Agenda item

 

To receive updates from any of the following partners:

 

a. Melksham Youth Advisory Group (YAG)

b. Community Area Partnership Representative

c. Wiltshire Police

d. Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

e. NHS Wiltshire

f. Melksham Town Council

g. Parish Council Nominated Representatives

h. Melksham Chambers of Commerce

I.  Shadow Community Area Campus (SCOB)

j.  Melksham Senior People’s Forum

 

 

To include:

 

·         CCTV update from the Partnership – Colin Goodhind to update the Area Board on the progress of the CCTV project.

 

·         Fire Authority Business Plan – update by Mike Franklin.

 

·         Shadow Community Operations Board (SCOB) – The Area Board to approve the membership of the SCOB following the elections.

 

The following Partner updates were noted:

 

 

Melksham Youth Advisory Group (YAG)

 

·       Not present at the meeting.

 

 

Wiltshire Police – Insp Matt Armstrong

 

·       The written report contained in the agenda pack was noted.

 

Questions raised from the floor included:

 

When would the Speed watch co-ordinator post expected to be filled?

 a.A draft business case has been submitted and a meeting would be taking place between Inspector Steve Cox from roads policing and the PCC on Friday 6 June.

 

 

Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service – Mike Franklin

 

·       The written report contained in the agenda pack was noted.

 

 

NHS Wiltshire

 

·       The written report contained in the agenda pack was noted.

 

 

Community Area Partnership CCTV Update – Colin Goodhind

 

Points made:

 

·       The Community Area Partnership thanked the Area Board for the CCTV funding, which they had granted.

 

·       The spec for the system had now been drawn up.

 

·       Melksham Town Council were now putting together a tender document.

 

·       The Partnership had been working with both the Police and Melksham Town Council as to how the system would be manned.

 

·       Volunteers were sought to man the system.

 

The Chairman thanked Colin Goodhind for his hard work.

 

 

 

 

 

Melksham Town Council

 

·       The written report was noted.

 

 

Parish Council Nominated Representatives

 

Melksham Without

 

·       That there was a vacancy for a parish councillor.

 

·       That Melksham Without welcomed Cllr Terry Chivers as its Wiltshire Councillor.

 

Atworth

 

·       Atworth thanked the Area Board for the funding for road markings, signage and gateways.

 

 

Shadow Community Operations Board (SCOB) – Cllr Roy While

 

Points made included:

 

 

·       Architects had now been appointed as campus architects, work could now start on the design phase.

 

·       Sub groups had now been set up to work with the architects on the feasibility work.

 

·       Roadshow events were planned during the summer to showcase the Campus plans to the community.

 

·       It was expected that a planning application would be submitted during Autumn 2013, with the build expected to start during Spring 2014.

 

·       The architect would be coming to the Area Board in the near future.

 

 

 

Melksham Senior People’s Forum

 

·       The written report was noted.

 

 

Melksham Chambers of Commerce

 

·       The written report was noted.

 

 

The Chairman thanked everybody for their updates.