Agenda and minutes

The Chair will introduce those present and make any necessary announcements.

The Chair and other Councillors who are present will make any declarations as required by the Councillors’ Code of Conduct.

Councillor Kamal, elected as Chair, welcomed everyone to the meeting.

There were no apologies given.

The minutes of the previous Stoneygate Community Meeting, held on 4^th March 2014 have been circulated, and Members will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

AGREED as correct.

Matter Arising:

The meeting was informed a bench had been installed on Evington Road, near to the telephone exchange.

Councillor Desai declared an interest in the business to be discussed under agenda item 8, Community Ward Budget

An update will be provided by the Community Engagement Officer.

Councillors, City Warden, Police, Parks and other officers attended a patchwalk with community reps and interested parties.

The previous minutes outlined issues on Cedar Road and Onslow Street park areas, and the following update was given:

Cedar Road play area:

·         Levelling of ball court surface – costings had been gained for works including jetwashing, repainting and marking of court - £50,000. Members asked for a meeting with engineers to be arranged to discuss a way forward.

·         Littering – signage suggested – children in schools to design signs.

·         Anti-social behaviour – residents requested a police presence – CCTV and additional lighting has been installed to improve issues.

Onslow Street Park:

·         Damage to front wall – HART to develop a unified plan. Request to implement drinking ban to resolve long-term issues.

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

The City Warden report provided by Darren Evans was noted.

·         The meeting was informed the number of City Wardens had reduced from 22 to 15 Wardens.

·         The placement of wardens was flexible, for example, more were in attendance at the Kasabian concert.

·         There would be a process put in place to tackle bird feeding on Devana Road.

·         The Love Leicester project would be introduced on Evington Road.

·         Members asked for their appreciation of City Wardens to be noted.

·         The Team Manager, City Wardens to forward new contact details for City Wardens to the Community Engagement Officer.

There will be an update on local policing issues in the Stoneygate Ward.

The Police sent their apologies as they were attending an incident in the area.

The Head of Community Safety & Safer Leicester Partnership gave the following information:

·         The Council were undertaking consultation on using powers under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 to make a Designated Public Place Order (DPPO) for areas within the city boundary. Consultation would close in August 2014.

·         The Council’s website included a map of hotspots in the city.

·         Consultation forms could be picked up at community centres, libraries and police stations.

TEXT

The Head of Licensing and Pollution Control gave a presentation (attached to the action log for information). The following comments were made:

·         Residents believed the Cumulative Impact Zone (CIZ) had created problems for them, by pushing issues further into the area, including parks.

·         The Council introduced a saturation policy in 2011 due to problems in particular areas.

·         Evidence would be required to support change to the policy.

·         To implement policy in a particular area, there would have to be strong evidence of issues in an area for the Magistrates Court to act, for example, Evington Road.

Councillors are reminded that they will need to declare any interest they may have in budget applications.

Application Supported

Application 5007 - Allandale Road / Francis Street Community Market (Spring) – Stoneygate Shops Retailer Forum

Amount - £500

The above application has been approved under the Fast-Track process.

Applications Received

A list of applications received for consideration is attached at Appendix A.

The following applications were discussed:

5009 – Greater Noakhali Shomiti UK – Eid function and Celebration (Joint bid)

Application was for £800 each ward.

NOT SUPPORTED – the applicant needed to demonstrate how the event would appeal to the wider community.

5012 – Mammas Community Breastfeeding Support Project – Community support for new mothers and babies (Joint bid)

Application was for £600 each ward.

DEFERRED – the application was deferred as there could be central funding available for the applicant. If there was no funding in the health sector, the application would be considered in the future.

5013 – Highfields Library – Children summer reading activities at Highfields Library (Joint bid)

Application was for £670 from each ward.

DEFERRED – Members asked why the funding was not already available to libraries across the city.

5014 – Ambreen Awan, Community Wellness Practitioner – Family Health and Wellbeing Event (Joint bid)

Application was for £300 from each ward.

DEFERRED – the application was deferred as there could be central funding available for the applicant. If there was no funding in the health sector, the application would be considered in the future.

5023 – SunFest UK – SunFest UK 2014 Fun Day (Joint bid)

Application was for £960 from each ward.

The applicant was at the meeting to present their application.

Members expressed concern the event would be held on the same day as an event previously funded by community meeting budget at HART.

SUPPORTED – for the reduced amount of £500.

5024 – Ariane Thompson – community Multibed Acupunture (Joint bid)

Application was for £1,000 from each ward.

NOT SUPPORTED – the application was considered to be an actual business and was not supported by the Members.

0020 – Harshad Solanki – Shree Sarvodaya Samaj (UK) – 41^st Year AGM (Joint bid)

Application was for £500 from each ward.

NOT SUPPORTED – the application was submitted on the back end of funding received for 40^th anniversary celebrations, and the organisation could not apply for re-funding.

1077 – Shree Sarvodaya Samaj (Leicester) UK – Health & Wellbeing Event

Application was for £480

DEFERRED – the application was deferred as there could be central funding available for the applicant. If there was no funding in the health sector, the application would be considered in the future.

5029 – Sahara Centre – Girls Summer Workshop (Joint bid)

Application was for £500 from each ward

DEFERRED – the application was deferred as there could be central funding available for the applicant. If there was no funding in the health sector, the application would be considered in the future.

5032 – Cyrlene Braithwaite – City Link-Up Unsigned / Leicester Carnival Stage (Joint bid)

Application was for £384 from each ward.

APPLICATION WAS WITHDRAWN

1102 – Evington Road Business Association – Community newsletter / booklet

Application was for £1,500

The applicant was at the meeting to present their application.

PARTIALLY SUPPORTED – the applicant was advised to gain the balance required from the businesses in the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

Cynthia Mackay, Evington Road Neighbourhood Association, informed the meeting of a community clean up event of Evington Brook on 4^th July 2014 – tea and coffee would be provided.