Five councillors and County Councillor Mrs. Carol Cavill attended the May meeting of Minutes of St. Mary Out Liberty Community Council.
Provision of defibrillator: The chairman expressed the view that this matter had dragged on for too long. All efforts to request Mr .Roberts from the Wales Ambulance Trust to attend a meeting had failed. The chairman suggested that as the defibrillator project had been a Welsh Assembly imitative, the clerk should write to the Health Minister for assistance. This was agreed.
Planning application: Lindisfarne, Broadfield Hill, Saundersfoot - new dwelling (The detailed application was studied and council had no objection to the proposed application being granted).
Finance: The clerk advised that the first installment of the precept had been paid into the community council's account.
All members present had been given a copy of the accounts to year ending March 31, 2009. The clerk explained the details of the accounts and answered questions that were raised. Clr. D. Williams proposed that the accounts be accepted by council. This was seconded by Clr. Mrs. Caswell and agreed. The chairman signed a copy of the accounts for record purposes.
Update regarding electoral boundary changes: The chairman reported that he and Clr. Nash had been unable to attend the meeting. There was no further news to report, but it was hoped that the community council would still have time to present a case before the matter was referred to the Welsh Assembly.
County Councillor Mrs. C. Cavill's report:
Footpaths 43/7 and 43/8: There was a continuing problem of trees falling along these paths and the footpath officer would monitor them on a regular basis. It was intended to install stepping stones over the stream. Clr. Hall had inspected the footpaths as agreed and reported improvements had been made. Clr. Hall however stated that there was a lack of information signs with reference to the footpaths. County Clr. Mrs. Cavill took the details from Clr. Hall and would pursue these points.
Local Development Plan: The deposit edition of this plan would not be available until early 2010 when everyone would have an opportunity to place their objections. However, the relevant community councils would be consulted concerning strategic sites in their ward before this date. The JUDP was still the authorised document at this moment.
Road re-surfacing: It was intended to re-surface New Hedges by-pass from the end of the 40mph restriction Tenby to Twy Cross roundabout. While this was in progress, there would be a temporary 20mph speed limit.
Unadopted roads: The county council do not introduce street lighting on unadopted roads. This was provided by the developer during the construction period as part of the planning to have roads adopted. There was no community charge reduction available for properties situated on unadopted roads.
Village matters: The chairman reported that a total of four tenders for grass cutting had been received. The envelopes were opened and the contents discussed in detail. In conclusion, council agreed to remain with the current contractor with whom council had been quite happy. The tender exercise had been carried out to satisfy the council auditor. The clerk was requested to contact all parties appropriately to advise them of council's decision.
Playing field and Village Hall: Clr. Hall reported that Clr. Nash had rolled the playing field. The surface had improved considerably as a result. Clr. Hall expressed his thanks for Clr. Nash's assistance. Clr. Hall reported that the new swings would be installed in the very near future.
Correspondence: The chairman read an invitation to attend the Senedd building which was noted at this time.
A letter of thanks was received from Kidney Wales Research for a donation.
The chairman read a letter from Really Welsh Pavilion. The emphasis was on using Welsh products in Wales. The letter offered daffodils at a competitive price which had been grown in Wales. Council agreed that the clerk should investigate costs and report back.
The clerk outlined correspondence from Pembrokeshire County Council with reference to protocol from the monitoring officer. It was agreed that the clerk should retain on file for future reference.
The clerk advised members that the next meeting on June 9 would be the council annual general meeting at 7 pm.