Agenda item

To consider the report of the ENE Area Leader presenting an overview of the work undertaken in the Inner East Area during 2011/12 and providing an update on the latest Neighbourhood Index profiles   

(Report attached) Time – 15 minutes

The ENE Area Leader provided an overview of work undertaken in the Inner East during 2011/12 by the Area Support Team and updating EIAC on the latest Neighbourhood Index Profiles and the emerging priorities to be tackled through the NIPs for 2012/13. The Neighbourhood Managers attended the meeting and highlighted the key achievements in each neighbourhood for 2011/12, including the work done to reduce crime, to tackle environmental issues, to support job seekers and vulnerable people.

• Burmantofts & Richmond Hill - Sarah May, (Neighbourhood Manager) additionally highlighted the partnership working established to roll out the “steps to work” course and the results of a survey undertaken in the community revealing residents’ concerns as being worklessness; improving the environment; reduction in crime, health & wellbeing and increase in community confidence
• Killingbeck & Seacroft - Joanne Buck (Neighbourhood Manager) also reported on the success of the “don’t sit on the fence” relating to stolen goods and the priorities for next year as being reducing crime and worklessness and supporting the vulnerable
• Gipton – Joanne Buck (Neighbourhood Manager) highlighted the work done with the community to identify the perpetrators of crime and/or anti social behaviour and reassurance visits undertaken with victims of crime within 6 months. The residents survey results showed the priorities for next year remained reducing crime and anti social behaviour, worklessness, supporting vulnerable families, reducing the number of low income families and increasing community cohesion
• Harehills – Carly Grimshaw (ENE Area Assistant) reported on the work undertaken to support the creation of a Designated public Places Order in Harehills to restrict consumption of alcohol in public places and the planned Opportunities Fair to be held on 29 March 2012
• Additionally, Station Commander T Head reported WYFRS had completed 2500 fire safety checks in 2011 and anticipated 2800 this coming year

EIAC further discussed

-  The opening of Richmond Hill Job Shop and whether a facility was proposed for Lincoln Green, noting the difficulties Lincoln Green residents would have using public transport to access this Job Shop. EIAC noted that provision of a Job Shop in Lincoln Green was part of the Action Plan. Partners were committed to the scheme however an ICT suite need to be secured

-  Chapeltown & Harehills Forum – one member commented that several community groups had not been aware of the Forum. EIAC noted the response that C&H Forum had not yet been established, but was an ambition of local ward Councillors.

-  The establishment of Harehills CLT proposed for June 2012

-  One Member reported that some Burmantofts residents had not been aware of the events mentioned in the report. It was agreed that the suggestion that advertisements for events should be more widespread would be reported to the relevant Area Panel

Members commended officers on the work undertaken so far and

RESOLVED –

a)  That the contents of the report and the comments made by EIAC be noted

b)  That the Neighbourhood Improvement Plans for 2012/13 be endorsed for implementation

(Councillor Pryke withdrew from the meeting for a short while at this point)