QUEENSFERRY COMMUNITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD 11th
MAY 2021 @ 7pm
(Via Remote)
Present: Cllrs Mrs P Connah, R Connah, Mrs C Jones, K Garrett, K Garrett, E Lomas, Mrs. D.
Milner, Mrs S Salisbury, D Wisinger, Mrs. S. Wynn & the Clerk.
1)Apologies: Clrs: Mrs K Chester, D Dawson, T Williams.
2) To Elect Chair & Vice Chair: After Discussion and a Subsequent Vote,
Cllr Mrs P Connah was elected to serve a further Year, with Mrs C Jones to thus continue as Vice
Chair. Standing Orders to be amended accordingly & the Acceptance of Office Document to be
signed.
3) Confirmation and Election of Delegates to serve on Outside Bodies
Sandycroft c. P. School -Cllr. Mrs P. Connah
Q/Ferry C. P. School Cllrs. Mrs, P. Connah, Mrs. S. Wynn.
Sandycroft Community Centre Cllrs. Mrs S. Salisbury, K Garett.
Q/Ferry War Memorial Institute Cllrs. D. Dawson, E. Lomas, Mrs. S. Wynn.
4) Minutes of Meeting held 13th
April 2021: These were agreed as a true record . Proposed C Cllr
D Wisinger Seconded Cllr R Connah. One amendment should read
Willow Brook not Willow Park.
5) Declaration of Councillors Interests: Cllr. Mrs C Jones re: Growing Places
No others to further record.
6) Issues arising from the Minutes; The Defibrillator at Phoenix Street will be fitted Friday 13
May.
Street Lights (6) locations in Sandycroft – Clare Avenue col 2, Wood Street cols 2&4
Phoenix Street col 9. Harrison cols 1 &3
Item in hand with Street- Scene – No representative present to report.
Review of the Website – Cllr. Mrs Milner was thanked for her efforts to date, however this item
was deferred until the June meeting, when Cllr. Mrs. Chester also involved with the review could be
present.
7) Review of Documents: Standing Orders, Risk Assessment, Financial Controls,
to be reviewed in September 2021.
Press & Social Media Policy this policy was Adopted, with one amendment it would state that the
website was the only form of social media.
Email postscript – Adopted.
8) Financial Items:
Internal Auditor requires Documentation on 13th May, collection and report on 20th May. To be
approved by Council in June 2021. External Audit; Altered Arrangements for this Financial Year.
Elector Rights; will Be published & on display by 6 August 2021.
9) Receipts & Payments:
Income: Precept Portion £12,666.66
Payments:
Defibrillator Store Ltd, 1,485.84 Cheque No. 102414 L G Well Being Act
BT Account , 180.77 “ 102415 LG Telecom Act1984-594
ICO Data Protection, 40.00 “ 102419 LG No know Act 137
BHIB Insurance Policy, 1,224.34 “ 102416 Unlisted Act LG 137
One Voice Wales Membership, 333.00 “ 102420 Unlisted Act LG 137
Clerks Salary 577.29 “ 102417 LG Act 1972 S151
HMRC Payment. 76.70 “ 102418 LG Act 1972 S519
Total Payments. £3,917.94
Transfer between Accounts: £4,000.00
10) E Mails & Correspondence:
Received: Letters of thanks for the recent donations to:
Green Acres Animal Park, Nightingale House, Cerebral Palsy Organisation, War Memorial
Institute, Lifeboats Flint, Hope House, Sandycroft Community Centre.
Dispatched:
Office of the Crime Commissioner Land adjacent to the former Hawarden Castle Hotel – Badger
Site,
Break in at empty Houses Chester Road East, Queensferry
Enquiries as to the Identity of the Local Police Officer.
Nuisance of cars parking on pavement with double yellow lines, Pierce Street, Queensferry.
These enquiries have now been passed to the local Inspector
11) Planning Applications: None received.
1 2) Reports from C Clr D Wisinger:
1. Queensferry Clock now showing the correct time.
2. Yellow lines – land by the car auction – in hand
3. Cllr, Wisinger would organise the ordering of 30 poppies for lampposts.
Volunteers from council members were required to erect them on the lampposts.
Cllr. R. Connah would make enquiries from the cherry picking system used by Hawarden
Community Council.
4. Land at the approach to Willow Brook – Cllr. Wisinger would be contacting enforcement and the
Tree Officer regarding the development that was taking place on the land.
5. Cllr Wisinger would arrange for press photograph of councillors & news coverage of the
Sandycroft Defibrillator & also the children’s play-area which this council had match funded.
13) Issues affecting the Wards:
Sandycroft A letter would be sent to National Resource Wales to remind them that the garden wall
that was falling into the brook could result in a flooding hazard.
The Chairman & Clerk would arrange to meet the representative of Growing Places regarding size
& location of two street planters to be placed in Pentre & Sandycroft.
Dogs on play field – enforcement to be contacted, this problem would be mentioned in the
Chairman’s news letter.
Queensferry & Pentre – No new issues reported from Pentre.
FLVC best kept communities competition will not be taking place this year.
14) Date & Time of Next Meeting:To be confirmed, as the Community Centre may be
available. Meeting Closed at 8.20pm Cllr. Mrs S. Wynn asked to be excused at 7.50pm