GENERAL
MEETING
The MINUTES of the GENERAL MEETING held
in the Board Room, Town Hall,
In attendance Mr.
P G Leadley (Town Clerk)
CHAIRMAN’S 05/132 The Chairman welcomed the Press
to the
WELCOME meeting
and wished to thank the Carnival Committee for the organisation of the
successful carnival on
MINUTES 05/133 The Minutes of the meeting held
on
PREDATORY 05/134 Mr. Gimbert referred back to
Minute 05/089 and
SEAGULLS queried
the current protected status of seagulls under the Wildlife Legislation. Mr. Gimbert was of the opinion that the protected
status should be reduced and after discussion it was AGREED that a letter be sent to the Wildlife Officer requesting
that the matter be given consideration accordingly.
PROVISION 05/135 The Chairman referred back to
Minute 05/093
OF MEDICAL SERVICES and indicated that following a meeting with
the Minister a joint press release had been prepared concerning the provision
of medical services to Peel and the West.
NOTED
QUARTERLY 05/136 Mrs. Pugh referred back to
Minute 05/092 and
NEWS LETTER indicated
that consideration needed to be given to the detail required for the production
of a Commissioners quarterly newsletter.
The matter could be put out to tender for production or dealt with
in-house and after discussion it was thought that, provided Commissioners
supplied enough news items, then the news letter could be prepared and produced
from within the Town Hall. Discussion
would be required on the specific format of the newsletter and in that respect
Mrs. Birkett referred to the Malew News letter which was of a particularly attractive
style and design.
Arising
therefrom reference was made to the provision of a web cam and indicated that
costings had been obtained whereby two web cams could be purchased for approximately
£1500. Mr. Lace indicated that it would
cost in the region of £900 per annum to run and operate a webcam system.
PEEL CAMPSITE 05/137 The Town Clerk referred back to
Minute 05/095 and indicated that for the campsite to move up from a 2 key
grading to a 3 key grading a full time warden/campsite attendant would be
required on duty. NOTED
Reference
was made to ongoing problems at the campsite with late night disturbances. It
was noted that the Town Warden and the campsite attendant would attend later at
night over a future weekend to try and deal with the problem. The suggestion that CCTV cameras linked to
provide coverage of the swimming pool also was discussed and it was suggested
that a further meeting with the Police to raise the concerns was
warranted.
ANTI-LITTER 05/138 The Town Clerk referred back to
Minute 05/105
CAMPAIGN and
indicated that Mr. Ian Davison had kindly donated the sum of £500 towards the
Anti-Litter Campaign. NOTED
PEEL TRADERS 05/139 The Chairman referred back to
Minute 05/110 concerning the Peel Traders and indicated that following a recent
meeting the Commissioners would shortly look to implement the street light
improvement scheme for Michael Street.
FIRE ENGINE 05/140 Consideration was given to a
letter from Mr.
PULL Neil
Parsons in respect of a charity fire engine pull from Peel to
BEACH 05/141 Consideration was given to a
request from Mr.
MOTOR CROSS John
Watterson of the Ramsey Motorcycle Club in which permission was sought for a
beach motor cross on
NATIONAL 05/142 Members noted receipt of a
covering letter from
CHILDRENS BUREAU the Department of Education with a booklet published by the National
Childrens Bureau in
JUNIOR FOOTBALL 05/143 Consideration was given to a
request from Mr.
LEAGUE D
Gale of the Junior Football League in which sponsorship was sought for the
Under 13’s Shield. After discussion the
Commissioners were prepared to sponsor the Under 13 Shield on the proviso that
the competition took place in Peel. If
the competition were to be held at
2005 CHRISTMAS 05/144 Initial consideration was given
to the design of
CARD this
year’s Christmas card and the Chairman indicated that he was progressing the
matter and would liaise with the Town Clerk accordingly. NOTED
MICHAEL CIVIC 05/145 Members noted receipt of an
invitation to attend
SERVICE the
Civic Service of Michael District Commissioners to be held at
ROAD TRAFFIC 05/146 A number of draft Road Traffic
Orders under
ACT 1985 the
Road Traffic Act 1985 were considered:-
Peel
(Various Roads) (Reserved Parking Places) Amendment Order 2005 in respect of a
reserved parking place on a section of Victoria Terrace, Peel.
Peel
(Various Roads) (Prohibition of Waiting) (Amendment) Order 2005 in respect of
increasing the no-waiting restrictions on sections of
Peel
(Various Roads) (Reserved Parking Places) (Amendment Order 2005) which created
a reserved parking place on a section of
Peel
(Various Roads) (Reserved Parking Places) (Amendment) Order 2005 which created
a reserved parking place on a section of
The
Members approved the draft Orders as requested subject to Mr. Crookall’s
objection to Order number two.
REVIEW OF 05/147 Consideration was given to a
letter from Mr. D
DOMESTIC RATING SYSTEM L Cashin, Acting Government Valuer in respect of the
Treasury’s proposal to review the domestic rating system to be based on
property values with a banded system derived from the current selling price of
the property. The revised system if
approved would take effect from a date not before April 2007.
