Knighton Community Meeting

Tuesday, 3 March 2020

Held at: Stoneygate Baptist Church, 315 London Road, Leicester, LE2 3ND

ACTION LOG

Present:

Councillor March

Councillor Dr Moore

Councillor Whittle

NO.	ITEM	ACTION REQUESTED AT MEETING

INTRODUCTIONS	Councillor March, Chair for the meeting welcomed those present and led introductions. Councillor Whittle declared an interest in the budget item but retained an open mind and was not therefore required to withdraw from the meeting at that point.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE	Apologies for absence were received from the police representative and the city warden.

ACTION LOG	The action log of the last meeting and progress against those actions was noted.

WARD COUNCILLORS' FEEDBACK	Ward councillors provided feedback on work they had been doing since the last meeting which included the following points: Involved in looking at policy around school places, numbers being raised as there was high demand for more school places. Raising awareness of issues around parent parking at schools in the area and steps being taken to address that such as parking enforcement; introducing 20mph zones and encouraging walking to school. Noted that Millgate School had received an outstanding Ofsted rating. Concerns about the levels of crime and perception it was growing had led to a meeting with Lord Willie Bach Police and Crime Commissioner to discuss steps being taken to prevent crime. Local plan was being consulted upon, this included housing development. Residents were encouraged to have their say by completing response to consultation online.

KNIGHTON NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM	A representative of the Knighton Neighbourhood Forum read a statement as appended and published with the agenda. It was noted there were no flood reports and the environment agency and Leicester City Council had worked well together, especially in the Carisbrooke Road area to clear the storm water system.

LOCAL POLICING UPDATE	It was noted that a representative of the police was not present at the meeting and the Chair asked that the police be reminded to attend future meetings. ACTION: WCEO to chase up progress on the points raised previously. Residents raised concerns that the police were not present at the meeting and that issues in the area were not being addressed. Councillors encouraged residents to report any incidents direct to the police and to capture any details/evidence, if possible, by taking pictures on their mobile phones.

CITY WARDEN	It was noted that a representative of the City Wardens team was not present at the meeting. Residents expressed concern that this was another regular non-attendance and issues around warden work were raised. It was acknowledged that the City Warden team responded to emails and were a stretched resource. Residents asked that the following matters be investigated: Mud on bus stop on Welford Road Walkways being littered Anti-social behaviour of people burning items in public areas.

KNIGHTON FUN DAY 2020	A fun day had been arranged for the Ward to take place at Knighton Park on the Sunday 6th September 2020. More details would follow.

KNIGHTON GREEN	Noted that there was work taking place however a representative was unable to join the meeting to provide an update.

WARD COMMUNITY BUDGET	The WCEO provided an update on the ward community budget noting that 21 applications had been lodged in the current financial year. 17 applications were supported by ward councillors; 2 applications were not supported as they were not relevant to the ward and 2 applications were still being considered. Art House a recipient of ward funding were present and thanked the ward councillors and the ward for its continued support.

ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS	ACTION: Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service be invited to attend future meetings to provide updates of their work in the area. There being no further business the meeting closed at 7.25pm.