Toft Parish Council
Robert Stone		c/o 26 Pepys Way
Clerk to the Parish Council		Girton
telephone: 0777 5155321		Cambridge 
email: clerk@toft.org.uk                                                                    	 CB3 0PA

Notice of the 665th meeting of Toft Parish Council at 7pm on Monday 3rd October 2011 in The People’s Hall, Toft

                  Members of the parish are welcome to attend and may speak at Item 11/135

No.	Agenda	
11/132  
	Welcome	
11/133	Apologies, and reasons for absence - Cllr McCarten (Holiday)	

11/134	
Declarations of interest relating to items on the agenda
	
11/135    	Public Participation on Agenda items & matters of mutual interest

The Council will first hear from Councillors who declare a prejudicial interest, speak and leave the room after Members’ questions.

-	County Councillor report
-   District Councillor report
-   Members of the public.
	
11/136
	To confirm minutes of the meeting of 5th September 2011	
11/137   	Matters arising from previous meetings - including:

11/110    Winter maintenance training
11/111iii   Restoration of Parish Notice Board
11/112b   Visit to Bennell Farm of 8th September 2011
11/112d   QE2 challenge - new recreation land
11/112d   QE2 challenge - new recreation land
11/129/vi  Tree & hedge works at the recreation ground 
11/136/iv  Transfer of the recreation ground from SCDC to Toft PC.

11/138	Consideration of correspondence - including:

Parish Path partnership meeting in Toft  – November 2011
Bus consultation by Cambridgeshire CC
The  2013 Review of Parliamentary constituencies in England

	
11/139	Finance	
  	i)      To approve Council payments to 3rd October 2011, including:

£205.20 Moore Stephens - Audit of Annual Return
£292.80 Buchans Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance - grass cutting
£396.95 Sustainable Furniture UK Ltd - Teak bench to be placed by church
£289.55 Clerk's September 2011salary
£ 72.40  HMRC - PAYE
£ 16.21  Clerk's expenses - stamps (£6) & mobile phone (£10.21)

ii)     To note the latest balance sheet (To be circulated.)
iii)	To consider the audit of the accounts for 2010/11; the recommendations by the external auditor; and the requirement for an audit plan.
iv)    To review expenditure to 30th September 2011 against the budget.  
vi)    To consider Clerk’s office expenses - computer and broadband.

11/140

	Business item(s) requiring a decision or consideration by the Council

1.	Action Priorities:

·	Safety on roads                                                          
To receive an update and initial feedback on the proposed strategy for traffic calming & speed reduction in Toft.  – Cllr Yeadon
                                                                          
·	Support for the Youth                                                 To receive an update on recreation ground questionnaire, and consultation event of 2nd October 2011 - Cllrs Gouldstone & Howling                                                                                                                                                
                                   
To receive an update on the Children’s Party of 11th December 2011  - Cllr Howling

To consider support for Toft Lions football team

·	Support for the elderly in the Village                            i)    A strategy for Community Transport, including a specified reserve?        - Cllr Dolman

2.   Current business:     
i)	Community Orchard –revised heads of terms (including boundaries); initial outline strategy; & talk of Monday 10 October at 6.30pm in People's Hall 
ii)	Trustee appointments (x3) to village charities
iii)     To confirm summary of Toft PC village survey of affordable housing sites, and consideration of its release to Accent Nene Housing Association.

11/141	
. Matters raised by Members

Cllr Howling – Tree on Comberton Road 
Cllr McCarten – Dangerous tree on Footpath 2
Cllr Gouldstone – Poor state of pavement outside “The Old Bull”
Cllr Gouldstone - Seat opposite the meadow in Church Road has a 
                   broken slat which need replacing.	

                                         

Robert Stone                      
Clerk 
27th September 2011