In the temporary absence of Councillor Battlemuch, Vice Chair Councillor Sally Longford Chaired the meeting until Agenda item 4, ‘Improving the Health of Citizens’ (minute 77), at which point Councillor Battlemuch resumed the Chair .

Councillor Georgina Culley – ill health

Adam McGregor – Lenton Abbey Resident’s Association

Pauline Dorey – Neighbourhood Development Officer

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Of the meeting held on 19 September 2016 (for confirmation).

(a)  Confirmation

The minutes of the meeting held on 19 September were confirmed and signed by the presiding Chair.

(b)  Progress on Issues

There has not been any further news regarding the movement of allotment plots at Radford Bridge Road Allotments as part of the development of the site but Lylse-Anne Renwick, Neighbourhood Development Officer, offered to invite the officer from Planning to give an update at the next Area Committee meeting.

Verbal update from Nottinghamshire Police

Police Inspectors Gordon Fenwick and Robert Wilson were present to deliver a Policing update for the area.

It is noted that Policing beats do not align with City Ward Boundaries but that the office near to the Waitrose site has three Police Officers and Community Protection Officers based there to ensure a visible community presence.

For the Wollaton East beat, Inspector Gordon Fenwick updated the committee as follows:

Compared to the same period last year,

(a)  Crime overall is down by 11% (57 incidents);

(b)  Victim based crime is down by 14% (65 incidents);

(c)  Theft is down by 20% (35 fewer incidents);

(d)  Vehicle crime has reduced by 26% (29 incidents);

(e)  Theft from vehicles is down 40%;

(f)  Shop burglary has also reduced;

(g)  Burglary of dwelling and non-dwellings has increased by 14% (6 incidents);

(h)  Antisocial behaviour has increased by 16% (24 incidents) which can be mainly attributed to young people gathering in the Nidderdale and Calderdale areas and around shops. This is something which the Police are trying to address.

The Committee’s questions were responded to as follows:

(i)  There is no news to date as to whether a ‘City Police Division’ will be reintroduced by the new Chief Constable.

(ii)  A more detailed break-down and analysis of crime figures and statistics for the areas, including property status (private, social and private rented) is considered at Neighbourhood Action Team (NAT) meetings.

(iii)  With regard to the ASB in the Nidderdale and Calderdale areas, patterns have been sough and it appears that the majority of problems can be attributed to young people from other areas, not locals. Once identified, the Police contact their schools and parents to address the behaviour, with the outcomes reported to the NAT meetings.

Inspector Rob Wilson updated the Committee on crime within the Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey ward and Hillside University park/Lenton Abbey beat, compared to the same period last year, as follows:

(i)  There has been a 25% reduction on ASB (30 fewer reports);

(j)  Criminal damage is down by 33% with 14 fewer incidents;

(k)  There has been an increase in violence (domestic and general) as a new report recording regime is now in place where the report is recorded as an assault and then investigated.  This in in response to the volume of reports for which the allegation is later withdrawn by victims. There were 30 more incidents recorded against last year’s figures, mostly minor and within the Lenton Abbey Area;

(l)  There has been an increase in dwelling and non-dwelling burglaries of 6 but this mainly relates to sheds;

(m)  thefts from vehicles have increased by two;

(n)  theft of cycles is up by seven which can be attributed to a spate of thefts on the university campus during the summer. Police are accessing University CCTV to try and identify the culprits.

The committee’s questions responded to as follows:

(iv)  the reduction in ASB reports can be attributed to specific policing work to reduce noise problems. The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 76.

Report of the Director of Public Health

Alison Challenger, Director of Public Health, presented her report which updates the Committee on the progress in identifying specific health and wellbeing and treatment barriers for the population of Nottingham, and to invite members of the Committee and Community to help identify health priorities within the area.

The following points were highlighted:

(a)  to date, training has been provided to ward Councillors to enable a better understanding of the health services commissioning process;

(b)  Councillors have been asked to share their local knowledge of common  issues and healthy lifestyle and treatment barriers with the Public Health Team and to encourage community groups to do the same;

(c)  this local intelligence will enable the Public Health Team to ‘fine tune’ Public Health Services to better meet the needs of the local population;

(d)  the information received so far has resulted in a different approach to commissioning some services which formerly were considered in isolation but have now been commissioned within one package. This includes stopping smoking, weight management and cook and eat sessions;

(e)  the specific questions asked of councillors and communities are listed in the appendix to the report, along with including the next stage of the process to address specific issues and barriers;

(f)  members of the Committee and community Groups are invited to continue to contribute and comment on  local health issues and priorities and the proposal resulting from the consultation to date to ensure that models of commissioning become and remain the most effective for the local population.

