Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Cat Arnold as Chair for the municipal year 2016/17.

RESOLVED to appoint Councillor David Smith as Vice-Chair.

Councillor Wildgust  -  personal

Councillor Woodings  -  other Council business

Heidi May

Stuart Bell  )  Right Track

Nick Parr  )

None.

Last meeting held on 24 February 2016 (for confirmation)

The Committee agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 24 February 2016 were a correct record and they were signed by the Chair.

Report of Director of Neighbourhood Services

The report was presented by Dale Griffin, Neighbourhood Development Officer.

RESOLVED to approve the following as Area Committee Community Representatives for the 2016/17 municipal year:

Chris Easton  Bestwood Park Church

Dianne Finnie  Bestwood Park Community Association

Sharon Fullerton  Bestwood Estate Community Centre

Kim Pavier  Bestwood Advice Centre

Inspector Clarke to report

Inspector Woolley updated the Committee as follows:

·  both wards have seen a reduction in overall crime over the same quarter in 2015, and during the last 12 months;

·  the main focus for this quarter was robbery and knife crime (Basford) and dog fouling, litter and parking issues (Bestwood);

He also stated that the new Neighbourhood Inspectors for the area were Gordon Fenwick (Basford) and himself (Bestwood).

Councillors thanked Inspector Woolley for the work he and his team did, and the resulting reduction in crime in the area, but raised concerns that any future proposals to reduce staffing levels may lead to a rise in crime again.

RESOLVED to note the update.

Gary Cawthorne, Bestwood Partnership (BP), provided the following information in regard to the work being undertaken by the Partnership:

·  BP have been awarded the Area Grant for 2016-17;

·  its main priorities are employment and skills;

·  during its first year, 200 people will be helped with improving their skills, of which 50 so far have found employment;

·  it is working with the community, in places such as gyms, to provide something for the local youths to engage in;

·  have set up activity groups, (2 batches of 5 groups of 20) to engage with the community;

·  there are funds set aside for use by community / tenant groups and partnership councils.

During discussion, the following comments were made:

·  BP Council meetings should be linked to ward forums to ensure consistency and no duplication of work;

·  the Area Committee is the lead for the area so should feed into any discussions about the ‘needs’ of the wards and communities;

·  creation of a system for groups etc to apply for funding should be a priority;

·  as this area is the only one to have changed the provider of this scheme, it should be noted that communication with the community and Councillors is key to success.

RESOLVED to note the update.

(a)  Performance update

Wade Adams, Tenancy and Estates Manager, NCH, updated the Committee on performance against key issues, such as anti-social behaviour, rent collection and repairs, which are linked to local priorities.

During discussion, the following comments were made:

·  if there was a need within Bestwood (as provision is customer led), fitness sessions could be organised at a local venue;

·  in regard to the Hazelhill site, discussions are ongoing between the developer, NCH and the ward Councillors and the public will be informed shortly on the final proposals.

RESOLVED to note the performance against key indicators, as detailed in the report.

(b)  Environmental schemes

RESOLVED to note that there are no environmental schemes to be approved at this meeting and, therefore, the remaining balances of £44,420 (Basford) and £30,975 (Bestwood) were available for future environmental schemes.

Gary Cawthorne to report

As no representative from Right Track was present at the meeting, the Committee agreed to note the performance to date without discussion.

Report of Director of Neighbourhood Services

Dale Griffin and Gursharan Nijran, Neighbourhood Development Officers, presented the report of the Director of Neighbourhood Services, detailing decisions taken under delegated authority during January to March 2016.

RESOLVED

(1)  that all future commitments for delegated projects must be targeted at those residing in the respective wards or areas of this Committee;

(2)  to note the allocation for 2016/17 of £5,000 for each ward Councillor, and the actions taken under delegated authority by the Director of Neighbourhood Services in respect of projects in Area 2 as follows:

Report of Director of Neighbourhood Services

Dale Griffin presented the report, updating the Area Committee on actions taken in respect of the priorities previously agreed (Crime and Grime, Youth provision, Bring derelict sites into use and Social isolation of older people).

During discussion, it was stated that the word ‘Addressing’ or ‘Tackling’ should be put before ‘Social isolation of older people’ to make it more specific.

RESOLVED to note the progress to date, as detailed in the report.

Report of Director of Neighbourhood Services

Dale Griffin presented the report, which detailed current priorities and issues facing the Basford and Bestwood wards and provided details of forthcoming events and activities. Going forward, this report replaced the previous ‘Performance’ report, which used operational data supplied by the Crime and Drugs Partnership.

During discussion, it was stated that a day of action was required at Oakleigh Lodge as it was overgrown and needed tidying in general.

RESOLVED to note the report.

Report of Director of Neighbourhood Services

Dale Griffin and Gursharan Nijran, Neighbourhood Development Officers, presented the report, detailing spend under the Area Capital Fund for 2015/16 and 2016/17 (ACF), including highways (LTP - Local Transport Plan) and parks etc (Public Realm).

RESOLVED

(1)  to approve the following schemes for Bestwood:

(2)  to note the end of year 2015/16 positions and available balances for 2016/17 as follows:

To consider meeting at Loxley House, Station Street, at 4.30pm on the following Wednesdays:

2016    2017

28 September  29 March

14 December

RESOLVED to meet at Loxley House at 4.30pm on the following Wednesdays:

2016    2017

28 September  29 March

14 December