Members
discussed the proposal and noted that a previous response had been forwarded to
the Treasury in which the provision for a rate rebate in respect of needy cases
needed to be included and taken into consideration when any revision was
considered.
EMPLOYMENT OF 05/148 Members noted receipt of the
Employment of
CHILDREN REGULATIONS 2005 Children Regulations 2005 which would
come into operation on
2005 PAY 05/149 Members noted receipt of a
letter from the
NEGOTIATIONS Employers
side of the Isle of Man Whitley Council for the Isle of Man Public Service
(Manual Workers) which updated local authorities on the current position
regarding the 2005 pay negotiations. The
final offer was based on a two year pay deal which provided for an increase of
4.25% with effect from
SECOND 05/150 The second supplemental
valuation list for
SUPPLEMENTAL VALUATION 2005, copies of which had been previously
LIST circulated
was NOTED. A penny rate currently generated the sum of
£2,993.08. NOTED
AUDIT BILL 05/151 Consideration was given to a
letter from Mr.
AND AUDIT REGULATIONS McGreal, Chief Internal Auditor of the Treasury
together with a draft Audit Bill. It was
noted that the draft bill provided for major implications on the financial
operations of all local authorities and it was suggested that there may be a
need to meet with the Treasury to discuss the matter in greater detail. Mr. McGreal had requested the Commissioners
views on or before
LOCAL 05/152 Consideration was given to a
letter from Mrs.
GOVERNMENT 2005 Carol
Sutherland of the Department of Local Government and the Environment concerning
the Department’s Local Government Bill 2005.
It was NOTED that the
Department intended to undertake a formal consultation process with regard to
the Bill. However the current letter
summarised the suggested amendments that would be included in the new
Bill. At this stage although there were
items that would require a robust response it was nevertheless AGREED to await the formal consultation
process before making a response to the Department.
PA 05/00743/B 05/153 The Town Clerk indicated that a
request for a
ON REVIEW Review
of the Planning Committee’s decision to refuse permission for the demolition of
existing buildings and erection of a block of three apartments within the same
footprint and of similar appearance at buildings to the rear yard of 23 Michael
Street, Peel by Mr. & Mrs. Horne was noted.
The Town Clerk indicated that a letter had been received from a number
of residents from Michael Street and Factory Lane all of which objected to the
application by Mr. & Mrs. Horne. The
Chairman indicated that he was quite prepared to meet with the residents to
discuss their concerns in respect of this application. The Board AGREED
to make no formal comment on the review application.
RADIO 05/154 Consideration was given to a
proposal from
ADVERTISING Manx
Radio Limited to enter into a twelve month contract for the production and
playing of commercial/public notice adverts.
Noting the costs of the contract up to the sum of £2,580 it was AGREED that no such contract be entered
into at this stage.
ASBO 05/155 Members noted receipt of a
letter from
PROTOCOLS Superintendent
Roberts of the Isle of Man Constabulary regarding the publication of protocols
for the management of anti-social behaviour orders. As a result of recent case law in the
PLAY AREAS 05/156 Mr. Gimbert referred to a recent
inspection of some of the Commissioners play areas and felt that necessary
repairs were not being undertaken in a timely manner. He specifically referred to a hole in the
ground adjacent to the swing on the headlands.
The Town Clerk indicated that the play areas were inspected on a daily
basis with any broken glass and other litter taken away. The Chairman indicated that staff resources
were limited and action was taken to keep the play areas in a safe as manner as
possible. Arising therefrom it was noted
that the provision of a fence, the installation of goal posts and other works
had been undertaken at Reayrt Aalin. Mr.
Gimbert indicated that he would refer the matter to the Technical Officer as
and when issues arose.
CHARITABLE 05/157 Mrs. Birkett referred to the
Peel Football Club
FUNDRAISING fun
day and indicated that she would be operating a pop corn stall to raise
charitable funds. It was noted that the
recent fund raising on the occasion of Peel Carnival had raised the sum of
£290. NOTED
HARBOUR 05/158 Reference was made to the
water/power points
IMPROVEMENTS on
the Quay which served the visiting yachts and it was suggested that there was a
need for the provision of these services to be up-graded. It was AGREED
that a suitable letter be sent to Captain Brew, Director of Harbours with the
Commissioners request.
Mr.
Crookall referred to the number of large stones/boulders left at the lower end
of the harbour as a result of the recent work for the installation of the
harbour jetty and foot bridge and indicated whether a request could be made for
them to be moved.
PEEL CARNIVAL 05/159 Ms. Hardman referred to the
carnival the
DAY previous
Sunday and indicated that a number of visitors to the event had tripped over
the pedestrian crossing. The moveable
crossing appeared to create something of a problem and it was AGREED that the matter be raised with
the Department of Transport at the next quarterly meeting.
This
part of the meeting ended at