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Neighbourhood Partnerships are the route to influence and improve services in the neighbourhood for residents, community organisations, service partners, and where local councillors make decisions about Bristol City Council business MEETING OF THE STOCKWOOD, HENGROVE & WHITCHURCH NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP th Date: 9 DECEMBER 2015 Time: 7.00pm to 9.00pm Place: OASIS ACADEMY PETHERTON ROAD, BS14 9BU 1. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS, APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 2. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP HELD ON 23rd SEPTEMBER 2015 - to confirm as a correct record. - matters/actions arising Neighbourhood Committee items: Chair – Cllr Barry Clark 3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (Councillors are required to declare any interest which they have on matters on the agenda) 4. PUBLIC FORUM A G E N D A D N E G A 5. NP BUDGET 2015/16 UPDATE (Ariaf Hussain) 6. WELLBEING REPORT (Ariaf Hussain) 7. s106 ECOLOGICAL MITIGATION: HENGROVE MOUNDS REPORT (Becky Belfin) 8. s106 DEVOLVED ARTS FUND UPDATE & BUDGET REQUEST (Ariaf Hussain) 9. HIGHWAYS UPDATE 2015/16 (Ariaf Hussain) 1 10. HIGHWAYS & MINOR WORKS 2016/17 (Ariaf Hussain) Neighbourhood Partnership items: Chair – Cllr Barry Clark 11 . POLICE & COMMUNITY SAFETY UPDATE (Inspector Nigel Colston) 12. NP BOUNDARY CHANGES (NP/NC Members) 13. JOINT SPATIAL PLAN & JOINT TRANSPORT STUDY (Ariaf Hussain) 14. COMMUNICATION OVERVIEW (Ariaf Hussain) 15. BCC GRANT CONSULTATION (Ariaf Hussain) 16. NP COORDINATOR REPORT (Ariaf Hussain) 17. A.O.B 18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – Wednesday 16 March 2016, 7pm to 9pm, Christ the Servant, Stockwood, BS14 8SP 2 Participating in your Neighbourhood Partnership meetings Please note that there are several ways in which local people can get involved in the work of this neighbourhood partnership. You can : • Attend meetings of the local Neighbourhood Forum in your ward, where you will be able to raise any issue that is of concern to you as a local resident. The work of the Neighbourhood Forum feeds into the Partnership meeting. Details of when and where Forum meetings are taking place can be found on the Council’s website. No invitation to attend or notification of the business you want to raise is necessary. Just turn up on the day and have your say – on anything you want relating to your area. • Attend this meeting and comment on any item of business on the agenda, either by raising your hand at the appropriate time and the Chair will invite you to speak, or by submitting a statement on any matter on the agenda in advance. If you want to submit a statement, this should be sent to the clerk to the meeting (contact details below) no later than 12.00 noon on the working day before the meeting. The statement will where possible, be sent directly to members of the Partnership, and be printed and circulated at the meeting. Statements will normally be heard when the item to which they relate is reached. Contacts – The local Neighbourhood Partnership Co-ordinator is: Ariaf Hussain (0117 922 3218) The clerk to the meeting is: Norman Cornthwaite, Democratic Services Officer 0117 9222390 [email protected] or [email protected] 3 . 4 Agenda Item No. 2 Stockwood, Hengrove and Whitchurch Neighbourhood Partnership (N P) Meeting 7.00 pm on 23rd September 2015 at Counterslip Church Present: Ward Councillors Councillors Barry Clark and Michael Frost (Hengrove Ward); and Councillors David Morris (Chair) and Graham Morris (Stockwood Ward) BCC Officers, Statutory Partners and Others Ariaf Hussain - BCC, N P Co-ordinator Norman Cornthwaite - BCC, Democratic Services Becky Belfin - BCC, Nature Conservation Officer Neighbourhood Partnership Members Ray Andrews Robert Harris Trevor Hilliar John Button Norma Davies Barbara Kirby Plus 2 members of the public 13. Apologies Apologies were received from Peter Goodwin, Dave Reeve and 1 5 Phyllis Watkins. 14. Welcome and Introductions The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. 15. Minutes - Stockwood, Hengrove and Whitchurch Neighbourhood Partnership - 17th June 2015 (Agenda Item No. 2) Resolved – that the Minutes of the Meeting be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair. Neighbourhood Committee (N C) Items 16. Declarations of Interest (Agenda Item No. 3) None were made. 17. Public Forum (Agenda Item No. 4) Nothing was received. 18. Neighbourhood Budget Report (Agenda Item No. 5) Ariaf Hussain introduced this report and summarised it for everyone. He advised that the bollards at Hither Bath Bridge are likely to be installed by the end of October. Resolved – that the Budget Updates be noted. 19. Wellbeing Budget Report (Agenda Item No. 6) Ariaf Hussain introduced the report and summarised it for everyone. Resolved – that an amount of £350 be granted to Oasis John Williams. 