Recreation & Leisure Committee

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SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Livesey House
7 St Johns Hill
Shrewsbury
SY1 1JD

To Members of the Recreation & Leisure Committee

Councillors Phil Gillam (Chair),Bernie Bentick, Chris Lemon, Kevin Pardy, Elisabeth Roberts, David Vasmer, Alex Wagner & Becky Wall.

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 January 2024 at 6.00pm at St Johns Hill, Council Chamber 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 meting held on 8 November 2023.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 3 - Recreation & Leisure Minutes 23.11.08

• 4MATTERS ARISING FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING

  To consider any matters arising from previous meetings

• 5CAPITAL PROGRAMME

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

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 5 - 2022-23 Capital Projects Action Plan

• 6FOOTFALL

  To receive an update into the monitoring of footfall

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 6 - Footfall Report

• 7FISHERIES

  (i) To receive an update on Shrewsbury Town Fisheries;
  (ii) To update the Committee on continued discussions with Rowley & Fenemere.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 7(i) - Fisheries report
  • Agenda 7(i) - Shrewsbury Town Fisheries Water Monitoring Update - November 2023

• 8TEAM SHREWSBURY

  (i) To receive an update on the work of Team Shrewsbury and any operational impacts from crime & anti-social behaviour
  (ii) Policing Charter – To receive an update on the Policing Priorities.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 8 (i) - Team Shrewsbury
  • Agenda 8(ii) - Team Shrewsbury - Local Policing Charter

• 9PLACE PLAN

  To review the list of projects for inclusion in the Place Plan.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 9 - STC Place Plan Additions 2024

• 10RANGERS PROJECT

  To review a plan for the continuation of the Rangers Project (including Town Rangers, Quarry Security and Taxi Marshals)

• 11QUARRY

  i) To receive an update on the Quarry Events Programme for 2024
  ii) To update Committee on the refurbishment of the Queen Mothers Garden

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 11(i) - Quarry Events 2024 list
  • Agenda 11(ii) - Queen Mothers garden report

• 12RECREATION GROUND MATTERS

  Boiler House Pitch, Copthorne – To update committee on the temporary relocation of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Helipad to facilitate construction work

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 12 - Relocation of RSH Helipad

• 13SHREWSBURY IN BLOOM

  i) To receive an update on the Shrewsbury in Bloom Judging date and Route
  ii) To receive an update on the Town Council Open evening date
  iii) To consider a request from Shropshire Horticultural Society to provide an exhibit for the Flower Show.

• 14BEAVER PROJECT

  To receive a report on the construction work to progress the beaver project

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 14 - Beaver Project Construction Progress

• 15COMMUTED SUMS

  To receive an update on outstanding developer discussions/negotiations:

  (i) 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) – funds in relation to landscaping at the County Ground have been drawn down

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

  (iii) Shrewsbury South Urban
  1. Sutton Grange site – ongoing – likely transfer in 2024/25 – recent meeting with Taylor Wimpey to discuss logistics for transfer
  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

  (iv) 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 – forms received for drawn of funding

  (v) Harlescott Infants/Juniors site – Offsite contributions to sport. Approvals for use of the funds at Kynaston Road Recreation Ground for drainage works – form received for drawdown of funds

  (vi) Radbrook College site – Open space adoption – officers met with Floreat Homes on site – likely adoption once all phases are complete

  (vii) Weir Hill – Agreements to adopt the land at a future time have been signed -meeting with Taylor Wimpey looking at the possibility of the countryside land to be transferred ahead of the POS on the development site