Performance Reward Grant Scheme
Two expressions of interest have been received:
· Sherston Old School Project
· CCTV coverage for Station Yard Car Park, Malmesbury.
Sherston Old School Project
The project objective is to purchase, renovate and convert for community and commercial use the Sherston Old School to provide expanded facilities for the Post Office and provide community and commercial premises. In the longer term it is hoped this will also include a new pre-school facility, serviced small offices for local employment and a rural hub to access local services. Funding to purchase the property has already been obtained; however funding is now sought from the Performance Reward Grant Scheme to assist the necessary renovations to the building and to enable occupation by the Post Office. Due to the current financial climate, it has been considered prudent to approach the fitting out of the building under a phased programme. This application is made on behalf of the Old School Company (A Community Interest Company).
CCTV coverage for Station Yard Car Park, Malmesbury
The project objective is to provide CCTV coverage in Station Yard car park, to discourage any anti-social behaviour and instil local confidence in the car park for day time and evening use. In recent years this car park has been perceived as a problem area and as a result has lighter use than would be expected, where access to car parking is at a premium. CCTV coverage would hopefully reduce the concerns of local people and result in greater use. It would also reduce the need for regular police controls. This application is made on behalf of Malmesbury & Villages Community Area Partnership. The same concerns expressed elsewhere in the agenda regarding the need for Malmesbury CCTV system to be owned and operated by the Town Council are reiterated here.
Minutes:
The Malmesbury Area Board Committee was asked to consider two expressions of interest in the Performance Reward Grant Scheme.
The Sherston Old School Project objective was to purchase, renovate and convert for community and commercial use the Sherston Old School to provide expanded facilities for the Post Office and provide community and commercial premises. In the longer term it was hoped this would also include a new pre-school facility, serviced small offices for local employment and a rural hub to access local services.
Decision
To endorse the bid for Performance Reward Grant Scheme funding for the Sherston Old School Project to go forward for consideration.
The objective of the project to provide CCTV coverage for Station Yard Car Park in Malmesbury was to provide CCTV coverage, to discourage any anti social behaviour and instill local confidence in the car park for day time and evening use. In recent years this car park had been perceived as a problem area and as a result had lighter use than would be expected, where access to car parking was at a premium. CCTV coverage would hopefully reduce the concerns of local people and result in greater use. It would also reduce the need for regular police controls.
Decision
Malmesbury Area Board would defer consideration of the CCTV coverage for Station Yard Car Park expression of interest in the Performance Reward Grant Scheme.
This was because Wiltshire Police were conducting a major review of the CCTV systems that were in place across the county, looking into the standards that would need to be met by new provision and having a single maintenance contract across the county. The Chairman advised the Committee would reconsider the expression of interest after the Wiltshire Police report had been produced.