Agenda for Area Committee East (A.C.E) Dales, St Ann's & Mapperley on Tuesday, 15th September, 2015, 6.00 pm

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Ground Floor Committee Room - Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

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

Items
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12.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Councillor Sue Johnson – Chair (unwell)

Councillor Jon Collins (other Council business)

Councillor Chris Tansley ( other Council business)

 

Michelle Graley – Neighbourhood Development Officer

Caroline Pickering – Friends of Coppice Park

 

In the absence of Councillor Johnson, the Chair was taken by Councillor Leslie Ayoola, the Vice-Chair.

13.

DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS

Minutes:

None.

14.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 218 KB

Last meeting held on 23 June 2015 (for confirmation)

Minutes:

The Committee confirmed the minutes of the meeting held on 23 June 2015 as a true record and they were signed by the Chair of this meeting.

15.

Area Committee Community Representatives 2015/16 pdf icon PDF 236 KB

Report of Strategic Director for Commercial and Neighbourhood Services

Additional documents:

  • Area 8 Committee EAST (ACE) (Dales, Mapperley, St Ann’s) – Area Committee Community Representatives-15th September 2015

Minutes:

Fi Cusick, Neighbourhood Development Officer, introduced a report of the Strategic Director for Commercial and Neighbourhood Services, requesting approval of the appointment of community representatives from locality-based organisations to the Area Committee for 2015/16. Ms Cusick confirmed that requests for nominations had been sent to all organisations represented on the Committee in 2014/15, but that several organisations had not yet responded.

 

RESOLVED to appoint the following Community Representatives to Area Committee East for the 2015/16 municipal year:

 

Organisation

Name

 

 

Sneinton Tenants Outreach programme

Peter Wright

St Ann’s Allotments

Cathy Symes

St Ann’s Advice Group

Debbie Webster

KK Sports and Leisure Centre

Davynya Grech

ACFF

Andrew Campbell

 

 

Sneinton Alchemy CIC

Wendy Honeyman-Smith

Prettier Whittier

Noel Martin

Muslim Community Organisation Nottingham

Iftikhar Ahmed

STARA

Greg Feltham

Friends of Colwick Woods

Richard Brown

 

 

STANNRA

Deborah Main

Friends of Coppice Park

Caroline Pickering-Smith

St Andrew’s Church

Peter Goode

Elm Close Management

Denis Sabey

APRA

Barrie Ward

Mapperley Neighbourhood Watch

Peter Henson

 

 

City College Nottingham

Stephen Webb

 

16.

Appointments to Outside Bodies pdf icon PDF 183 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Noel McMenamin, Governance Officer, introduced a report of the Corporate Director for Resilience, requesting approval of appointments to locality based outside bodies, in line with the Executive Board decision taken in June 2015 to delegate this responsibility to Area Committees.

 

RESOLVED to approve the following appointments to locality-based outside bodies:

 

Outside Body

Appointments

Bakersfield Community Association Management Committee

Councillor David Mellen

Friends of Green’s Windmill

Councillor Neghat Khan

Greenway Centre Management Committee

Councillor Gul Khan

Hungerhill Developments

Eddie Curry – Head of Parks and Open Spaces (Officer)

Councillor Jon Collins

 

17.

Nottingham City Homes pdf icon PDF 822 KB

Report of Chief Executive, Nottingham City Homes

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report of the Chief Executive, Nottingham City Homes, updating the Committee on budget allocation and performance, and requesting approval for an environmental submission.

 

During discussion, the Committee made the following points:

 

(a)  The Bentinck, Manvers and Kingston external wall insulation and district heating work was commended as a very good project, though there had been issues with car parking availability, the unsightliness of heating pipes and residents’ keys while work was carried out;

 

(b)  The improvements elsewhere to the Nottingham City Homes property portfolio left Burrows Court looking even more in need of improvement work. Councillors requested an update at the next Area Committee meeting;

 

(c)  The request for funding for capital funding at Dooland Drive was approved without substantive discussion.

 

RESOLVED

 

(1)  to note the available budget for area regeneration and environmental issues  in Area Committee East for the remainder of 2015/16, as follows:

Dales ward- £43,129, Mapperley ward - £22,354, St Ann’s ward - £170,672;

 

(2)  to approve the following new scheme:

 

Location

Type

Estimate

Details

Dooland Drive

Parking scheme/access improvements

£5,327.94

To alleviate parking issues and improve disabled access

 

18.

Re-allocation of Capital Funding for Mapperley Ward Parks pdf icon PDF 283 KB

Additional documents:

  • Re-allocation of Capital Funding for Mapperley Ward Parks

Minutes:

James Dymond, Parks Development Manager, introduced a report of the Director of Sport, Culture and Parks proposing reallocating capital funding to parks in Mapperley ward to enable a range of site improvements to take place.

 

Mr Dymond explained that capital funding allocated to several parks and open spaces in Mapperley ward was no longer required as works were completed. Reallocating this funding would help deliver additional works of benefit to citizens from within agreed budgets.

