Venue: LB 31-32 - Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG. View directions
Contact: Mark Leavesley Governance Officer
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Appointment of Chair Minutes: RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Raine as Chair for the remainder of the municipal year 2018-19. |
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Appointment of Vice-Chair Minutes: RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Smith as Vice-Chair. |
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Apologies for absence Minutes: Councillor Arnold - other Council business
Dale Griffin (Neighbourhood Development Officer) Daniel Pickard (Area Housing Manager, Nottingham City Homes) |
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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. |
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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. |
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Area Committee Community representatives 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:
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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. |
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Nottingham Open Spaces Forum (NOSF) 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. |
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Parks & Open Spaces Investment Plans 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Nottingham City Homes - update 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. |
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AREA CAPITAL FUND - 2018/19 Programme 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:
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Ward Councillor Budget 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:
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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. |
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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 |