Agenda and minutes

Councillors will elect a Chair for the meeting.

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 Joshi was elected as Chair and led on introductions.

Apologies were received for Councillor Dempster and Michael Ryan (director of urgent and emergency care).

The Chair and Councillor Singh Sandhu both declared they lived within the ward.

The Action Log from the meeting held on 31 July 2018 is attached and Members will be asked to confirm it as an accurate record

Item 9: St Marys Church hold an annual event every May that had a turnout of up to 700 people, on Saturday 4 August 2018 they are being judged by East Midlands in Bloom at 11:30AM at Hamilton Library.

To read:

St Marys Church hold an annual event every May that had a turnout of up to 700 people. On Saturday 4 August 2018 Hamilton Residents Association are being judged by East Midlands in Bloom at 11:30AM at Hamilton Library.

Councillors will provide an update on Ward related matters.

·      The Chair was pleased to announce traffic calming measures had been installed on Maidenwell Avenue making a positive impact in the area.

·      Works on Netherhall Road resurfacing and speed cushions had been completed.

·      Diwali and Christmas lights had been installed outside Sandhills shops.

·      Notices to go up for construction of layby on Tolcarne Road for the requested parking layby.

Action: Traffic and Highways asked to investigate any possibilities to improve 20mph signage in Humberstone Village such as painted signs on roads and reduced height of signs on post.

All to note that the City Mayor had visited the village and was aware of the issues.

Officers from Leicestershire Police will be at the meeting to provide an update on policing matters within the Ward.

The Chair congratulated Sergeant Kev Mistry on his new role as Sergeant within the ward. All to note:

·      There was an increase in burglaries, suspects were targeting homes at night where there was potential to find Indian gold and cash.

·      Residents were made aware of new technology being used to gain entry to vehicles. Sergeant Mistry urged residents not to leave car keys close to the front door of properties.

·      With the recent rise in car break ins, Police had identified a potential suspect.

·      Following traffic operations approximately 6 cars that were not road legal had been recovered.

·      Penalty tickets had been given out for obstructive parking and informative leaflets had been distributed to deter people from parking inconsiderately.

The Chair informed residents of a parking scheme that had been introduced to different parts of the city where cars were legally allowed to park half on and half off the curb. These had been successful and could be introduced to narrow Hamilton streets.

Action: Police to provide update on crime statistics across the ward to the next meeting.

The City Warden will give an update on issues in the Ward

The City Warden was present and the drastic reduction in fly tipping on Armadale Road because of the installation of CCTV was noted.

A City Warden information update was circulated at the meeting and is attached.

There will be an update from Leicester City Council Highways and Transport Team.

Robert Bateman gave an update on Traffic and Highways issues.

·      A response had been received from the bus shelter manager in relation to seating at bus shelters, a new contract was being negotiated and changes were likely in 2019.

A concern was raised about the bus stop previously on the corner of Ivy Church Crescent and Keyham Lane.

Action: Robert to investigate what had happened to that stop.

·      Cul De Sac sign has been installed on Moat Court.

·      Kestrel Lane bollards had been installed.

·      Request has been made for Cul De Sac sign on Hanover Close.

·      Double yellow lines have been requested on Keyham Lane along the side with the fields to help congestion but allow residents to park outside their homes.

Action: Robert to investigate Baronet Way improvements.

Action: Robert to visit Main Street to investigate driving related issues around Humberstone Village and to investigate the possibilities of installing a village sign.

Krishna Avanti School

Head Teacher Emma Taplin updated residents on the new school being constructed within the ward and it was noted that:

·      The Hindu Faith school would be open to all.

·      New site to be behind the new temple and adjacent to Gateway College.

·      75% of students at the new school to be from within the ward.

The school will be temporarily located in the Narborough Road area until construction work completed.

·      1350 students will be studying at the new school, the school would gradually build up to this figure.

Action: Head Teacher Emma Taplin to share resident concerns of potential high number of students being transported to the area with planners.

There will be a discussion on winter bed pressures for the NHS.

There was no one present from the NHS for the discussion on winter beds.

Councillors are reminded that they will need to declare any interest they may have in budget applications, and/or indicate that Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.

An update will be given on the Ward Community budget as well as a summary of grant applications submitted for consideration since the last meeting.

·         The opening balance from this municipal year was £19,500

·         11 applications had been received since the last ward meeting with a total of £12,947 being spent.

·         There were a few applications yet to be approved and the closing balance was £4,407.

Councillors encouraged people in the ward to apply for funding from the ward community budget.

Hamilton Residents Association (HRA)

·      Graham and Claire from Hamilton Residents Association were pleased to share that HRA had received an outstanding award from Britain in Bloom.

·      HRA were still active in litter picking on the ward.

·      HRA were still working on the Hamilton Library Gardens.

Contact had been made to members from Netherhall and Humberstone for the installation of a Christmas tree as seen on Sandhills shops, Hamilton Residents Association would like to welcome residents from Netherhall and Humberstone to attend HRA meetings.

Meetings are held on the second Monday of every month and the next meeting will be held on 12 November 2018 at Hamilton Library from 07:00pm.

Diwali and Christmas Celebrations will take place on 1 December 2018 from 01:00pm to 03:30pm.

Humberstone Residents Association

After a visit to the village from the City Mayor and Councillor Singh Sandhu a list of improvements for the village had been put together.

The Chair was pleased with the number of small groups based in the ward working on improving the ward and believed collectively the groups had potential to make a positive impact.

The meeting closed at 8.00pm.