(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Central Sefton Area Committee, 09
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Public Document Pack CENTRAL SEFTON AREA COMMITTEE Date: Thursday 9th March, 2017 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Formby Professional Development Centre, 225 Park Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 6EW AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Blundelsands Ward Church Ward Councillor Dan T. Lewis (Vice-Chair), The Councillor Cummins, The Labour Party Labour Party Councillor Veidman, The Labour Party Councillor Dams, The Labour Party Councillor Webster, The Labour Party Councillor Roscoe, The Labour Party Manor Ward Harington Ward Councillor Carragher (Chair), The Labour Party Councillor Dutton, Conservative Party Councillor John Joseph Kelly, The Labour Party Councillor Jamieson, Conservative Party Councillor McGinnity, The Labour Party Councillor Pitt, Conservative Party Park Ward Molyneux Ward Councillor Burns, The Labour Party Councillor Atkinson, The Labour Party Councillor Pat O'Hanlon, Independents Group Councillor Carr, The Labour Party Councillor Sayers, The Labour Party Councillor Murphy, The Labour Party Sudell Ward Ravenmeols Ward Councillor Gannon, Independents Group Councillor Maria Bennett, Independents Councillor McKinley, The Labour Party Group Councillor Owens, The Labour Party Councillor McCann, Independents Group Councillor Page, The Labour Party Victoria Ward Councillor Byrom, The Labour Party Councillor Grace, The Labour Party Councillor Roche, The Labour Party Parish Council Representatives Parish Councillor Karl Brennan Hightown Parish Council Parish Councillor Mike Carter Aintree Village Parish Council Parish Councillor Bob McCann Formby Parish Council Parish Councillor Kevin Sharpe 1 Ince Blundell Parish Council Parish Councillor Anne Ibbs Little Altcar Parish Council Parish Councillor John Christopher Bailey Lydiate Parish Council Parish Councillor Ron Baker Melling Parish Council Parish Councillor Marie Duffy Sefton Parish Council Parish Councillor Ken Hounsell Thornton Parish Council Parish Councillor Gerry Lee Sefton Area Partnership of Local Councils Advisory Group Members Mr. P. G. Thornton COMMITTEE OFFICER: Olaf Hansen Democratic Services Officer Telephone: 0151 934 2067 Fax: 0151 934 2034 E-mail: [email protected] If you have any special needs that may require arrangements to facilitate your attendance at this meeting, please contact the Committee Officer named above, who will endeavour to assist. We endeavour to provide a reasonable number of full agendas, including reports at the meeting. If you wish to ensure that you have a copy to refer to at the meeting, please can you print off your own copy of the agenda pack prior to the meeting. 2 This page is intentionally left blank. 3 A G E N D A 1. Apologies for Absence 2. Declarations of Interest Members are requested to give notice of any disclosable pecuniary interest, which is not already included in their Register of Members' Interests and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the Members Code of Conduct, before leaving the meeting room during the discussion on that particular item. 3. Minutes of Previous Meeting (Pages 7 - 14) Minutes of the meeting held on 5 January, 2017 Part A These items are for general discussion. Anybody attending the meeting is welcome to speak (subject to the Chair’s discretion) 4. Public Forum A period of 20 minutes (or longer at the discretion of the Chair) will be set aside for a Public Forum. Members of the public can ask questions, raise matters, or present petitions on issues that are relevant to Sefton Council. The person asking a question will be allowed one supplementary question. A question form indicating the person’s name and address must be completed and submitted to the Democratic Services Officer as soon as possible and by no later than 12:00(noon) the day before the meeting. (If the questioner does not attend the meeting or nominate a representative to attend (at the discretion of the Chair), the question will not be read out, but a written response will be forwarded to the questioner). If a response to a question cannot be provided at the meeting, the Neighbourhoods Division will contact the relevant department for a formal response and the resident will be contacted directly in writing. 5. Police Issues Report of the Neighbourhood Inspector 4 Update on crime statistics and area interventions since the last meeting 6. Parish Council Updates Verbal update from Parish Council representative(s) Part B These items are for consultation or information of interest to the local community. Anybody attending the meeting is welcome to speak (subject to the Chair’s discretion) There are no Items in Part B Part C These are formal decisions to be taken by the Members of the Council. Only in exceptional cases will the Chair allow contributions from the public (Advisory Group Members may speak but not vote) 7. A565 Seaforth Roundabout Improvements (Pages 15 - Report of the Head of Locality Services - Commissioned 20) 8. Area Management Update (Pages 21 - Report of the Head of Communities 26) Update on area management issues resolved since the last meeting 9. Budget Monitoring (Pages 27 - Report of the Director of Corporate Services 42) Update on Area Committee budget resources available 10. Date of Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on Thursday, 15 June 2017, commencing at 18:30, location to be confirmed. 