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Public Document Pack NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL BASFORD AND BESTWOOD AREA COMMITTEE Date: Wednesday, 5 December 2018 Time: 4.30 pm Place: LB 31-32 - Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG Councillors are requested to attend the above meeting to transact the following business Corporate Director for Strategy and Resources Governance Officer: Mark Leavesley Direct Dial: 0115 876 4302 1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 2 DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS If you need advice on declaring an interest, please contact the Governance Officer above, if possible before the day of the meeting 3 MINUTES 3 - 8 Last meeting held on 12 September 2018 (for confirmation) 4 ISSUES FROM COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES Please contact the Neighbourhood Development Officer at least 3 days before the meeting with any issues you wish to raise 5 POLICE AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION UPDATE 6 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WW1 ROLL OF HONOUR CENTENARY 9 - 12 MEMORIAL PROJECT Report and presentation by Eddie Curry, Head of Park, Open Spaces and Investment Funding 7 FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME 13 - 14 Presentation by Richard Campbell, Flood Mitigation Manager 8 NOTTINGHAM CITY HOMES 15 - 30 Report of Chief Executive, Nottingham City Homes continued over 9 AREA BASED GRANTS: QUARTER 2 2018 - UPDATE 31 - 40 Gary Cawthorne to report 10 AREA CAPITAL FUND - 2018/19 PROGRAMME 41 - 48 Report of Director of Community Protection 11 WARD COUNCILLOR BUDGET 49 - 52 Report of Director of Community Protection 12 WARD REPORTS 53 - 74 Report of Director of Community Protection CITIZENS ATTENDING MEETINGS ARE ASKED TO ARRIVE AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE START OF THE MEETING TO BE ISSUED WITH VISITOR BADGES. 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Agenda Item 3 NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL BASFORD AND BESTWOOD AREA COMMITTEE MINUTES of the meeting held at LH 2.11 - Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG on 12 September 2018 from 4.30 pm - 5.50 pm Membership Present Absent Councillor Brian Grocock Councillor Linda Woodings Councillor Cat Arnold Councillor David Smith (Vice Chair) Councillor Georgia Power Councillor Nick Raine (Chair) Colleagues, partners and others in attendance: Councillor Sally Longford Gail Scholes – Robin Hood Energy Chris Easton – Bestwood Anglican and Methodist Churches Gary Cawthorne – Bestwood Partnership Inspector Busuttil – Nottinghamshire Police Inspector Gordon Fenwick – Nottinghamshire Police Darryl Paxford – Senior community protection Officer John Hales – SALTAR Dale Griffin – Neighbourhood Development Officer Leigh Plant – Neighbourhood Development Officer Angela Bolton – Neighbourhood Development Officer 12 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Councillor Linda Woodings – leave Mike Savage Rupinder Kooner 13 DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS None. 14 MINUTES The minutes of the meeting held on 6 June 2018 were agreed ass a true record and they were signed by the Chair. 15 ISSUES FROM COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES Fly-tipping in Basford ward was raised as an ongoing issue for enforcement agencies to be made aware of. Page1 3 Basford and Bestwood Area Committee - 12.09.18 16 POLICE AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION UPDATE Inspectors Christine Busuttil and Gordon Fenwick of Nottinghamshire Police, and Darryl Paxford, Senior Community Protection Officer, updated the committee on policing matters in the wards, including crime and arrest figures, local initiatives to address crime and anti-social behaviour and current Police/Community protection areas of focus. During discussion, the following comments were made: It was confirmed that there was an ongoing operation to address speeding on Vernon Road and Bagnall Road, and steps were being taken to address reports of drug-dealing on Vernon Park. Speeding on Beckhampton Road was raised as a concern;; The rise in burglary dwellings was a cause of concern, as was a rise in reported knife crime, which was being addressed as part of a city-wide co- ordinated multi-agency initiative; On-the-spot fines for fly-tipping were being actively used to deter the practice; There was a discussion about the threat of deliberately-set grass fires on a number of sites during the hot summer. The sites included Sandybanks, the Haywood site, Sunrise Hill and Eastglade. There was an issue about fire breaks not having been cut, and also that the sites had different ownership and management arrangements. Neighbour Development Officers undertook to investigate further how preventative action could be co-ordinated. RESOLVED to note the update. 