Recreation and Leisure Committee

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

To Councillors B Bentick, P Gillam, K Halliday, C Lemon, K Pardy, A Wagner, B Wall, R Wilson

Cc All other members of the Council for information

Dear Councillors

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Town Council’s Recreation & Leisure Committee scheduled to take place on Wednesday 19 January 2022 at 6.00pm via Microsoft Teams in order to transact the following business.

Please note this is an informal virtual meeting of the Committee convened to assist the Town Clerk with carrying out the delegated powers granted to her by Full Council on 22 March 2021 & Finance & General Purpose Committee on 12 April 2021.

 

 

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 17 November 2021

  Attachments:

  • 2 Agenda 3 - Recreation_Leisure Minutes 21.11.17

• 4MATTERS ARISING FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING

  To consider any matters arising from previous meetings

• 5ALLOTMENTS

  To consider proposals for alternative management of allotments, deferred from the last meeting.  Dr Graham Tate is to be re-invited to join the meeting.

  Attachments:

  • 4 Agenda 5 - Shrewsbury Town Council - Dr Graham Tate allotments ideas

• 6CAPITAL PROGRAMME

  To receive an update on the current status of the main Capital Programme.

  Attachments:

  • 6 Agenda 6 - 2021_22 Projects in Progress

• 7FOOTFALL

  To receive an update into the monitoring of footfall.

  Attachments:

  • 8 Agenda 7 - Footfall Report

• 8FISHERIES

  To receive an update on the development of the Shrewsbury Town Fisheries.

  Attachments:

  • 10 Agenda 8 - fisheries update

• 9TEAM SHREWSBURY

  1. To receive an update on the work of Team Shrewsbury and any operational impacts from crime & anti-social behaviour;
  2. To receive an update on the recent Homelessness Task Force Meeting;
  3. To review the Council’s Top 3 Priorities for each Ward to feed into the Local Policing Charter

  Attachments:

  • 12 Agenda 9 (i) - Team Shrewsbury
  • 13 Agenda 9 (i) 1 Samaritans JAN-22
  • 14 Agenda 9 (i) 2 Suicide Bereavement Service Briefing
  • 17 Agenda 9 (ii) - Homelessness Task Force Meetings
  • 19 Agenda 9 (iii) - Team Shrewsbury - Local Policing Charter DRAFT

• 10QUARRY MATTERS

  1. Events Programme for 2022;
  2. Preparation for any Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations on any Recreation Ground

   

  Attachments:

  • 21 Agenda 10(i) quarry events jan 2022

• 11SHREWSBURY IN BLOOM

  1. To receive an update on the preparations for 2022 planting season
  2. To update the Committee of the 2022 planting theme to reflect both the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the Commonwealth Games
  3. To update the Committee on the Heart of England in Bloom Judging Criteria for 2022

   

  Attachments:

  • 24 Agenda 11 - SIB.Minutes 21.12.02
  • 27 Agenda 11 (iii) - New Bloom Criteria

• 12RECREATION GROUND MATTERS

  1. Tenders for barriers to address unauthorised encampments on recreational grounds

• 13TREE WORKS

  1. Tender for Tree works in the Quarry;
  2. Preparation for tendering for Framework Tree Contractors;
  3. Locations within wards for Queens Green Canopy Trees;
  4. Town Council’s support generally for the DEFRA Trees Outside Woodlands Project (working on partnership with Shropshire Council) and the Queens Green Canopy Initiative (working on partnership with the Lord Lieutenancy)

  Attachments:

  • 30 Agenda 13 - Trees

• 14COMMUTED SUMS

  1. To receive an update on outstanding developer discussions/negotiations:

  (a)   Copthorne Barracks Play and Open Space – offsite contributions to play (£30,498 – £20498 for Shorncliffe Drive & £10000 for Silks Meadow – to be paid on 75% occupancy) and open space (£115,000 for sports pitches & associated facilities at County Ground – paid on 50% occupancy)

  (b)   Barratt Homes/Bovis Homes – Mytton Oak Road – Phase 1 adopted; Snagging Phase 2/3 commenced. No identified date for transfer

  (c)   Shrewsbury South Urban

  1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Sutton Grange site – ongoing – likely transfer in 2021/22
              2. Bellway Homes site – discussion on land adoption and adoption of acoustic fencing
              3. Galliers site – early discussions on land adoption
              4. Community Centre – location on the site

  (d)   Sweetlake – Development of play area and future adoption of open space – Play complete. All open space adopted.

  (e)   Crowmoor House – s106 agreement for offsite play & open space contribution to be used for Upton Lane & Monkmoor Recreation Ground – two-staged payments on trigger on percentage occupied properties. Council to bankroll work at Upton Lane Rec;

  (f)   Harlescott Infants/Juniors site – Offsite contributions to sport. Initial discussions have taken place with Sports Development at Shropshire Council on how the contribution might be spent.  Further work is needed.

  (g)   Radbrook College site – Open space adoption – officers met with Floreat Homes on site – likely adoption later in the 2021/22