Recreation & Leisure Committee

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

(Please be aware that this meeting is not recorded)

To Members of the Recreation & Leisure Committee

Councillors Bernie Bentick, Phil Gillam, Chris Lemon, Kevin Pardy, Elisabeth Roberts, Alex Wagner, Becky Wall & Rob Wilson

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 15 March 2023 at 6.00pm at Council Chamber, 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 meeting held on 18 January 2023.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 3 - Recreation Leisure Minutes 23.01.18

• 4MATTERS ARISING FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING

  To consider any matters arising from previous meetings.

• 5PRESENTATION - THE RESET PROJECT

  Terry Warburton (Project Manager) shall attend the meeting to update members on the Reset Project designed to provide wrap around support to Rough Sleepers.

  Attachments:

  • RESET slides - TC.pptx

• 6CAPITAL PROGRAMME

  To receive an update on the current status of the main Capital Programme

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 6 - 2022-23 Capital Projects Action Plan

• 7FOOTFALL

  To receive an update into the monitoring of footfall

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 7 - Footfall Report
  • Agenda 7 - Footfall Headlines January
  • Agenda 7 - Footfall Headlines February

• 8FISHERIES

  (i) To receive an update on the development of the Shrewsbury Town Fisheries;

  (ii) To receive an update on work required to support the Rowley & Fenemere Fisheries at Castlewalk

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 8(i) - March 2023 fisheries update
  • Agenda 8(ii) Fenemere report
  • Agenda 8(ii) - Rowley & Fenemere

• 9TEAM SHREWSBURY

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

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 9 - Team Shrewsbury

• 10SAFER 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 10 - Safe Streets 4 Funding

• 11MARTYN'S LAW

  (i) To receive an update on Martyn’s Law;

  (ii) To review the Approach to Security Planning Policy

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 11(i) - Martyn's Law
  • Agenda 11(ii) - Approach to Security Planning Policy

• 12RIVER SAFETY

  To receive an update on matters relating to River Safety

• 13QUARRY

  (i) To receive an update on the Quarry Events Programme for 2023;

  (ii) To review the Policy for Outdoor Music Events in the Quarry and Other Council Owned Land

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 13 (i) - Quarry events March 2023
  • Agenda 13(ii) - Quarry - Outdoor - Music Events Policy 2023

• 14SHREWSBURY IN BLOOM

  (i) To receive an update on summer planting for 2023
  (ii) To update the Committee on current arrangements regarding roundabout sponsorship

• 15RECREATION GROUND MATTERS

  (i) Church Road Recreation Ground – To progress matters in relation to the hardstanding area and basketball court;

  (ii) Old River Bed – To receive an update on the Beaver Project and recent tendering arrangements for the Beaver Compound

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 15(i) - Church Road Rec

• 16COMMUNITY ALLOTMENT

  (i) To approve the Licence to Cultivate in relation to any approvals for Community Allotments on Town Council land;

  (ii) To receive an update on the CAT process for any Community Allotment requests on Shropshire Council land

• 17COMMUTED 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