 

RESOLVED to approve expenditure of £15,000 at Coppice Park and Astley Drive Play Area through reallocating previously-agreed capital funding, as follows:

 

Site/Funding:

Reallocate to:

Sycamore Park -   £5,180

Coppice Park – site improvements to help reach Green Flag standard - £10,000

 

Mickleborough -   £9,280

Astley Drive Play area improvements - £5,000

Total -   £15,000

Total - £15,000

 

19.

Ward Performance Report

Report of Strategic Director for Commercial and Neighbourhood Services

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Greg Foister, Neighbourhood Development Officer (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 2 2015/16, highlighting the following:

 

St Ann’s

 

(a)  There is concentrated project working on identifying and dealing with domestic violence, and this is likely to increase reporting of domestic violence crimes;

 

(b)  Overall crime has increased in the ward, but anti-social behaviour and noise pollution levels have significantly reduced;

 

(c)  Cleanliness scores consistently above the 86 points target, fly-tipping and graffiti levels are down, but dog fouling remains an issue;

 

(d)  St Ann’s councillors have asked for a review of parking concerns across the ward, and are also keen to ensure there is local targeted work delivered to get the unemployed back into work.

 

Dales

 

(e)  there was good community engagement demonstrated during the most recent Week of Action, with over 6.5 tonnes of rubbish removed. The next Week of Action will focus on Sneinton Dale, and will address shopping/retail waste; 

 

(f)  mobile cameras will be used at fly-tipping hotspots to help identify offenders;

 

(g)  there is an issue with the ineffective treatment of weeds in the ward, and further work will be undertaken to address the problem;

 

(h)  the Neighbourhood Management Team will continue to engage with New College Nottingham on engaging with hard-to-reach communities in the ward on employment issues;

 

(i)  there will be further local consultation on the development of Greenway Park;

 

(j)  the report highlighted the schedule of ward walks in September and October 2015.

 

Mapperley

 

(i)  Phase 2 of the Mapperley Road Residents Parking Scheme continues to make progressis the main issue being taken forward, with Phase 2 now in development;

 

(j)  consultation is taking place on proposals to develop the site of the former Morley School;

 

(k)  the Friends of Coppice Park are holding its annual Fireworks Display on 4 November;

 

(l)  the next Mapperley ‘Day’ of Action is taking place in the week beginning 2 November. Activities will include action against speeding vehicles;

 

(m)  Keepmoat Homes plan to erect a stone sign at or near the site of St Ann’s Well at its Kingsthorpe development to commemorate this local historical site;

 

(n)  a mobile camera is now in operation and will be deployed at crime and ASB hotspots.

 

Inspector Claire Rukas provided the following update on crime and anti-social behaviour:

 

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

 

(p)  robbery, burglary dwelling and theft from vehicles figures have reduced. However, burglary dwelling remained a significant issue in Mapperley Park, and addressing this ‘hot spot’ was a Police priority;

 

(q)  criminal damage had increased in August 2015 but crime statistics had been unusually low in August 2014.

 

During discussion, the following issues were raised:

 

(r)  while the levels of community engagement with the Week of Action initiatives were encouraging, community representatives and councillors wanted  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19.

20.

AREA CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2015/2016 pdf icon PDF 208 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Greg Foister and Fi Cusick, Neighbourhood Development Officers, introduced the Strategic Director for Commercial and Neighbourhood Services’ report detailing the latest spend proposals under the Area Capital Fund.

 

RESOLVED to

 

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

 

  Dales  £83,105

  Mapperley  £38,911

  St Ann’s  £108,848

 

(2)  approve the following new schemes:

 

Dales LTP Scheme

 

Location

Type

Estimate

Details

Candle Meadow

Study

£1,750

Assessment study – removing build-out at Crabtree Fields

 

Dales Public Realm Schemes:

 

Location

Type

Estimate

Details

Rossington Road

Area improvement

£2,945

Measures to address ASB in alleyway

Dales ward

Gating

£5,000

Lock replacement scheme for shared gates

Dales ward

Area improvement

£10,000

Additional funding to area improvement

 

 

Mapperley LTP Schemes

 

Location

Type

Estimate

Details

Dooland Drive

Parking

£389

NCC contribution to disabled parking provision

Astley Drive

Lighting

£1,000

Additional lighting column

 

 

Redcliffe Road/Mapperley Road Junction

Feasibility Study

£3,500

Accident prevention study

Wells Road area

Lining

£7,500

Double-yellow line junction protection

Mapperley ward crossings

Dropped crossings

£10,000

4 pairs of dropped crossings

 

 

21.

AREA COMMITTEE EAST – Delegated Authority Projects - 15th September 2015 pdf icon PDF 188 KB

Report of Strategic Director for Commercial and Neighbourhood Services

Additional documents:

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

Sneinton Cinema  £895

Community Learning Network/UPKO  £400

Oliver Hind Youth Club  £515

Party in the Park  £500

 

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

STARS Summer Play Scheme 2015  £1,500

STARS weekly After-School Club  2015/16  £5,472

BY Youth Club Summer Programme 2015  £401

Area 6 Play and Youth Team Bowling Session  £150

Good Neighbours Project  £2,880

 

St Ann’s Ward  Cost

 

King Edward’s Community Funday    £1,506

Nature Land Trip for Local Families  £175

KE Steps Room Hire Costs    £2,700

Bright Ideas - Raggaerobics  £1,500

National Playday  £900