Issue - meetings

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10.00pm

The Committee received a report from the Urban Growth Project Manager regarding short-listing proposals for the second round of developer contributions devolved decision-making.

 

The report provided an update on the availability of devolved developer contributions, examples of project costs such as community facilities grants in the region of £80,000 to £125,000 and feedback from the recent ‘refresher’ consultation on local project ideas.

 

Members were asked to identify their short-listed options with the Urban Growth Manager advising that a follow-up report to the Area Committee in November would assist Members in prioritising around four of the short-listed options.

 

Individual Members spoke in support of their preferred projects. In considering the possibility of making the £50,000 community facilities grant to Great St Mary's Church an immediate priority for devolved funding, it was noted that the project would benefit local residents and was ‘ready to go’.

 

The Committee:

 

Resolved (unanimously) to:

 

     i.        prioritise the following project ideas straight away (without the need for a follow-up report), given their immediate and easy deliverability, subject to project appraisal (as appropriate):

·        No 3: Great Mary’s Church Development subject to the Community Facilities funding having been allocated as set out below and thus securing funding for these projects.

·        No 12: Better signposting of footpath to Grantchester from Lammas Land car park.

 

    ii.        Short-list the following project ideas to be considered in more detail in the priority-setting report in November 2013, noting that the Community Facilities funding is allocated subject to project appraisal and as set out below.

 

 

 

 

Community Facilities

 

·        No 1: Upgrade kitchen / storage at St Augustine’s Church Hall – funding allocated of £ 100,000 subject to project appraisal

·        No 4: Kitchen extension and lobby at St Mark’s Church Hall – funding allocated of £150,000 subject to project appraisal

 

Open Spaces

 

·        No 7 & 8: Noticeboards, seating and nesting boxes for Histon Road and Trim Trail at Histon Road Recreation Ground.

·        No 15: Lighting across Lammas Land path and on the Driftway.

·        Explore whether it would be possible to provide an electricity supply for Jesus Green and Parker’s Piece.

 

Play Areas

 

·        No 20: Add a climbing frame and other play equipment at Histon Road Recreation Ground.

·        No 21: Add a rope pulley at Lammas Land.

·        No’s 22 & 23 combined: New play area for North Newnham including Wilberforce / Adams / Clerk Maxwell Roads area, possibly at Cockcroft Place.

 

Sports Facilities 

 

·        No 24: Sport facilities with a teenage focus in the Area, possibily using some of the ideas brought forward in the report but subject to a thorough review.

·        Sports facilities with a Newnham focus – proposals to be developed possibly taking into account ideas No’s 26,28 & 29.

 

   iii.        To refer the following project to the strategic list of project ideas for city-wide funding:

 

·        No 11: New Open Spaces Centre on Jesus Green or Midsummer Common.