17 NOTTINGHAM CITY HOMES - PERFORMANCE AND SPEND UPDATE Daniel Pickard, Area housing Manager, introduced a report of the Chief Executive, Nottingham City Homes, updating the committee on major works, area regeneration and environmental issues, area performance, good news stories, as well as requesting approval for several schemes. Mr Pickard highlighted the following: Overall tenant satisfaction with NCH remains high, with the organisation named UK Housing’s Landlord of the Year; There was concern about the effects of the introduction of Universal Credit on rent uptake. Focus remained on tenancy sustainment and eviction action was taken only as a last resort; NCH has been closely involved with Operation Reacher. RESOLVED to: (1) note the updates in the report, and presented to the meeting; 2Page 4 Basford and Bestwood Area Committee - 12.09.18 (2) approve the following requests for funding to take down existing concrete and timber fence panels and replace with metal railings, as detailed in the report: Location Cost(£) 2-14 Peary Close, Bestwood 6,630 1-17 Peary Close, Bestwood 15,300 206-212 Peary Close, Bestwood 15,810 7-36 Morrell Bank, Bestwood 49,470 Towyn Court (wall and railings) 67,000 18 AREA BASED GRANTS - UPDATE Gary Cawthorne of the Bestwood Partnership provided an update on Area Based Grant in the Area, covering grant management, employment and training activity, children and young people initiatives and community centres/voluntary and community sector updates. The following points were made during discussion: Overall, there has been significant activity across all the priorities. Bestwood Directions has now moved to the Bestwood Community Centre, which was more accessible for service users; The view was expressed that better targeted outreach for children and young people in Bestwood was needed; It was explained that while funding was secured until April 2019, future funding to ensure continuity of services beyond then was not guaranteed. RESOLVED to note the update, and to thank Mr Cawthorne for his comprehensive report. 19 ROBIN HOOD ENERGY UPDATE Gail Scholes, Chief Executive, Robin Hood Energy (RHE) and Councillor Sally Longford RHE Board member, delivered a presentation on the work of RHE, highlighting the following: (a) the company was established in 2014 and was the first publicly owned not for profit energy company in the UK. It was originally conceived to help tackle fuel poverty in Nottingham City; (b) RHE now serves over 115,000 customers across the UK taking in customers from an extended partnership of white label companies and other local authorities; Page3 5 Basford and Bestwood Area Committee - 12.09.18 (c) RHE has been much more successful than other ‘start up’ energy companies and has already achieved a profit within the first three years. Loans from the council to start the company are being repaid at commercial rates; (d) there are a wide range of tariffs available including green energy tariffs and a reduced tariff for city residents. Average savings for city residents are around £153 compared to standard prepay tariffs; (e) customers’ tariffs are regularly reviewed to ensure that they are the most suitable. Now that the company is achieving profit it has voluntarily joined the warm home discount scheme and fuel vouchers are regularly sent to food banks across the city to help the most vulnerable. The following points were raised during discussion: (f) While RHE was competitively priced within the energy market, prospective customers needed to check the terms and conditions of their current contracts to make sure they were not liable to exit fees. However, for customers on a prepayment meters, a switch was straightforward; (g) It was also pointed out that many customers wrongly believed that they could not switch provider while in arrears. A Debt Assignment Protocol was in place within the industry, meaning that customers could switch to aa cheaper tariff and use savings to pay off arrears. RESOLVED to note the presentation and verbal update. 20 AREA CAPITAL FUND - 2018/19 PROGRAMME Dale Griffin, Neighbourhood Development Officer, introduced the report, detailing spend for 2018/19 and requesting approval for expenditure from the Fund. A revised appendix for Bestwood ward was tabled at the meeting. RESOLVED to: (1) note the monies available for 2018/19 as detailed at Appendix 1 to the report; (2) approve the following schemes from the 2018/19 available funds: Location Scheme Cost (£) Basford Public realm Gabrielle Close play 10,000 Park improvement Bestwood Public realm Hillington Rise 455 Litter bin 21 WARD COUNCILLOR BUDGET 4Page 6 Basford and Bestwood Area Committee - 12.09.18 The Committee noted the actions agreed by the Director of Community Protection as detailed at Appendices B and C of the report, and the allocations for 2018/19 for each councillor, without discussion. 22 WARD REPORTS Dale Griffin, Neighbourhood Development Officer, introduced the report, which detailed the current priorities and issues facing both wards and providing details of forthcoming events. During the brief discussion that followed, support was expressed for the development of a ‘dinosaur’ themed golf attraction on Stockhill Park, and assurances were given that NCVS were vetting those involved with the Heathfield Community Centre. RESOLVED to note the report. 23 DATE OF NEXT MEETING The Committee noted that the next Area Committee meeting is to take place on 5 December 2018.