Venue: Concert Room - Peterborough Sports & Leisure Club. View directions
Contact: Alex Daynes Tel: 01733 452447 Email: alexander.daynes@peterborough.gov.uk
Note: Prior to the start of the meeting, from 6.00pm, ward forums will be held for the Central and North wards. These separate meetings will give local residents the opportunity to talk directly with their elected members to raise any issues or concerns they have in their neighbourhood.
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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies from members unable to attend the meeting Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillor Sharp. |
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Declarations of Interest Members to declare any personal/personal prejudicial interests in any items on this agenda Minutes: The following Councillors declared a personal interest in item 6a, Operation CAN-do, as they sat on the Board for Gladstone Connect, Councillor Khan, Councillor Jamil and Councillor Nadeem.
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Minutes from the previous meeting PDF 327 KB Approve the minutes of the meeting held on 16 June 2011 Minutes: The minutes from the previous meeting held on 16 June 2011 were agreed as a true and accurate record subject to the following comments being included:
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Issues arising from previous meeting Minutes: The Neighbourhood Manager advised attendees that a handout was available on the desks which detailed the actions completed following the last meeting of Neighbourhood Committee.
In response to an action point raised at the Neighbourhood Committee meeting held on 20 September 2011, Councillor Khan provided an update on the situation with regards to the Gladstone Park Community Centre, currently managed by Gladstone Connect.
Key points highlighted were as follows:
· The status of the roofing repairs; · Arrangements made with Peterborough Regional College to enable them to hire out and use the three rooms at the centre; · Other sources of room hire opportunities; · Signing the agreement for transfer of the lease with Peterborough City Council; and · Working closely with the City Council and Cabinet Member to make the Asset Transfer viable.
During discussion, the following comments, questions and observations were raised:
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Matters for Committee Decision Minutes: a) Annual Budget (Elected Members)
Councillor Swift introduced the report on Capital Budget Allocation for 2011/12. The report requested that the Committee considered and approved the proposals for the allocation of the Capital Budget of £25,000 for 2011/12.
RESOLVED
Following consideration of the report, the Committee voted and approved unanimously that the 2011/12 budget be allocated to the North ward area as the previous year’s budget had been fully allocated to projects within Central Ward. Elected Members proposed that the full budget be allocated as a vital match funding contribution to the proposed developments at Welland Recreation Ground (locally known as Rocket Rec) to enable the following:
· Re-direction of the Dodds Cycle path through the park; · Introduction of solar lighting to aid community safety; and · Proposed closure of the Welland Close alleyway leading to Crocus Grove to reduce levels of Anti Social Behaviour and support local vulnerable residents.
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Central & North Neighbourhood Committee 2011/2012 Capital Budget Allocations PDF 70 KB |
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Updates on Matters of Interest Relevant to the Committee PDF 177 KB a) Operation CAN-do (Paul Phillipson & CI Kevin Vanterpool)
b) Work with local Young people (Alison Sunley & Jabeen Shafee)
c) Education Services / School Places (Jonathan Lewis)
Minutes: a) Operation CAN-do
The Director of Operations gave a presentation detailing the work of Operation CAN-do. The Committee was advised that the plan had started its short-term phase and that the project was to run for a ten year period, with the aim being to tackle at least one intervention or activity per week.
The Committee was advised that the short to long term improvement ideas for the area would make a difference for people that worked, visited or wanted to live in the area.
The following key points were highlighted as follows:
Intended outcomes for the initiative were as follows:
The Committee was advised that the Single Delivery Plan, set out the intended outcomes of operation CAN-do, which would work to improve the area.
It was proposed to provide a dedicated building within the area that would offer a range of services from police to local authority issues for the community,
The Committee was also advised that regular updates on the progress of Operation CAN-do would be given at future Neighbourhood Committee meetings.
Chief Inspector Kevin Vanterpool updated the Neighbourhood Committee on the work that had been conducted by Cambridgeshire Constabulary to deal with crime and disorder in the Lincoln Road area. The Committee was also advised that following the last Neighbourhood Committee meeting, where a presentation had been given regarding a wide range of crime issues; people had come forward to provide vital information on criminal activities. The Committee was also updated on the actions that the police had recently dealt with as part of Operation CAN-do, these included:
The Committee was also advised that crime incidents within the area had already reduced as a result of investing significant resources, such as a dedicated police officer who was ... view the full minutes text for item 7. |
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Open Session An opportunity for any member of the public, elected and co-opted members of the Neighbourhood Committee to raise anything that affects your area and to suggest items for future meetings. Minutes: Attendees of the meeting were given the opportunity to ask questions and raise issues affecting the areas in which they lived. These included:
Houses of Multiple Occupation
· Members raised a question about what action was being taken to tackle the issue of houses of multiple occupation?
· Anti social behaviour; · Noise disruption; and · Houses of multiple occupation.
The Executive Director of Operations advised that there was a considerable amount of community engagement being conducted to obtain an understanding of what was happening in the area to identify what issues there were.
The following key points were also highlighted:
Engagement with the Community
Supermarket in Maskew Avenue
Councillor Khan and Swift provided an update to the Neighbourhood Committee regarding a planning application for a supermarket to be built in the Maskew Avenue area (where the parcel force used to be). Members also sought the comments of residents regarding the plans and thoughts on suitability of the site identified?
Comments received were as follows:
Neighbourhood Committee Funding and S106
A member of the public requested an update on the Neighbourhood Committee funding and Section 106 money, which had been identified for the following:
The Neighbourhood Manger provided the following update to the Neighbourhood Committee:
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Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on 19 December 2011. Venue to be confirmed Minutes: The next meeting of the Central & North Neighbourhood Committee was to be held on Monday 19 December 2011.
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