Killay Community Council, (temporary page)

To help residents of Killay we have made a list of the right places to go for issues likely to be of concern.

The City Councillors are Mary Jones, Jeff Jones, and Louise Gibbard(follow the links for their profile on the City and County of Swansea website)

They are the point of contact for many issues.

There are also many useful links directly on the city council's website

https://www.swansea.gov.uk/residents

Licensing of premises is a Swansea City Council and Police Matter.

If there are particular issues that you want to report you can also use the Report It page by following this link.

Killay Community Council remit is limited to:

-Flowers:

Planting in green areas in Killay, including The Precinct and the grass bank outside St Hilary's.

-Arranging events:

Easter, Afternoons teas, Summer Events at the library

Band Night at the Village Inn on August Bank Holidays

Halloween and Christmas events.

- Reviewing and commenting on planning application to City Planners.

- Walking and reporting problems with footpaths.

- Maintaining social media associated with the above.

- Focus point:

For sharing community information e.g posters in the Rotunda in the Precinct, and on social media

- Attendance in Governor meetings in both Hendrefoilan and Dunvant Primary schools.

- Funding small community projects- eg. enhanced lampposts to hold hanging baskets/ Christmas lights.

Clerk to the Council

Mrs S Bagley

90 Summerland Park,

Upper Killay, SA2 7JA

01792 208281

e-mail: info@killaycommunitycouncil.com

(Please Note: We are NOT Upper Killay Community Council

please see their facebook page, link above, for contact information)

In the event of the clerk not being available please contact the chair:

Nigel Fletcher

83 Ash Grove, Killay. SWANSEA SA2 7QZ

nigel.fletcher2014@gmail.com

01792 550798

Agenda for the next meeting - Wed 22-11-2023 - can be found here.

Minutes of October's meeting in full are available here.

Short Minutes (Draft)

A short summary of the last meeting including attendees, apologies, register of interests and decisions taken by council

Numbers refer to original agenda items

25^th October 2023

Present:- SB (Clerk) Cllrs NF (Chair), JR, PW, JE, DM, SJ, TF, RB, LA, MI, TL, JF Youth representatives HC & MJ and City Cllr L Gibbard

The Clerk announced that Cllr Bill John had resigned from the Community Council.

1. Apologies: , SG, BR, City Cllrs J Jones & M Jones

2. Declarations of Personal & Prejudicial Interest – SJ expressed personal interest in Father Christmas grotto at Siloam chapel

3. Accepted minutes of meeting dated 27^thSeptember 2023

Matters arising – City Cllr LG agreed to discuss with relevant City Council officers matters regarding pollinating plants for 2025 floral displays and bridleway KI105.

Reports

6b. City Councillors report (LG)

i. Changes to Killay bus timetables

ii. Daffodils planted in Broadmead

iii. New multi-purpose litter & dog waste bins replacing old litter bins

iv. Dunvant RFC firework event. Action to address parking issues.

v. Notification of various half-term children’s activities.

6d. Social media & marketing. Photography consent form approved. Website provider being changed in November 2023.

6e. Gardening. A new water feature has been purchased to replace the overgrown acers in the front flower bed.

7. No comments on the 3 planning applications received since the last meeting.

8. Finance

Clerks expenses £34.40Siloam rent (6 mths)£180.00

Website£93.00Website (4 year pre-payment) £149.00

Water feature £137.98 Daffodil bulbs (precinct)£23.98

Halloween (food) £29.37Halloween (soft play)£90.00

HMRC £227.40Daffodil bulbs (CCS) £180.00

Sleigh (CCS)£400.00Christmas tree £319.20

Halloween£13.43 Killay Luncheon Club £150

9a. Halloween children’s event – To be held in Scout hall on 31^st October 2-4pm.

9b. Father Christmas parade – Monday 27^thNovember

9c. Father Christmas grotto, Siloam chapel – Saturday 2^ndDecember

9d. Carol service, Siloam chapel – Sunday 10^thDecember

10. Equality & Inclusivity Group

The group are contacting various community organisations with a plan to invite them to a meeting in February 2024.

11. Requests for Donations

It was agreed to donate £150 to Killay Luncheon Club

It was agreed to re-allocate the £250 that was for Dunvant Primary canopies, to Dunvant primary outdoor furniture.

12. Town & Community Council Boundary Review

The Council considered several options and agreed to submit a response to the Local Democracy & Boundaries Commission to the effect that the preferred outcome of the review is to extend the Community Council boundary to encompass Dunvant & Killay in line with the City Council boundary.

Meeting closed at 9:25pm.