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Please ask for: Nicola Stocks Telephone: 01482 613421 Fax: 01482 614804 Email: [email protected] Text phone: 01482 300349 Date: Wednesday, 19 September 2018 Dear Councillor, North Area Committee The next meeting of the North Area Committee will be held at 18:00 on Thursday, 27 September 2018 in Orchard Centre . The Agenda for the meeting is attached and reports are enclosed where relevant. Please Note: It is likely that the public, (including the Press) will be excluded from the meeting during discussions of exempt items since they involve the possible disclosure of exempt information as describe in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. Yours faithfully, Democratic Services Officer for the Chief Executive Town Clerk Services, Hull City Council, The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2AA www.hullcc.gov.uk Tel: 01482 300300 Page 1 of 98 North Area Committee To: Membership: Councillors Drake-Davis, Lunn, Matthews, McCobb, Nicola (DC), Ross, Wareing (C), Wilson Officers: Alistair Shaw, Community Manager (Neighbourhoods) Mark McEgan, Assistant City Manager (Housing Management) Nicola Stocks, Democratic Services Officer (x5) Public Set: Reference Library Page 2 of 98 North Area Committee 18:00 on Thursday, 27 September 2018 Orchard Centre A G E N D A PROCEDURAL ITEMS 1 Apologies To receive apologies for those Members who are unable to attend the meeting. 2 Declarations of Interest To remind Members of the need to record the existence and nature of any Personal and Discloseable Pecuniary interest in items on the agenda, in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. (Members Code of Conduct - Part D1 of the Constitution) 3 Minutes of the meeting held on 26th July 2018 7 - 14 To approve the minutes as a true and correct record. 4 Public Questions Written questions may be submitted by members of the public. Unwritten questions will be taken only at the discretion of the Chair in accordance with paragraph 38.2 in part C1 of the Council’s Constitution. Questions will be answered at the meeting if possible, otherwise written replies will be sent. As the agenda is to be considered in accordance with the Council's formal committee procedures rather than a public forum, the public present will not be able to participate in the Committee's discussions on the following items. A MAXIMUM OF 15 MINUTES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR QUESTIONS. NON-EXEMPT ITEMS Page 3 of 98 5 Community Safety Update 15 - 16 To provide an update on community safety and policing issues in the North Area. 6 Development of New Physical Activity Strategy 17 - 34 This paper seeks the views of the Committee as part of the development of the new draft strategy 'Towards an Active Hull'. 7 Capital Spend in Parks 35 - 50 To outline the rationale for allocating £1.2m for the investment in Hull's playgrounds and to invite feedback on the parameters for the allocation of additional capital funding to improve existing play areas across the city. 8 Regeneration Projects 51 - 52 To update on the regeneration projects delivered by Major Projects and Housing Strategy and Renewal 9 Major Projects Highways Report 53 - 56 To update the Committee on highways related schemes. 10 North Housing Performance Update 57 - 70 To brief the Area Committee on the performance of North Area Landlord Services and the Housing Investment Team. 11 Area Funds 71 - 84 To advise the Committee of the 2018-19 budgets for the North Area in relation to the Ward Budgets and Section 106 Monies. 12 Area Neighbourhood Management Update 85 - 90 To update the Committee on activities undertaken by the Area Team. 13 Resolution List 91 - 94 To update Members on the outstanding actions identified by the Committee at previous meetings. 14 Work Programme 95 - 98 To review the Committee Work Programme. EXEMPT ITEMS Page 4 of 98 15 No Exempt Items THERE ARE NO EXEMPT ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA Page 5 of 98 Page 6 of 98 Northern Area Committee 26 th July 2018 PRESENT:- Councillors Wareing (Chair), Nicola (Deputy Chair), Drake-Davis, Ross, Lunn, Matthews, McCobb and Wilson. IN ATTENDANCE:- J. Scott (Democratic Services Officer), A. Shaw (Community Manager), J Storr (Neighbourhood Coordinator). Inspector M Peasgood (Humberside Police) – Minute 19 I Cappleman (Design and Commissioning Team Leader)- Minute 20 L Jamil (Strategy and Development Manager)- Minute 21- 22 A Gray (Principle Finance Officer) – Minute 23-24 M Brigden (Horticultural Manager) – Minute 25 Apologies Councillor Ross. Minute Description/Decision Action No. By/Deadline NON-EXEMPT ITEMS 16 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST No declarations of interest were made in respect of the items that follow below. 