of interest. Members should consider whether they should partake in any discussion or vote on matters on the agenda unless they have a dispensation:
Cllr David Salter as member of Little Aston Recreation Ground: nonpecuniary interest in Item 7.
5 To accept and confirm minutes of the last Full Council meeting on Tuesday 25th May 2021.
Confirmed & accepted.
6 Finance.
Current financial position as at Tues 20th July 2021
Nat West Current Account £905.00. Nat West Business Reserve £53,314,19.
Nat West Liquidity Account (ring fenced funds) £162,319.31. Unity Account £167,281.81.
Transactions to date were shared.
7 Consider breakdown of Nat West Bank Liquidity Account Funds into specific projects and set budgets for each.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1) Following recent building surveys on Stonnall Youth & Community Centre & the Richard Cooper Room, it was agreed to wait until Full Council in September to agree how much should be ring fenced from funds for potential renovation.
2) re-gravelling of the Stonnall Footpath from the Playing Fields to Church Lane: quotes to be submitted by end of July. £3-5K costs expected.
3) Calder Crossing, Lammas Land: survey due on 29th July. Cost’s unknown but funds to be determined by Sept Council.
4) Neighbourhood Plans re-fresh. Ring fence £20,000.
5) Refurb of Parish Office Kitchen. £2,500 maximum.
6) Investigate costs of installing Wi-Fi in the Village Halls.
7) It was also agreed following the suggestion of Cllr Salter that funds should be reserved to absolutely clarify, through legal channels, the responsibilities and obligations that the Parish Council has regarding its assets and particularly its associated bodies. The Clerk was charged with seeking advice from Staffs Parish Council Association regarding recommended Solicitors.
Cllr Salter mentioned that the paths at Little Aston Recreation Ground are badly in need of attention and a contribution from Council would be welcome.
Cllr Jones said he would also like to see improvements to the equipment at Shenstone Playing Field.