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RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 26 September 2022.
RESOLVED to approve the BTCC Training Plan.
RESOLVED to approve payments and accounts for payments made from 3 September 2022 and invoices 1554 Vision ICT; Invoice KJE for allotment improvement grant works.
RESOLVED to approve the budget report. Cllr Thomas commented that the precept is a small percentage of the budget and questioned if we can sustain the funding going forward. The Clerk advised that we have been successful with a number of grants over the last couple of years, and we will need to continue to apply for as much funding as possible to be able to continue with community projects.
Apologies were received from Cllrs Beard, Brown and Jago.
There were none.
A resident asked if Council thought budget spent on Christmas lights would be better spent on items such as Christmas hampers. The Clerk advised that a grant application was being submitted for funding to provide ‘warm packs’ to vulnerable households and the Council hoped to be successful for the funding. County Cllr Michelle Symonds stated that she was disappointed about the interpretation of what she said in the draft minutes of the meeting held 26 September 2022, in relation to Christmas lights. Also, that any questions asked at this point of the agenda are as a member of the public, so going forward the Clerk will minute ‘a resident asked’ as with all other questions from members of the public.
The Police were not in attendance due to their shift pattern. An email report from the Police was shared with Cllrs. The Parks Compliance Inspector has advised that on the last two visits to the kickabout area at the rear of the Hylton Terrace, there are signs of anti-social behaviour. Litter over the playing surface, burnt plastic debris in the front of the fence and the bin, large stones, and dog faeces over the playing surface also. The second visit on the 6th of October, the surface again was covered in litter and also broken glass beer bottles. There was debris from a fire again in front of the bench. If this continues, the Parks Team have advised that they will have to charge the Community Council for the clean up every time they visit and have to clean the site. The Clerk will raise this with the Police, comms will be put on social media also encouraging anyone who is aware of anti-social behaviour in the area to report it. The more reports there are, the more likely the Police are to conduct patrols in the area.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 26 September 2022.
RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 26 September 2022.
Item 283 – still awaiting completion of the installation of the defib cabinet in Stormtown by MTCBC Street Lighting Team, they have been chased. Item 285 – The cheapest quote received for the Trelewis MUGA is £4890.00. This will allow us to install 5-a-side goals, dry brush the ground to remove debris and loose stone, stabilise the surface, colour coat the court in black (due to fire vandalism), line mark 5-a-side football markings. We are waiting for approval of a licence from MTCBC and as soon as that is approved, we can proceed with the works. Item 261 – Allotment Improvement Grant: the works at the former Bedlinog Bowls Pavilion has been completed and 12 new allotment beds have been created. Bedlinog Miners Welfare Association will now advertise these for community use. The builder will now begin the next stage of works at Trelewis Community Garden. We also placed some communication on our social media to enquire if anyone was interested in an allotment bed at Trelewis Community Garden and there has been 7 responses – contact details has been passed to all those that enquired/responded. Item 311 – The funding for the ALN coffee mornings has been provided to TBLP. Item 312 – EV charging points Item 313 – The order for the new website and email domains for Cllrs has been submitted to Vision ICT. Item 314 – The Annual Report has been published on our website and social media. Item 315 – The Community Council was unsuccessful for the Ffos Y Fran Community Fund towards the cost of Christmas lights. One business within the community has sponsored a lighting frame. An order has been submitted for 28 lights (14 in each village). A grant request has been submitted to the National Lottery Community Fund for next years’ lights and we await the outcome of the application. A sub-committee for Christmas Lights has been set up comprising of Cllrs Frayne, Jago, Matthews and Brown. Item 316 – The grant fund for Trelewis and Treharris Welfare bowling Club has been paid.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED to approve the BTCC Training Plan.
RESOLVED to approve the BTCC Training Plan.
Mrs Yvonne Wood has contacted the Community Council to enquire if there is still interest in the Council taking ownership of Trelewis OAP Hall. The Clerk will speak with Cllr Beard when he returns from holidays to discuss the sub-group to look into this.
County Cllr Symonds was in attendance and presented her monthly report. Cllrs Searl and Dawson thanked County Cllr Symonds for her attendance at the meetings and welcomed the opportunity to work together. Cllr Preston advised that she reported the issues on Taf Road to Highways, but nobody has responded to date. County Cllr Symonds stated that she is also chasing this up. Cllr Preston has reported the bridge by the climbing wall and the crash barrier to Transport for Wales. Cllr Preston advised the bin in station terrace not being emptied was reported after the last meeting and that has now been emptied. Cllr Thomas provided an updated from the County Council meetings – MTCBC have approved plans for 188 stepdown beds in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Region but not approved the finance, as there is a potential cost to the Council of 500k. MTCBC is also forging ahead with the cluster model for community schools that will not just focus on education, but on community support offering pupil and parent wellbeing and other support. At a previous meeting, there were three notices of motion discussed – the first to bring the Leisure Trust back into County Council control and a consultation will be carried out to look at the feasibility. The second motion was in relation to safer and cleaner streets, and the third was in relation to playgrounds and parks. Both fell but added that there is a plan in place to look at parks within the County Borough. County Cllr Colbran declined an invitation to attend but sent an email report.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED to approve payments and accounts for payments made from 3 September 2022 and invoices 1554 Vision ICT; Invoice KJE for allotment improvement grant works.
RESOLVED to approve payments and accounts for payments made from 3 September 2022 and invoices 1554 Vision ICT; Invoice KJE for allotment improvement grant works.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED to approve the budget report. Cllr Thomas commented that the precept is a small percentage of the budget and questioned if we can sustain the funding going forward. The Clerk advised that we have been successful with a number of grants over the last couple of years, and we will need to continue to apply for as much funding as possible to be able to continue with community projects.
RESOLVED to approve the budget report. Cllr Thomas commented that the precept is a small percentage of the budget and questioned if we can sustain the funding going forward. The Clerk advised that we have been successful with a number of grants over the last couple of years, and we will need to continue to apply for as much funding as possible to be able to continue with community projects.
The date of the next meeting will be Monday 14th November 2022 at 6.15pm via Microsoft Teams.
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