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Present:Roy Payne (Vice Chair/Acting Chairman)
Tim Angell
Les Raven
Mark Sheard
Carol Hilton
John Relph (Clerk)
Two members of the public

The meeting was adjourned to hear a member of the public, Mr. Deiter Rissman, voiced his concern at the possible development of the Wellingham Triangle. A lengthy discussion followed and a draft letter that the council intends to send to Breckland was shown to Mr. Rissman, discussed an and amended. Mr. Rissman was encouraged to make his concerns and those of his neighbours known to Breckland Council.

1) Apologies were received from: Mike Oldfield who was away on holiday and Claire Lawrence who had an unavoidable work commitment. An apology was also received from the local safety officer who was unable to attend, another date will be arranged by the Clerk.
2) Declarations of Interest; Tim Angell declared an interest in item 9 x).
3) Minutes of the meeting held on the 16th of May were agreed and signed.
4) To Hear Reports:
i) The clerk reported in answer to an enquiry regarding overgrown hedges that foul footways that the Parish has no powers to make householders cut their hedges. It is N.C.C. Highways Departments duty to keep footpaths clear. However Highways expect Parish Councils to attempt to solve the problem locally before contacting them. Once reported Highways will investigate the matter and take appropriate action to clear any obstructions.
ii) Les Raven reported that the Village Fete had been a success and had made a profit of around £350 which will be put towards next years fair. The Parish Council thanked Cllr Raven and the Village Fair Committee and the many helpers that had made the day such a success.

The meeting was then adjourned to allow Miss. Assman, to speak. Miss. Assman brought the Councils attention to the fact that in the Minutes of the meeting of the 21st of February a letter she sent to the Council was incorrectly referred to as 'Private and Confidential', and asked for this be corrected. The Council apologised and agreed to publish a correction.
Miss Assman then stated that the events surrounding the development of School House continued to concern her, in particular the visit to her house of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman on the 4th of February 2005. She was advised by the Council that if she wished to pursue this matter further she should contact the proper authorities.
Miss Assman left and the meeting was re-opened.

5) Website: After some discussion as to whether a committee or a workgroup would best suit the task the Council resolved to set up a workgroup consisting of Mark Sheard, The Clerk and Roy Payne to oversee the development of the Litcham website.
6) Council "Processes" Workgroup; A work-group was set up to oversee the creation of the following 'Statuatory' documents;- Standing Orders, Financial Regulations, Asset Register, Publication Scheme, Financial Risk Assessment, Health & Safety Assessment. All these documents will be placed before the full Council for approval and adoption.
7) Annual reports: two annual reports which had not been received in time for the Annual Parish meeting were read out. The first from Litcham Primary School and the second from Litcham Ladies Group. Both will be filed and published on the website.
8) Planning :
i) The minutes of the Planning Committee meeting to consider application No.3PL/2005/0905/A (Primrose House), held on the 4th July were read and signed as a true record. A further letter had been received it was read by the Council, and will be forwarded to Breckland without comment. Clerk to Action
ii) Planning Application 3PL/2005/1057/F (Bramley, Weasenham Rd) was considered and no objections were raised or comments made. Clerk to inform Breckland Council
9) Financial Business:
i) The financial reconciliation for the year to date was agreed and signed.
ii) The Accounts and Annual Audit Return for year ending 31st March 2005 were presented to the Council, agreed and signed.
The council noted the following payments, that had been made since the last meeting
iii) of £353.94 & ££176.97 to Norfolk County Services for Graveyard Maintenance April ­ July.
iv) E-on Electricity , 3 payments of £37.72p paid by Direct Debit for May, June & July
v) of £175 to Zurich Insurance (public liability Insurance premium)
The council agreed the following payments;
vi) of £60 to clerk for Survival Kit course.
vii) of £74.02 to Clerk for Purchase of Webspace and domain names.
viii) of £701.04p to Clerk; Salary for March ­ May.
ix) of £142.77 for Clerk's expenses incurred March ­ July.
x) of £88.13 to Hudsons Sign for Bell Ringing sign.
10) Correspondence, the council resolved to send the letter drafted by the Vice-Chairman and amended by Cllr, Angel to Breckland Council. Clerk and Vice-chair to Action
i) The letter from Mrs. K. Rissman regarding development of Wellingham Triangle had been discussed with Mr. Rissman at the beginning of the meeting.
ii) A letter has been received from John Hunter (N.C.C) that confirms that the land outside the Post Office in Church street belongs to Highways. The Council asked the Clerk to send a copy to Neil Foster.
iii) The Council noted Tree Preservation Order 2005 No.20, this has now been confirmed.
iv) The Council considered BT's proposal to remove the cash payment facility from the two Litcham Payphones. It resolved to send a letter to BT asking them to leave cash payment facilities available from the phone in Church Street as this was adjacent to a sizable sheltered housing development . The inhabitants of which were unlikely to own mobile phones or be familiar with paying for phone calls using a debit card.
v) The council noted the content of the letter from DEFRA regarding the new Clean Neighbourhood Act that directly affects the councils plans to introduce a dog fouling scheme to Litcham. The Clerk reported a lengthy conversation with Steve O'Brien (Breckland Council's Dog Warden) during which Mr. O'Brien explained the current situation and why it was unwise to erect signs at the present moment. The matter will be carried forward to the next meeting of the Council.
vi) The Council noted the Newsletter and Good Practice Booklet from the NCAPTC.
vii) The council discussed the rise in the price of electricity for street lighting and asked the clerk to enquire about possible alternative suppliers to E-on Energy. Clerk to Action
11) Items for the next agenda. Cllr. Raven express a desire to review the arrangements for the Annual Parish meeting and the Clerk said he would Agenda the subject early next year.
11) To confirm next meeting: 7.30pm Monday 19th September. 2005 in the Jubilee Hall.

Agreed by resolution of the Council on 19th September 2005 to be a true record of the meeting held on 18th July 2005