BRAMHALL & CHEADLE HULME SOUTH AREA COMMITTEE Meeting
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BRAMHALL & CHEADLE HULME SOUTH AREA COMMITTEE Meeting: 11 July 2013 At: 6.30 pm PRESENT Councillor Lisa Walker (Chair) in the chair; Councillor Brian Bagnall (Vice-Chair); Councillors Paul Bellis, Stuart Bodsworth, Linda Holt, Bryan Leck, Suzanne Wyatt and Alanna Vine 1. MINUTES The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 6 June 2013 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillors and officers were invited to declare any interests which they had in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting. The following interests were declared:- Personal Interest Councillor Interest Stuart Bodsworth Agenda Item 4(iv) ‘Public Realm’ as an employee of the Environment Agency which was raised as part of the discussion on this item. Personal and Prejudicial Interests Councillor Interest Alanna Vine Agenda Item 4(x) ‘Area Flexibility Funding – Bramhall Baptist Church’ as a volunteer with the Hotshots Community Group that was subject of the application. Councillor Vine left the meeting during the consideration of this item and took no part in the discussion or vote. Lisa Walker Agenda Item 4(vii) ‘Open Forum – A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road Scheme Second Phase Consultation’. Councillor Walker left the meeting during the consideration of this item and took no part in the discussion or vote. 3. URGENT DECISIONS No urgent decisions were reported. Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee - 11 July 2013 4. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (i) Chair's Announcements The Chair announced that a fashion show would be taking place at the Deanwater Hotel on 18 July 2013 organised by the ‘What Lyes Beneath’ shop in Bramhall to raise funds for Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention. (ii) Neighbourhood Policing Sergeant Craig Blackburn (Greater Manchester Police) and Nigel Hudson (Community Safety Operations Manager, Stockport Council) attended the meeting to answer questions from Councillors and members of the public in relation to Neighbourhood Policing issues within the Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme South area. The following comments were made/ issues raised:- • Greater Manchester Police had held a community engagement day in Bramhall on Thursday, 13 June to offer crime prevention advice and get feedback on how the community felt their area was being policed. Residents were also informed about the work being done with Stockport Council to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour and advised the public on how they could work more closely with police to improve their neighbourhood. • Vehicle crime remained a priority for the police; however it was noted that a significant proportion of such crimes were a result of vehicles being left insecure. • Notwithstanding the recent spate of good weather, incidents of anti-social behaviour had reduced from the same period last year. • The Stockport ‘Cycloan’ project was an initiative supported by Stockport Council to give young offenders the chance to repair bicycles recovered by the police to help young offenders pay back their debt to society and to encourage new skills and confidence to help prevent reoffending. • A member of the public expressed concern in relation to anti-social behaviour which included verbal abuse and criminal damage which had been occurring on Lumb Lane, Bramhall. • A discussion took place around inconsiderate parking on pavements and the powers of the police to intervene if the parking was considered to be an unnecessary obstruction. RESOLVED – That Sergeant Blackburn and Nigel Hudson be thanked for their attendance. (iii) Public Question Time No public questions were submitted. (iv) Public Realm Carolyn Turner (Public Realm Inspector) attended the meeting to report on current issues and to answer questions from Councillors and members of the public in relation to environmental and highways issues within the area represented by the Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee. Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee - 11 July 2013 The following comments were made/ issues raised:- • Blocked gullies on Bramhall Lane South and Bridge Lane, Bramhall had been attended to during a recently introduced night cleansing shift to evaluate whether this had an impact on the number of gullies that could be successfully cleaned. A number of main routes throughout the Cheadle Hulme South ward were scheduled to be cleaned as part of the regular day shifts. • Businesses in the Bramhall area were being visited to remind them of the need to apply for permits to place ‘A-Boards’ on pavements. It was confirmed that there was no cost to businesses for such a licence. • Work had been undertaken by Community Payback to cleanse the steps on Hulme Hall Road, Cheadle Hulme near to the railway bridge. • It was commented that there were a number of routes where refuse collectors were leaving wheelie bins in the middle of the pavement which caused an obstruction and that operatives needed to be reminded