Agenda item

Road Safety in the Community Area

Vicky Oates - Road Safety Officer, Wiltshire Council, will present information about road safety in the community area and answer any questions.

 

Police and Crime Commissioner – Precept Consultation

Kieran Kilgallen - Chief Executive, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, will present proposals for the 2016-17 precept. 

 

Legacy Campaigns Presentation 2016

Alexa Smith - Community Engagement Manager will provide information about the Legacy campaigns for 2016, to include:

 

• Clean for The Queen
• Queen’s 90^th Birthday Street Parties
• The Big Pledge Road to Rio
• Getting Active- Walking and Cycling activities in Wiltshire

 

Guides will be available for each of the above to provide further information to the community about how to get involved.

 

Working with our Young People to Provide Positive Leisure

Activities

Update and youth grant funding applications from Pete Smith – Community Youth Officer, Wiltshire Council.

 

Supporting Community Projects and Facilities

Grant funding and financial statement – Alexa Smith - Community Engagement Manager, Wiltshire Council.

 

Capital Budget – as correct at start of meeting:

 

Area Board Budget   £57,648.00

 

Digital Literacy Budget   £1,500.00

 

Awarded   £32,766

 

Balance: £26,382.27

 

 

Road Safety in the Community Area

Vicky Oates - Road Safety Officer, Wiltshire Council gave a short presentation on road safety in the community area.

 

Points made included:

 

·       Metro Counts

 

·       Community Speedwatch

 

·       Speed Indication Devices

 

·       Driver training for both young and older drivers.

 

It was agreed that Vicky Oates would circulate a guide as to how Metro Counts were carried out and where they could be sited etc once it has been completed.

 

 

Police and Crime Commissioner – Precept Consultation

Kieran Kilgallen - Chief Executive, Office of the Police and Crime

Commissioner, outlined the Precept Consultation.

 

Points made included:

 

Crime and Public Confidence

 

·       Crime increased by 12% from December 2014 to November 2015.

 

·       7^th lowest crime rate nationally with 50.7 crimes per 1,000 population.

 

·       Public confidence measured by the OPCC Survey in 2015 is 83.7%, and had been consistently high since 2012.

 

·       Victim satisfaction to October 2015 is 84.3% which is around the national average.

 

A good HMIC Assessment of Wiltshire Police

 

·       Performance is regularly assessed by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary.  Overall Wiltshire Police are rated as “good”.

 

·       Our constabulary remains one of the best in the country.

 

Central Funding Announcement

 

·       This years provisional settlement shows central funding reduce from £63.7m to £63.4m, a £0.3m reduction.

 

·       This will be the fifth straight year of central funding reductions.

 

·       Whilst this reduction is lower than previous years the loss of £0.3m with cost pressures (national wage agreement £0.8m, national pensions change impact on national insurance £2.0m) will result in significant savings still being required.

 

What is the budget?

 

·       A £3.12 increase in Council Tax will give a budget of £105.695m compared to £103.956m for the current year. This would lead to a funding gap of £2.6m for policing in Wiltshire.

·       The Commissioner was committed to investing additional income from council tax in local policing.

 

How about the long term?

 

·       The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement promised a cash neutral position for policing however no detail per force is available.  With no council tax increases the funding gap against the national average would grow.  With small council tax increases the resources available for local policing are better protected.

 

·       The Area Board was assured by the Commissioner that local money would be spent on local policing.

 

Question raised from the floor included:

 

Why do you have to increase your precept when you received no cuts in Central Government funding at the last budget?

a.There was still a slight reduction in funding as well as the force having to budget for extra National Insurance contributions and investing heavily in new technology.

 

The Chairman thanked Kieran Kilgallen for his presentation.

 

 

Legacy Campaigns Presentation 2016

Alexa Smith – Community Engagement Manager informed the Area Board of Wiltshire Council’s plans for its the Legacy campaigns for 2016 which would include: 

 

•        Clean for The Queen.

 

•        Queen’s 90^th Birthday Street Parties.

 

•        The Big Pledge Road to Rio.

 

•        Getting Active- Walking and Cycling activities in Wiltshire.

 

 

 

Working with our Working with our Young People to Provide Positive Leisure Activities

Update and youth grant funding applications from Pete Smith – Community Youth Officer, Wiltshire Council.

 

Update

Royal Wootton Bassett - The Monday After school cafe and the Friday youth group continue to be successful. A programme of issue based work compliments activities and social time

Lyneham - The Wednesday Lyneham group in St Michael’s church hall over the winter is well attended

Cricklade - The local Barista cafe continues to offer a discounted time for teenagers after every school day. The Leisure centre offers a discounted youth gym session and occasional climbing programmes.

The Sunday afternoon youth gym, sports hall and social opportunity for teenagers has completed its pilot and wishes to continue with a regular gym session only and explore further opportunities on a taster basis.

The local churches continue to offer an after school youth group for years 6 – 8 at Jenner hall

The CYO and Connecting youth have submitted a grant bid to pilot a youth club session in the town for ages 12 plus.

 Purton - The CYO and Connecting youth have submitted a grant bid to pilot a community cafe project that will provide an after school session for young people. The CYO intends to use this group in developing further ideas for the area.

Purton young people will be able to attend four ‘Fun in the Sun’ sessions during the summer break

General Update - In all areas, there is a demand for sport, social time, art, parkour and self defence.

We are always looking for organisations to deliver these with our support.

 

Grant Funding Applications

Decision

Cricklade and District Community Association awarded £375

Decision

Connecting Youth Wiltshire awarded £1885

 

Supporting Community Projects and Facilities

Grant funding and financial statement – Alexa Smith – Community Engagement Manager, Wiltshire Council.

 

Grant funding

 

The Councillors were asked to consider seven applications seeking 20015/16 Community Area Grant Funding:

 

Decision

Group of Local Residents awarded £282.00 for Cricklade Long Close Hedging Flora Fauna.
Reason

This application meets the grants criteria and has been classified as a capital project.

 

Decision

The Memorial Hall, Royal Wootton Bassett awarded £719.83 for 3rd Party Contribution for the Memorial Hall Royal Wootton Bassett.

This application meets the grants criteria and has been classified as a capital project.

 

Decision

Purton Volunteer Footpath Team awarded £1,000 for Purton Parish public footpath maintenance.

Reason
This application meets the grants criteria and has been classified as a capital project.

 

Decision

Tiddlywinks Childminding Group & Hook Village Toddler Group awarded £1,000 for Tiddlywinks Childminding Group storage Crafts Toys.
Reason
This application meets the grants criteria and has been classified as a capital project.

 

Decision

Purton Amateur Dramatic Society awarded £1,228.48 for Purton Amateur Dramatic Society Lighting Rig.

Reason
This application meets the grants criteria and has been classified as a capital project.

 

Decision

Cricklade Preschool Playgroup awarded £1,000 for Outdoor wooden caravan for educational play.

Reason
This application meets the grants criteria and has been classified as a capital project.

 

Decision

Cricklade Bowls Club awarded £1,000 for Cricklade Bowls Club Security Fence.

Reason
This application meets the grants criteria and has been classified as a capital project.

 

Financial Statement

 

Capital Budget – as correct at start of meeting:

Area Board Budget £57,648.00

Digital Literacy Budget £1,500.00

Awarded £32,766

 

Balance: £26,382.27

 

The Chairman thanked everybody for their presentations.