Strategy and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee 9 May 2005

Strategy and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 9 May 2005. Action Sheet

Members of the Scrutiny Committee:

Councillor Smyth (chair)  Councillor Fernandez  Councillor Humphreys (Vice Chair)  Councillor R Garrido A Councillor Ainsworth  Councillor Jolley A Councillor Broughton  Councillor King  Councillor Compton  Councillor Owen A Councillor Dawson  Councillor Wilson

A - Apologies received.  - Present.

Officers and invitees present: Ruth Fairhurst, Paul McKenna, Bob Osborne, Richard Wynne and Karen Lucas.

Apologies received from Councillor Merry and Russell Bernstein.

Item Responsible Discussion Action Timescale Member/ Required/ By Officer

Declarations of There were no declarations of interest. interest Action sheet Agreed and accepted. arising from the 4 April 2005

Strategy and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 9 May 2005. Action Sheet Matters arising – CCTV: . Web cam information – details have been received from the Karen Lucas DONE. Directorate and will be circulated to Members by next week. . A visit has been organised to Oldham to view their CCTV operations for Monday 6 June 2005, departing from the Civic Centre at 9.30am. Places are limited therefore must be booked Members/Karen Lucas 6 June 2005. through Karen Lucas. (Cllr Smyth & Dawson) . The merger of the Nuisance Link Team and the ASB Team within New Prospect Housing are due to be merged any time between September’05 and Jan’06. . Research will be undertaken into the New York legislation regarding the issue of an on the spot fixed penalty and fed back Bruce Jassi/Karen July 2005. to Members by July 2005. Lucas

Councillor Ainsworth asked whether it would be appropriate or practical to recommend incorporation of a CCTV network in the Karen Lucas to action 6 June 2005. extensive redevelopment work associated with the HMR programme and liaise with Officers. i.e. to encourage safe future community settings/neighbourhoods. Following on from this other Members raised the issue of CCTV in the context of licensing requirements. Early Warning There are three elements to the Salford Partner’s Performance System (EWS) – Management Framework: Paul McKenna. . Annual baseline review . Early warning system (EWS) . LSP Performance management framework The EWS is now operational and the first report was produced in January 2005. The aim of the EWS is to provide the City Council and LSP partners with an increased understanding of trends at both a Citywide and ward level.

To ensure the information provided by the EWS is incorporated into future policies and service development the EWS is circulated to Partners in Salford Coordination Group, Salford City Council Directors team meeting, Salford Neighbourhood Management Team and Regeneration Initiatives Officers Group. It is the responsibility of these four groups to ensure responses are developed to the trends identified through the EWS.

There are 7 domains: turnover, benefits, house prices, domestic burglary, vehicle crime and juvenile nuisance. The methodology used will highlight all aspects of immediate concern, rapid decline or a steady decline. It is still very early days; it will only become apparent over 3/4 quarters how the information can be used constructively. It is a tool for Officers Agreed: and key organisations responsible for resource allocation and future A further presentation 3 October planning. There is no extra budget allocated to meet the extra costs to be provided 2004 incurred from responding to issues highlighted by the system. incorporating the 2nd and 3rd quarter EWS Issues raised by Members: report, a progress . Councillor Smyth highlighted the need to reduce the youth report and details of unemployment figure. Paul explained that when officers are any subsequent doing further work to identify the reasons for ‘clusters’ of actions in response to incidents, youth unemployment might well be one of the the ‘implications’ reasons. highlighted by the . Councillor Compton was concerned that any issues highlighted EWS. in one quarter will get passed over to the next therefore creating A representative from a delay in responding. various partners and . Councillor Dawson asked if the information was being shared Neighbourhood

