Item 3
CLAREMONT / WEASTE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE
12th June, 2007
Buile Hill High School
Chaseley Road
Salford
Meeting commenced:
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ended:
7.00 p.m.
9.27 p.m.
PRESENT: V. Ivison – in the Chair
Councillors Ainsworth, Deas, Ferrer and Heywood
B. Downes
P. Krinks
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Lullington Home Watch Group
E. Heywood
D. Lees
P. Nightingale
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Reclaiming Our Community (R.O.C)
J. Openshaw
K. Ivison
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Middle Victoria Road Home Watch
B. Patten
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Claremont Community Association
J. Smethurst
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Height Methodist Church
P. Wheeler
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Victoria House
COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHERS:
S. Nightingale
J. Lees
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Reclaiming Our Community (R.O.C)
J. Collins
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De la Salle Sports and Social Club
N. Griffin
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Victoria Road
C. Allmark
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St Luke’s Church, Weaste
J. Pierson
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Local Resident
C. Burchill
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Local Resident
S. Coen
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Representing H. Blears MP
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D. Judd
E. Traynor
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Claremont Community Association
J. Binns
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Eccles Old Road
S. Dutson
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Local Resident
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Area Co-ordinator
M. Walbank
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Neighbourhood Manager
L. Bates
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Community Services
C. Marsh
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Central Salford
Urban Regeneration Company (U.R.C.)
P. Garrett
G. Hodgin
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Urban Vision
D. Kenny
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All Hallows RC High School
A. Rõcke
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Research Student
M. McHugh
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Committee Administrator
OFFICERS: A. Westwood
(Please note that the attendance list may not have been signed by all those present
which may have resulted in the omission of a number of names from this list.)
14.
URBAN REGENERATION COPMAY
C. Marsh, the Director of Community Regeneration at the Central Salford Urban
Regeneration Company addressed the Committee. He reported on –
(i)
the role of the Urban Regeneration Company in developing Community
Regeneration, including details of the Vision and Framework of the Company
(ii)
the development of partnership working which would facilitate the Community
Regeneration
(iii)
the outline plans of two key developments which would be undertaken within
the Urban Regeneration Company area (a)
(b)
(iv)
Neighbourhood Environmental Improvements
The Secret Garden
the need to ensure community involvement and ownership of projects
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Discussion ensued in respect of a number of issues, including –
(a)
levels of funding which would be allocated by the Urban Regeneration
Company in respect of (i) Neighbourhood Environmental Improvements and
(ii) The Secret Garden, and plans for how this funding would be allocated.
(b)
the processes to be used as vehicles to deliver the services of the Urban
Regeneration Company
(c)
the need to establish effective partnership working to ensure efficient service
delivery
(d)
the areas to be covered by the redevelopments and concerns relating to
possible compulsory purchases orders being sought.
(e)
the need to ensure the work of the Urban Regeneration Company did not
duplicate work currently being undertaken by the Neighbourhood Plan Group
(f)
the creation of jobs within the area as a result of the development of Media
City UK
(g)
concerns relating to the lack of a clear regeneration strategy within the
neighbourhood management area
The Chairman, on behalf of the Committee, thanked C. Marsh for his attendance at
the meeting and for his interesting and informative presentation.
RESOLVED: (1) THAT the report be noted.
(2) THAT an update report in respect of funding allocation for (i)
Neighbourhood Environmental Improvements and (ii) The Secret Garden be
submitted at the next meeting of this Committee.
15.
PRESENTATION – HIGHWAYS
(a)
Highways Investment Programme
P. Garrett, Urban Vision, submitted a report providing details of the
programme of work and associated funding in respect of the Highways
Programme.
He provided details of –
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The Block 3 Capital Programme
The Block 3 Devolved Capital Programme
Highway Investment Works
Revenue Budget Allocations
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Discussion ensued in respect of a number of issues, including –
(i)
work which had been undertaken within the neighbourhood
management area as a result of the Block 3 Capital Programme
allocation in 2006 / 2007.
(ii)
plans to include £10,000 of Revenue Budget to each Community
Committee
RESOLVED: THAT the report be noted.
(b)
Participatory Budgeting Event
M. Walbank submitted a report in respect of the Participatory Budgeting Event
which had taken place on Monday, 21st May, 2007.
He indicated that the purpose of the event had been to prioritise the schemes
to be completed using the Block 3 Devolved Capital Programme funding.
He indicated that the event had been, in the main, successful. He provided
details of positive and negative aspects of the event and detailed a number of
issues to be considered prior to any future event.
Details of the priority schemes were considered. It was noted that there had
been some shortcomings in the way the scheme to improve the security of the
Subway at Gilda Brook had been presented and that, therefore, the approved
scheme may not have been what residents had requested.
Discussion ensued in respect of a number of issues, including –

