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 Dempster, elected as Chair, welcomed everyone and led introductions.

Apologies were received from Minal Kotecha of Hamilton Residents Association (HRA).

There were no declarations of interest.

The Action Log of the Meeting held on 3 August 2016 is attached at Appendix A and Members are asked to confirm it as an accurate record. Any update on actions taken since the last meeting will be reported at the meeting.

The action log of the meeting held on 3 August 2016 was agreed as an accurate record.

Matters arising from the action log included item 35 – Ward Councillor’s feedback:

·         ACTION - Councillor Dempster noted that Ward Councillors had communicated with the Planning Team who gave assurance that all roads in the ward would be adopted by early 2017.

·         ACTION – Highways were looking into a plan to address parking issues around Hope Hamilton School.

·         Following parking concerns during Nirvana Football Club (FC) home matches, communication to Ward Councillors had been received from Nirvana FC stating that guests would be informed about the parking facilities available in the area.

·         Councillors had been encouraging Highways and the City Mayor to address the school parking issues in the ward.

The Humberstone and Hamilton Ward Councillors will provide an update on the issues they have been dealing with in the Humberstone and Hamilton Ward.

Humberstone and Hamilton Ward Councillors provided an update on the issues they had been dealing with in the ward.

Councillor Sandhu:

·         Submitted a petition for a bus service from Hamilton to City Centre via Belgrave Road.

Councillor Joshi:

·         Submitted a request for bus shelters along; Maidenwell Avenue, Sandhills Avenue and Carty Road.

·         It was noted that drivers were not recognising that the 20mph zone was active on Sandhills Avenue and Maidenwell Avenue.

·         A patch-walk had taken place highlighting issues in the ward which had now been forwarded to the City Mayor.

·         Had taken part in the litter picking activity in conjunction with Hope Hamilton Church.

·         It was noted that there was a new Chairperson of Hamilton Residents Association (HRA) called Nick Henwood.

·         The installation of banners event which was part of the heritage project would be taking place in Humberstone Village on 7 December 2016 at 9.00am.

Councillor Dempster:

·         Residents were encouraged to attend the Humberstone Village event as the City Mayor would be present and residents would have the opportunity to discuss issues with him.

·         Residents were reminded of the possible closure of the Glenfield Children’s Heart Unit.

·         Residents were advised to look at further information on the Sustainability & Transformation plan for the NHS and were encouraged to attend Health Scrutiny meetings.

Officers from Leicestershire Police will be at the meeting to provide an update on police issues in the Ward.

PC Martin Rawlings was present at the meeting with PCSO’s Katie Long and Ben Hill. The following was noted:

·         ACTION: The Police would be working with the fire service to address several parking issues in the ward.

·         ACTION: It was noted that the Police were working with Hamilton Community College regarding their students causing issues in the surrounding streets.

·         ACTION: It was requested that residents inform the Police of relevant issues/ crime taking place in the ward.

Residents’ concerns:

·         Representatives from HRA requested that the Police attend their meetings. ACTION: PC Rawlings was to provide a contact email after the meeting so HRA could inform Police of meeting dates. PC Rawlings explained the Police’s limited capacity to attend all meetings but would provide HRA with necessary advice.

·         PCSO Ben Hill noted that he was easily contactable especially via Facebook; please see attachment at the end of this action log for further details.

·         A resident had general concerns of illegal trading vehicles in the ward. The Police recommended contacting Trading Standards.

·         Off road motor bikers on Moulton Road was highlighted as an issue. The Police explained their limited powers to address this but requested that if residents were able to identify and inform Police of whom the bikers were, more could be done.

The City Warden will provide an overview on environmental and enforcement activities they have been dealing with in the Ward.

Nicole Powell was noted as now being the City Warden for the Humberstone & Hamilton ward.

·         Nicole was in attendance and distributed information on activities the City Warden had been involved in. The information is attached to this action log.

An update on Highways issues in the Ward will be provided.

Punum Patel, the Ward Community Engagement Officer (WCEO) distributed an update provided by the Highways team which was read at the meeting by Councillor Dempster. The update can be found attached at the end of this action log.

·         ACTION - Residents requested that the roundabout approaching Kestral Lane/ Maidenwell Avenue and the second roundabout approaching Kestral Fields School both required sign marking.

John Wright from the Arriva bus service will be present at the meeting.

·         It was noted that an Arriva representative did not send apologies or attend this meeting.

·         When attending the next Overview Select Committee (OSC) meeting, Councillor Dempster agreed to follow up on progress with the petition submitted in regards to the additional bus service.

·         ACTION - A resident requested Arriva to attend the next meeting. Punum Patel – WCEO would invite a representative.

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

An update on the Ward Community Budget will be provided at the meeting.

Punum Patel (WCEO) gave an update on the Ward Community budget, details are attached at the end of this action log.

·         A resident noted that they had put in a late request to hold an Art Club.

·         Residents informed the meeting that the gym on Sandhills Avenue had been relocated to Hilltop Road. It was reported that the owner was offering usage of one of the rooms in the new building free of charge to HRA or for other community purposes.

·         Councillor Dempster encouraged all parts of the ward to apply for funding and attend the meeting.

·         ACTION – It was requested for Humberstone & Hamilton Ward community meeting posters to be displayed on the Tesco notice board, at the Doctors surgery and in Hamilton library.

·         Hamilton Christmas Party would take place on Saturday 10 December 2016 at Hamilton library.

The next Humberstone & Hamilton Ward Community Meeting would take place on Wednesday 22 March 2017 at Hamilton Library.