Agenda and minutes

Cllr Leslie Ayoola   

Cllr Jon Collins  -  other commitments

Cllr Rosemary Healy  -  personal reasons

 

Mark Sunderland

None.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 10 November 2015.

 

The minutes for the meeting on 10 November 2015 were confirmed and signed by the Chair.

Report of Corporate Director for Development and Growth.

John Lee, Rights of Way Officer at Nottingham City Council introduced a request for authorisation to stop up an area of footway (pavement) at Poulton Drive, Sneinton.

 

RESOLVED to authorise the making of an application to the Magistrates Court pursuant to section 116 of the Highways Act 1980 to stop up the area of footway shown at Appendix 1 and 2 of the report.

Report of Director of Sport and Culture.

Eddie Curry, Head of Parks and Open Spaces and Alex Brown, Community Sport and Physical Activity Officer introduced the ParkLives Healthy Lifestyle Activity Programme 2016.

 

The following points were highlighted:

 

(a)  Nottingham was one of 10 authorities successful in securing funding from Coca Cola;

 

(b)  there are lots of Friends and Parks groups around the city that need to be engaged with;

 

(c)  over 4000 people went to last year’s ParkLives event in Colwick;

 

(d)  there will be opportunities to engage local people, get them involved in events as well as providing some training;

 

(e)  King Edward’s Park has capacity to host more sports.  One option to explore would be to put a container on the park to store sports equipment;

 

(f)  funding for projects can take a while to mature depending on the complexities of different sites.  Installing football pitches on Colwick Park is difficult, especially if it involves building clubhouses due to low lying nature of the land;

 

(g)  several parks now have bike stations for parking.  There is more work to be done on this however;

 

(h)  to get people into parks they must be well maintained and have facilities that people can use.  This would include refreshment stalls.  The main aim of the scheme is to get people to participate in low level activity;

 

Residents expressed an interest in seeing an update to this item in a year’s time to see how the scheme had progressed in the East Area.  Cllr Trimble (attending to provide information on this item) stressed that as officers wouldn’t be involved with every group set up as part of this initiative, it could be difficult to measure overall success.  However, bringing an update back to Committee is a possibility in the future.

 

The Chair and fellow Members expressed thanks to Peter Wright from King Edward’s Park, Rob Johnson from Forty Two Skateboard Shop and Neighbourhood Development Officers (NDOs) for their work with parks in the area.

 

RESOLVED to:

(1)  note the draft ParkLives programme for 2016;

(2)  request that nominations for Local ParkLives Ambassadors/Activators are emailed to parklives@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.

Report of Director of Commercial and Operations.

Eddie Curry, Head of Parks and Open Spaces, and Emily Aron, Biodiversity and Greenspace Policy Officer introduced a report outlining an amendment to the Colwick Woods Local Nature Reserve boundary.

 

The following points were highlighted:

 

(a)  the boundary change includes statutory allotments; the amendment would see these allotments being de-declared.  Currently, the land is very overgrown and great for wildlife.

 

  There will be an overall gain of 4.7 hectares, and the land will be managed by Nottingham City Council and the Friends of Colwick Woods.  Once the Secretary of State has responded to the application, there will be a 12 week consultation period;

 

(b)  people with gardens backing onto Council land have gradually been encroaching into the woods.  The Allotments team have been speaking with these residents; there are two gardens in the north corner of the site that require an extension from the Secretary of State.  If the people in these properties move or pass away, any agreed extension to their garden would not apply to future residents.

 

There is also a pond and shed in a corner of the site belonging to an elderly gentleman that requires similar treatment to the land extension;

 

(c)  the boundary around the site will be reinforced with new fencing;

 

(d)  the main reason for the delay in this process was the allotment designation.  A decision was made two years ago to assume that allotments are statutory.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

(1)  support the proposals to amend the existing Local Nature Reserve (LNR) boundary at Colwick Woods;

 

(2)  note the process to be followed;

Report of Corporate Director of Development and Growth.

Dawn Alvey, Commissioning and Delivery Manager introduced the Island Site Supplementary Planning Document Consultation.

 

The supplementary document has been prepared to try and move development of the site forward.  An approved planning document is required so that the Council has an agreed way of moving forward.  The Island Site has difficulties with previous contamination.

 

RESOLVED to support the draft Supplementary Planning Document.

Report of Corporate Director of Development and Growth.

Dawn Alvey, Commissioning and Delivery Manager introduced the Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies Document.

 

The Land and Planning Policies Document will form the second part of the City Council’s Local Plan for Nottingham City, alongside the Nottingham City Aligned Core Strategy (Local Plan Part 1), which was adopted in September 2014.

 

The Government needs Nottingham City Council to set out housing plans for the next 15 years.  The Plan looks at large sites in the City and tries to make sure that they are suitable for future housing.  The plan will highlight whether land is suitable for use.