5 This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 3 THE “CALL IN” PERIOD FOR THIS SET OF MINUTES ENDS AT 12 NOON ON MONDAY 15 JANUARY, 2017. MINUTE NOS.33-36 ARE NOT SUBJECT TO “CALL IN”. CENTRAL SEFTON AREA COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AT THE MAGHULL TOWN HALL, HALL LANE, MAGHULL, L31 7BB ON THURSDAY 5TH JANUARY, 2017 PRESENT: Councillor Carragher (in the Chair) Councillors Dan T. Lewis, Atkinson, Bennett, Burns, Byrom, Carr, Cummins, Dams, Dutton, Gannon, Grace, John Joseph Kelly, McGinnity, McKinley, Page, Pitt, Roche, Roscoe, Sayers, Veidman and Webster ALSO PRESENT: Parish Councillors Bailey, Baker, Brennan, Carter and Lee 2 officers from Merseyside Police 6 members of the puiblic 27. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Jamieson, McCann, Murphy and O’Hanlon and Parish Councillor Ibbs. 28. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST No declarations of any disclosable pecuniary interest were received. 29. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 14 September, 2016 be confirmed as a correct record. 30. PUBLIC FORUM During the Public Forum the following matters were raised:- Page15 7 Agenda Item 3 CENTRAL SEFTON AREA COMMITTEE- THURSDAY 5TH JANUARY, 2017 a) Mr. John Wilkinson submitted a petition to address the Committee on behalf of Frack Free Formby, a voluntary group opposed to fracking for shale gas and oil in the Formby and wider Sefton area. Mr.Wilkinson sought the Committee’s support in fracking due to its harmful impact on communities and the environment. The Chair thanked Mr.Wilkinson for his presentation and commented that Minute No.32 of the meeting of Council held 14 July, 2016 clearly stated the Council’s position regarding fracking. The Minute stated “This Council agrees to confirm its opposition to unconventional gas extraction”. RESOLVED: That the petition be noted. 31. POLICE ISSUES The Committee considered the reports of Inspectors Fish, Jones and Hatton. Inspectors Fish and Jones were present at the meeting and answered queries from the Committee. RESOLVED: That (1) the Police be thanked for their presentation; and (2) the sincere appreciation and thanks be formally recorded for out- going Inspectors Atherton and Hatton for all their hard work and dedication to duty whilst serving in the central Sefton area. 32. PARISH COUNCIL UPDATES Parish Councillor Gerry Lee, Chair of the Sefton Area Partnership of Local Councils (SAPLC) gave a brief verbal update from the Parish Councils. RESOLVED: That Mr. Lee be thanked for his presentation Page16 8 Agenda Item 3 CENTRAL SEFTON AREA COMMITTEE- THURSDAY 5TH JANUARY, 2017 33. BROOMS CROSS ROAD - WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981, SECTION 53, CONTINUOUS REVIEW OF THE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY DEFINITIVE MAP AND STATEMENT The Committee considered the report of the Head of Locality Services – Commissioned which sought authority to modify the Definitive Map and Statement of public rights of way to show the effect of The Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (Thornton To Switch Island Link Road) A5758 Broom’s Cross Road (Side Roads) Order 2012 and the section 116 Highways Act 1980 – Stopping Up of Highways Order 2015 of Part of Longdale Lane and Part of Back Lane, Sefton, on the rights of way network. RESOLVED: That the Head of Regulation and Compliance be authorised to: (1) make a Definitive Map Legal Event Modification Order under Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to show the effect of the Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (Thornton To Switch Island Link Road) A5758 Broom’s Cross Road (Side Roads) Order 2012 to Sefton Footpath No.5 shown as the line A-C on drawing no.DC1537 on the Definitive Rights Of Way Map and Statement; (2) make a Definitive Map Legal Event Modification Order under Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to show the effect of the Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (Thornton To Switch Island Link Road) A5758 Broom’s Cross Road (Side Roads) Order 2012 to Sefton Footpath No.4 shown as the line A-G on drawing no.DC1538 on the Definitive Rights Of Way Map and Statement; (3) make a Definitive Map Legal Event Modification Order under Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to show the effect of the Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (Thornton To Switch Island Link Road) A5758 Broom’s Cross Road (Side Roads) Order 2012 to Sefton Byway No.13 shown as the line A-F on drawing no. DC1512 on the Definitive Rights Of Way Map and Statement; (4) make a Definitive Map Legal Event Modification Order under Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to show the effect of the Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (Thornton To Switch Island Link Road) A5758 Broom’s Cross Road (Side Roads) Order 2012 to Thornton Footpath No.2 shown as the line A-D on drawing no.