Agenda item

4.1

Petition

The Assembly received a petition containing 184 signatures to save the skateboard/bike ramp at Sycamore Park as consideration was being given to removing it due to problems of anti-social behaviour.  The petition was supported by a short presentation from two of the young people who used the facility. 

RESOLVED: That the Northern Community Assembly agrees:-

(a)   to discuss the petition at a future Members’ briefing meeting; and

(b)   to bring the petition to the attention of the Cabinet Member for Culture, Sport and Leisure.

4.2

Public Questions

Responses were provided to public questions as follows:-

4.2.1

Cattle Grazing on Loxley Common

The Chair, Councillor Garry Weatherall, indicated that consultation was taking place on the proposal to graze cattle on Loxley Common and that all those who had contacted the Council as a result would receive a response.  There was a proposal to have the area divided into five sections, to satisfy the requirements of all the users, and this arrangement had worked well in other areas of the City.  Ultimately, the decision would lie with the Cabinet Member for Culture, Sport and Leisure.  The Chair added that the concerns expressed by the questioner would be passed to Scott Porter, Ranger Service Manager, who would be invited to give a presentation on this issue at a future  Assembly meeting.

4.2.2

Parking Restrictions on Ash View, Chestnut Drive and Holly Close

Following the receipt of a counter report, submitted by residents, to the one submitted at Agenda Item 8 (Petition Report – Parking Restrictions on Ash View, Chestnut Drive and Holly Close), the Chair indicated that this would be discussed in connection with that item.  He added that the Cabinet Member for Business, Skills and Development was undertaking work with regard to school signage and the deployment of a mobile CCTV camera to help address parking issues around schools in the City.  Parking Services would also be informed of the parking situation around Windmill Hill School and Simon Botterill, Northern Project Delivery Manager, Transport, Traffic and Parking Services, would investigate the possibility of the ice cream van parking in the school drive, rather than at the nearby bus stop.

4.2.3

Bradfield Bowling Club

In connection with the Assembly’s rejection of an application for funding for two boilers at the Bradfield Bowling Club, the Chair explained that the Assembly had a list of projects requiring funding and that there would inevitably be some losers where applications outweighed the amount of resources available.  In an attempt at fairness, funding had to be shared through the Wards.  However, he was willing to meet with the questioners to reconsider, but could offer no guarantees.