 

RESOLVED to

 

(1)  note that the Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies document and accompanying Policies Map has been published for representations, and the period for making representations ends on 11 March 2016;

 

(2)  inform members of the ownership details for the Castle College site by email using information from the Land Registry.

Report of Chief Executive of Nottingham City Homes.

Garry Nelmbs, Tenancy and Estates Manager at Nottingham City Homes updated the Committee on key issues and themes that link back to local priorities.

 

Greg Foister, Neighbourhood Development Officer for the Dales Ward tabled two extra schemes at Skipton Circus and Newark Crescent, which are listed in the table below.  The funds available have been adjusted accordingly:

 

RESOLVED to:

 

(1)  note the update and performance information in Appendix 1;

 

(2)  note the allocation of funds for 2015/16 – remaining budget Dales - £37,099, Mapperley - £17,026.06, St Ann’s - £35,619.63;

 

(3)  de-commit the funds from the Dooland Drive scheme, note the Comyn Gardens scheme, and approve the extra schemes at Skipton Circus and Newark Crescent:

 

Address	Request	Reason	Cost
Dooland Drive	Parking scheme and access improvements.  To alleviate parking issues and improve disabled access in this street	To alleviate parking issues and improve disabled access in this street	£5327.94 (de-committed, no longer required)
Comyn Gardens/Hedderley Walk	Removal of static bollards and the reinstallation of dropped bollards	To prevent nuisance and obstructive parking on footpath and improve access for engineer’s vehicles	£1852.37
Skipton Circus	Construction of a hard standing and drop kerb on Skipton Circus as part of an ongoing scheme	To address a local traffic issue.	£3500
Newark Crescent	Additional money towards the already committed sum of £1500 for the installation of a knee high rail and bollard at Newark Crescent	See request	£730

 

Report of Corporate Director for Commercial and Operations.

RESOLVED to:

 

(1)  note the monies available to Dales, Mapperley and St Ann’s wards for 2015/16:

 

  Dales  £4914

  Mapperley  £12725

  St Ann’s  £90577;

 

(2)  approve the Area Capital Programme of schemes for Dales, Mapperley and St Ann’s for 2015/2016, as set out below:

 

  Dales LTP schemes

 

 

Location	Type	Details	Estimate
Pullman Road	Footpath	Resurface of Pullman Road footpath, odd number side only – lead service: Highway maintenance	£13691
Nottingham Academy	Lining	Extension of zig-zags on roads surrounding Nottingham Academy (subject to final scheme planning) – lead service: Traffic & Safety	£7500
Dales ward crossings	Dropped crossings	Provision of two pairs of dropped crossings at identified locations across the ward – lead service: Traffic & Safety	£5500

 

  Dales Public Realm Schemes

 

Location	Type	Details	Estimate
North Sneinton Dale	Area improvement	Contribution to area improvement in North Sneinton Dale area – lead service: Parks & Open Spaces	£10000
Green’s Mill Play area	Play equipment	Improvement to play equipment at Green’s Mill play area – lead service: Parks & Open Spaces

 

Mapperley Public Realm Schemes

 

Location	Type	Details	Estimate
Querneby Road	Survey	Determine options and feasibility for potential parking scheme in Querneby Road area – lead service: Traffic and Safety	£1925
Mapperley Ward	Footpaths	Additional contribution to large scale footpath patching works on Arlington Drive – lead service: Highway Maintenance	£6500

 

Mapperley Ward Withdrawn Schemes

 

Location	Type	Details	Estimate
Dooland Drive	Parking scheme	Scheme discontinued	£389

 

St Ann’s LTP Schemes

 

Location	Type	Details	Estimate
St Ann’s traffic schemes	Study	Audit all of St Ann’s traffic schemes – lead service: Traffic & Safety	£5000
St Ann’s Phase 1 (Spalding area cluster)	Parking	Spalding Road/Windmill Lane area residential parking scheme - lead service: Traffic & Safety	£24500

 

St Ann’s Withdrawn Schemes

 

Location	Type	Details	Estimate
Shelton Street	Traffic calming	Underspend on traffic calming scheme	£2540
Spalding Road Area	Parking	Remaining funding to be allocated to new Spalding Area Cluster scheme	£8500

 

Report of Director of Economic Development.

Chris Grocock, Community Partnership Manager introduced the Area East Jobs Plan, which provides a response to questions raised at the November meeting at Area Committee East.  It also proposes a way forward for the facilitation and oversight of area-based Employment and Skills activities through the creation of an ‘Employment and Skills East Area Partnership’ led by local Councillors and supported by officers from Employment and Skills.

 

Members were pleased by the thorough report, and by the fall in numbers of the unemployed.  Future performance management of this sector was encouraged.

 

RESOLVED to establish an Employment and Skills East Area Partnership with terms of reference, membership, officers, reporting, and frequency of meetings to be decided at the next East Area Cluster meeting.

