Agenda for Area Committee East (A.C.E) Dales, St Ann's & Mapperley on Tuesday, 23rd June, 2015, 6.00 pm

Agenda and minutes

Venue: LB 41 - Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG. View directions

Contact: Noel McMenamin, Constitutional Services, Tel: 0115 8764304  Email: noel.mcmenamin@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR

Minutes:

RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Sue Johnson as Chair of the Committee for the 2015/16 municipal year.

2.

APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHAIR

Minutes:

RESOLVED to appoint Councillors Leslie Ayoola and Gul Khan as Vice Chairs of the Committee for the 2015/16 municipal year.

3.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Greg Feltham

Simon Allardice – Nottinghamshire Police

4.

DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS

Minutes:

None.

5.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 242 KB

Last meeting held on 10 February 2015 (for confirmation)

Minutes:

Subject to recording that Cherry Underwood of the Renewal Trust attended the meeting, the Committee confirmed the minutes of the meeting held on 10 February 2015 as a true record and they were signed by the Chair.

6.

THE CHASE NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE

Presentation on handover of Centre to the Renewal Trust

(Cherry Underwood/Debbie Webster)

Minutes:

The Committee received a joint presentation by Debbie Webster of St Anns Advice and Cherry Underwood of Renewal Trust on the Chase Neighbourhood Centre, highlighting the following:

 

(a)  The Chase Neighbourhood Centre, locally known as ‘The Hut’, was built in 1997 and was the first community ‘self-build’ of its type in England. St Anns Advice Group has tenanted the property since its opening;

 

(b)  Following the demise of the Chase Action Group, the Renewal Trust provided interim management and financial support to ensure the continued operation of the Centre, and tapping into additional funding streams;

 

(c)  The time is now right to return the Centre to the community, and on 1 April 2015 the Centre was transferred to St Anns Advice Group. The Group provides a range of social welfare law advice;

 

(d)  The Small Steps Big Changes initiative will have its hub at the Centre, while training and pre-employment opportunities will be located at the Centre through Advice Nottingham. Refurbishment will also take place to provide a community space;

 

(e)  A formal launch of the Centre is planned, and will include a film depicting the history of the building.

 

(f)  In response to a councillor’s question, Ms Webster expressed the view that outreach provision of services in areas less well connected to the Centre will increase.

 

RESOLVED to note the presentation, and to thank Ms Underwood and Webster for the information provided.

7.

WARD PERFORMANCE REPORTS - QUARTER 1 pdf icon PDF 286 KB

Report of Strategic Director for Commercial and Neighbourhood Services

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Michelle Graley, Neighbourhood Development Officer (NDO) for St Ann’s, Greg Foister, NDO for Dales, and Fi Cusick, NDO for Mapperley, introduced the Strategic Director for Commercial and Neighbourhood Services’ report providing summary updates on key themes within the Nottingham Plan 2020 for Quarter 1 2015/16, highlighting the following:

 

St Ann’s

 

(a)  the programme of ward walks and public meetings for 2015/16 is being drawn up, as are actions and issues to tackle in the ward’s Week of Action;

 

(b)  the recent fatal incident in the ward has impacted the community’s confidence and action will be needed with schools and citizens to raise levels of pride;

 

(c)  the Banks project is now completed, apart from Truman Close which will be part of a new design. Mark Sunderland’s team will be starting the process of weeding the banks from 13 July 2015;

 

Dales

 

(d)  there is a continued focus on flytipping and street cleansing, and the Week of Action, focussing on Ipswich Circus, Linton Rise and Sneinton Dale, will have an environment focus. A new mobile camera will be used where hotspots are identified;

 

(e)  Greenway Park, the 4th park in the ward, is being developed;

 

(f)  As well as ward walks and surgeries, new ways of engaging with citizens are being explored;

 

(g)  Dales ward fared well on the cleanliness index;

 

(h)  New College Nottingham is working on employment issues with hard-to-reach communities in the ward;

 

Mapperley

 

(i)  Mapperley Road Residents Parking Scheme is the main issue being taken forward, with Phase 2 now in development;

 

(j)  City College is to host a Jobs Fair on 8 July 2015.

 

Inspector Nick Waldram provided the following update on crime and anti-social behaviour:

 

(k)  overall crime has risen, and violent crime, including domestic violence, remained a key priority;

 

(l)  robbery, burglary dwelling and theft from vehicles figures have reduced, but shoplifting figures, as well as ‘new crimes’ such as malicious communication,  have increased;

 

(m)  there have been a number of recent arrests for drug dealing in the area.

 

Discussion focussed on crime and anti-social behaviour:

(n)  A councillor expressed concern about increases in crime and anti-social behaviour in the Area, and that Police personnel on secondment to other initiatives, such as Priority Families, were not being replaced;

 

(o)  In response, Inspector Waldram explained that not replacing secondees was standard Police practice, while another councillor pointed out that the Police have faced significant funding reductions in recent years, and that these were now having an impact.

 

RESOLVED to note the Ward Performance for Quarter 1 2015/16.

 

8.