a number of community representatives expressed concerns relating to
the current proposals to improve the security of the Subway at Gilda
Brook and indicated that it would be their preference to see its closure.
It was noted that the cost of the closure of the subway would probably
be more that the total £100,000 allocated in the Block 3 Devolved
Capital Programme.

Previous funding in the sum of £30,000 allocated to improve security of
the Subway at Gilda Brook

Concerns relating to the scale of the provision of new parking layout at
the Bolton Road shops

The issue of the actual cost of projects differing from the currently
provided estimates
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
Problems being experienced across the neighbourhood management
area with ‘all day parking’

Continuing problems with street lighting on Eccles New Road
RESOLVED: (1) THAT the outline schemes prioritised at the Participatory
Budgeting Event held on Monday, 21st May, 2007, be approved.
(2) THAT work be undertaken to establish full programmes and
costs for the schemes, working in priority order.
(3) THAT updates in respect of the schemes be submitted at
future meetings of this Committee.
16.
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Owen and Taylor and
F. Butterworth, J. Gandy, J. Healey, S. Healey, B. Lee and C. Phillips.
17.
BUDGET SUB-COMMITTEE – 4th JUNE, 2007
(a)
Child Action North West
RESOLVED: (1) THAT, the previously agreed sum of £7,950, be paid to Child
Action North West in three quarterly instalments.
(2) THAT the current contract between Child Action North West
and the Claremont / Weaste Community Committee be ceased.
(3) THAT, in respect of the funding detailed in (1) above, Child
Action North West be requested to include a majority of participants from
Weaste and that they comprise a mix of “at risk” and “not at risk” young
people.
(b)
Salford Community Leisure
RESOLVED: (1) THAT the remaining £5,920 for holiday sports activities be
paid on receipt of invoices and subject to continuing satisfactory monitoring.
(2) THAT the remaining £2,560 for weekly dance sessions be
paid on receipt of invoices and subject to continuing satisfactory monitoring.
(3) THAT the remaining £610 for ‘Commotions’ events be paid
on receipt of invoices.
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(c)
Buddies Childcare
Members noted that further details of Buddies trustees and officers had been
received. It was also noted that Buddies was now officially known as Fun4All
Community Interest Company No.5131769.
RESOLVED: THAT contract payments be made to Buddies / Fun4All of
£2,500 immediately and further payments of £1,250 in October, 2007 and
January, 2008 respectively.
(d)
Weaste Community Watch
An annual report and application for funding had been submitted by Weaste
Community Watch.
RESOLVED: THAT contract payments be made to Weaste Community Watch
of £3,250 immediately and further payments of £1,625 in October, 2007 and
January, 2008 respectively.
(e)
Applications for Funding
RESOLVED: THAT the applications for funding, as detailed below, be dealt
with as follows –
APPLICANT
AMOUNT APPLIED
FOR / PURPOSE
RECOMMENDATION
DECISION
Victim Support
and Witness
Support
£350 for ‘thank you’
event for volunteers.
(C/W contribution on
pro-rata basis)
Pay £210 from devolved
budget. (6 volunteers
from C/W at £35 per
head)
Approved - £210
55th Boys
Brigade
£2471 for room hire
Approved - £,2471
(£1,471 Devolved
Budget,
£1,000 - CH&WB)
Sun Style Tai
Chi
£430 (C/W share of
£1500) for room hire,
instructors, insurance,
etc
£512 (C/W share of
£1023) for room hire
Pay £2,471 (£1,471
Devolved Budget,
£1,000 - CH&WB) but
defer pending
clarification of equality of
access for members of
all faiths
Pay £430 from CH&WB
subject to
written quotes being
provided
Pay £512 from Devolved
Budget
Salford
Symphony
Orchestra
Approved - £430
subject to
written quotes being
provided
Approved - £512
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Oakwood
Youth Club
£117 (C/W share of
£926) for greenhouse
and
storage for allotment
project
Community
£4320 to provide 2 IT
Telematics
training courses at
Team
both The Meadows
and Height Library
Lightoaks Park £200 for room hire,
Residents
stationery, etc
Association
(LOPRA)
