Venue: Melksham OakCommunity School, Devizes Road, Bowerhill, Melksham, SN12 6QZ
Contact: Kevin Fielding (Democratic Services Officer)
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Chairman's Welcome, Introduction and Announcements (reports in pack where appropriate)
· Dog Control Orders · Street Trading
Supporting documents: Minutes: The Chairman welcomed everyone to Melksham Oak School. The Chairman then introduced the Wiltshire councillors who made up the area board and Cllr John Thomson (Cabinet member for Adult Care, Communities and Libraries), who was attending the meeting to introduce his portfolio and take any questions, and Brian Moore (Chief Constable, Wiltshire Police).
The following Chairman’s announcements contained in the pack were noted:
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies were received from Cllr Jane Scott OBE and Cllr Mark Griffiths. |
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Declarations of Interest Councillors are requested to declare any personal or prejudicial interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee. Minutes: Agenda Item No.10 Community Area Grant – Melksham Town Council. Cllr Rod Eaton – Prejudicial interest, member of Melksham Town Council, would leave the room when this application was discussed and voted on.
Agenda Item No.10 Community Area Grant – Happy Circle Day Centre. Cllr Jon Hubbard – Personal interest, had supported and attended events arranged by the applicant.
Agenda Item No.10 Community Area Grant – Melksham Town Council. Cllr Jon Hubbard – Prejudicial interest, member of Melksham Town Council, would leave the room when this application was discussed and voted on.
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Minutes To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 1 December 2010 (copy attached). Supporting documents: Minutes: The minutes of the meeting on 1 December 2010 were approved and signed as a correct record.
Joan Savage (Seend Parish Council) asked when the community area grant application for Seend Parochial Church Council’s new printer for the Spotlight community magazine would be discussed. She was advised by the Chairman that this application would be included on the 9 March 2011 Area Board agenda. |
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Partner Updates To receive updates from any of the following partners:
a. Community Area Partnership Representative b. Wiltshire Police c. Wiltshire Police Authority d. Melksham CAYPIG e. Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service f. NHS Wiltshire g. Melksham Town Council h. Parish Council Nominated Representatives
Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Chairman advised that in order to give as much time as possible to the presentation of the outcome of leisure review and options for the Melksham Community Campus the partner updates would be kept as brief as possible.
Melksham CAYPIG (Young People’s Issues Group) CAYPIG representatives advised that:
Wiltshire Police Authority Angus McPherson - Wiltshire Police Authority gave a short power point presentation on the potential impact of the spending cuts on Wiltshire policing.
Points made included:
Questions from the floor included:
A. The reduction will be through natural wastage, Wiltshire police are currently not recruiting any new officers, back office staff will bare the brunt of the cuts.
A. Detailed discussions had yet to take place on this.
A. The Chief Constable felt that many positive points had been made by him after the incident, a lot of good youth policing was going on in and around Melksham, but that parents had to buy into what the police and partner agencies were trying to achieve.
The Chairman thanked Angus McPherson and the Chief Constable for the presentation and question and answer session.
Wiltshire Police The written update distributed with the agenda was noted.
Community Area Partnership The written update distributed with the agenda was noted.
Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service The written update distributed with the agenda was noted.
NHS Wiltshire The written update distributed with the agenda was noted.
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Presentation of outcome of leisure review and options for Melksham Community Campus, followed by any points of clarification Presentation by Julie Anderson Hill - Strategic Development Manager, Wiltshire Council.
Minutes: Lucy Murray-Brown (Campus & Operational Estate Management Lead, Wiltshire Council) outlined the Melksham Community Campus options. Attendees were provided with information packs and a power point presentation was used to highlight the proposals, the Chairman made the point that the information given in the presentation and the information pack should be taken away, digested and that any questions attendees had should be brought up at the Special Campus Area Board meeting at the Melksham Assembly Hall on the 29 March.
The power point presentation is attached to these minutes.
Points of clarification raised included:
A. Wiltshire Council and other public sector staff, voluntary/community organisations and the public.
A. The library was refurbished about five years ago, this work did not include the roof. A condition survey of the library and other buildings will be available on the council’s website with full details.
The Chairman thanked Lucy Murray-Brown for her presentation and once again encouraged all present to read the information provided and play their part in feeding in to the decision making process. |
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Ensuring all voices are heard - campus consultation Chris Holden - Melksham Community Area Partnership.
Minutes: Chris Holden (Chairman - Melksham Community Area Partnership) outlined who the partnership were and how they would ensure everyone’s voices could feed into the campus consultation.
The following points were made by Chris Holden:
Sat 12 February - OPEN DAY, Melksham Town Hall, 1pm - 5pm.
Thursday 3 March - OPEN EVENING, Melksham Assembly Hall, 6pm - 8pm.
Saturday 12 March - OPEN DAY - Melksham Town Hall, 10am - 1pm.
Information on display with questionnaires available at the Library, Town Hall and an empty Shop (Church St).
4. Meetings with local groups to discuss the campus proposals.
5. Compiling Results. Results will be presented back at the Area Board Meeting on 29 March at Melksham Assembly Hall
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Your Community Issues Great Hinton Parish Council – Junction at A361/C232 Minutes: A request was made by Mike Dodd (Vice-Chair, Great Hinton Parish Council) that the Area Board supports Great Hinton Parish Council in seeking changes to traffic management at the junction of the A361 and C232 at “The Strand”.
