Agenda and minutes

The Chairman welcomed everybody to the Cereal Partners conference facility.

The Chairman paid tribute to Cllr Linda Conley who had recently passed away. A minute’s silence was held in Cllr Conley’s honour.

Apologies were received from Cllr Magnus Macdonald – Wiltshire Council.

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

There were none.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on the 23 October 2013.

The minutes of the meeting held on the 23 October 2013 were approved and signed as a correct record.

Announcements:

i)             Carers Small Grants Scheme

ii)            State of the Environment Report 2013

iii)           Bradford on Avon Community Campus – Phase 1  Consultation

Updates:

·         Wiltshire Police

·         Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service

·         NHS Wiltshire

·         Youth Advisory Group

The following Chairman’s Announcements which were included as part of the agenda pack were noted:

• Carers Small Grants Scheme.

• State of the Environment Report 2013.

• Bradford on Avon Community Campus – Phase 1 Consultation.

The following Partner updates were noted:

• Wiltshire Police – Acting Inspector Brain.

• Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service – Mike Franklin.

i)                 Westwood with Iford Primary School Library requesting £2,000 towards stocking non-curriculum books and providing computer hardware and software for the library.

ii)               Mrs Anastasia Thomas requesting £4,677 towards ‘My Science Fair’, a community science project involving the local primary schools.

iii)              Wiltshire Music Centre requesting £5,000 towards a Bruce Munro Light Sculpture for the foyer area of the Centre.

iv)             Bradford on Avon Development Trust requesting £600 towards a street display in Lamb Yard with information on the Historic Core Zone project.

The Wiltshire Councillors were asked to consider four applications seeking 2013/14 Community Area Grant funding:

Decision

Westwood with Iford Primary School awarded £2,000 towards stocking the school library with new non-curriculum books.

Reason

The application demonstrates a link to the Bradford on Avon Community Plan and Wiltshire Local Area Agreement through its support for education and community facilities.   

Decision

Anastasia Thomas awarded £4,677 towards the My Science Fair 2014 event.

Reason

The application demonstrates a link to the Bradford on Avon Community Plan and Wiltshire Local Area Agreement through its support for extra curricular learning and community engagement.

Decision

Wiltshire Music Centre awarded £5,000 towards a Bruce Munro Light Sculpture in the foyer of the Music Centre.

Reason

The application demonstrates a link to the Bradford on Avon Community Plan and Wiltshire Local Area Agreement through its support for cultural and tourism development.

Decision

Bradford on Avon Development Trust requesting £687 towards an Historic Core Zone Street Display.

Reason

The application demonstrates a link to the Bradford on Avon Community Plan and Wiltshire Local Area Agreement through its support to community networking and cohesion.

Emma Townsend - Commissioning and Contract Lead (Specialist Commissioning and Safeguarding Team), Wiltshire Council and

Patti Harrison, Wiltshire Parent Carer Council.

To increase public awareness of the condition.

Emma Townsend - Commissioning and Contract Lead (Specialist Commissioning and Safeguarding Team), Wiltshire Council and Patti Harrison, Wiltshire Parent Carer Council gave a short film presentation that highlighted some of the experiences and issues surrounding people with autism.

Points made included:

•         Sensory differences.

•         Vulnerability.

•         Anxiety and fears.

•         Obsessions and rituals.

•         Inflexible thinking.

•         Keeping things the same.

•         Not generalising experiences.

•         Difficulties ‘mind reading’.

The Chairman thanked Emma Townsend and Patti Harrison for their presentation.

Simon Richardson - Staverton Parish Council.

To report on any issues of concern within the village.

Simon Richardson – Chairman, Staverton Parish Council gave a brief update of issues of concern within the village.

Issues raised included:

• Lack of suitable play equipment installed in the Threstfield Drive, Oatfields, Cottles Barton and Marina Drive play areas.

• Lack of grass cutting on grass banks.

• Various areas being graffiti tagged.

• Lack of street cleaning being carried out around the Cereal Partners locality.

• Traffic Concerns - traffic along B3105 due to Masons Lane closed in Bradford on Avon, this can only get worse if the Holt and Bath traffic plans come to fruition. All HGV's will then go through Staverton.

Bill Parks - Head Local Highways & Streetscene North, Wiltshire Council advised that Staverton Parish Council should flag up any streetscene issues with the local Community Co-ordinator, who would ensure that the relevant works were carried out.

Allan Creedy - Head of Sustainable Transport, Wiltshire Council advised that the Bath traffic proposals now appeared to be dropped by Bath & North East Somerset Council.

The Chairman thanked Simon Richardson for his presentation.

Allan Creedy - Head of Sustainable Transport, Wiltshire Council.

To report on progress and headline findings from the Traffic Study of Bradford on Avon and Holt, held earlier this year.

Allan Creedy - Head of Sustainable Transport, Wiltshire Council gave an update on progress and headline findings from the Traffic Study of Bradford on Avon and Holt, held earlier this year.

Points made included:

• That the survey had provided a well documented listing of HGV usage through Bradford on Avon and Holt.

• The survey was still in the data collection stage, with the survey expected to be available towards the end of December 2013.

• Survey results had shown that 85% of vehicles driving through Bradford on Avon were driven by local residents.

Questions raised included:

• Does the survey data reveal the weights of vehicles?

a.Yes.

• What is Wiltshire Council likely to do over the next 10 years re the traffic issues through Staverton?

a.Road building and funding will change dramatically, with funding being distributed from 2015 by Local Enterprise Partnerships, who would be looking more strategically where to fund any road building projects.

The Chairman thought that it would be productive if Allan Creedy came back to a future Area Board meeting to look at further solutions to local highways issues.

The Chairman thanked Allan Creedy for his update.

Allan Creedy - Head of Sustainable Transport, Wiltshire Council.

To inform the Area Board of the programme to improve transport services and information in Wiltshire. 

Allan Creedy - Head of Sustainable Transport, Wiltshire Council introduced a short DVD film which sought to inform the Area Board of the programme to improve transport services and information in Wiltshire.

Points made included:

• Two electric vehicle charging points had just been installed in the Station car park in Bradford on Avon.

• The village bus service is under review, which could mean a reduced or loss of this service.

• That the Bath bus is usually full up when it reaches Holt and Staverton to pick up passengers.

• That Wiltshire residents need to buy into the transport initiatives highlighted in the film.

Questions raised included:

• Did Wiltshire Council have any plans to build a Holt – Staverton Cycle path?

a.This had been looked at in the past, but would be worth looking into again.

The Chairman thanked Allan Creedy for presenting the film.

·       Wednesday 8 January 2014 – venue to be confirmed.

Wednesday 8 January 2014 – St Laurence School, Bradford on Avon.