Communities and Place Committee Thursday, 09 January 2020 at 10:30 County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7QP AGENDA 1 Minutes of the last meeting held on 5 December 2019 3 - 8 2 Apologies for Absence 3 Declarations of Interests by Members and Officers:- (see note below) (a) Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (b) Private Interests (pecuniary and non-pecuniary) 4 Your Nottinghamshire Your Future - Departmental Strategy Six 9 - 26 Month Review of Progress (April - September 2019) 5 Provisional Highways Capital and Revenue Programmes 2020-2021 27 - 56 6 Local Improvement Scheme - Talented Athletes 2019-2020 57 - 64 7 Trading Standards Workforce Strategy and Changes to Staffing 65 - 76 Structure 8 Update on Key Trading Standards and Communities Matters 77 - 84 9 Streetworks Permit Scheme - Consultation Update 85 - 144 10 Schools Waste Action Club Programme 145 - 148 11 The Nottinghamshire County Council (Church Street, Eastwood) 149 - Traffic Calming Scheme 160 Page 1 of 190 12 the Nottinghamshire County Council (Sherbrook Road Daybrook) 161 - Traffic Calming Scheme 174 13 Responses to Petitions Presented to the Chairman of the County 175 - Council 184 14 Work Programme 185 - 190 Notes (1) Councillors are advised to contact their Research Officer for details of any Group Meetings which are planned for this meeting. (2) Members of the public wishing to inspect "Background Papers" referred to in the reports on the agenda or Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act should contact:- Customer Services Centre 0300 500 80 80 (3) Persons making a declaration of interest should have regard to the Code of Conduct and the Council’s Procedure Rules. Those declaring must indicate the nature of their interest and the reasons for the declaration. Councillors or Officers requiring clarification on whether to make a declaration of interest are invited to contact Noel McMenamin (Tel. 0115 977 2670) or a colleague in Democratic Services prior to the meeting. (4) Councillors are reminded that Committee and Sub-Committee papers, with the exception of those which contain Exempt or Confidential Information, may be recycled. (5) This agenda and its associated reports are available to view online via an online calendar - http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/dms/Meetings.aspx Page 2 of 190 minutes Meeting Communities and Place Committee Date 5th December 2019 (commencing at 10:30 am) Membership Persons absent are marked with an ‘A’ COUNCILLORS John Cottee (Chairman) Phil Rostance (Vice-Chairman) John Handley (Vice-Chairman) Pauline Allan Tom Hollis A Jim Creamer Vaughan Hopewell Glynn Gilfoyle Bruce Laughton Kevin Greaves John Ogle OTHER COUNCILLORS IN ATTENDANCE Maureen Dobson Errol Henry Roger Jackson John Knight John Longdon Gordon Wheeler OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE Mike Barnett - VIA Doug Coutts - VIA Rob Fisher - Place Department Sally Gill - Place Department Cathy Harvey - Place Department Derek Higton - Place Department Sue Jaques - Place Department Emily Mayle - Environment Agency Steve Osborne- - Place Department James Steve Pointer - Place Department Kevin Sharman - Place Department Mark Walker - Place Department Page 3 of 190 Gary Wood - Place Department Noel McMenamin - Chief Executive’s Department 1. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING The minutes of the meeting held on 7th November 2019 having been circulated to all Members, were taken as read and were signed by the Chairman. 2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE None received. Councillor Jim Creamer replaced Councillor John Knight for this meeting only. 3. DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS None. 4. COMMUNITIES AND PLACE PERFORMANCE AND FINANCE REPORT FOR QUARTER 2 – PLACE CORE DATA SET It was confirmed that a detailed report on the HM Coroner’s budget would be considered at the January 2020 Finance and Major Contracts Committee. RESOLVED 2019/091 That, subject to receiving more detailed financial information in future performance and finance reports, that no further actions be required in relation to the performance information on the Council’s services for communities and place for the period 1 July to 30 September 2019. 5. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND NOTTINGHAM LOCAL AGGREGATES ASSESSMENT – 2018 SALES DATA RESOLVED 2019/092 To approve the Nottinghamshire and Nottingham Local Aggregates Assessment – 2018 sales data. 6. REGISTRATION SERVICE FEES FOR 2020-2021 THROUGH TO 2023-2024 RESOLVED 2019/093 That: 1) the fee increases set out at Appendix A to the report be approved; Page 4 of 190 2) future registration fees reports provide fees for ceremonies over a four-year period; 3) the Family History Research Package be withdrawn; and 4) the Living Eulogy Service be withdrawn. 7. LOCAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEME RESOLVED 2019/094 That: 1) The updates given regarding the impact and progress of the Local Improvement Scheme 2018-2019 be ratified; and 2) The timelines and revised application criteria for the 2020-2021 Local Improvement Scheme Capital Fund round as detailed in the Appendix to the report be approved. 8. FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT UPDATE Emily Mayle from the Environment Agency attended the meeting and provided the Agency’s perspective on the recent floods in Nottinghamshire and on actions and timescales to alleviate flooding in future. RESOLVED 2019/095 That: 1) the report be endorsed, and that a further report with Section 19 Reports be submitted to the Committee’s March 2020 meeting; and 2) the proposed Flood Risk Management staffing structure as detailed in the report be approved, with final approval delegated to the Corporate Director (Place) in line with normal HR processes. 9. GEDLING ACCESS ROAD – PROGRESS REPORT RESOLVED 2019/096 That: 1) the update on the current progress of the Gedling Access Road be endorsed, with main construction works commencing in January 20202 as previously reported to Committee; 2) the target cost of £27.189 million for the construction works for the Gedling Access Road be endorsed; and Page 5 of 190 3) the formal contractual instruction being issued to commence the main construction works, subject to D2N2 budget approvals on 19th December 2019 be approved. 10. THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL A6005 BYE-PASS ROAD, CHILWELL AND NOTTINGHAM ROAD, ATTENBOROUGH (RESTRICTED ROAD) ORDER 2019 (5261) RESOLVED 2019/097 That the Nottinghamshire County Council A6005 Bye-Pass Road, Chilwell and Nottingham Road, Attenborough (Restricted Road) Order 2019 (5261) be made as advertised and that the objectors be informed accordingly. 11. MAIN STREET CALVERTON – PROPOSED HUMPED ZEBRA CROSSING RESOLVED 2019/098 That the zebra crossing proposed for Main Street Calverton be implemented as per drawing no. EMD/HW21005/03, and that the objectors be informed accordingly. 12. THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (CASTLE GATE, NEWARK) (TAXI CLEARWAYS) TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER 2019 (3293) RESOLVED 2019/099 That the Nottinghamshire County Council (Castle Gate, Newark) (Taxi Clearways) Traffic Regulation Order 2019 (3293) be made as advertised and the objectors be advised accordingly. 13. HICKINGS LANE, STAPLEFORD – PROVISION OF ZEBRA CROSSING RESOLVED 2019/100 That the zebra crossing for Hickings Lane be implemented as advertised (Option 1) and that the objectors be informed accordingly. 14. PROPOSED BUS STOP CLEARWAYS – MANTON ESTATE, WORKSOP (BA0037, BA0052, BA0039, BA0010, BA0006, BA0005, BA0004 AND BA0656) RESOLVED 2019/101 That the bus stop clearways proposed on the Manton Estate, Worksop (BA0037, BA0052, BA0039, BA0006, BA0005, BA0004 and BA0656) be implemented and that the objectors be informed accordingly. Page 6 of 190 15. OUTSIDE BODIES RESOLVED 2019/102 That: 1) the list of outside bodies that are relevant to the Committee, and the proposed approaching for requesting updates in the future, be endorsed; 2) no updates from outside bodies are required at this time. 16. WORK PROGRAMME RESOLVED 2019/103 That the Committee’s work programme be agreed. The meeting concluded at 12.27pm Chairman Page 7 of 190 Page 8 of 190 Report to the Communities and Place Committee 9 January 2020 Agenda Item:4 REPORT OF THE CORPORATE DIRECTOR COMMUNITIES AND PLACE YOUR NOTTINGHAMSHIRE YOUR FUTURE – DEPARTMENTAL STRATEGY SIX MONTH REVIEW OF PROGRESS (APRIL – SEPTEMBER 2019) Purpose of the Report 1. This report provides the Communities and Place Committee with an overview of performance against the Communities and Place Departmental Strategy at the end of quarter 2 of the year 2019-20. Information 2. The Council Plan - Your Nottinghamshire, Your Future - sets out the strategic ambition for the future of Nottinghamshire and the Council. It is focused on the future of Nottinghamshire as a prosperous place where people want to live, work, visit and invest. 3. The Council Plan is the core component of the Council’s Planning and Performance Framework. The Framework sets out that delivery of the Council Plan will be through four Departmental Strategies detailing the activity and key measures to achieve the Council’s strategic ambition. The first four Departmental Strategies – for Adults, Children’s, Place and Resources - were developed during 2017 and agreed by Policy Committee in January 2018. 4. The Planning and Performance Framework also sets out how the Council will plan and manage its performance. The approach and format for reporting this was agreed by the Improvement and Change Sub-Committee on 12 March 2018. As part of that approach Members agreed that progress against the four departmental strategies will be reported to committee every six months. Review of Progress from April 2019 – September 2019 5. The Dashboard set out at Appendix A provides