Venue: The Large Hall - Ravensthorpe 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.
Items
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1. |
Apologies for Absence
To
receive any apologies from members unable to attend the
meeting
Minutes:
Apologies were received from Councillors
Fitzgerald and Martin.
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2. |
Declarations of Interest
Members to declare any personal/personal prejudicial interests
in any items on this agenda
Minutes:
There were no declarations of interest.
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3. |
Minutes from the previous meeting PDF 97 KB
Approve the minutes of the meeting held on 12 January
2012.
Minutes:
The minutes of the meeting held on 12 January
2012 were approved as a true and accurate record.
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4. |
Issues arising from previous meeting
Minutes:
The Neighbourhood Manager for Peterborough
West addressed the matters arising from the previous meeting and
tabled an updated report to those in attendance.
In addition the Neighbourhood Manager also
provided an update on the
- Latest action for the Vawser Lodge Site.
- Financial provision which had been
put into place to tackle the verge parking issues.
- Traffic Enforcement was dealing with
the vehicles that were parked without tax discs in conjunction with
the Driving Vehicle Licensing Agency.
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5. |
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 area in
which they lived. These included:
- In a question raised by Glennis Bently,
Enterprise Peterborough advised that street cleaning was scheduled
to be conducted each Monday and that the recent hot weather
conditions had caused an increase in litter dropping in the
area.
- Mohammed Afzal commented that there had been a reoccurring
problem in litter for the Brookfurlong
area.
- Glennis
Bently commented over whether plans to
provide extra litter collections should be adopted by Enterprise
Peterborough in order to deal with reoccurring issues of litter
dropping in the area following hot weather spells.
- In response to a comment raised by
Sandra Wilson, Enterprise Peterborough would instruct the street
cleaning team to provide an extra clean of the Post Office in the
Hartwell Court area.
- In response to a question raised by
Councillor Nash regarding the Bretton Park Pool. The Neighbourhood Manager advised that a project
was currently underway to investigate the way forward for
Pool.
- In response to a question raised by
Councillor Sam Dalton, Enterprise Peterborough advised that there
were plans to increase education for the area over litter dropping
and that currently officers had conducted a door knocking exercise
in order to talk to residents about the impact of littering and the
fines connected. In addition the team
offered education on recycling and on litter disposal at
schools.
- In response to a question raised by
Sandra Wilson regarding the Whitecross
underpass area, the Neighbourhood Manager for Peterborough West
advised that an emergency footpath scheme was being considered;
however, there were constraints in fitting the path and that there
was an alternative plan to drain the water from the
underpass.
- In response to clarification sought
by Sandra Wilson, the Neighbourhood Manager for Peterborough West
confirmed that water was being pumped back up the hill, for the
Whitecross underpass as a temporary
emergency measure.
- In response to a question raised by
Richard Marx, the Neighbourhood Manager for Peterborough West
confirmed that the results of a recent University Cambridge study
for the Peterborough West area would be reported back at a future
Neighbourhood Committee meeting.
- In response to query raised by
Mohammed Afzal, the Neighbourhood
Manager for Peterborough West advised that the request of CCTV for
the Brookfurlong area would be raised
with the Council’s Resilience Service Manager.
- Councillor Ed Murphy raised concerns
over the number of burglaries occurring in the West Town
area.
ACTION AGREED
It was agreed that Enterprise Peterborough
would:
- Provide residents with a schedule of
litter collection days;
- Consider concentrating litter
picking resources available in order to tackle litter problems in
the hot spot areas of Peterborough West.
It was agreed that the Neighbourhood Manager
for Peterborough West would:
- Investigate if funding should be
identified within the Peterborough West Neighbourhood Committee
budget allocation for 2012/13 to fill in the Bretton Park
Pool;
- Provide a report back to the next
scheduled Neighbourhood Committee meeting of Peterborough West
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the full minutes text for item 5.
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6. |
Updates on Matters of Interest Relevant to the Committee
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6a |
Big Local Lottery Funding for Ravensthorpe Ward
Hear more
about the £1 million Big Lottery Funding and how you can be
involved
Minutes:
The
Committee received a presentation from Nicky Stevenson, Big Lottery
Funding representative gave a presentation on the £1 million
funding which had been made available for the Peterborough West
area and how residents could become involved in identifying
projects to receive the funding.
Key points within the
presentation included:
- Public meetings to
start in April 2012;
- Scheme managed by a
Local Trust;
- Funding was to be
invested in 150 areas in the Country;
- Westwood and
Ravensthorpe had been identified for
the second wave of the process;
- Areas identified were
allocated 10 years to spend 1 million pounds;
- There would be a
process for residents to follow in order to allocate the 1 million
pounds;
- The first wave of
funding was anticipated to be received in 6 to 8 months in order to
aid the planning stages;
- Accountable Local
Partnership which would drive the project ideas;
- Residents would
identify how the funding would be allocated over the ten year
period;
- The initiative would
build on local talents and aspirations;
- The Big Local Lottery
funding was intended to improve areas in order to develop them into
better place to live;
- The funding was not
grant driven and would follow a planned strategic manageable
change;
- First stage was to
inform residents and residents in order to attract
involvement;
- Residents would be
provided with support in identifying what the vision should be for
the area;
- Development of a
local partnership and a Big Local Plan;
- Twenty thousand
pounds of funding would be made available in order to provide
support for the first steps;
- Process would be
monitored over time to make sure that it covered what local
residents had identified.
