1
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies for absence
were received from Mr E Hazel, Mr D Williams and Mrs S Seward.
2
MINUTES
It was agreed by all
that the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 May 2007 be approved,
agreed and signed by the Chairman
3
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
There were no
declarations of interest in respect of any item on the Agenda.
4
MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
There were no matters
arising from the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 May 2007.
5
RAWSON INSTITUTE
Mr Seward reported on
the informal meeting that had been held with members of the
Rawson Project Sub-Committee on 14 June 2007 where Mr Robins
gave an update on the status of the Village Hall project.
With regard to holding a
Parish Poll to determine whether or not the Parish were in
favour of the Parish Council borrowing money by way of a Public
Works Loan, Mr Seward suggested that it would be beneficial to
wait until September when it was likely that more responses
would be received following annual holidays. However, the
members of the Rawson Project Sub-Committee did not agree and
asked for the Parish Poll to take place as quickly as possible.
After some discussion
and after Mrs Wright had reminded the Members that holding a
Parish Poll would cost in the region of £1,000 which may be
wasted should the Planning Application be rejected, Mr White
proposed, Mr George seconded and it was agreed by all to proceed
as soon as possible.
A letter had been
received from the Rawson Institute Management Committee asking
for a grant of £10,000 to be used for the payment of
professional fees and expenses associated with the legal and
design work for the further development of the project. Mr
George proposed, Mr White seconded and it was agreed by all to
donate an amount of £10,000 subject to approval by MSDC of the
Planning Application and the results of the Parish Poll proving
that the Parish are in favour of the Parish Council borrowing an
amount of up to £150,000 to assist in funding for a new Village
Hall.
6 CORRESPONDENCE
i.
MSDC:
Garden
Party. It was agreed to nominate Jane Thomson and
Elaine Newington if they were interested in attending.
ii.
WSCC:
Adoption
of the West Sussex High Quality Waste Facilities Supplementary
Planning Document. Mr George agreed to review the document.
iii.
PCC:
Crib Festival. Request to provide crib for a ‘Crib Festival’.
Mr George agreed to obtain more information.
7 FINANCE
i.
List of Accounts for Payment:
The June 2007 list of accounts (copy filed
with these Minutes) was agreed, proposed by Mr Seward and
seconded by Mr White.
ii.
Requests for Grants:
None.
8 MATTERS TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION
Mrs Annabel Moir was
co-opted on to the Parish Council proposed by Mr Seward and
seconded by Mr White.
9 DATE OF NEXT
MEETING
The next meeting will be
held on Tuesday 17 July 2007 following the Planning Committee
Meeting at 8.00 p.m.
There being no other
business, the meeting was closed at 9.15 pm.
Signed:………………………
dated:……………………