Pendleton /
£480 for room hire,
Hope
speakers and
Townswomen’s conference costs
Guild
Friends
of £3000 (50% C/W
Summerville
share) for subway
School
mural and planting
project
Bolton
Road £230 for green hire
Veterans
and maintenance
Bowling
&
Social Club
Height
£630 for club fees and
Veterans
kitchen equipment
Bowling Club
Dominion
£1100 (C/W share of
Morris Dancers £1650) for room hire
Chandos
Bowling Club
18.
£2400 (C/W share of
£3690) to buy spiking
machine and tines
Defer pending
Refused
clarification of need for
funds when the bank
account is over £140,000
in credit (see note 2)
Pay £4320 from
Approved - £4,320
Devolved Budget
Defer subject to
clarification of room
hire cost and production
of written quotes if
necessary
Clarify area of residence
of members, then pay
pro-rata proportion of
£150 room hire only from
Devolved
Refuse as this does not
represent
value for money
Approved - £200, subject
to clarification of room
hire cost and production
of written quotes if
necessary
Approved - £150
Pay £230 from CH&WB
Approved - £230 from
CH&WB
Pay £630 from CH&WB
Approved - £630 from
CH&WB
Pay £1,100 (£1,000 from
CH&WB, £100 from
Devolved) subject to
clarification
of bank account details
Refuse – advise club to
investigate
hiring options or
contracting
Environmental Services
to do green maintenance
Approved - £1,100 (£1,000
from CH&WB, £100 from
Devolved)
Deferred – Refer back to
Budget Committee for
further consideration
Refused
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
The minutes of the meeting held on 15th May, 2007, were approved as a correct
record.
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19.
MATTERS ARISING
(a)
Hope Hospital
(Previous Minute 5 – 15th May, 2007)
It was noted that a complaint had been made regarding the consideration of
the item relating to Hope Hospital on the Agenda of the meeting held on 15 th
May, 2007.
V. Ivison requested that, in future, she be advised of any items of other
business prior to the start of the meeting.
RESOLVED: THAT the matter be noted.
(b)
Buile Hill Park Recycling Centre
(Previous Minute 8(e) – 15th May, 2007)
Councillor Heywood reported that B. Jassi, Strategic Director of Environment,
had confirmed that the issue of the relocation of the recycling centre on Buile
Hill Park was currently being examined and that work would, hopefully, be
completed by the end of September, 2007.
RESOLVED: THAT the report be noted.
(c)
Development of Neighbourhood Management
(Previous Minute 10 – 15th May, 2007)
Elected Members indicated that they had raised the concerns of this
Committee, as requested, at the meeting of the Council held on 16 th May,
2007.
It was noted that the issues raised by members of this committee had not
been accepted.
A discussion also took place in respect of the issue of the attendance by the
Chairman of Community Committee at meetings of the Political Executive
Group.
RESOLVED: (1) THAT the matter be noted.
(2) THAT Elected Members be requested to examine the
possibility of the Community Committee Chairman attending future meetings
of the Political Executive Group.
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20.
REPORTS FROM LOCALITIES
(a)
New Weaste
No report.
(b)
Parks
No report.
(c)
Hope
Members raised concerns relating to problems being experienced in the area
as a result of the increasing number of ‘houses in multiple occupation’
Members expressed concern that the council did not currently have a policy in
respect of the number of ‘houses in multiple occupation’ in the city.
RESOLVED: THAT a letter be sent on behalf of this Committee to the Chief
Executive and the Strategic Director of Housing and Planning requesting the
development of a policy in respect of ‘houses in multiple occupation’.
(d)
Hope Hospital
No report.
(e)
Weaste
No report.
(f)
Height / Claremont
No report.
(g)
Pendlebury
No report.
21.
COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN UPDATE
RESOLVED: THAT the report be noted.
22.
DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING
RESOLVED: THAT the next meeting of this Committee be held on Tuesday, 10 th
July, 2007, at 7.00pm; and that M. McHugh provide details of the venue for the
meeting to members in due course.
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