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 Bernie Bentick, Phil Gillam, Chris Lemon, Kevin Pardy, Elisabeth Roberts, D 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 10 May 2023 at 6.00pm at Shrewsbury Room, Shirehall 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 15 March 2023.

  Attachments:

  • Recreation_Leisure Minutes 23.03.15

• 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
  • Agenda 6 - Geo-Sense Report April
  • Agenda 6 - Geo-Sense Report March

• 7FISHERIES

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

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 7 - May 2023 fisheries update
  • Agenda 7 - Rea Brook Spring Invertebrate Sampling - 2023

• 8TEAM SHREWSBURY

  (i) To receive an update on the work of Team Shrewsbury and any operational impacts from crime & anti-social behaviour
  (ii) To consider the Shropshire Council Consultation into the renewal and enhancement of the Shrewsbury Town Centre Public Space Protection Order Renewal of the Shrewsbury Town Centre Public Spaces Protection Order (No.1) 2017 | Shropshire Council
  (iii) To consider the Home Office Consultation on the review of Community Safety Partnerships and ASB Powers
  Community safety partnerships review and antisocial behaviour powers – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
  (iv) Policing Charter – To receive an update on the Policing Priorities.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 8(i) - Team Shrewsbury
  • Agenda 8i- SNT poster PONTESBURY
  • Agenda 8i - SNT poster SHREWSBURY CENTRAL
  • Agenda 8i - SNT poster SHREWSBURY
  • Agenda 8i - TREES Newsletter
  • Agenda 8 (iv) - Team Shrewsbury - Local Policing Charter

• 9SAFER STREETS 4 FUNDING

  To receive an update on the Safer Streets 4 Funding Award and the Town Council’s involvement in delivering the project

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 9 - Safer Streets

• 10QUARRY

  To receive an update on the Quarry Events Programme for 2023

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 10 - Quarry update

• 11SHREWSBURY IN BLOOM

  (i) To receive an update on summer planting for 2023

  (ii) To accept the notes of the Shrewsbury in Bloom Group Meeting held on 18 April 2023.

• 12RECREATION GROUND MATTERS

  (i) Shorncliffe Recreation Ground – To update the Committee on recent discussions with Redkite in relation to aspirations for the area and support the feasibility of developing an ambitious vision – (Councillor Rob Wilson)
  (ii) Fields In Trust – To consider the use of Fields In Trust to secure long-term use of open space – (Councillor Rob Wilson).

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 12(i) - Shorncliffe Recreation Ground
  • Agenda 12(ii) - Fields In Trust
  • 31a. Fields-in-Trust-Briefing-Note

• 13PLAY

  (i) To update the Committee on the long-term plan for play area improvements and upgrades
  (ii) To confirm the play value criteria to be used in future tender submissions

• 14COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT

  To receive an update on Shropshire Council’s intended process for any Community Allotment requests on Shropshire Council land

• 15COMMUTED SUMS

  To receive an update on outstanding developer discussions/negotiations:

  • 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
  • Barratt Homes/Bovis Homes – Mytton Oak Road – Phase 1 adopted; Snagging Phase 2/3 commenced. No identified date for transfer. Developer has request early transfer but certain works need to be completed ahead of transfer
  • Shrewsbury South Urban
    1. Sutton Grange site – ongoing – likely transfer in 2023/24 – 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

   

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