17 PUBLIC QUESTIONS A Written question was received from a resident of Hull which asked the following question: Last year a site visit was conducted within the south eastern part of the ward with Councillor Lunn and Streetscene, Will the Area Committee review a plan to address the issues that were raised in order to prevent further decline in the neighbourhood? Moved by Councillor McCobb and seconded by Councillor Drake-Davis: Page 7 of 98 That the Ward Councillors are aware of the issue and will continue to tackle the issues. Motion carried. Mrs Wood attended the Committee who asked the Committee the following question: Can we have reassurance that money that had been ring-fenced for green space in the Newland and Beverley Ward is secured following the change from Wyke Area Committee to North Area Committee? Moved by Councillor McCobb and seconded by Councillor Drake-Davis: That any money that had previously been ring-fenced to improving the area had not been affected by the local boundary changes. Motion carried. Mrs Korczak Fields attended the Committee who asked the Committee the following question: Will the Committee be looking at all the available documentation and those available on file before making a decision on item 20? Moved by Councillor McCobb and seconded by Councillor Drake-Davis: That the relevant Councillors will ensure they have seen all information prior to making any decisions. Motion carried. 18 MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 24 TH MAY 2018 Agreed - That the minutes of the meeting of this Committee, held on 24 th May 2018, having been printed and circulated, and be taken as read and correctly recorded and signed by the Chair. 19 COMMUNITY SAFETY UPDATE The Committee and Scrutiny Manager submitted a Page 8 of 98 briefing paper which updated Members on policing activities in the North Area. Members were informed of the new ‘My Community Alert’ system, which gave residents updates on criminal offences and statistics in the area they resided. Inspector Peasgood explained that there were to be changes in Policing in the North Area, and confirmed that he would take over from Inspector Mattinson Agreed – That the update be noted. 20 PETITION - REQUEST FOR WEIGHT RESTRICTION AND CHICANE ON INGLEMIRE LANE The City Manager- Major Projects and Infrastructure submitted a briefing paper following a petition which had been received requesting the implementation of a vehicle weight limit and the provision of a chicane on the section of Inglemire lane between Beverley Road and Cranbrook Avenue. The Lead petitioner spoke on the petition, expressing concerns to properties and peoples safety down Inglemire lane. Members confirmed that a meeting had been set up with Hull University to redirect heavy goods vehicles to the Ring Road as per previous agreement. Agreed- a) That the University Ward Members look into the issues raised and contact the lead petitioner with an outcome b) that an update is brought back to the Area Committee by Highways once the issue had been b) IC Design resolved. and Commissioning team Leader 21 PETITION - NEGLECT OF THE DANES The City Neighbourhoods and Housing Manager submitted a briefing paper which provided information on the regeneration of Orchard Park including the external improvements programme following the Page 9 of 98 submission of a petition received by the residents of Axdane. The Lead petitioner spoke on the petition, expressing concerns to the lack of communication between the Axedane residents and the City Council and also regarding the lack of works started in the area. Members expressed concerns around the lack of work that had happened over the past year. Members were informed that communication had not been completed effectively. Members were also informed that Housing was awaiting an outcome from a report which had been completed by NPS Humber. Agreed- a) That Ward Councillors receive a copy of the report A-D) LJ by NPS as soon as possible, Strategy and Development b) that residents are kept up to date on the housing Manager improvements effectively, c) that an update is submitted to a future Area Committee, and; d) that a deadline to when these works are to be completed by is submitted to residents and Members of the North Area Committee. 22 HOUSING GROWTH PLAN – SMALL SITES The City Neighbourhoods and Housing Manager submitted a briefing paper which updated the Committee on the progress of the Housing Growth Plan, specifically small sites and sought input from the North Area Committee on potential sites for new build housing within the North Area. A report was scheduled to be considered by Cabinet in October, 2018. Agreed - a) That the briefing paper be noted, and b) that Ward Members are invited to submit any Page 10 of 98 further plots for consideration to the Neighbourhood and Housing team. 23 REALLOCATION OF HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) DISCRETIONARY BUDGETS FOLLOWING BOUNDARY CHANGES The City Neighbourhoods and Housing Manager submitted a report which set out the reallocation of discretionary spends, between the new areas (based on the new ward boundaries) for 2018/19.