Agenda and minutes

Community Board - Wednesday, 5th September, 2018 6.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber

Contact: Lisa Young  Email: lisa.young@gosport.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

9.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

An apology for non attendance was received from Councillor Jessop.

 

10.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

All Members are required to disclose at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter, any disclosable pecuniary interest or personal interest in any item(s) being considered at this meeting.  

Minutes:

Councillor Mrs Westerby declared that she was a named allotment holder.

11.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 62 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on the 27 June 2018 be signed as a true and correct record.

12.

DEPUTATIONS

(NOTE: The Board is required to receive a deputation(s) on a matter which is before the meeting of the Board provided that notice of the intended deputation and its object shall have been received by the Borough Solicitor by 12 noon on Monday 3rd September 2018.  The total time for deputations in favour and against a proposal shall not exceed 10 minutes).

Minutes:

There were none.

13.

PUBLIC QUESTIONS

(NOTE: The Board is required to allow a total of 15 minutes for questions from Members of the public on matters within the terms of reference of the Board provided that notice of such Question(s) shall have been submitted to the Borough Solicitor by 12 noon on Monday 3rdSeptember 2018).

 

Minutes:

There were none.

14.

ALLOTMENT STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTATION RESULT pdf icon PDF 61 KB

To inform the Community Board of the results of consultation between GBC and the Gosport Allotment Holders Group following deferment of GBC proposals for changes to management of the Council's allotments by resolution of the Community Board of 16/11/16, and to seek approval from the Community Board for the proposals expressed under the heading of "Recommendation"

 

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Chairman of the Allotment Stakeholder’s Consultative Group advising the Board of the results of consultation between GBC and the Gosport Allotment Holders Group following deferment of GBC proposals for changes to management of the Council's allotments by resolution of the Community Board of 16/11/16, and to seek approval from the Community Board for the proposals expressed under the heading of "Recommendation"

 

Members were advised that the terms of reference for the Stakeholder’s Group had been agreed in 2017.

 

RESOLVED: That the Board:

a)     take note of the result of the Consultation undertaken between GBC and the Gosport Allotment and Gardeners Association in February 2018;

 

b)     accept the recommendation of the Elected Members of the Allotment Stakeholders Consultative Group, namely that GBC continue to be responsible for the management of the Allotments in the Borough; and

 

c)     resolve that GBC proposals for change of management of the Council's allotments, as reported to the Community Board on 16/11/16 and deferred by that Board for further consideration, be deemed withdrawn and the Terms of Reference of the Allotment Stakeholders Consultative Group, as Resolved upon by the Community Board on 6/09/17, do stand.

 

15.

ALVER VALLEY COUNTRY PARK: WESTERN GATEWAY pdf icon PDF 72 KB

Report to follow.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Head of Streetscene seeking Members approval to fund key projects at the Western Gateway within the Alver Valley Country Park.

 

Members were advised that that the proposal included an extension to the car park and toilet and food and drink facilities.

 

Members welcomed the provision for the changing places toilet facility.

 

A Member expressed concern that the proposal increased the opportunity for vandalism which was already proving to be a concern for the play area.

 

The Board was advised that the CCTV for the building would be linked to the existing system and that the building would support a reduction in crime and vandalism with its presence.  

 

Members were advised that all incidences of vandalism were being reported to the police and that this was helping to highlight hotspots of crime. This would also allow Community Safety to make provision to engage with the offenders to try and prevent future vandalism.

 

In answer to a Member’s question, the Board was advised that there was no proposal for solar panels to be installed.

 

The Board was advised that previous designs of such facilities had been considered and that the oval shape was considered the most suitable shape in preventing vandalism as any inappropriate behaviour would be more visible.


Members expressed disappointment that a facility for the use of residents of Gosport  and was being vandalised by Gosport residents.


RESOLVED:

That the Board agrees the use of developer contributions secured for the Alver Valley and open space projects be used towards the extension and improvements to the existing car park at the Western Gateway, and the provision of a toilet block with food and drink concession.

 

That the Board notes that a full planning application will be submitted for the toilet block/food and drink concession.

 

 

16.

ANY OTHER ITEMS

Minutes:

There were none.