Venue: School Hall - John Clare Primary School. View directions
Contact: Alex Daynes Tel: 01733 452447 Email: alexander.daynes@peterborough.gov.uk
Note: This Neighbourhood Committee will start with a ward forum at 6.30pm. This will be a chance for you to talk to your ward Councillor about any issues which are affecting your area. Exhibitions for the following will also be on display from 6 to 7 pm with an opportunity for questions and answers from Officers: • PCC Transport and Infrastructure Planning Team – plans for future schemes and projects; and • Enterprise Peterborough’s Waste Management Team – roll out of new food waste bins.
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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies from members unable to attend the meeting Minutes: Apologies had been received from Parish Councillors Richard Tindall and Henry Clark. |
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Declarations of Interest and Whipping Declarations At this point Members must declare whether they have an interest, whether personal or prejudicial, in any of the items on the agenda. Members must also declare if they are subject to their party group whip in relation to any items under consideration.
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Minutes from the previous meeting PDF 82 KB Approve the minutes of the meeting held on 20 June 2012 Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 20 June 2012 were agreed and approved as a true and accurate record.
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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:
Agreed Actions
It was agreed that the Neighbourhood Manager would arrange suggested future agenda items for the next meeting of Rural Neighbourhood Committee.
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Matters For Committee Decision PDF 71 KB Minutes: Proposals and voting for the allocation of the capital budget of £25,000.
The Neighbourhood Committee received a presentation from the Chairman for Rural North and West regarding the proposed allocation of the 2012/2013 capital budget allocation of £25,000.
The Neighbourhood Committee were asked to consider and approve the following:
Proposals which sought approval from Members were as follows:
· Castor – Traffic calming project – Approximately £2000; · Glinton – Contribution towards Traffic calming project – Approximately £2,500;
Comments and responses to questions were as follows:
· The detail for the traffic calming proposal for Glinton would be updated at the next Rural Neighbourhood meeting; · Ward Councillors were encouraged to hold public meetings in order to discuss proposals for the Neighbourhood Committee budget allocation; · The costs inquired to introduce a Skate park at Newborough would be provided once the project was underway, in order to show complete transparency; and · Parish Council’s were encouraged to discuss the Neighbourhood Committee budget allocation proposals with public at their meetings.
Agreed Actions
The Committee agreed:
Members of the Neighbourhood Committee for Rural North and West, unanimously agreed to the following projects:
· Castor – Traffic calming project – Approximately £2,000; · Glinton – Contribution towards Traffic calming project – Approximately £2,500;
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Updates on Matters of Interest Relevant to the Committee |
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Super Fast Broadband for Peterborough A discussion lead by Heather Darwin on bringing superfast broadband to rural Peterborough
Minutes: a) Super Fast Broadband for Peterborough
The Neighbourhood Committee received a presentation from the Head of Business Transformation and Strategic Improvement, regarding the consultation currently underway to determine the broadband facilities within the Peterborough area, with the aim to introduce improvements. The broadband improvement initiative would see Peterborough City Council (PCC) working with Cambridgeshire County Council and other Councils.
Key points within the presentation were as follows:
Attendees were encouraged to spread the word, share any studies they had and any examples of service issues.
Comments and responses to questions were as follows:
The Head of Business Transformation would:
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A discussion on Rural Exception Sites promoting affordable housing for local people in rural areas Minutes: b) A discussion on Rural Exception Sites promoting affordable housing for local people in rural areas
The Neighbourhood Committee received a presentation from the Rural Housing Enabler for Cambridgeshire, Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE). The Committee was advised of the options for Rural Exception Sites (RES), which were aimed to provide affordable housing for local people in rural areas.
Key points within the presentation were as follows:
Comments and responses to questions were as follows:
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Next Meeting The date of the next meeting will be on 12 December 2012 and the venue will be confirmed Minutes: The next meeting of the North & West 1 Neighbourhood Committee is due to be held on 12 December 2012. Venue to be confirmed.
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