The committee were also
informed that maps were available of the Peterborough West Area
which outlined which areas were covered. Meetings had been organised to consult with
residents in the area to discuss the first stages of the Big
Lottery Funding allocation.
Comments and responses
to questions were as follows:
- In response to a
question raised by Councillor Nash, the Big Lottery Representative
advised that there were no rules on whether projects should be
capitol or revenue expenditure.
- In response to a
question raised by Councillor Nash, Nicky Stevenson advised that
expenditure of the funding should be spent on projects that were in
line with the Local Plan.
- In response to a
question raised by Richard Marx, Nicky Stevenson advised that there
was funding of £20,000 which would be available in order to
access expertise support and advice to residents on how the funding
should be allocated.
- In response to a
question raised by Councillor Ed Murphy, Nicky Stevenson advised
that the local prison would be included in the
consultations. In addition the
Committee was advised that a meeting was due to be conducted with a
professional contact within the prison to explore how the
consultation should work.
- In response to
questions raised by MJ Ladha, Nicky
Stevenson advised that local residents would lead on the projects
identified. The Committee was
also advised ...
view the full minutes text for item 6a
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6b |
Station Quarter Update
Hear
more about the latest developments for the Station
Quarter
Minutes:
The
Committee received an update from The Neighbourhood Manager for
Peterborough West regarding the latest developments on for the
Station Quarter.
Key points within the
presentation included:
- Royal Mail sorting
office area, the Council’s Planning Committee agreed a mixed
use site, improvements to the road and crossings.
- The Great Northern
Hotel extension planning application was due to go to Committee in
June/July 2012;
- Planned improvements
to platforms, toilets, lift access, disabled parking spaces and
drop off points; and
- The Hospital Trust
had put the old Peterborough District Hospital site on the market.
A shortlist of bidders would be presented to the planning team in
due course. There would be a community
planning event in order to discuss which scheme should be
considered for the site.
Comments and responses
to questions were as follows:
- In response to a
question raised be Richard Marx regarding the fly tipping and the
neglect of land at the East Midland Road area, the Neighbourhood
Manager for Peterborough West advised that investigations were
being conducted with Partner agencies and Members, and that the
necessary action would be taken against companies responsible in
order to improve the area.
- In a response to a
question raised by Councillor Arculus, the Neighbourhood Manager
advised that there was a pre planning application for the Midland
Site Car Park access and that there was a revised scheme which had
been put forward in consultation with Peterborough City Council and
the Police.
- Councillor Matthew
Dalton commented that the issues had been raised at Cabinet
regarding the Midland Site Car Park and that Members were keen that
the access was improved by providing spending
resources.
- In response to a
question raised by Councillor Ed Murphy, the Neighbourhood Manager
for Peterborough West advised that the issue of blighted
neighbourhoods was being dealt with through the Community Action
Planning process
- Councillor Samantha
Dalton advised the Neighbourhood Committee that the Cabinet was
committed to improving the bridge system in Midland Road and that
there was money within the budget to implement improvements for the
area.
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6c |
Community Action Plan - Peterborough West
Find out about the
community action plan for the Peterborough West area and give your
opinion on the suggested priorities for the area
Minutes:
The
Committee received a presentation regarding Community Action
Planning and were given the opportunity to give their opinion on
the suggested priorities for the area.
Key points within the presentation
included:
- Peterborough West priorities;
- Creating Jobs through growth and
improved skills and educations;
- Supporting the most vulnerable
families and tackling the causes of poverty;
- Helping people and organisations
live more healthy and sustainable lives and reduce energy
consumption;
- Empowering people and creating
cohesive communities;
- Reducing Crime;
- Alignment to the Single Delivery
Plan;
- CAP was not a statutory
document;
- CAPs
will be taken into consideration when the Local Authority to
deliver services to communities; and
- CAPs had
received input from Community and Resident Groups.
Comments and responses to questions
were as follows:
- In a question raised by Councillor
Nash regarding child poverty and houses of multiple occupation in
Bretton, the Neighbourhood Manger for Peterborough West advised
that the CAPs would build a profile for
the area and would start to build on the priorities which would
work towards dealing with the issues raised.
- Councillor Ed Murphy commented that
there would need to be key bottom lines set within the CAPs, which should also be consulted with the
relevant Councillor of the area.
- In a response to a question raised
by a member of public, the Neighbourhood Manager for Peterborough
West confirmed that data would be collected from a range of
partners and would be included within the CAPs.
- A member of public commented that
Peterborough West should not be experiencing a poverty level of
30%.
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7. |
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be
confirmed at May 2012 Annual Council
Minutes:
The next meeting was to be confirmed at the
May 2012 Annual Council meeting.
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