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Neighbourhood Partnership Business Report
Transformers Fund decisions, Traffic Scheme updates; Parks development updates; CIL recommendation for Southmead noticeboards; Henbury Library! 106 update; Southmead Ranch CAT comments.
Minutes:
The Area Co-ordinator presented the above report and made the following points:
1. Following the decision of Full Council on 21st February 2017, the Highways budget had been frozen;
2. NP members needed to consider what arrangements should operate around Traffic & Transport issues and use of any CIL or Section 106 funding and influencing BCC once the Neighbourhood Partnership had been closed down. A public meeting would shortly be taking place to explore confirm the latest situation;
3. The traffic simulation model for the South Gloucestershire Cribbs Patchway New Neighbourhood scheme was being prepared by South Glos and BCC officers. However, further work needed to be carried out to complete the model prior to a discussion at the April 2017 Place Scrutiny Commission;
NP discussed the delivery of various highways schemes previously agreed by the Traffic and Transport Sub-Group (Charlton Road Pedestrian Crossing, Kingsweston/Hallen Crossing, Lyppincourt/Wyck Beck Parking Restrictions, Speeding in Brentry Lane).
The Chair expressed disappointment that the model to address the impacts of traffic from the Sth Glos new neighbourhood had been further delayed. It was agreed that questions needed to be directed about CPNN to all the candidates for Metro Mayor to respond to. In addition, it was agreed that Oliver Coltman should be invited to attend the next BS10 Parks and Planning Meeting at the Henbury Community Centre (6pm to 8pm on Monday 10th April 2017) to communicate progress on the scheme, answer questions and help the group and Councillors identify when a public meeting for the wider neighbourhood could usefully be organised.
Action: BS10 Parks and Planning and NP Co-ordinator to co-ordinate.
4. The survey of Henbury & Brentry parks had been completed with 130 responses and a Parks Sub-Group would shortly be considering information to bring back S106 spend recommendations to the final meeting in June 2017. Anyone interested should contact the Area Co-ordinator
Action: Keith Houghton
5. Southmead Parks access: There was now a newer standard concerning access in parks requiring bigger entrances for mobility vehicles and which was being used to see if improvements to open spaces were possible. However, it was noted that since funds were now frozen, it would require CIL funding. Whilst £7,000 was currently available, a decision was required concerning how to obtain the remaining £2,000 to complete the required amount of £9,000. It was noted that a report would be submitted to the meeting in June 2017.
An NP member pointed out that it was important that decisions should not be made to continue to widen entrances in parks purely for mobility scooters, since these were becoming increasingly wide and could undermine the original principle to maintain entrances to a particular size to ensure motorbikes could not get in;
6. It was proposed to wait concerning a decision about Section 106 expenditure for Henbury Library until the Summer period and upcoming proposals on the future of libraries as a result of the recent BCC budget decisions;
7. It was noted that, following interviews in February 2017 involving Pat Newport, the Area Co-ordinator, Young People and Bristol Property Services, the Southmead Ranch Community Asset Transfer (CAT) was now able to proceed.
It was agreed that the service agreement of the final CAT needed to clarify whether or not the facility would be free for the use of young people in Southmead Action: Keith Houghton;
8. It was noted that the proposed installation of Southmead Notice Boards would involve installation of 6 Notice Boards;
9. Details of Section 106 expenditure and CIL funding were noted;
10. It was agreed that the final meeting of the NP should take place at 7pm on Tuesday 20th June 2017 at a venue in Southmead (venue to be confirmed) Action: Keith Houghton
Resolved by the Neighbourhood Partnership (unanimously) – that
- the balance of £5,000 Transformers Fund is noted and the following Transformers applications are approved, together with noting the principal benefits to Equalities Groups and groups with protected characteristics set out in Paragraph 1.5 of the report:
Bristol Noise (Bristol Noise Southmead) - £600
Brentry and Henbury Children’s Centre (Valuing Young Parents Project – Brentry, Henbury and Badocks Wood) - £1,550
Fast Friends (Fast Friends Activities Programme) - £1,050
169 Scouts (Replacement of 2 Patrol Tents) - £1,800
- the following projects are not approved for funding:
Civil Security Solutions CIC (Investing In Your Community Campaign – Training Young People in Security Industry) £2,250
Brentry School (Media Bus – Please Stop Here!) £3,000
Unique Voice (North Side Factory Summer Holiday Provision) £2,372.50
SDT Youth Centre (Mountain Bike Project) - £1,520
- That the Councillors and interested NP residents set up a Traffic and Transport Sub-Group in partnership with the BS10 Parks and Planning Group in May 2017 and explore the timings of any Public meetings;
- That it is noted that the recommendations from the Henbury & Brentry Parks Group will be brought to a final NP event in June 2017 for decision by the NP Councillors;
- and that a report about Southmead Parks Access is brought to the June NP event with a set of recommendations for funding following the consultation during April/May;
- the Neighbourhood Committee approves (unanimously) the allocation of £2,179 of CIL to support Southmead noticeboard installation
- That the NP expresses its support for the Southmead Ranch Community Asset Transfer proposal;
- the latest Section 106 contributions be noted, in addition to the latest statement on the Community Infrastructure Levy;
- the legal information is noted with regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty.
Action (all decisions): Keith Houghton
Supporting documents:
- Item 6 NP Business Report, item 35. PDF 715 KB
- Item 6 App 1 Ranch Southmead APG (5402) - new CAT lease LPW, item 35. PDF 49 KB