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 of interest as required by the Councillors’ Code of Conduct.

Cllr Dawood – Chair, welcomed everyone and led introductions.

There were no declarations of interest.

There were no apologies for absence.

The Action Log Wycliffe Ward Community Meeting, held on 6 August 2018 is attached and members will be asked to confirm it as an accurate record.

The action log from the last meeting was received and agreed as a correct record.

Following the previous meeting it was noted that Councillors would be responding to those involved in relation to the financial support for Wesley Hall.

Concerns raised at the last ward meeting in relation to disabled parking bays, the chair noted that there would be a future review into disabled parking bays.

Concerns raised that leaflets about fly tipping and bulky waste had not been distributed to homes. It was suggested that it would be helpful if the leaflets contained advice about the consequences of bins left on streets and cones being used to reserve parking spaces. Main areas of concerns were Matlock Street, Cromford Street, Frederick Road and Florence Road. ACTION: City Warden to pursue.

The chair noted that bins on streets was an issue that can be enforced by the City Warden.

Ward Councillors will provide an update on local ward issues

·All to note that work on Mere Road had commenced and the one-way system would be in place by the end of February.

·Work had been completed on the St Mathews Estate creating additional parking spaces.

·Additional parking spaces had also been created outside Framland House on the St Peters Estate.

Housing Officers will be at the meeting to discuss housing issues in the Ward.

No-one was available from the Housing Team to attend the meeting.

Residents were informed that the Housing Revenue Account allowed programmed work to be carried out on estates.

It was noted that parking issues were an ongoing problem with the ward. Residents suggestions that some of the double yellow lines could be reduced to allow for additional parking spaces would be investigated.  

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

The City Warden was not present at the meeting but did provide an update that was circulated at the meeting as attached for information.

An Officer from Leicestershire Police will give an update on activities in the ward.

PC Carl Walsh gave an outline of matters affecting the Wycliffe Ward.

·      Current Police staffing on the St Matthews Estate was 3 Police Officers and 1 PCSO.

·      Crime statistics had remained the same over the past few years.

·      The recent stabbing on Everest Court, St Matthews Estate, this had been linked with gang rivalry and partner agencies were working together on the investigation.

·      Current police priorities were tackling prostitution, drug use and anti-social behaviour.

Prostitutes were gaining access to communal flats and using a telephone kiosk on the estate. Although the police had been in contact with BT, it was noted that removing the kiosk was not a possibility. ACTION: Ward Community Engagement Officer to liaise with Council officers to investigate the possibility of telephone kiosk removal. 

Certain crimes on the estate were periodic and the Police were dealing with different crimes ad different times of the year.

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

The opening budget for the Wycliffe Ward Community Budget was £18,833

There were 44 applications received totalling £43,425

There were 30 applications that were accepted with a total spend of £18,833.

All applications that had been funded would be published to the Council’s website in due course.

Residents raised concerns with minibus’s and recovery vehicles being parked on residential streets. The Police stated that as long as drivers had obtained a PCV Licence there was nothing that the police could do. ACTION: City Warden to investigate if any enforcement measures can be taken.

Residents asked if damaged boundary walls outside of properties on Frederick Road, Morley Road and Beaumount Road could be repaired.  ACTION: Ward Community Engagement Officer to forward residents request to correct department.

Attendees were invited to the Visit My Mosque event taking place on Sunday 3 February 2019 from noon.

The Chair declared the meeting closed at 7:32pm.