(i)

the scheme had been issued in June 2009 and the consultation exercise had been undertaken during the summer months; 

(ii)

during the consultation exercise six representations had been made and two objections had been received; one of the objections had since been withdrawn; 

(iii)

double yellow lines would be extended at Findon Gardens;

(iv)

 currently permission was awaited from the Department of Transport for the use of non standard signs for this scheme.

(i)

this was a £1.06 million partnership project which sought to deliver improved opportunities to access green space in and around the city, over a 4 year period; the project was being funded by the Big Lottery Changing Spaces programme; 

(ii)

the project had a unique vision to deliver the ‘Outdoors for All’ agenda; it sought a future where local urban green spaces were promoted as the first step on the journey to experiencing the wide ranging benefits of accessing nature;

(iii)

the Stepping Stones to Nature’s vision had three components –

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local urban green spaces; encourage local communities to contribute to improvements and to develop and participate in activities within these spaces;

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encourage explorations and build confidence in accessing natural areas within the city but outside of the ‘comfort zone’, eg local nature reserves;

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opportunities to experience, encourage exploration and build confidence in visiting one of the many unique natural environments that surround the city, eg Dartmoor National Park and the Tamar Estuaries;

(iv)

the Forder Valley Nature Reserve was an important green expanse within the local community which held significant value for wildlife, landscape and use; funding was available to encourage more people to enjoy and play in the reserve;

(v)

over the next few months, the Stepping Stones to Nature project planned to work with the local community to involve them in the improvements that could be made to the site and completed by March 2010;

(vi)

as part of phase I of the project, community engagement activities would be run and a local stakeholder steering group would be set up; a stakeholder meeting had been arranged for Tuesday 25 November at 11am – 2pm at Leigham Primary School, where a site visit would be held to look at the potential for improvements and how to prioritise them as funding was limited.

(vii)

the project would be considering the wider picture and planning on how to link all the open spaces in the city, so people could access them easily;

(viii)

phase I could look at improving the access to the site by putting in steps, although there were steep gradates which could make it difficult to provide access for wheel chair users;

(ix)

it would be difficult to undertake a full consultation process due to the time restrictions.

(i)

the crime figure for the North Section had significantly reduced by 23 percent;

(ii)

a Dispersal Order was in place in Leigham and would be in operation from 30 October 2009 to 31 January 2010; there were two elements of the Order -

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if anyone was dispersed from the area they would be unable to return to it for 24 hours;

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if anyone under the age of 16 years of age was in the area and not accompanied by an adult then they would be returned to their home;

(iii)

operation Force Everest had taken place on 14 October 2009 which included working with the neighbourhood teams to achieve the PACT priorities;

(iv)

a lot of worked had been undertaken in the area with the use of high visibility patrols and plain clothed officers;

(v)

the police had work in partnership with the Council’s Anti Social Behaviour Unit and the Youth Services to resolve issues relating to bonfire night;

(vi)

work was being undertaken to formalise the day of action and participation with Councillors; Councillors would be welcomed to join the patrol to gain an insight into the work undertaken.

(i)

advised that the city had been divided into 6 Localities in order to help deliver better services by -

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enabling residents to influence and challenge service delivery

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making services more joined up 

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improving councillor involvement

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reducing inequalities between communities

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focusing money and staff more effectively

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improving the sharing and use of information

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monitoring service provision more effectively

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meeting local and national targets

(ii)

indicated that, initially, each Locality would have a Local Service Co-ordination Team, led by a Locality Champion, with key people from –

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street scene and environmental services

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services relating to community safety

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health services

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services for children and young people

(iii)

sought views and ideas on –

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the best way of joining up services in Localities

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whether Area Committees should be replaced with new Locality Partnerships

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ways to improve links between organisations providing services and the community in each Locality

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the sorts of information Locality Teams would need to help with their work.

(iv)

it was envisaged that Localities Working would be resourced within existing budgets;

(v)

the Localities meetings would be held in public as part of the community engagement/involvement process but the venues for the meetings had yet to be determined;

(vi)

the aim of Localities Working was to improve the life of residents and to recognise that each area had its own priorities;

(vii)

the Localities Service Co-ordination Teams could include services other than those suggested.

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the deprived areas of the city would receive the majority of the funding;

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the North and Central Locality was too large and would not engage the community.

(i)

the purpose of the presentation was to help establish the priorities for the Council over the forthcoming financial year;

(ii)

at present Plymouth City Council had over 300 different services and that most of these operated well, however, there were other areas that needed some direction to improve their services. These areas were called Corporate Improvement Priorities (CIPs) and were contained with the Corporate Plan;

(iii)

the CIPs were changed on an annual basis and were formed from feedback gathered throughout the year via surveys, customer comments and complaints and information gathered in forums such as Area Committees.

(i)

of the result of the advertisement of the waiting restrictions outside of Leigham Primary School undertaken simultaneously with the advert to implement traffic orders on various city wide School Keep Clear markings;

(ii)

the proposal to implement a white ‘Keep Clear’ in front of the school gates rather than a single yellow line in Cockington Close; this would not remove any car parking spaces (except those who park directly in front of the gates where emergency access was required at all times); this may assist access from/to to the regularly used parking spaces near this location and the marking would not interfere with vehicles parked adjacent to the grass verge or vehicles parked in the recognised parking bay near to the steps.

(1)

 the proposals outline in Plan A of the report are recommended;

(2)

a white ‘Keep Clear’ in front of the school gates rather than a single yellow line in Cockington Close is implemented. 

(1)

the total funding available from Hallerton Close Section 106 funding to update the facilities at Patterson Drive play park is recommended;

(2)

Parks Services undertake consultation with the local primary school prior to any works being carried out.

(1)

the provision of notice boards at –

(a)

Leigham shops

(b)

Keswick Crescent (outside of the shop)

(c)

Frogmore Green

(2)

clearance/cleansing of footpath towards Church Hill and upgrade of drain;

(3)

lowering of the mounds on Leigham field;

(4)

the provision of double yellow lines on the corner of Challerford Road.

(a)

Dream Scheme;

(b)

Youth Issues;

(c)

Public Transport/Upgrade of George Junction;

(d)

Provision of Car Parking Spaces at Churchstow Walk.

(i)

the Ministry of Defence would make the decision on whether to store nuclear waste at Devonport Dockyard and not the City Council;

(ii)

Councillor Dann undertook to look at the parking for elderly residents at Churchstow Walk.