Recreation and Leisure Committee

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SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Riggs Hall
The Library
Castle Gates
Shrewsbury
SY1 2AS

To Councillors B Bentick, P Gillam, K Halliday, C Lemon, K Pardy, A Wagner, B Wall, R Wilson

Cc All other members of the Council for information

Dear Councillors

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Town Council’s Recreation & Leisure Committee scheduled to take place on Wednesday 22 September 2021 at 6.00pm [at venue] [via Microsoft Teams] in order to transact the following business.

Please note this is an informal virtual meeting of the Committee convened to assist the Town Clerk with carrying out the delegated powers granted to her by Full Council on 22 March 2021 & Finance & General Purpose Committee on 12 April 2021.

 

 

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 21 July 2021

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 3 - Recreation_Leisure Minutes 21.07.21.doc

• 4MATTERS ARISING FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING

  To consider any matters arising from previous meetings

• 5FOOTFALL

  To receive an update into the monitoring of footfall

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 5 - Footfall Report
  • Agenda 5 - Footfall July 2021
  • Agenda 5 - Footfall August 2021

• 6FISHERIES

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

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 6 - Fisheries Report

• 7TEAM SHREWSBURY

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

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 7 - Team Shrewsbury
  • Agenda 7 - Team Shrewsbury (Samaritans update)

• 8QUARRY MATTERS

  To receive an update on:

   

  1. Events programme in the park
  2. Update on permission to demolish the Quarry Greenhouse
  3. Proposals for the repair of the Shropshire War Memorial
  4. Review of the treestock in the Quarry

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 8 (i) - Events in the Quarry
  • Agenda 8(ii) - Quarry Greenhouse
  • Agenda 8 (iii) - Repair to Shropshire War Memorial
  • Agenda 8 (iv) - Quarry Tree Management & Maintenance Programme

• 9SHREWSBURY IN BLOOM

  To receive an update on the work of Shrewsbury in Bloom for 2021

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 9 - Shrewsbury In Bloom

• 10RECREATION GROUND MATTERS

  To consider any recent recreational ground matters:

   

  (i)   Unauthorised encampments – To receive a list of locations and costings for safeguarding recreation grounds and public open space from unauthorised encampments

   

  (ii)  Performance Quality Standards – To receive a report on the recent review of summer and winter sports facilities and consider the recommendations contained within the report

   

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 10 (i) - Unauthorised Encampments
  • Agenda 10 (ii) - Performance Quality Standards

• 11 CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON GROUNDS MAINTENANCE

  To consider the report of the Head of Operations into the impact of climate change on Grounds Maintenance Operations

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 11 - Climate Change Impact

• 12CAPITAL PROGRAMME

  1. To receive an update on the current status of the main Capital Programme
  2. To review the individual Ward Lists

   

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 12(i) - 2021_22 Projects in Progress

• 13STREETLIGHTS

  To receive a report from the Projects Manager regarding additions to the Footway Lighting Inventory following discussions with Shropshire Council and the subsequent need to programme LED head replacements

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 13 - Streetlights

• 14EVENTS

  To receive an update regarding the following events over the autumn/winter period:

   

  1. Remembrance 14^th November
  2. Christmas Lights Switch On – 24^th November
  3. Carols in the Square – 15^th December

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 14 - Events

• 15ALLOTMENTS MEETING

  To receive and accept the notes of the Town Clerk & Head of Operations meeting with the Allotment Associations held on 22^nd July 2021

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 15 - 20.07.22 - Allotment Liaison Minutes

• 16COMMUTED SUMS

  (i)     To receive an update on outstanding developer discussions/negotiations:

   

         

  (a)    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)

   

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

   

  (c)    Shrewsbury South Urban

   

  (i)     Sutton Grange site – ongoing – likely transfer in 2021/22

  (ii)    Bellway Homes site – discussion on land adoption and adoption of acoustic fencing

  (iii)   Galliers site – early discussions on land adoption

  (iv)   Community Centre – location on the site

   

  (d)    Sweetlake – Development of play area and future adoption of open space – Play complete. All open space adopted.

   

  (e)    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;

   

  (f)    Harlescott Infants/Juniors site – Offsite contributions to sport. Initial discussions have taken place with Sports Development at Shropshire Council on how the contribution might be spent.  Further work is needed.

   

  (g)   Radbrook College site – Open space adoption – officers met with Floreat Homes on site – likely adoption later in the 2021/22