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Contact: Phil Wye Email: phil.wye@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Councillor Toby Neal – other council business Councillor Jane Urquhart – personal Ben Rosser, Pythian Club |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: None. |
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Meeting held on 27 September 2017 (for confirmation) Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held of the 27 September 2017 were confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair. |
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Area Committee Community Representatives To formally note the appointment of Carol Mee, CTARA (Carrington Tenants’ and Residents’ Association), as an Area Committee Community Representative for the Sherwood ward for the municipal year 2017/18. Minutes: RESOLVED to formally note the appointment of Carol Mee, Carrington Tenants’ and Residents’ Association (CTARA), as an Area Committee Community Representative for the Sherwood Ward for the 2017/18 municipal year. |
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Neighbourhood Policing Update Verbal update Minutes: Inspector Christine Busuttil, Nottinghamshire Police, gave a verbal update on crime and policing in the Sherwood ward, highlighting the following:
(a)
robbery in the ward has reduced over the
year. Burglary has increased but this is due to new reporting
mechanisms which include shed and garage burglaries in the
figures; (b)
violence and antisocial behaviour have reduced; (c)
2 PCSOs and 1 PC have left this month, however their posts are
being recruited soon; (d)
PCSO Laura Cooper was a finalist in Nottingham Post’s Women
in Business awards; (e)
A couple of drug warrants have been carried out this month, and two
high visibility days around Nottingham Prison; (f) a recent firearm amnesty saw 245 weapons handed into police across Nottinghamshire.
Inspector Robert Wilson, Nottinghamshire Police, gave a verbal update on crime and policing issues in the Berridge Ward, highlighting the following:
(g)
there has been a significant rise in crime across the ward this
year, however the situation is improving, with some valuable
arrests for burglary; (h)
there has been a number of crimes in the
New Basford area committed by a group of young people.
Interventions by a mixture of agencies has managed this, and the
situation continues to be monitored; (i)
a number of low quality Supported Accommodation residences have
opened in the area, with vulnerable and criminal
residents; (j)
the police authority continues to
recruit further PCSOs and PCs, and have a number of applications to
consider. Positively, 12% of applicants come from Black and
Minority Ethnic backgrounds; (k) a new Schools Officer role, based at Djanogly City Academy and Nottingham Free School, has been established to work with teachers and pupils in reducing youth offending.
Flora Cameron, Senior Community Protection Officer, gave a verbal update on local Community Protection, highlighting the following:
(l)
in Sherwood, the main priorities are bins on streets and deterring
begging, and working alongside the police on antisocial
behaviour; (m)in Berridge, the main priorities
are fly-tipping and bins on streets; (n) a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for dog fouling and dogs on leads is coming into effect.
RESOLVED to thank Christine, Robert and Flora for their updates. |
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Report of the Director of Neighbourhood Services Additional documents: Minutes: Leigh Plant, Neighbourhood Development Officer, introduced the report focussing on current priorities and issues facing the Berridge and Sherwood wards and giving details of forthcoming events and activities.
RESOLVED to
(1)
note the progress on ward priorities and other
supporting information including the issues being addressed by each
Neighbourhood Action Team; (2) note the current performance data. |
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Nottingham City Homes PDF 144 KB Report of the Chief Executive of Nottingham City Homes
Additional documents:
Minutes: Wade Adams, Area Housing Manager, Nottingham City Homes (NCH), introduced the report providing updates on key issues and themes which link back to local priorities and the strategic themes for Nottingham City Homes, highlighting the following:
(a)
work is now underway at Woodthorpe & Winchester Courts, with new
insulation being installed and heating upgrades. A new extra care
scheme will sit between the two existing blocks and the entire
complex will be renamed Winwood
Heights; (b)
sprinklers, intercoms, smoke detectors and PA systems will be
installed in all high-rise blocks across the city, in a two year
project starting in 2018; (c) the NCH annual fun day this year had more than twice the number of attendees as last year, and the feedback from customers and partners has been overwhelmingly positive.
RESOLVED to
(1)
note and the update and performance information in the
report; (2) note the allocation of funds for 2017/18, as detailed below:
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LiON Integrated Health and Social Care Directory PDF 237 KB Presentation Minutes: Karla Banfield, Market Strategy and Development Manager, gave a presentation to the Committee on LiON (Local Information Online Nottingham), a new online directory for health and social care in Nottingham, highlighting the following:
(a)
LiON is jointly funded by the council
and the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), and aims to connect
citizens more quickly with the services and events they need. It
replaces five previous online directories; (b)
the website is divided into nine
categories for ease of navigation and signposting. Some of these
contain links to national information where this is relevant and to
avoid duplication; (c)
LiON is being promoted to the council
and CCG workforce as a tool to help them correctly signpost
citizens; (d)
the Berridge and Sherwood area currently has around 50-60 groups on
the database; (e) videos will be developed as well as written information as research has shown that citizens engage better with visuals;
The following points were raised during the discussion which followed:
(f)
organisations are reminded to update their pages every 3 months,
and if a page has not been updated after 6 months it may be
deleted; (g)
groups are accredited before being added to the database; (h) the children’s services section is still added to, so should gain more detail soon.
RESOLVED to thank Karla for her presentation. |
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Updates and Items of Good News from Community Representatives Minutes: Carol Mee, CTARA, told the Committee that their next meeting and AGM will be on Monday 11th December at the Gladstone Pub. She also confirmed that the Pocket Park at Selkirk Way in Carrington is now complete. |
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NG7 - Area Based Grant update Verbal update Minutes: Jawaid Khalil, Manager, NG7 Training, Employment and Advice, gave a verbal update, highlighting the following:
(a)
a meeting was held recently regarding
the usage of Hyson Green Youth Club, as there is concern that it is
currently neglected. The meeting was a brainstorming event to
identify gaps in provision and to improve community cohesion.
Funding has been sourced through Nottingham Together; (b)
Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges has now completed their 10
week programme addressing the issues of knife crime in New Basford
and this has seen an improvement in the situation; (c)
Area Based Grant funding comes to an end in March 2018. One member
of staff has already left, and others are applying for other jobs,
which impacts on the organisation but they still hope to meet all
their targets. Councillors agreed that Hyson Green Youth Club is under-used, and welcomed the work to engage with different communities in the area. The New Art Exchange could also be made more available for community use. |
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Report of the Director of Neighbourhood Services Additional documents: Minutes: Leigh Plant, Neighbourhood Development Officer, introduced the report providing the Committee with the latest spend proposals under the Area Capital Fund scheme.
RESOLVED to
(1) approve the Area Capital Fund programme of schemes for Berridge and Sherwood wards as set out below:
(2) note the commitment of funds in Berridge and Sherwood wards as set out below:
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Ward Councillor Budget PDF 211 KB Report of the Director of Neighbourhood Services Additional documents: Minutes: Leigh Plant, Neighbourhood Development Officer, introduced the report advising the Committee of the use of delegated authority by the Director of Neighbourhood Services for those projects funded by Ward Councillor budgets.
RESOLVED to note the actions agreed by the Director of Neighbourhood Services in respect of projects and schemes within the Berridge and Sherwood wards, as detailed below:
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