NOTTINGHAM CITY HOMES pdf icon PDF 313 KB

Report of Chief Executive, Nottingham City Homes

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Gary Nelmbs, Tenancy and Estates Manager, presented the report of the Chief Executive of Nottingham City Homes, outlining key performance updates on programme and environmental issues, highlighting the following:

 

(a)  Nottingham Energy Partnership is a key partner delivering the European Union-funded REMOURBAN project in the Windmill Lane area. Under the project, over 400 solid wall properties will be retrofitted with solid wall insulation, and will benefit from a range of other energy efficiency measures;

 

(b)  Michelle Graley, Neighbour Development Officer, reported several changes to the environmental schemes submitted for approval at Appendix 2 to the report, including the removal of the scheme at Lotus Close, and the addition of a number of schemes, asterisked below.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

(1)  note the contents of the report set out in appendices 1 and 2, as   amended;

 

(2)  approve the following environmental schemes under the St Anns Improvement Plan 2015/16:

 

Address

Cost

Details

49-93 Luther Close

£7,464

Fencing to create private gardens

Westminster Close

£20,000

Community garden with fencing, groundwork, footpath

Rear of Tulip Avenue

£15,918

Reinstatement of green space/install knee rail fencing

Rear of Lavender/Lobella

£18,018

Replace wooden knee rail fencing with metal fencing

Woodborough Road

£21,940

Knee rail metal fencing

Westville Gardens

£15,301

Fencing Upgrade

195 Abbotsford Drive

£3,307

Knee rail fencing around green space

*Walton Terrace

£7,143

Metal fencing to define property space

*Comyn Gardens Green Space

£4,196

Metal bow-top fencing

*Comyn Gardens/Hedderley Walk

£1,725

Installation of 3 bollards

*Comyn Gardens/Hedderley Walk

£3,115

Knee rail fencing

*Walton Avenue

£750

Metal gate installation

*Bilby Gardens

£22,959.56

Range of fencing, painting and resurfacing works

 

9.

AREA CAPITAL FUND 2015/16 pdf icon PDF 346 KB

Report of Strategic Director for Commercial and Neighbourhood Services

Minutes:

Michelle Graley, NDO for St Anns, introduced the Strategic Director for Commercial and Neighbourhood Services’ report detailing the latest spend proposals under the Area Capital Fund, including highways and footways, subject to noting that St Anns councillors have agreed to funding for the Hungerhill Road Wall scheme being transferred from St Anns LTP to Nottingham City Homes to project manage the scheme.

 

 

RESOLVED to

 

(1)  note that the following funding is available (Area Capital 2015/16):

 

  Dales  £103,000

  Mapperley  £61,300

  St Ann’s  £108,848

 

(2)  approve the following new schemes:

 

Dales Public Realm Schemes:

 

Location

Type

Estimate

Details

Dales Ward

Tree works

£5,000

Contribution to citywide felling, replanting scheme

Dales ward

Gating

£1,000

Lock replacement scheme for shared gates

 

Mapperley LTP Schemes

 

Location

Type

Estimate

Details

Mapperley Road Phase 1

Parking

£20,000

Provision of Parking Scheme

Belvoir Street

Parking

£8,500

Parking scheme survey

 

Mapperley Public Realm Schemes

 

Location

Type

Estimate

Details

Mapperley Ward

Tree works

£5,000

Contribution to citywide felling, replanting scheme

 

St Ann’s LTP schemes

 

Location

Type

Estimate

Details

Hungerhill Road

Carriageway

£49,056

Resurfacing Hungerhill Road from Aster Road to Ransom Road

Rothley Avenue/Anstey Rise

Fencing

£2,838

Erection of safety fencing

Hungerhill Road Wall: Lindfield Road

Wall repair

£12,883.82

Transfer of funds to NCH to project manage wall repair, as agreed by St Anns ward councillors

 

St Ann’s Public Realm Schemes

 

Location

Type

Estimate

Details

St Anns ward CCTV

Security

£600

Mobile CCTV cameras

Sycamore School

Floodlighting

£29,645

Floodligting works contribution for community football club

St Anns Ward

Tree works

£5,000

Contribution to citywide felling, replanting scheme

Windmill Lane link footpath

Wall repair

£13,133

Wall repair between Windmill Lane and Spalding Road

King Edward’s Park

Football Field

£3,380

Additional funding for design, planning, project management

 

10.

DELEGATED AUTHORITY PROJECTS pdf icon PDF 275 KB

Report of Strategic Director for Commercial and Neighbourhood Services

Minutes:

Greg Foister, Neighbourhood Development Officer, presented the report of the Strategic Director for Commercial and Neighbourhood Services, detailing decisions made under delegated authority within Dales, Mapperley and St Ann’s.

 

RESOLVED to note the actions taken under delegated authority, as follows:

 

Dales Ward  Cost

 

Let’s Shine and Give a Smile 2015  £200

*Dales Barrier Troughs 2015  £1,052

*EPIC 2015  £2,027

*Dales Ward Week of Action  £600

 

Mapperley Ward

 

Friends of Coppice Park Easter Egg hunt  £200

CEO – Community Cycle Cinema  £350

EPIC – Good Neighbours/Free4All  £2,640

CABRA – Health and Wellbeing Project  £1,946

 

St Ann’s Ward  Cost

 

King Edward’s Park Employment Fair - publicity    £200

3G Camera – Purchase    £3,500

3G Camera – 2x Licensing Fees and Management Cost  £2,075

Literacy Volunteers  £514.75

 

*not in report – reported and noted at meeting.

11.

DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS

To meet on the following dates at 6pm:

 

2015  2016

 

15 September  9 February

10 November

Minutes:

RESOLVED to meet at 6pm on the following dates in 2015/16:

 

2015  2016

 

15 September  9 February

10 November