(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Central Sefton Area Committee, 12/03/2015 18:30
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Public Document Pack CENTRAL SEFTON AREA COMMITTEE Date: Thursday 12 March, 2015 Time: 18:30 Venue: Formby Professional Development Centre, 225 Park Road, Formby L37 6EW AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Blundelsands Ward Church Ward Councillor Veronica Bennett (Vice-Chair), Councillor Cummins, The Labour Party The Labour Party Councillor Veidman, The Labour Party Councillor Dams, The Labour Party Councillor Webster, The Labour Party Harington Ward Manor Ward Councillor Cuthbertson, Conservative Councillor John Joseph Kelly (Chair), The Independent Member Labour Party Councillor Dutton, Conservative Party Councillor McGinnity, The Labour Party Councillor Killen, The Labour Party Councillor Roberts, The Labour Party Molyneux Ward Park Ward Councillor Atkinson, The Labour Party Councillor Burns, The Labour Party Councillor Carr, The Labour Party Councillor Kermode, The Labour Party Councillor Murphy, The Labour Party Councillor Robertson, Liberal Democrats Ravenmeols Ward Sudell Ward Councillor Maria Bennett, Community Councillor Gatherer, The Labour Party Action not Party Politics Councillor McKinley, The Labour Party Councillor P. Maguire, The Labour Party Councillor Owens, The Labour Party 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 Geoff Gaskin Formby Parish Council Parish Councillor Ken Hounsell Thornton Parish Council Parish Councillor Roger Jenkins Ince Blundell Parish Council Parish Councillor Anne Ibbs Little Altcar Parish Council Parish Councillor David Warren Hightown Parish Council 1 Parish Councillor Mark Courtney Lydiate Parish Council Parish Councillor Ron Baker Melling Parish Council Town Councillor David John Jones Maghull Town Council Parish Councillor Barry Draper Sefton Parish Council Parish Councillor Peter Gill Aintree Village Parish Council Parish Councillor Michael Coles Sefton Area Partnership of Local Councils Advisory Group Members Mr. P. G. Thornton COMMITTEE OFFICER: Olaf Hansen 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 8 January, 2015. 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 Committee Administrator 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 4 5. Police Issues (Pages 15 - 26) Reports of the Neighbourhood Inspectors 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. Neighbourhood Planning Update (Pages 27 - 32) Report of the Director of Built Environment 8. Area Management Update (Pages 33 - 38) Report of the Director of Corporate Services Update on area management issues resolved since the last meeting 9. Budget Monitoring (Pages 39 - 50) Report of the Director of Corporate Services Update on Area Committee budget resources available 10. Date of Next Meeting A programme of meetings for 2015/16 will be approved by the Council at its meeting to be held on 5 March 2015. The recommendation being made to Council is that the next 5 meeting of the Area Committee be held on Thursday, 4 June 2015 commencing at 18:30; and that thereafter meetings be held on the following dates at 18:30. 16 September 2015 07 January 2016 10 March 2016 Venues to be confirmed. 6 Agenda Item 3 THE “CALL IN” PERIOD FOR THIS SET OF MINUTES ENDS AT 12 NOON ON MONDAY 26 JANUARY, 2015. MINUTE NOS.39, 41, 42, 43 AND 44 ARE NOT SUBJECT TO “CALL IN”. CENTRAL SEFTON AREA COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AT THE MAGHULL TOWN HALL, HALL LANE, MAGHULL L31 7BB ON THURSDAY 8 JANUARY, 2015 PRESENT: Councillor John Joseph Kelly (in the Chair) Councillors Atkinson, Maria Bennett, Veronica Bennett, Burns, Byrom, Carr, Cummins, Cuthbertson, Dams, Dutton, Gatherer, Grace, Kermode, Killen, McGinnity, McKinley, Murphy, Owens, Page, Robertson, Roche, Veidman and Webster ALSO PRESENT: Parish Councillors Gaskin, Ibbs, Warren, Courtney, Baker, Gill and Coles 3 Officers of Merseyside Police 18 Members of the public 33. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P.Maguire and Roberts and Parish Councillor Hounsell. 34. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST No declarations of interest were received. 35. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING RESOLVED: That subject to Minute No. 28 (2) (a) being amended to ‘Liverpool Road, Lydiate’, the Minutes of the meeting held on 3 September, 2014 be confirmed as a correct record. 36. PUBLIC FORUM During the Public Forum the following matters were raised:- (a) Mr.Honeyman commented that residents living opposite Holy Rosary Primary School, Aintree were suffering as a result of inconsiderate car parking by parents / guardians picking up and dropping off pupils at the school; the problems had been exacerbated since the installation of bollards outside the school; he went on to suggest that residents were informed that ‘H’ markings Page17 7 Agenda Item 3 CENTRAL SEFTON AREA COMMITTEE- THURSDAY 8TH JANUARY, 2015 would be placed outside residents’ drives to alleviate the problem and requested an update on when this work would be undertaken. Olaf Hansen, Clerk to the Committee, informed that Mr.Honeyman had received a written response. (b) Reverend P.Spiers asked Members of Blundellsands, Manor and Victoria Wards for financial support for the Christmas lights switch on in Crosby. To note, this question was submitted in September 2014. (c) Reverend P.Spiers asked for reassurances that, following personnel changes within the Council, the Crosby investment strategy community consultation and implementation will be delivered effectively. With regard to questions (b) and (c), Olaf Hansen, Clerk to the Committee, informed that the Neighbourhoods Team had addressed Reverend Spiers’s requests. (d) Further to Minute Nos. 6(k) and 19(f) of the Minutes of 5 June and 3 September, 2014 Parish Councillor Warren complained that he had still not received a response to his question in relation to the use of S.106 monies. Olaf Hansen, Clerk to the Committee, advised that Alan Lunt, Director of Built Environment had answered: Section 106 agreements are negotiated as part of the planning process and can be utilised for specific purposes only, in accordance with the policies adopted within the current Unitary Development Plan. The current agreed process in relation to ‘Section 106’ allocations was that they were discussed with Ward Councillors who agree a programme of relevant and legitimate activity, which was subsequently approved by Planning Committee. This issue would be raised with the Chair of Planning and Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Tourism (who has portfolio responsibility for Planning) in order to seek their views on a proposed revised process. Parish Councillor Warren responded that the reply did not address his initial question and he did not regard it as an adequate response. The Committee expressed their concern that it had taken six months to provide a response to Parish Councillor Warren’s initial question. (e) In relation to Minute No.39, Mr.M.Pitt requested both procedural and professional explanations from Sefton Highways Department in relation to proposed changes to the Formby Pinewoods Parking Restrictions. Page18 8 Agenda Item 3 CENTRAL SEFTON