Issue - meetings

In accordance with Paragraphs 6.24 and 6.25 of the Area Committee Procedure Rules, at the discretion of the Chair a period of up to 10 minutes may be allocated at each ordinary meeting for members of the public to make representations or to ask questions on matters within the terms of reference of the Area Committee.  This period of time may be extended at the discretion of the Chair.  No member of the public shall speak for more than three minutes in the Open Forum, except by permission of the Chair.

The Chair made reference to the provision contained in the Area Committee Procedure Rules for an Open Forum session of up to 10 minutes at each ordinary meeting of an Area Committee, to allow members of the public to make representations or to ask questions on matters within the remit of the Area Committee.

(a)  Moor Allerton Priority Neighbourhood (Minute No 42 refers)

  Further to Minute No 42, 23^rd October 2006, Mr Alan Patrick, an Alwoodley resident, raised two matters arising from this particular minute.

  The first related to the reference to the area of open space adjacent to The Lingfield public house, and the decision not to proceed with its proposed development for public use for the reasons articulated by the local Councillors under that minute.  If this proposal was not now to proceed, Mr Patrick expressed the sincere hope that an alternative would be found in the form of public use of the facilities at the Fir Tree Primary School site (Minute No 39 refers).

  The Chair indicated that this decision would be taken at Council in January.

  Under the same minute (Minute No 42), Mr Patrick also commented on the reference to the actions of the Learning and Leisure Department in removing several humps in Adel Woods from an unofficial off-road cycle track, which had developed over several years, allegedly following a complaint from only one local resident.

  Councillor R D Feldman stated that there was general dissatisfaction in the area at the actions of the Learning and Leisure Department, and he understood that the Department were looking at possibly re-instating the humps.