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** RoD - Environmental Improvement Programme Project Submission Summary Report (2023) for Discussion

30/12/2022 - ** RoD - Environmental Improvement Programme Project Submission Summary Report (2023) for Discussion

Cambridge City Council

Record of Executive Decision

Environmental Improvements Programme 2022-23

Decision of: Councillor Alex Collis, Executive Councillor for Open Spaces, Food Justice, and Community Development.

Reference: 23/URGENCY/E&C/01

Date of decision: 20/12/22               Date Published on website: 21/12/22

Decision Type: Non-Key

Matter for Decision: To approve the allocation of funding to new Environmental Improvements Programme (EIP) applications for 2022-23 following consideration by Area Committees.

Why the Decision had to be made (and any alternative options):

Following a further review of EIP during 2021-22 a further round of project applications was invited in Autumn 2022.  Some 70 viable submissions were received and 8 nonviable, not all the viable projects were affordable within the capital funding available – so a mechanism for prioritisation was needed and officers gave an indicative guide on a red/amber/green scale.  When EIP applications were last sought in 2019/20 (prior to the Covid pandemic) Area Committees were able to approve the local area programmes, since they met in person.  With meetings now continuing to take place digitally that is no longer possible, with the decisions required to be taken by the appropriate Executive Councillor (Open Spaces, Food Justice, and Community Development).  The views of all local ward councillors were sought through the Area Committees where they were asked to consider project submissions within their areas and asked to indicate area-based lists of priority projects for consideration by the Executive Councillor for approval decision, the Executive Councillor approved these priority projects.

The Executive Councillor’s decision:

To approve for development and delivery the local area and strategic environmental improvement programme projects as listed in the Appendix A below.

Reason for the decision: As Area Committees are currently not meeting in person the Executive Councillor for Open Spaces, Food Justice, and Community Development is needed to approve the local area and strategic allocation EIP project programmes.

Scrutiny Consideration: The Chair and Spokesperson of Environment and Community Scrutiny Committee were consulted prior to the action being authorised.

Report: The attached addended at Appendix A, identifies the prioritised projects within the Area and Strategic Environmental Improvement Programmes, these are to be developed subject to budgets, resource availability, the outcomes of local consultation, and any further processes and approvals required.

Conflict of interest: None.

Comments: The City Council has a budget of £170,000 (£100,000 for local area and £70,000 for strategic city-wide projects) for Environmental Improvements during 2022/23.  Since not all areas had received sufficient project requests to fully utilise the available area funding, the Executive Councillor has redistributed any uncommitted funds to other parts of the city to enable the greatest number of improvements to be delivered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix A

Project Number

Scheme Title

Approved Value £

N1 - 2023

Logan’s Meadow noticeboard improvement

1,500

N2 - 2023

Jubilee Gardens establishing the space as a Green Asset - through the installation of additional benches.

3,500

N4 - 2023

Biodiversity and Social Interaction Improvements to Green End Road Park

5,000

N5 - 2023

Community Noticeboard Mayfield Area

1,500

N17 - 2023

Community Planting on Campkin Road

500

N18 - 2023

Community Planting in Minerva Way/Kings Hedges Rec

950

N19 - 2023

Making the most of small spaces in King’s Hedges

800

N20 - 2023

Create a community haven on Green End Road, East Chesterton

5,000

N22 - 2023

Moving Forward – Arbury Court Community Garden Project.

3,000

N3 - 2023

Hazelwood Close - Seating installation

1,500

N21 - 2023

Benches - Scotland Rd Rec

1,500

N13 - 2023

Restore benches at the 'Cyclops' junction on Histon Road

2,000

 

 

 

TOTAL NORTH AREA EIP

26,750

 

 

 

WC6 - 2023

Display boards for the Ascension Burial Ground

2,500

WC14 - 2023

Planting to screen Lammas Land from traffic and reduce air pollution in the park

5,000

WC15 - 2023

Improve a bench in Newnham

2,000

WC17 - 2023

Improvements to shared use paths on Midsummer Common

3,000

WC2 - 2023

Biodiversity Improvements - Woodlark Rd, Hoadley Rd, Sherlock Rd & Eachard Rd

5,000

WC13 - 2023

Bins around Gough Way

1,000

WC16 - 2023

Christs’ Pieces - Provision of places for unsightly bins improving environment

3,000

WC1 - 2023

Tree Protection at the end of Skaters Meadow Roadway

2,000

 

 

 

TOTAL WEST CENTRAL AREA EIP

23,500

 

 

 

S1 - 2023

Installation of drinking fountains - Hobsons Square, Trumpington

2,500

S2 - 2023

Safe Access and Entry to a LEAP

2,000

S3 - 2023

Reduce yearly Christmas tree cutting and disposal by installing lights in tree.

3,000

S4 - 2023

Information Board for Cherry Hinton Recreation Ground

2,000

 

 

 

TOTAL SOUTH AREA EIP

9,500

 

 

 

E15 - 2023

Making Rustat Road/Corrie Road cut through and green space safer

3,500

E16 - 2023

A memorial to a forgotten abolitionist

3,000

E18 - 2023

Two bench seats for Petersfield Green

2,200

E19 - 2023

Picnic benches on Romsey Rec

3,000

E21 - 2023

Community bench and biodiversity in Jack Warren Green

3,000

E22 - 2023

Wildflowers on the corner of Rawlyn Road/Stanesfield Road

1,000

E26 - 2023

Wildflower and/or bulbs along the outside of the Coleridge Rec fence planting

2,000

E2 - 2023

Gwydir Street Seating

3,000

E3 - 2023

Green the Streets

1,000

E12 - 2022

Biodiversity & Social Interaction Improvements, Maple Tree Area, St Matthews Str

3,000

E14 - 2023

Increase biodiversity in Headly Street and Eagle Street with planting.

3,000

E27 - 2023

A community garden on Peverel Road

3,500

 

 

 

TOTAL EAST AREA EIP

31,200

 

 

 

Reserve

 

 

WC9 - 2023

Community Noticeboards in Newnham, Castle and Market to promote community Cohesion.

4,500

E4 - 2023

Improving Biodiversity - East Road Housing Area

5,000

 

 

 

TOTAL RESERVE AREA EIP

9,500

 

 

 

TOTAL OVERALL AREA FUNDED EIP PROJECTS

100,450

Strategic Schemes

Project Number

Scheme Title

Approved Value £

sN7- 2023

Improving Biodiversity on Carisbrooke Road's central greenspace 

10,000

sN12 - 2023

Bee Balconies! Pollinator-friendly planting for flats

3,000

City 1

Citywide Community Engagement led Biodiversity and Habitat Improvement Projects

15,000

sE1 - 2023

St Matthew’s Piece - Improving Biodiversity

10,000

sE13- 2023

Increase biodiversity and public wellbeing on Barnwell Road

5,000

sE24 - 2023

Create community gardens, increase biodiversity and beautify Tiverton Estate

10,000

sWC7 - 2023

Planting on existing pavement islands, Norwich Street

3,000

sE8 - 2023

Increasing biodiversity in our street (Sedgwick Street)

2,500

sE23 - 2023

Improve tree cover in Hobart Road

10,000

TOTAL OVERALL STRATEGIC EIP PROJECTS

68,500