to return them to the side of the pavement. • It was stated that large tyres had been deposited in the Lady Brook running through Happy Valley Local Nature Reserve. In response it was stated that the maintenance of the brook was the responsibility of the Environment Agency, but that this would be reported to them for removal. • Concern was expressed in relation to the progress that had been made on a number of road defects previously raised by the Area Committee. • A request was made for Moss Lane, Bramhall between its junctions with Acre Lane and Hall Moss Lane to be placed on the Structural Maintenance Plan. RESOLVED – That Carolyn Turner be thanked for her attendance. (v) Petitions No petitions were submitted. (vi) Open Forum - Neighbourhood Action Plans Feri Jebelli (Neighbourhood Housing Officer, Stockport Homes) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update on the progress of the delivery of the Stockport Homes Neighbourhood Action Plans and seeking feedback on the draft 2013/14 action plans. The following comments were made/ issues raised:- • It was positive to note that one effect of the recent welfare reform changes had been that a number of tenants had moved into smaller properties which had released a number of three bedroom properties back into the social housing market. • In response, it was stated that there remained a risk in relation to the availability of one bedroom accommodation to allow tenants to downsize. As a result the Council was introducing a policy to ensure that any tenants who were actively seeking to downsize would not be required to pay any resultant rent arrears that accrued as a result of the reduction in housing benefit and their inability to move into a smaller property. RESOLVED – That the report be noted and that Feri Jebelli be thanked for her attendance. Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee - 11 July 2013 (vii) Open Forum - A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road Scheme Second Phase Consultation Jim McMahon, Service Director (Major Projects) attended the meeting and provided an update on the outcomes of Phase 1 of the consultation on the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road Scheme. An update was also provided on the second phase consultation that was currently underway on the emerging preferred scheme. The presentation covered the following key issues:- • There had been over 9000 responses as part of the Phase 1 Consultation, with 70% indicating support for the scheme and 13% not in favour. • As part of the local engagement activity, there was a clear difference of opinion between the response from the consultation as a whole and those of residents in the immediate vicinity of the proposed Junction 6 (Macclesfield Road). Additional information had been provided to the residents to explain the emerging preferred option for this junction treatment. • Every effort was being made to minimise the visual and noise impact of the road with sound bunds and fencing being proposed as well as landscaping treatments. • The proposed scheme would also include a dedicated cycle route along the entire length (including retrofitting the existing A555 road) as well as a range of measures to project access to rights of way that interested the road route. • The second phase of consultation was currently underway and 85,000 letters had been sent to properties along the proposed route. Exhibitions and local liaison groups would also be held. The following additional issues were raised:- • Discussions had taken place with Queensgate Primary School in relation the measures that could be put in place to mitigate the impact of the road on the school. • There would need to be additional traffic management measures implemented on a number of routes adjoining the new relief road. • Consideration had been given to the potential future residential developments in Woodford and Cheshire. • The positive public response to the consultation had been encouraging. RESOLVED – That Jim McMahon be thanked for his attendance and presentation. (viii) Area Flexibility Funding - Churches Together in Bramhall and Woodford David Langton attended the meeting attended the meeting to answer questions from councillors on the behalf of Churches Together in Bramhall and Woodford in relation to their application for funding towards the cost of providing a ‘Holiday at Home’ scheme. RESOLVED – That the Democratic Services Manager be requested to make a grant of £450 (£150 from each ward allocation) to Churches Together in Bramhall and Woodford towards the cost of providing a ‘Holiday at Home’ scheme. Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee - 11 July 2013 (ix) Area Flexibility Funding - Oak Meadow Focus Group A representative of the Democratic Services Manager reported on the receipt of application on behalf of Oak Meadow Focus Group for Area Flexibility Funding towards the cost of a holding ‘Party in the Park’ event. RESOLVED – That the Democratic Services Manager be requested to make a grant of £366 (Cheadle Hulme South ward allocation) to Oak Meadow Focus Group towards the cost of a holding ‘Party in the Park’ event.