Agenda for Basford and Bestwood Area Committee on Wednesday, 6th June, 2018, 4.30 pm

Agenda and minutes

Venue: LB 31-32 - Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG. View directions

Contact: Mark Leavesley  Governance Officer

Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Chair

Minutes:

RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Raine as Chair for the remainder of the municipal year 2018-19.

2.

Appointment of Vice-Chair

Minutes:

RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Smith as Vice-Chair.

3.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Councillor Arnold  -  other Council business

 

Dale Griffin (Neighbourhood Development Officer)

Daniel Pickard (Area Housing Manager, Nottingham City Homes)

4.

Declarations of interests

If you need advice on declaring an interest, please contact the Governance Officer above, if possible before the day of the meeting

Minutes:

None.

5.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 254 KB

Last meeting held on 06 December 2017 (for confirmation)

Minutes:

The Committee confirmed the minutes of the meeting held on 06 December 2017 as a correct record and they were signed by the Chair.

6.

Area Committee Community representatives pdf icon PDF 249 KB

Report of Director of Community Protection

Minutes:

RESOLVED to appoint the following as Area Committee representatives for the Basford and Bestwood areas for the remainder of the municipal year 2018-19:

 

Chris Easton

-

Bestwood Anglican and Methodist Churches

John Hales

-

Stockhill and Ladbroke Tenants and Residents (SALTAR)

Michael Savage

-

Friends of Rona Court

 

7.

Police and Community Protection update

Minutes:

Inspectors Christine Busuttil and Gordon Fenwick, Nottinghamshire Police, and Darryl Paxford and Rupinder Kooner, Senior Community Protection Officers, updated the Committee on Policing matters in the wards, including crime and arrest figures, local initiatives to address crime and anti-social behaviour and current Police / Community Protection areas of focus.

 

During discussion, the following comments were made:

 

·  Councillors were happy to fund public events in local venues where the Police and Community Protection could discuss issues etc with local people;

 

·  if there are issues with speeding in 20mph areas, drug use / sales in local parks etc, the community should forward evidence to the Police so they can take action;

 

·  Councillors complimented Officers on the increase in the number of issued fines for dog-fouling.

 

RESOLVED to note the update.

8.

Nottingham Open Spaces Forum (NOSF) pdf icon PDF 223 KB

Report of Corporate Director of Commercial and Operations

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Martin Willis and Ben Standing, Nottingham Open Spaces Forum (NOSF) presented the report, introducing the Committee to the work being done by the Forum. He highlighted the following points:

 

(a) NOSF had recently become a registered charity and acted as a forum to bring together groups and community initiatives dedicated to looking after the open spaces within Nottingham;

 

(b)  the forum acted as a support network for small and medium sized groups and offered help identifying and applying for different funding streams;

 

(c)  the forum was also able to help smaller groups identify and gain insurance for community events, encouraging more events in the City’s open spaces.

 

RESOLVED to note the report and endorse the work of the NOSF.

9.

Parks & Open Spaces Investment Plans pdf icon PDF 210 KB

Report of Corporate Director of Commercial and Operations

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Martin Harris, Parks Senior Technical Officer, presented the report on the Parks and Open Spaces Investment Plans, highlighting the following points:

 

(a) the plan allows Nottingham City Council to demonstrate an ongoing need for investment in Nottingham City’s parks and open spaces to developers and other sources of funding;

 

(b)  the plans have been drawn up in consultation with ward Councillors and allow for quick identification of schemes when funding becomes available:

 

(c)  the plan will be updated annually to reflect the changing need for investment within the area.

 

During discussion the following comments were made:

 

·  the schemes in the plan are not listed in any order of priority and others can be added to the plans on an area by area basis;

 

·  alterations and amendments to the plan can be made / suggested by local people / groups and fed back to the Parks and Open Spaces Team.

 

RESOLVED that the investment / improvement plan, as detailed in the appendix to the report, be endorsed.

10.

Issues from Community Representatives

Please contact the Neighbourhood Development Officer at least 3 days before the meeting with any issues you wish to raise

Minutes:

No issues were raised.

11.

Area Based Grants pdf icon PDF 229 KB

Gary Cawthorne, Bestwood Partnerships, to report

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Gary Cawthorne, Bestwood Partnerships, presented the following information:

 

·  Quarter 4 2017/18 (01 Jan to 31 March 2018) monitoring report;

·  Annual End of Year Report 2017/18;

·  Forward Plan 2018/19.

 

RESOLVED to note the 2017/18 performance and the forward plan for 2018/19, and to record the thanks of the Committee to Mr Cawthorne for the excellent outcomes against targets from 2017/18 and the transparency of his reports.

12.

