Recreation and Leisure Committee – 17/07/2019

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SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Riggs Hall
The Library
Castle Gates
Shrewsbury
SY1 2AS

To Members of the Recreation & Leisure Committee

Councillors N Green, K Halliday, I Jones, Ms J Mackenzie, K Pardy, K Roberts & R Wall

Cc All other members of the Council for information

Dear Councillor

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Town Council’s Recreation & Leisure Committee> scheduled to take place on Wednesday 17 July 2019 at 6.00 pm in Room SGH020 at the Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, in order to transact the following business.
 

Helen Ball
Town Clerk

Meeting Agenda Items

• 1APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

  To receive and accept apologies for absence

• 2DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

  To receive Declarations of Pecuniary Interest in accordance with the Code of Conduct

• 3MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

  To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 29 May 2019
   

  Attachments:

  • Minutes_Recreation2020Leisure2019.05.292028Access20Regs29_0

• 4MATTERS ARISING FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING

• 52019 CAPITAL PROGRAMME

  To receive an update on the Capital Programme
   

  Attachments:

  • Capital20Plan20for202019_2020-20Action20Plan_0

• 6TENDERING

  To receive an update on various tenders:
   

  Project

  Tender Status

  Approval Date

  Start Date

  BMX Tendering

  Live Tender

   

   

  Play Area – Roundhill Green

  Live Tender

   

   

  Play Area Sweetlake, Meole

  Tender early Sept

   

   

  Sola Lights, Quarry

  Tender early Sept

   

   

  Christmas Lights

  Tender Nov

   

   

• 7QUARRY

  To receive an update from the Outdoor Recreation & Assets Manager on the following matters involving the Quarry:
   
  (I)   Update of events in the Quarry for 2019;
   
  (II)  Update on footfall activity in the Quarry;

• 8MARKETS

  To receive an update by the Outdoor Recreations & Assets Manager on the work of the general market including general arrangements, uptake and waiting lists;

• 9RECREATION GROUND & OPEN SPACE MATTERS

  To receive the Outdoor Recreation & Asset Managers Update Report on the following:
   
  (i)         Monkmoor Recreation Ground – Barriers to prevent unauthorised emcampments

• 10FISHERIES

  To receive an update on work in relation to the management of the Shrewsbury Fisheries.; including
   
  (i)         General Update
   
  (ii)        Works to Fisheries 
   
  (iii)       Shropshire Council tender for the Oxon & Emstrey Fisheries

• 11TEAM SHREWSBURY

  To receive an update on the work of Team Shrewsbury
   

• 12SHREWSBURY IN BLOOM

  (i)         To receive an update from the Shrewsbury In Bloom Committee
   
  (ii)        To receive details of the Bloom Judging – 23rd July 2019;
   

• 13WARD WALKS

  To note the scheduled Ward Walks:
   

  Date

  Location

  Councillor

  Lead

  24/07/19

  Meole – The Meet Place

   

  All 10.30am – linked into Severnside Walkabouts (Mark Pragg)

  07/08/19

  Monkmoor 1 – Porchfield Community Centre

  Cllr P Moseley

  21/08/19

  Castlefields – Digital Den, Castlefields

  Cllr A Mosley

  04/09/19

  Harlescott Grange 1 – Kynaston Road Community Centre

  Cllr I Jones

  18/09/19

  Monkmoor 2 – Armdale Community Centre

  Cllr D Vasmer

  09/10/19

  Harlescott Grange 2 – Greenacres Community Centre

  Cllr I Jones

  06/11/19

  Ditherington – The Laundrette Long Row

  Cllr A Mosley

  12/11/19

  Springfield – Mereside shops

  Cllr J Mackenzie

• 14CLIMATE EMERGENCY

  To receive an update on the development of an Action Plan to become carbon neutral by 2030.

• 15CHARTER FOR WALKING NEIGHBOURHOODS

  To consider developing a local charter:
   
  https://www.ramblers.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/walking-neighbourhoods.aspx

• 16COMMUTED SUMS

  (I)  To receive an update on outstanding developer discussions/negotiations:
   
       (a)  Copthorne Barracks Play and Open Space – offsite contributions to play and open space – awaiting progress with Pavilion Extension
   
       (b)  Shelton Hospital Land Transfer – Adoption & Maintenance of open space – landscaping to be carried out by the Town Council post adoption
   
       (c)  Barratt Homes/Bovis Homes – Mytton Oak Road – planned adoption for the start of the 2019 grass cutting season
   
              i   Sutton Grange site – ongoing – unlikely to transfer in next financial year
             ii   Bellway Homes site – discussion on land adoption and adoption of acoustic fencing
             iii  Galliers site – early discussions on land adoption
             iv  Community Centre – location on the site
   
       (d)  Ingleby Way – Adoption & Maintenance of open space – now ready following clarification of hedgerow ownership;
   
       (e)  Holgate Drive – Adoption & Maintenance of open space – awaiting completion of snagging;
   
       (f)  Belvidere Paddocks – Adoption & Maintenance of open space – ready awaiting transfer;
   
      (g)  Arlington Way – Adoption & Maintenance of open space – Land transferred – awaiting £60k S106 money from Shropshire Council;
   
      (h)  Shrewsbury Town Football Club – Offsite contribution to the improvement to football playing surfaces at Radbrook Recreation Ground – Worked commenced
   
      (i)  Sweetlake – Development of play area and future adoption of open space – Tender specification being prepared