Minutes March 2023

CYNGOR CYMUNED LLANWRDA COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Minutes of the virtual meeting of Llanwrda Community Council held at 7.00 p.m. via MS Teams on Wednesday 15th March, 2023

Present:
Chairman: Councillor J. Thompson
Councillors: R. Jones, B. Charles Davies, A. Davies

1. Apologies
Councillor M. Goddard Peperzak had problems with the link.

2. Minutes of the meeting held 15th February, 2023
Minutes were accepted as correct.

3. Declaration of Interest
County Councillor A. Davies – Cornwallis

4. Matters arising from the minutes:

9 (a) Play Area
As reported at the last meeting the work would be carried out by Wicksteed in April. Councillor M. Peperzak was continuing to inspect the Play Area.

9 (2) Public Footpaths – maintenance
This to be arranged in the Spring.

7 (d) Finance and Governance Tool Kit
This was being completed.

Training Plan Template
All members to attend Code of Conduct training.

9 (e) Dog fouling – School Lane
This has been reported to Carmarthenshire County Council but no reply received to-date. The possibility of placing a Litter Bin on the School Lane was discussed, the Clerk to make enquires regarding a Waste Carriers Licence.

5. Reports

5.1 (b) Report from County Councillor
(a) Local Development Plan – consultation date ending 14th April, 2023

(b) Council Tax increased by 6.8%

(c) Increases were also being charged to anyone owning a second home.

(d) Carmarthenshire County Council – shared prosperity fund

(e) Bute Energy consultation meetings being held in Llandovery

5.2 (b) Report from Cornwallis Trust Liaison
No further meetings held recently. Many of the Trustees had resigned.

5.3 (b) Report from Police Liaison
No issues to report.

5. Correspondence
(a) Hywel Dda new hospital site consultation
(b) Community Council consultation
(c) OVW – biodiversity report
(d) OVW – Training needs survey
(e) CCC – Local Development Plan consultation
(f) CCC – shared prosperity fund
(g) Cornerstone – Public Mast
(h) OVW – bulletin
(i) OVW – defibrillator census

7. Payments
None

Donations
No requests.

Audit 2021/2022
Nothing to report.

(a) Budget 2023/2024
Any updates to be discussed at the September meeting.

(b) Signing of quarterly financial statements and Bank statements
These to be signed at the May meeting.

6. Public Question Time
No one present.

7. Urgent Business

9 (f) Llanwrda lay-by
Complaints had been received regarding the litter being left on the lay-by. Previously there had been two litter bins in place but one had been removed. The Clerk to contact Carmarthenshire County Council regarding it being replaced.

10. Date of next meeting
The next meeting to be held on MS Teams on Wednesday 19th April, 2023.