Agenda item

To note the written updates attached to the agenda and to receive any verbal updates from representatives present.

a)    Salisbury City Council (SCC)

b)    Laverstock and Ford Parish Council

c)    Police

d)    Fire

e)    Salisbury Business Improvement District (BID)

f)     Salisbury Community Engagement Manager (CEM)

Note: Speakers are reminded that they each have a 3 minutes slot, unless they have previously discussed alternative arrangements with the Chairman.

Salisbury City Council (SCC) – Clerk Reg Williams

·       The Carnival had been very successful with a higher number of attendees than the previous year.

·       The Christmas lights switch on would take place on Thursday 19^th November by Jake Wood.

·       The Christmas market would open on Thursday 26^th November.

·       The Remembrance Sunday parade had been a well attended event, with numbers rising year on year.

Laverstock and Ford Parish Council

There was nothing to update.

Police – Inspector David Minty

Inspector Minty gave a verbal update and offered to provide a written update for attachment to the minutes.

There had been an increase in violent offences reported for the period, however these were violence without injury. There had been a 28% rise in miscellaneous crime against society which equated to 3 extra crimes.

Three PCSO’s had left the area to become Police Officers. Three new PCSO’s would join the team to fill the vacancies.

There had been an injunction against four individuals which prohibited them from being in the vicinity of the Friary. It was hoped that people would see a good result from this.

Fire

The Board noted the written report attached to the agenda.  The new Fire Chief Darran Gunter would be in attendance in the New Year.

Salisbury Business Improvement District (BID) – Steve Godwin

·       The BID was entirely funded by businesses within the ring road.

·       Wiltshire Council (WC) would invest £500,000 to upgrade the CCTV system for the City, which would be run by the BID. Thirteen volunteers had now been trained along with one paid member of staff to look after the system, which would be staffed at key times.

·       From the end on the financial year, WC would reduce its commitment to street cleaning in the City. The BID proposed to maintain a BID and Salisbury City Council (SCC) service, the details of how that would be funded was still being negotiated. BID was working with WC and SCC to find a solution.

·       The BID had 2 Street Rangers, Andy and Richard who went out and about around the city to pick up any queries and feedback.

Salisbury Community Engagement Manager (CEM)

Karen Linaker, Community Engagement Manager gave an update on some of the areas she had been working on since the last meeting.

•        Met with the Children’s Centre Consultation Group.

•        Assisting with applications for funding and Sports Development Projects.

•        Working with the new local housing panels and the tenants participation officers

•        A Tree Planting event had been scheduled for Saturday 28 November, 10am. All were welcome to come along and help this community initiative.

•        Representing Community Engagement Managers on the Refugees Management Board scheduled to meet on 25 November. It was thought that a number of families would be coming to Wiltshire before Christmas, but that none of those would be accommodated in Salisbury. Karen would feedback further updates to the Board when available.

•        There had been a tour of the Campus earlier in the day for Board Members. Karen would be overseeing the Community Engagement of the Campus.

•        Karen had met with Inspector Minty to ensure the board was facilitating strong links with this key partner in the city, and working in a co-ordinated way on common priorities and initiatives.