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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Warminster Civic Centre Sambourne Rd, Warminster BA12 8LB

Contact: Jessica Croman 

Items
Note No. Item

7.00pm

1.

Chairman's Welcome and Introductions

The Chairman will welcome those present to the meeting.

Minutes:

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Warminster Area Board and invited members of the board to introduce themselves.

2.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from:

 

-       Janette Bowra the Local Youth Facilitator

-       The local representative of the Fire Service who had provided a written update

3.

Minutes

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 21 March 2018 (copy attached).

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

 

The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

4.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

7.15pm

5.

Chairman's Announcements

·         PSPO Update

Minutes:

The Chairman drew the meeting’s attention to the written announcements in the agenda pack.

 

With regard to the item on the PSPO, the Chairman stated that: unfortunately, due to the bad weather  experienced and the incident in Salisbury there had been a delay. A meeting had taken place between Warminster Town Council and Wiltshire Council Officers on Monday 23 April.

 

At the invitation of the Chairman, Councillor Richard Clewer, Cabinet Member for Housing stated that: he had met with some of representatives of the those interested in the subject; and that a briefing note circulated had emphasised that PSPOs were not to deal with rough sleeping and the preamble will make that clear.

7.25pm

6.

Updates from Partners

To receive updates from any of the following partners:

Ø  Wiltshire Police

Ø  Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Ø  Warminster and Villages Community Partnership

Ø  Town and Parish Councils Nominated Representatives

 

Some written updates have been received and are included in this agenda.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Some written updates had been received before the meeting and were included in the agenda.

 

In response to a question regarding speeding in Deverill Road, it was noted that the issue could be considered at the next CATG meeting.

 

IN response to a general question about speeding, it was noted that police work closely with community speedwatch groups and will prioritise their presence at areas where data supports putting additional resource.

 

7.40pm

7.

Local Highways Investment Fund

To consider the attached report.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The meeting considered the report which provided information on the progress made in improving the condition of the county’s roads, and advise on the road surfacing schemes to be undertaken in 2018/19.

 

Resolved

 

(i)     To acknowledge that there has been a substantial improvement in the overall condition of Wiltshire’s roads in recent years, but further investment is still required.

 

(ii)   To approve the highway maintenance scheme list for this community area in 2018/19 prepared for the Area Board; and

 

(iii)  To note that a new five year programme will be developed shortly, making use of the Council’s new Highways Infrastructure Asset Management System (HIAMS), to ensure best value for money and whole life costing for the highways asset.

7.50pm

8.

Electoral Review

To receive an update on the electoral review and details on the consultation.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Chairman welcomed Councillor Richard Clewer, Chairman of the Electoral Review Committee, to give a presentation on the Electoral Review that the Local Government Boundary Commission is currently undertaking and relevance to each community area.

 

 

 

Matters highlighted in the course of the presentation and discussion included:  the need to achieve electoral equality and the number of divisions that have too large a variance thus triggering a review; that the review is undertaken by the Boundary commission, and the Council and other partners were consultees; that the Commission will take a view about the number of councillors; that once this has been decided, a consultation about the new boundaries will be undertaken; that Parliament will have the final say on the proposals; that Wiltshire Council will make their own submission in response to the consultation; the possible implications for the community area and the impact on Area Boards; the projections for the electorate; that the new boundaries will be in place by the election in 2021; how the wider community and groups can put their views in and the likely timetable.

 

Resolved

 

To note the update

8.05pm

9.

Community Engagement Update

·         Health & Wellbeing

·         WW1 Tree Planting Update

·         Big Pledge

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Jacqui Abbott, Community Engagement Manager, provided an update including:

 

-       That the Health & Wellbeing Fair was coming up and would be planning a volunteer fair to promote opportunities in the community;

-       That a new memory café was being set up;

-       That a location had become available for the Men’s shed;

-       That the WW1 Tree Planting project was happening across the county, and that a number of groups were organising plantings, some in coordination with the Army; and

-       That the Big Pledge was linked this year to the Commonwealth games; using a similar format to previous years and that people could sign up between May and July via http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/bigpledge  

8.25pm

10.

Warminster Regeneration Working Group

To receive an update.

Minutes:

It was noted that there was no progress to report owing to the focusing of resources, currently, on the recovery project in Salisbury.

8.30pm

11.

Area Board Funding - Community Area Grants

To consider applications for funding from the Community Area Grants Scheme.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The area board considered the report which summarised one application seeking Community Area Grant funding.

 

Following a representation from the applicant and an opportunity to ask questions, the meeting;

 

Resolved

 

To approve the award of £4,000 to Alzheimers Support for Cloakroom and Toilets.

12.

Urgent items

Any other items of business which the Chairman agrees to consider as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

There were no urgent items.

8.45pm

13.

Future Meeting Dates

The next meetings of the Warminster Area Board will be on the 21 June 2018.

Minutes:

It was noted that the next meeting of Warminster Area Board would be held on the 21 June 2018.