20. S106 Funding for Ecological Mitigation at Hengrove Mounds and Hawkfield Meadow (Agenda Item No. 7) 2 6 Becky Belfin introduced the report and summarised it for everyone. During the debate on this item the following points were made: • Vegetation around the steps will be cleared and the steps improved • The work that can be carried out is governed by the amount of money available • The consultation results were noted; it was also noted that not everyone who was consulted had submitted a response • Concerns were raised about authorising the spending of money at a location in a neighbouring Ward – Hawkfield Meadow • It was thought Hawkfield Meadow probably forms part of this S106 Agreement but this would be checked • Details of the works could be considered by the Environment Group • It was noted that the site is used by people across all of south Bristol • It was suggested that a decision on the expenditure be deferred until the next N P Meeting pending the presentation of further information on the S106 Agreement to the Environment Group; this was agreed Resolved – that a decision on the expenditure be deferred until the next N P Meeting pending the presentation of further information on the S106 Agreement to the Environment Group. Neighbourhood Partnership (NP) Items 21. Police and Community Safety Update (Agenda Item No. 8) It was noted with concern that no Police Representative was in attendance to present this report and answer questions. 3 7 It was agreed that Ariaf Hussain should write to the Police to remind them of their Partnership responsibilities to attend the N P Meetings. 22. N P Co-ordinator Report (Agenda Item No. 9) Ariaf Hussain introduced the report and summarised it for everyone. He advised that training would be available for those who want to take part in a radio show. The Equalities Training scheduled for 8th October has been postponed – a new date will be advised in due course. It was agreed that the Stockwood Free Church planning application be supported and that Ariaf Hussain be authorised to write accordingly. Agreed – that the report be noted. 23. Marketing and Communications (Agenda Item No. 10) Barbara Kirby introduced the report and summarised it for everyone. During the debate concerns were raised about what should be put on the web on behalf of the N P. It was emphasised that it should only be used for providing information. There should no blogging or expressing political or personal views. Agreed – that the report be noted. 24. A O B (Agenda Item No. 11) Two residents had attended the Meeting to raise the issue of anti- social behaviour by their neighbours with the Police. However there was no Police Representative in attendance. Ariaf Hussain explained they should gather evidence and pass the evidence to the Police and the BCC Housing Section. They should also contact their local Councillors for support. He took their contact details and stated that he would write on their behalf. 25. Next N P Meeting (Agenda Item No. 12) th Wednesday 9 December 2015 at 7.00 pm, venue – Oasis Academy. 4 8 (Meeting ended at 8.45 pm.) CHAIR 5 9 . 10 AGENDA ITEM NO. 5 STOCKWOOD, HENGROVE & WHITCHURCH NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP 9TH DECEMBER 2015 Report of: Ariaf Hussain, Neighbourhood Partnership Coordinator Title: Neighbourhood Budget Report Contact Telephone Number: 0117 922 3218 [email protected] RECOMMENDATIONS That the Neighbourhood Committee: 1. Notes the Budget Updates 1. The Neighbourhood Budget is composed of the devolved funding to the Neighbourhood Partnership. 2. Devolved s106 and CIL budgets - Please see Appendix 5a for the full breakdown of s106 and Appendix 5b for the full breakdown of CiL funding devolved to the Stockwood, Hengrove & Whitchurch Neighbourhood Partnership 3. The table below gives a breakdown of the Neighbourhood Budget allocation at the start of April 2015 and the current expenditure and funds remaining. 1 11 2015/16 Income Spend Balance Notes Budget Q1 Q2 Q3 NP £15,737 £15,737 £1000 was Budget allocated in 2014/15 for Minor Highways project support which is still to be drawn down Well £20,000 £1,950 £350 tbc tbc Being Clean & £1,500 £1,500 Green Cil £7,495.53 Legal Information When councillors decide how the wellbeing fund is spent they should have due regard to the public sector equality duty that applies to all public bodies. This duty is contained in the Equality Act 2010 and came in to force on 6 April 2011. It replaces previous equality duties under the Sex Discrimination, Race Relations and Disability Discrimination Acts. The duty means that councillors are required to have due regard to the need to: • Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct prohibited under the Act • Promote equality of opportunity between different groups • Foster good relations between people from different groups The duty covers the following protected characteristics: • Disability, Sexual orientation, Age, Gender reassignment, Religion and belief; Sex, Race, Pregnancy and maternity. It also applies to marriage and civil partnership, but only in respect of the requirement to eliminate discrimination and harassment.

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