Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on
Thursday 20th April 2017 at 6.30 p.m.
Present: C Pavett (Chairperson), C Edwards, C Harries, S Whitrow, P Richards
Clerk: D Roberts
035/17 Apologies: M Aveyard, G Harries, J Price, A Price (Deputy Chair)
036/17 Declaration of Interest.
Cllr Edwards due to County Borough Status
037/17 Minutes.
The minutes of the Meeting on 9th March 2017 of the Blaengwrach Community Council were accepted as a true record, proposed by Cllr Edwards, seconded by Cllr Richards.
038/17 Matters Arising
027/17 Application for funding for stage curtains – Cllr Edwards to check status of application.
027/17 Traffic survey – Additional barriers and yellow line will be installed outside school on Heol Wenallt. NPTCBC indicated that a one way traffic system is not practical, the access gates to Blaengwrach Primary School will be moved to increase safety on School Street.
033/17 The cost of replacing the insulation and the removal of the old insulation will be met by the company who carried out the work.
028/17 The appeal for Planning application P2016/0966 has been declined and decided in favour of NPTCBC planning Committee.
039/17 Planning
P2017/0112 – amendment
P2017/0245 – no objections
P2017/0343 – no objections
040/17 Crime and Disorder.
Increased police presence in the area of Forestry Houses due to increase in reports of incidents in the area.
041/16 Finance
Payments agreed
Viking £38
Recycling bins £32
The Range/Tesco £11
British Gas £134
NPTWaste £194
Timpsons keys £15
Amazon (mats) £74
PRS £139
St Cadoc £12
PHH Services £744
Tankard (gift) £26
Small Plant £585
Payments Received
Hall Rental £71
Budget discuss in line with cash flow forecast. Budget approved for April.
042/17 Correspondence
Rospa – Safety Inspection of WelfarePark will be completed in June.
Houses of Parliament – Information on Parliament week.
Cwmgwrach Moving Forward – The projector has be repositioned and the cost met by the contractors.
Letter received from resident – issues raised, road surface at Brynberllan Road, water on Heol Wenallt and silt on Unity Mine Road junction. NPCBC issues, Cllr Edwards will reply in her County Borough Council status.
043/17 Welfare Hall ceiling/Improvements to Welfare Park
Cllrs agreed that the insulation in the Welfare Hall will be replace with new and existing insulation will be removed by the original contractor who agreed to do the work at no extra cost to Blaengwrach Community Council.
Cllrs agreed to meet with contractors to discuss the replacement of the fencing at The Welfare Park.
044/17 Committee Reports
No reports presented
045/17 Matters Raised by Cllrs
Email re license to show films at The Welfare Hall – email forwarded from NPTCBC Trading Standards – no license required for number that will attend.
Cllrs discussed the need to replace the water tanks at The Welfare Hall. Action: DR to speak to contractors and collate quotes.
046/17 Set Date & Time of next meeting
Next meeting: 6.30 p.m. on Thursday 11th May2017 at St Mary’s Church.