Report of Director of Neighbourhood Services.

Greg Foister, Michelle Graley and Fi Cusick, Neighbourhood Developments Officers in the East Area, produced a report outlining the Area Committee Priorities for 2015/16.

 

RESOLVED to note the Area Committee priorities and actions.

Report of Corporate Director for Commercial and Operations.

Greg Foister, Neighbourhood Development Officer for the Dales Ward, introduced the Ward Performance Report. 

 

The following additional information was provided:

 

(a)  crime is currently 5.2% down in the East Area, with their being 179 less crimes than the previous year.  Robbery, burglary, vehicle offences, and anti-social behaviour are all down.  Crimes on the increase currently includes sexual offences, and shoplifting;

 

(b)  there is a citywide concern over the Dales Co-op and its policy towards shoplifting.  The Co-op has worked towards addressing this problem in the past, but the problem seems to have reappeared again.

 

  The Police have held beat surgeries outside the Co-op, and have held lots of initiatives there to try and reduce crime.  When Police have been present at the Co-op in the Dales, crime has significantly reduced. 

 

  Members expressed a concern that one shop in the area, by proportion, is causing a high level of crime.  A request was made that these minutes be sent to the Co-op to highlight this concern.

 

RESOLVED to note the Ward Performance Report.

Report of Director of Commercial and Operations.

Greg Foister, Neighbourhood Development Officer for St Ann’s Ward presented the report of the Corporate Director for Commercial and Operations, 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

 

Committed Schemes

 

Lets Shine and Give a Smile  200

Dales Week of Action 2015  600

Dales Barrier Trough Planting 2015  1052

EPIC 2015  2027

Sneinton Cinema  895

Community Learning Network/UPKO  400

Oliver Hind Youth Club 2015  515

Party in the Park 2015  500

STARA Litter Pick 2015  94

Sneinton Community Foodbank – Hope Nottingham  350

Friends of Colwick Woods 2015  200

SKN Heritage Museum  200

Noor  250

Area Committee Support Cost 2015  389

Consultation meetings 2015  343

Let it Sine Christmas Party 2015  250

MCO Mums and Tots 2015  457

Nottingham Muslim Network  250

 

Total uncommitted remaining  6229

 

Unspent Committed Balances b/fwd 14/15  9169

Uncommitted Balances b/fwd 14/15  201

Balance as at 31/03/2015  9370

Budget Allocated 15/16  15000

Balance Available 15/16  24370

Allocated Funds (Spent and Unspent) 15/16  18141

 

Uncommitted Balances as at 31/03/16  6229

 

Mapperley Ward

 

De-Committed Schemes

 

Micklebrough Park  126

Gating Order  200

Dog fouling signs  350

Dog training classes  500

Story telling Augustine’s Primary School  600

Committee representatives  297

Organising local residents  422

Vouchers for young people contrib environmental work  2493

Next generation  795

Fireworks event 04 Nov 12 – Friends of Coppice Park  200

Youth @ St Judes  17

Mapperley WEEE Event  53

Botany Avenue Corridor of Colour 2013  260

Park notice boards  1168

Jobs Fair 2013  200

Holding Hands 2014  250

Health & Wellbeing Project  1395

 

Committed Schemes

 

Community Cycle Cinema  350

Good Neighbours/Free 4 All  2640

Health and Wellbeing Project  1946

STARS Summer Playscheme 2015  1500

STARS Weekly After-school Club 2015/16  5472

BY Youth Club Summer Programme 2015  401

Area 6 Play & Youth Team Bowling Session  150

Good Neighbours Project  2880

National Diversity Awards 2015  1260

Coppice Park Firework Display 2015  900

SKN Heritage Museum  495

Winter Activity Days 2015/16  1262

 

Unspent as at 31/03/15  27983

Uncommitted as at 31/03/15  1571

Balance as at 31/03/15  29555

Budget allocated 15/16  15000

Balance available to spend  44555

Allocated funds  39262

 

Uncommitted Balances as at 31/03/2016  5293

 

St Ann’s Ward

 

De-committed schemes

 

Festive celebrations St Ann’s  874

Christmas lights (Dorothy Holmes)  3100

 

Committed Schemes

 

King Edward’s Park – Employment Fair and Fun Day  200

King Edward’s community funday    1506

Nature land trip for local St Ann’s families  175

Room hire cost  2700

Bright ideas – reggaerobics    1500

National Playday – family fun event  900

Local issues meetings (YCYV) top up  306

St Ann’s week of action 2014 top up  1291

Xmas light switch on – St Ann’s Sneinton Market 2015 top up  4198

St Ann’s Adventure national playday – early help team  900

Financial resilience in St Ann’s and Sneinton workshop  684

Football team kit & equipment  2000

The Chase Christmas luncheon club  600

Refugee & asylum seekers Christmas lunch  180

 

Unspent committed balances b/fwd 14/15  17470

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