The Committee’s questions were responded to as follows:

(i)  the Public Health Team need to consider the whole issues and influences of social health within its remit prior to any major changes to commissioning. Only health and wellbeing areas for which the Public Health Team are responsible for can be considered and not those which are the responsibility of the NHS;

(ii)  Councillor’s concerns that there may be a shortage of GPs will be passed to the Commissioning Group, with which responsibility sits, and a response to the Committee requested;

(iii)  it is recognised that there are significantly varying issues and needs within some wards. Within the boundaries of this Area Committee, a significant proportion of citizens are students and have specific needs including mental health support, suicide prevention and sexual health support. In addition the concerns for older people living in isolation need to be addressed. This is why local intelligence of issues is so valuable;

(iv)  the Environmental Health Team are actively tackling  reports of noise which is often an under rated problem which can significantly impact on citizen’s health;

(v)  Public Health Team are working to address significant alcohol issues including cultures of pre-loading, binge drinking, chronic drinking and dependant drinking within an Alcohol Strategy Group which includes partner members. The Public Health Team is informed of licensing applications but has limited powers to object

(vi)  Physical activity is important but so too is diet. General activity, such as brisk walking, is valuable activity and by  ...  view the full minutes text for item 77.

The opportunity for Community Representatives to raise issues of concern and provide feedback on events.

Community Representatives were invited to update the Committee on any issues relevant to their group.

North Wollaton Resident’s Association – There has been little activity of late on the Radford Bridge Road development.

The Chair informed the Committee that he was having on-going discussions with Planning Colleagues and the developers. Councillors have requested a meeting with the developers and allotment holders to progress the relocation of allotments by March when the growing season starts. Clarity will also be sought regarding some potentially incorrect information which has been circulated regarding the development. The outcome of the \planning appeal is not likely to be available until the end of the year.

Friends of Wollaton Park - Are investigating fundraising options and will approach other groups to identify which approaches are most successful.

Wollaton Park Resident’s Association – Concern is rising regarding what appears to be a further increase in the number of Houses in Multiple Population (HMOs) in the area.

Councillor Longford responded that the issue was recognised and applications for HMOs were subject to a consultation period as part of the application process. It is noted that the latest application will close at the beginning of December and that to date a lot of concerns have been raised regarding the number of HMOs in such a small area.

Sheila Roper Community Association - The refurbishment of the Centre is nearing completion.

Report of Nottingham City Homes Chief Executive

Paul Howard, Tenancy and Estate Manager, presented the report which updated the Committee on Nottingham City Homes (NCH) performance, engagement activity and requested consideration of an environmental project.

The following points were highlighted:

(a)  the refurbishment work of the Sheila Roper Centre is progressing well and a meeting will be held shortly to discuss the re-launch in the New Year. This will include renaming with suggestions to be submitted by 6 January 2017;

(b)  Central Government’s proposal of ‘Pay to Stay’ for Social Housing tenant’s earning above £31,000 per annum has been withdrawn;

(c)  Swim or Fit for £1 is open to tenants and leaseholders to access swimming, gym or fitness facilities for a cost of only £1;

(d)  with regard to antisocial behaviour (ASB) noise nuisance, a new mobile phone application is being trialled with NCH tenants which enables the noise nuisance to be recorded and fed to the central data base which is monitored by NCH and can, if necessary, use the recording as evidence to address the problem. So far this has proved very helpful and will be rolled out to more tenants;

(e)  sustainability of NCH properties within the Area is the best within the City at 100%.

RESOLVED

(1)  to note the engagement and performance updates in appendices 1 and 2 to the report;

(2)  to note the current financial position as follows:

(3)  to approve the following scheme:

Report of Corporate Director of Commercial and Operations

Lylse-Anne Renwick, Neighbourhood Development Officer, presented the report which proposed projects for approval form the Area Capital Fund.

It is noted that there are no further requests for Wollaton West Local Transport or Public Realm Schemes and that the additional cycle bollards on Wollaton Vale has been welcomed by residents as it has improved the appearance of the area.

RESOLVED

(1)  to note the financial position of Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey as follows:

(2)  to approve the following Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey Local Transport Schemes:

(3)  to approve the following Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey Public Realm Schemes:

(4)  to note the financial position of Wollaton West as follows:

(5)  to approve the following Wollaton West withdrawn schemes:

Report of Corporate Director of Commercial and Operations

Lylse-Anne Renwick, Neighbourhood Development Officer presented the report which informs the Committee of action taken under delegated authority following requests from Councillors for schemes to be funded from Ward Councillor Budgets.

RESOLVED

(1)  to note the following allocations from Councillors Longford and Webster for Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey and the remaining funds:

(2)  to note the following allocation by Councillor for Wollaton West and the remaining funds:

Report of Corporate Director of Commercial and Operations

Lylse-Anne Renwick, Neighbourhood Development Officer, presented the report which informs the Committee of the current priorities and issues within the Area and provides details of forthcoming events and activities.

It was noted that parking, which are a priority issue for Neighbourhood Nottingham, were addressed during a week of action in Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey. A total of 39 parking tickets were issued along with several advisory notices.

The Chair informed the Committee that the Area Priorities and work to address them will be better advertised in local newsletters and posters to ensure that citizens can feed back with their experience of progress or highlight issues where further focus is required.

RESOLVED to note the current Ward Priorities and updates within the Appendix on addressing the issues.

To note the date of the next meeting as 27 February 2017, at 5pm in the Council House, Market Square, Nottingham.

RESOLVED to note the date of the next meeting as 27 February 2017, at 5pm in the Dining Room of the Council House.