Nottingham City Homes - update pdf icon PDF 142 KB

Report of Chief Executive, Nottingham City Homes

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Due to receipt of an apology for absence from Daniel Pickard, Area Housing Manager, the following pre-prepared information was read to the Committee on his behalf:

 

·  ‘Grander Design’ improvement works are continuing across the area and have started at Masson Court, and Housing Patch Managers, in consultation with ‘Decent Neighbourhoods’, are looking for new proposals;

 

·  at the recent Housing Awards event (the equivalent of housing Oscars), NCH won 3 awards, including ‘UK Landlord of the Year’ and ‘Outstanding Approach to Tenant Involvement’;

 

·  Daniel has been successful in his bid to become the permanent Area Housing Manager for the area;

 

·  new builds have been completed at Amber Hill, Gautries Close and Hazel Hill (x2) and these are all currently out for let. There are also plans for new builds at East Glade, Poplar Heights, Padstow and Beckhampton included in the Corporate Local Plan;

 

·  local satisfaction in regard to anti-social behaviour, in a recent survey, was the highest it has ever been at 88%;

 

·  the new Corporate Plan includes creating ‘5-star estates’, so there is work ongoing currently to make them safe and happy places to live;

 

·  garden competition entries must be submitted by the closing date of 20 June;

 

·  Bulwell Academy is holding a ‘Fun Day’ on Saturday 15 September.

 

RESOLVED to note the information.

13.

AREA CAPITAL FUND - 2018/19 Programme pdf icon PDF 408 KB

Report of Director of Community Protection

Minutes:

Gursharan Singh Nijran, Neighbourhood Development Officer, presented the report, which detailed the spend during 2017/18 and the latest spend proposals under the Fund for 2018/19.

 

RESOLVED

 

(1)  to note the spend for 2017/18;

 

(2)  to approve the following schemes from the 2018/19 available funds:

 

Location

Scheme

Cost (£)

 

 

 

Basford - LTP

 

 

 

 

 

Lauriston Drive

Hand rail

5,300

Basford area

Lining schemes

25,000

Heathfield/Arnold Road

Road safety study

2,351

Harmston Rise

Road signs

1,068

B682

Road safety study

5,000

 

 

 

Basford - Public realm (PR)

 

 

 

 

No schemes

N/A

N/A

 

 

 

 

LTP c/f 2017/18

46,440

 

PR c/f 2017/18

7,296

 

2018/19 LTP allocation

64,900

 

2018/19 PR allocation

24,896

 

Total available

143,532

 

Less LTP schemes above

38,719

 

Remaining balance

104,813

Bestwood - LTP

 

 

 

 

 

Ridgeway Walk

Install bollards

4,800

Ridgeway/Old Farm Road

Install tactile crossings

4,000

Bewcastle Road area

Install tactile crossings

13,000

Queens Bower Road

Reconstruct footpath

66,612

 

 

 

Bestwood - Public realm (PR)

 

 

 

 

Leybourne Drive

General improvements

6,823

Queens Bower Road

Reconstruct footpath

14,352

 

 

 

 

LTP c/f 2017/18

13,012

 

PR c/f 2017/18

43

 

2018/19 LTP allocation

75,400

 

2018/19 PR allocation

28,928

 

Total available

117,383

 

Less LTP schemes above

88,412

 

Less PR schemes above

21,175

 

Remaining balance

7,796

 

14.

Ward Councillor Budget pdf icon PDF 260 KB

Report of Director of Community Protection

Minutes:

Gursharan Singh Nijran, Neighbourhood Development Officer, presented the report, which detailed decisions taken by the Director of Neighbourhood services under delegated authority since the last meeting.

 

RESOLVED to note the following 2017/18 schemes, the 2018/19 funding allocation of £5,000 to each ward Councillor and the available funds for 2018/19 schemes:

 

Basford

Amount (£)

 

 

Hoodwinked (city-wide)

500

NG Community Hub residential

750

Highbury Vale Easter sports

600

 

 

c/f 2016/17

5,601

2017/18 allocation

15,000

De-committed

1,141

Total allocated at 31/03/2018

6,465

Total unallocated at 31/03/2018

15,277

 

 

c/f 2017/18

15,277

2018/19 allocation

15,000

De-committed

0

Total allocated at 27/04/2018

0

Total unallocated at 27/04/2018 (for 2018/19 schemes)

30,277

 

 

Bestwood

 

 

 

Parent and toddler group

500

Bestwood Partnership Wellbeing course

100

Maythorne Walk - grit bin

526

Hoodwinked (city-wide)

250

 

 

c/f 2016/17

5,936

2017/18 allocation

15,000

De-committed

5,000

Total allocated at 31/03/2018

22,706

Total unallocated at 31/03/2018

3,230

 

 

c/f 2017/18

3,230

2018/19 allocation

15,000

De-committed

0

Total allocated at 27/04/2018

0

Total unallocated at 27/04/2018 (for 2018/19 schemes)

18,230

 

15.

Ward Reports pdf icon PDF 424 KB

Report of Director of Community Protection

Minutes:

Gursharan Singh Nijran, Neighbourhood Development Officer, presented the report, which for both wards detailed priorities and issues, notified forthcoming events and highlighted issues being addressed via Neighbourhood Action Team meetings.

 

RESOLVED to note the report.

16.

Dates of future meetings

To consider meeting at 4.30pm on the following Wednesdays during the municipal year 2018-19:

 

2018

05 September

05 December

 

2019

06 March

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the Committee will meet at Loxley House, NG2 3NG, at 4.30pm on the following Wednesdays during the municipal year 2018/19:

 

2018

12 September

05 December

 

2019

06 March