Strategy and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 9 May 2005. Action Sheet with each of the Community Executive Groups. Paul explained Management to be that they are presently working with Neighbourhood invited to the meeting. Management to see how they can gain a local perspective, Paul McKenna & including sharing the report with the Executive Group in Irlam Karen Lucas to action. as a pilot. Quarterly Officers provided a resume for each area of the city included in the progress on report. The following main points were highlighted: regeneration . Greengate – Due to the emphasis on the quality of design there programmes and is some delay. projects. . Higher Broughton – there are 5 tenants remaining all have been Ruth Fairhurst, contacted regarding CPO and possible warrant of possession. Bob Osborne The City Council now has a full enforcement Team and the new and Richard legislation is due to start in October 2005 that will help to speed Wynne. up the process. . Eccles – the grants for new shop fronts is going ahead. An application to convert the old cinema into residential accommodation has been received. . Port Salford – Members discussed the immense impact the extra traffic would have on the surrounding area. Richard explained that an in depth impact study will be undertaken. . Quay 5 Ordsall – Members asked if there had been any bulk buying as the 231 properties were sold within 6 weeks. Richards explained than buyers were not allowed to purchase more than 2 apartments. Agreed: . Seedley Village – to date 100 home swappers have now moved Members requested May 2005. into their new homes. Officers were congratulated by Members that the Scrutiny of the Scrutiny Committee for the success of this scheme. Committee formally The City Council are awaiting a decision by the ODPM acknowledge the following the completion of CPO Enquiry for the land on success of the house

Strategy and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 9 May 2005. Action Sheet Nansen Street. swap scheme. Karen . Swinton Community Justice Initiative – various issues are still Lucas to action. being considered. Further update to be Issues raised by Members: provided in 6 months. . Councillor Ainsworth asked if the SHIFT project could be Ruth Fairhurst, Bob 7 November included on the next report – agreed. Osborne and Richard 2005. . Councillor Dawson asked as part of the scrutiny process if Wynne. information pertaining to the major projects i.e. impact on jobs Officers to include the and regeneration investment could be included on the report. extra information into Agreed. future reports (refer to . Councillor Ainsworth requested that the prospect of connectivity the para opposite). of the Broadway link route to the residential /regeneration areas and initiatives on and to the north of the Eccles New Road/M602 corridors be explored - the interest being to connect these areas to localities of potential job creation and the Quays and to open up the recreational (walking /cycling etc) opportunities of a possible waterside route along the canal. Officers agreed to take this back for possible future consideration. Work programme Members are encouraged whenever possible to forward questions through to Scrutiny Support prior to an item being presented at a Scrutiny Committee, therefore enabling the officer time to provide a Members/Karen Lucas Ongoing. response at the actual meeting.

Councillor Ainsworth raised concerns about the lack of family housing Karen Lucas to clarify. 6 June 2005. being built in the city and asked if it would be the Strategy and Regeneration SC who would be able to include this topic on their work programme.

Strategy and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 9 May 2005. Action Sheet Karen Lucas informed Members about the forthcoming annual review of the Scrutiny Committee, whereupon Members will evaluate the The review is topics considered in the last year (were they the right topics?) and scheduled for the agree the priorities for the forthcoming year. Scrutiny Committee on the 6 June 2005. Karen Lucas. Agenda items – No issues raised. 6 June 2005. Forward plan There were no items on this month’s forward plan relevant to this Scrutiny Committee. Date of the next To be held on Monday 6 June 2005 (deferred for a week due to the Karen Lucas meeting. bank holiday) details as follows: 9.30am – Visit to Oldham to view their CCTV (best practice). 12.00pm – Buffet lunch in the committee room. 12.30pm – Discussion forum on anti-social behaviour with Neil Pilkington. 1.30pm - Members briefing. 2.00pm - Scrutiny committee. Any other . Work programme event – a reminder to Members that if they Members/Scrutiny 24 May business have not already done so to inform Scrutiny Support if they will Support 2005. be attending the work programme event on the 24 May 2005, at the Monton House Hotel at 12.15pm to 4.00pm. . Environmental Day event – Once again a reminder to Members As above. 10 June to inform Scrutiny Support if they will be attending this event on 2005. 10 June 2005 at Buile Hill Banqueting Suite, 12.00pm to 3.30pm. . Don Brown has been appointed Head of the Community Safety Unit. Don is due to start on the 6 June 2005 and as part of his induction will be attending this committee on the 4 July 2005.

Chair Councillor Alice Smyth 0161 799 3077 Deputy Chair Councillor Ann-Marie Humphreys 0161 792 6573 Assistant Director Russell Bernstein 0161 793 3530 Scrutiny Support Officer Karen Lucas 0161 793 3318 [email protected]