AGENDA Parish Council meeting – February 2025

• TO NOTE 

• TO RECEIVE declarations of interest i 

• TO CONSIDER any applications made 

• AGREE that the Council will seek to co-opt to the two vacancies at the March Council meeting. 

Closing date for the notice of the casual vacancy left as a result of the resignation of Cr Griffiths is 28th February.  

1. TO APPROVE the draft minutes of the January 2025 Parish Council meeting (file document) 

• TO RAISE any matters for reporting to the police 

• NOTE Have Your Say event Monday 3rd March from 9.30am in Radley Village Hall 

1. NOTE an update 

1. DELEGATE a group to consider heads of terms for the lease with Rotunda Trust 

1. RECEIVE notes of a meeting of the Gooseacre development team (file document) and  

1.  CONSIDER the Village Hall Management Committee’s list of priorities for the refurbishment and  

1. APPROVE proposed next steps: 

1. Ringfence a sum (£100K proposed) to redevelop the play area. 

1. Approve a quote for the Quantity Surveyor to cost improvements to heating and insulation (windows and decoration)  

1. The Council to set a maximum allocation for the project including a contingency at the March meeting. 

1. CONSIDER any updates 

1. NOTE a progress meeting has been arranged with Pye.  

1. NOTE 

1. Notes of a meeting held with Thames Water, OFWAT and Lower Radley residents 

1. Thames Water agreed actions 

1. Application for removal of a small section of hedgerow to facilitate upgrade of the rising main  

1. CONSIDER further actions 

1. TO ACKNOWLEDGE scrutiny and acceptance of the monthly bank statements and reconciliation for January for endorsing by signing by a councillor. 

1. NOTE the budget update (file document) 

1. NOTE the finance reports (Rialtas documents file). 

1. TO ACKNOWLEDGE scrutiny of the invoices for payment in February and confirm this by signing of the monthly schedule of payments by a councillor. 

1. TO APPROVE accounts for payment as itemised on the monthly cashbooks for February 

• TO APPROVE the financial security risk assessment 2025 update (file document) 

1. RECEIVE the report on the Interim Internal Audit (file document) 

• CONSIDER a draft investment strategy (file document) 

• Including a proposal for reinvesting maturing funds 

• TO CONSIDER quotes for grass cutting for 2025 (file document) 

• NOTE the report of the January 2025 quarterly inspection (file document) 

• APPROVE proceeding with annual inspection 

A visual review is carried out every week. 

Format to be the same as 2024- Parish Council reports, reports from village organisations, project updates and Q&A session.  

All councillors are asked to attend. 

• TO RECEIVE reports from the District and County councillors. 

1. TO RAISE any urgent reports 

1. TO NOTE Arrangements, volunteers.  

The school has kindly granted use of the school hall free of charge 

1. TO CONSIDER whether the Parish Council should take any further action.  

1. CONSIDER request of Beckley and Stowood Parish Council for the Council to add their name to a letter objecting to Oxford City Council’s proposal for a unitary authority which would take in surrounding parishes. 

1. NOTE OALC January update 

1. Oxfordshire County Council newsletter – consultation on home-school travel 

1. Radley Lakes Trust February newsletter 

• TO AGREE