Agenda and minutes

The Chair will introduce those present and make any necessary

announcements.

The Chair and any other Councillors who are present will make any

declarations as required by the Councillors’ Code of Conduct.

Councillor Joel as Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and led on introductions.

There were no declarations of interest.

Apologies were received from the City Warden.

The Action Log from the previous meeting held on 11 February 2020 is attached and Members will be asked to confirm it as an accurate record.

The Action Log from the meeting held on 11 February 2020 was agreed as a correct record.

Councillors will provide an update on ward related matters.

Councillor Cank and Joel gave a verbal update on the ward.

It was noted that:

·       12000 food parcels were given out to residents of the ward throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

·       1200 Christmas hampers were given out to local residents in need.

·       A large amount of rubbish had been dumped in the ward, around Craven Recreation Ground and Victoria Road East. An address was found in the rubbish and passed to the City Warden for actioning.

·       Complaints had been received regarding gentleman drinking and urinating on Craven Recreation Ground. Councillors had spoken to them and asked them to use the bins provided for litter.

·       City Wardens had attended the flats on Braybrooke Road due to littering and reports of rats. Photos were taken and leaflets put through doors.

·       The housing department had a lot of back log. Councillors urged residents to contact them for support.

·       Councillors had fed back at the Labour Group Meeting that the Customer Service Centre, Granby Street needed to be open more hours.

·       Complaints had been received from Biffa that households were putting standard rubbish in the recycling bags and not black bins.

·       Councillors hoped to engage with private landlords to educate on rubbish and recycling.

Highways officers will be at the meeting to provide an update on highways issues in the Ward

Unfortunately a Highways Officer was not present at the meeting.

The local housing team will provide an update.

Peter Ababio and Alison Morrish were present to take any questions from residents.

It was noted that:

·       The remaining of the budget for the year had been allocated. Residents would like Buscot Close and Longleat Close to be considered for painting or re-staining on the boarding at the flats.

·       City Wardens had been out and there had since been a decrease in fly tipping on Onyx Close.

The local Police Teams will be present to provide a Policing update.

PC Sharan Monohan from Leicestershire Police was present and gave an update on policing issues in the ward.

It was noted that:

·       Currently there were 2 full time beat officers and one part time. This was being looked into and hopefully new members would join the team in January.

·       There were 130 burglaries in 2021 and only 40 in 2022.

·       Leicester East situation, the violence had decreased, there was up to 80 people linked to the unrest.

·       Active patrols were continuing day and night to safe guard the community., due to the recent tensions.

·       All CCTV had been monitored by a special task force and being reviewed to identify any crimes and individuals.

·       100 people had been arrested due to the taskforce work.

·       Surveys were completed with local residents to gain feedback on contributing factors. The findings showed alcohol use and antisocial behaviour.

·       There had been an increase in Asian gold burglaries and evening patrols had been assigned to combat this.

·       Complaints had been received around speeding on Barkby Road. A speed survey had been carried about by the traffic team, which didn’t indicate any problems. The team would continue to monitor this and residents advised to log via 101 or online.

·       The police were continuing to monitor antisocial behaviour and drug dealing on Appleton Park.

·       7 cars had been set on fire on Longleat Close. Police and Fire services were working together and signs had been put up in the area.

The local City Warden will give an update on matters within the Troon Ward.

Apologies were received from the City Warden.

Residents were advised the best way to report any complaints was through the Love Leicester App.

Councillors are reminded that under the Council’s Code of Conduct they should declare any interest they may have in budget applications.

An update will be given on the Ward Community Budget.

The Ward Community Engagement Officer updated the meeting with details of the ward Community Budget.

It was noted that the opening balance was £18215. 11 applications had been received. 7 applications had been supported and 4 applications were currently being processed. The current spend was £8550 and £9655 was still remaining.

With there being no further business, the meeting closed at 7:41pm.