Decision
The Chairman thanked Mike Dodd for the request. |
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Any other urgent items of public concern. The Chairman to take any other items of public concern. Minutes: i. Cllr Chris Petty (Melksham Town Council) – advised that Melksham traders had raised concerns over the length of time it was taking to renew the pavements in Church Street, Melksham.
Alan Creedy (Head of Service - Sustainable Transport, Wiltshire Council) and (David Thomas Traffic Engineering Manager, Wiltshire Council) were on hand to answer any question that were raised.
David Thomas advised that:
Questions raised from the floor included:
A. Using larger teams and working on Saturdays could be considered.
A. Detailed information will be covered in a newsletter for local traders and also on the Wiltshire Council website, Melksham Library will also be given the plans to display.
The Chairman thanked Cllr Petty and Allan Creedy for their input.
ii. Melksham Choral Society Richard Slingsby thanked the Area Board members for the community area grant that the society had been granted, the Board were also advised by Mr Slingsby that the Melksham Choral Society were happy to return £314 which they hadn’t spent from the grant.
The Chairman thanked Richard Slingsby for the update.
iii. Flooding – A3102 Recent issues with flooding at the housing Development at Snarlton Lane/Sandridge Hill had now been resolved after developers were served notice that drainage pipes were inadequate, a pump had now been installed to pump any future flood water into the Clackers Brook.
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Grants To ask Councillors will consider threeapplications seeking 2010/2011 Community Area Grant Funding:
· Melksham Tennis Club have applied for a grant of £1095 towards the installation of floodlights on the two all weather courts at Melksham Tennis Club. The recommendation is to award the funding.
· Happy Circle Day Centre have applied for £985 for a series of trips and activities for day centre members (older people living independently). The recommendation is to award the funding.
· Melksham Town Council have applied for a grant of £1447 to promote and market the new cinema offering within Melksham Assembly Hall. The recommendation is to award the funding.
Performance Reward Grant Scheme
Supporting documents:
Minutes: Community Area Grant Scheme
The Wiltshire Councillors considered three applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme 2010/11, as follows:
Melksham Tennis Club awarded £1095 towards the installation of floodlights on the two all weather courts at Melksham Tennis Club. Note: This grant was awarded subject to planning to a planning application being granted.
Reason The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and demonstrates a link to the Melksham community plan.
Happy Circle Day Centre awarded £985 for a series of trips and activities for day centre members (older people living independently).
Reason The above application met the Community Area Grant criteria for 2010/11 and demonstrates a link to the Melksham community plan.
Note Cllrs Eaton and Hubbard leave the room.
Melksham Town Council applied for £ £1447 to promote and market the new cinema offering within Melksham Assembly Hall. They were awarded £500 by the Area Board to support the advertising costs of this venture.
Reason The Area Board members agreed that £500 was sufficient to support the advertising costs of this application.
Performance Reward Grant Scheme
The Wiltshire Councillors considered two bids to the Performance Reward Grant Scheme, as follows:
Note Cllr Eaton was out of the room and did not vote on this application.
The new Wiltshire Infrastructure Support Service – ‘GROW’ Enhancing Community Support includes a countywide Volunteer Service for Wiltshire for the first time. This application, if approved, would both build on the basic service and develop an accredited volunteer centre for Wiltshire. At present the nearest accredited centre is in Swindon. The proposed service would offer the six core functions of a Volunteer Centre as prescribed by Volunteering England. The benefits to all community areas in Wiltshire will include better access to volunteering opportunities and support to individuals, Employer Volunteering scheme, specialised support, information and good practice services, access to draw down further funding via Volunteering England to support volunteering, and access to support and information as part of a national framework.
Decision
· The Melksham Area Board supports the “Grow” application.
Cllr Eaton now back in the room.
TransWilts Rail Presentation by Paul Johnson (Chairman, Knorr-Bremse and Chairman, Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce Transport Policy Group).
Who requested that the Area Board support a grant of £20,000 for an additional strategic rail service across Wiltshire.
The provision of an appropriate additional rail service linking the major towns of Wiltshire (Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Melksham - Chippenham and on to Swindon) would provide a major economic stimulus for the towns along the route, connecting the communities to each other by fast public transport and relieving road pressures, and also providing better links into and out of the area, and through the new proposed LEP region with Swindon up to Gloucester and Cheltenham.
This application has significant support from the business community illustrated by the proactive involvement of Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce.
Decision
· The Melksham Area Board supports the TransWilts Rail ... view the full minutes text for item 100. |
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Cabinet Member Questions Cllr Jane Scott, (Leader - Wiltshire Council) will introduce her portfolio and take questions.
Minutes: Cllr John Thomson (Cabinet member for Adult Care, Communities and Libraries), who was attending the meeting to introduce his portfolio and take any questions on behalf of Cllr Jane Scott, (Leader - Wiltshire Council) who was unable to attend the meeting.
It was agreed that as the meeting had over ran its end time of 9pm Cllr Thomson would come back to a future meeting to introduce his portfolio and take questions. |
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Future Meeting Dates Weds 9 March 2011 – Shaw School.
Tues 29 March 2011 – Melksham Assembly Hall.
Minutes: The Chairman highlighted the forthcoming meetings and drew particular attention to Wednesday 9March which would be for routine business and Tuesday 29 March for the Campus discussion and debate. |
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Evaluation & Close Minutes: The Chairman thanked everybody for attending the meeting.
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