Agenda item

To receive the report of the West North West Area Leader to update the Community Committee on the work of the sub groups of the Committee: Environment and Community Safety; Employment, Learning and the Local Economy; Children’s Services and Family Health; Adult Social Care, Health and Wellbeing; Highways and Transportation and Policy.

(Report attached)

The West North West Area Leader had submitted a report which updated the Committee on the work of the sub groups of the Committee: Environment and Community Safety; Employment; Learning and the Local Economy; Children’s Services and Family Health; Adult Social Care, Health and Wellbeing; Highways and Transportation and Policy.

The Community Committee Champions provided the Committee with updates on workshops and events that had taken place.

It was noted that the Vulnerability Workshop had been successful. Decisions now needed to be taken on what actions and learning were required to take this issue forward.

The Committee was informed that the Employment sub group had received a presentation and been consulted on the European City of Culture bid.

The Committee were advised that the Children’s Voice event will take place on 27^th January 2017. Details have been forwarded to Members.

Members were advised that Leeds anti-social behaviour team are reviewing all Designated Public Places Orders (DPPOs) across the city and that at present there is insufficient data to support such an order in Guiseley, when the current DPPO ends in October 2017. The local Police Sergeant advised that new legislation affecting DPPO areas and new Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) will replace DPPOs.

Members requested a copy of the new legislation to be circulated and that a letter be sent by the Chair, to Cllr. Coupar Executive Member for Communities, to ask that the community committee be kept informed of developments and consulted before any final decisions are made regarding DPPOs and PSPOS in the outer north west area.

Members discussed the Community Plan and asked that the date of the priorities be changed to 2017 and that a priority be added around cleaner and greener neighbourhoods.

Members discussed the newsletter and raised the following issues;

·  Could information on the new  ‘App’ which provides information on  bin collection days be added to the newsletter

·  Is it mandatory to have a community newsletter?

·  Could an estimated cost of producing the newsletter be provided

Members attention was drawn to section 15 of the submitted report which provided the Committee with details of free lets that had been agreed in the outer north west area since the 1^st April 2016 and the financial value that this represents to the Council.

Members discussed the information provided and were informed by the Chair that in the future funding may be needed to assist voluntary groups in the area with letting charges.

The Chair informed the Committee that Cllr. Cleasby had resigned as the Chair of Transport sub group and that Cllr. Downes had offered to Chair until the end of the municipal year. Cllr. Collins would attend the Transport sub group on behalf of Horsforth ward until the end of the municipal year.

RESOLVED – That Members;

·  Note the work of the sub groups and areas of partnership working since the last Community Committee meeting

·  Comment on the Outer North West draft community plan and to agree the Committee’s key priorities for 2016/17

·  Note the area update newsletter

·  Note the number of free lets provided in the Outer North West