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Recreation & Leisure Committee

Recreation & Leisure Committee

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

(Please be aware that this meeting is not recorded)

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 6 September 2023 at 6.00pm at St Johns Hill, Committee Room 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 5 July 2023.

    Attachments:

  • 4MATTERS ARISING FROM 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:

  • 6FOOTFALL

    To receive an update into the monitoring of footfall

    Attachments:

  • 7FISHERIES

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

    Attachments:

  • 8TEAM SHREWSBURY

    To receive an update on the work of Team Shrewsbury and any operational impacts from crime & anti-social behaviour

    Attachments:

  • 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:

  • 10QUARRY

    To receive an update on the Quarry Events Programme for 2023

    Attachments:

  • 11RECREATION GROUND MATTERS

    Springfield – To receive an update on the moving of the pitch to accommodate Disc golf.

  • 12COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT

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

  • 13WORKING GROUPS

    To receive and adopt the Minutes of the recent Working Group Meetings held on:

    (i) City Of Sanctuary Working Group – 7 August 2023, chaired by Councillor Kate Halliday
    (ii) Clean River Working Group – 20 July 2023, chaired by Councillor Rosemary Dartnall
    (iii) Active Travel Working Group – 19 July 2023, chaired by Councillor Rosemary Dartnall

    Attachments:

  • 14COMMUTED 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 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

    (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