Agenda for Berridge and Sherwood Area Committee on Wednesday, 29th November, 2017, 6.00 pm

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Ground Floor Committee Room - Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG. View directions

Contact: Phil Wye  Email: phil.wye@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

28.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Councillor Toby Neal – other council business

Councillor Jane Urquhart – personal

Ben Rosser, Pythian Club

29.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

None.

30.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 287 KB

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.

31.

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.

32.

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.

33.

Ward Reports pdf icon PDF 214 KB

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.

34.

Nottingham City Homes pdf icon 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:

 

Ward

Actual budget (including carry over from 2015/16)

Schemes approved

Schemes committed

Remaining budget

Berridge

£6,890.04

£5,403.60

£5,403.60

£1,486.44

Sherwood

£38,649.64

£0

£0

£38,649.64

 

35.

LiON Integrated Health and Social Care Directory pdf icon 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.

36.

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.

37.

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.

38.

Area Capital Fund pdf icon PDF 211 KB

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:

 

Location

Type

Date prioritised

Estimate

Details

Burlington Road/Hartington Road

Road safety

02 November 2017

£2,653

Re-profiling of kerbs on triangular island to improve safety at junction of Burlington Road/Hartington Road

 

(2)  note the commitment of funds in Berridge and Sherwood wards as set out below:

 

Berridge ward

 

2017-18 LTP allocation

£70,100

LTP carried forward from 2016-17

£0

2017-18 Public Realm allocation

£42,100

Public Realm carried forward from 2016-17

£14,145

Total available 2017-18 ACF

£126,345

Less LTP schemes

-£76,645

Less Public Realm schemes

-£53,423

Decommitted funds

+£6,595

Remaining available balance

£2,872

LTP element remaining

£0

Public Realm element remaining

£2,872

 

Sherwood ward

 

2017-18 LTP allocation

£54,100

LTP carried forward from 2016-17

£1,780

2017-18 Public Realm allocation

£32,400

Public Realm carried forward from 2016-17

£56,767

Total available 2017-18 ACF

£145,047

Less LTP schemes

-£34,981

Less Public Realm schemes

-£33,263

Decommitted funds

+£20,045

Remaining available balance

£96,848

LTP element remaining

£40,899

Public Realm element remaining

£55,949

 

39.

Ward Councillor Budget pdf icon 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:

 

Berridge ward

Date approved

Scheme

Councillors

Amount (total)

12th July 2017

Hyson Green Cultural Festival

Ibrahim, Jones & Neal

£1,500

5th July 2017

NG7/Community Centres Team

Ibrahim, Jones & Neal

£2,000

3rd August 2017

Peace Project-music sessions

Ibrahim, Jones & Neal

£1,000

3rd August 2017

Support for Survivors-marketing materials

Ibrahim, Jones & Neal

£100

21st July 2017

Seeds Foundation-homework club

Ibrahim, Jones & Neal

£1,300

21st July 2017

Take 1-Homework club

Ibrahim, Jones & Neal

£1,200

21st July 2017

East African Education Centre-summer activities

Ibrahim, Jones & Neal

£600

21st July 2017

Pakistani Forum-event

Ibrahim, Jones & Neal

£650

3rd August 2017

Mojatu Foundation-African farm festival

Ibrahim, Jones & Neal

£750

22nd August 2017

United Communities-Nottingham extravaganza

Ibrahim, Jones & Neal

£200

22nd August 2017

Nottingham Sports Group

Ibrahim, Jones & Neal

£200

13th September 2017

Festive lights event

Ibrahim, Jones & Neal

£600

13th September 2017

NBCC gardening project

Ibrahim, Jones & Neal

£300

27th September 2017

Women against racism event

Ibrahim, Jones & Neal

£250

Balance brought forward 2016/17

Allocation 2017/18

Total available allocation

Total allocated at 23/08/17

Total unallocated at 23/08/17

£141

£15,000

£15,141

£13,950

£1,191

Sherwood ward

July 2017

Refurbished computers-Double T Energy CIC

Urquhart, Parbutt & Williams

£465

July 2017

Carrington consultation/fun afternoon

Urquhart, Parbutt & Williams

£400

July 2017

Home Nations Championship attendance support-Nottingham City Petanque Club (NCPC)

Urquhart, Parbutt & Williams

£460

July 2017

Support for Survivors marketing materials

Urquhart, Parbutt & Williams

£100

August 2017

Give it a Go! Petanque taster sessions-NCPC

Urquhart, Parbutt & Williams

£303

August 2017

Edwards Land Community Association fun day

Urquhart, Parbutt & Williams

£700

September 2017

Music Hub

Urquhart, Parbutt & Williams

£750

October 2017

Dog fouling lamppost stickers

Urquhart, Parbutt & Williams

£100

October 2017

Young at Heart Group funding

Urquhart, Parbutt & Williams

£650

Balance brought forward 2016/17

Allocation 2017/18

Total available allocation

Total allocated at 01/11/17

Total unallocated at 01/11/17

£22,783

£15,000

£37,683

£23,269

£14,514