Agenda item

To receive a report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Citizens and Communities) highlighting new initiatives and partnership working that contributes to the Inner West Business Plan.

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The report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Citizens and Communities) updated the Area Committee on new initiatives and partnership working within the area that contribute to the priority themes outlined in the Area Committee’s Business Plan. The report includes information on a range of projects including the Youth Activities Fund consultation, Community Safety action days and the start of a corporate asset review.

At the last Area Committee, Members requested an update on alcohol services in the Inner West area. Tim Taylor (Health and Wellbeing) attended the meeting and updated the Committee on a number of issues including:

·  There are three locally based services for residents from the West Inner Area Committee area, Healthy Lifestyle Service, Health Trainer Service and Alcohol brief interventions (ADS) GP surgery. These services are based at a number of locations across the West Inner area;

·  The Leeds West Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) in partnership with LCC Public Health have provided additional investment in alcohol services in the West Inner including the funding of two alcohol workers and one student alcohol worker to work with pre–dependent drinkers and those in recovery;

·  LCC Public Health are providing funding for the Healthy Living Network, Armley Town Street Hub;

·  Public Health would like to extend a pilot currently running in South Inner area called ‘Operating Schedule’. Operating Schedule is optional and has been widely used and provides members of the licensing committee and the wider public with additional information on the applicant’s approach to the responsible sale of alcohol from the premises; and

·  Older people in the West Inner area have been highlighted as a group that require additional support.

Members discussed the cultural changes of the West Inner area specifically Armley Town Street and the need to engage with the community to address alcohol related issues.

Gill Hunter (Area Community Safety Co-ordinator) was also in attendance for this item and updated the Committee in relation to the crime statistics for the West Inner Area Committee area and a number of new initiatives including:

·  Multi-agency action plan to address issues of hate crime on the Wythers estate;

·  Child Sexual Exploitation awareness sessions have taken place, the sessions were open to all schools, cluster staff and partner agencies in West North West Leeds including health, youth services, housing staff, and social care; and

·  Funding from West North West Homes Leeds is being targeted to replace Euro profile locks on properties in the Broadleas.

Members discussed a recent programme on Channel 4 which had highlighted Bramley as the worst area in the City for burglary and of the programmes use of out dated statistics.

Richard Hardicre (Advice Services Manager) informed the Committee that there is provision for extra advice sessions and information in relation to employability and welfare reform and requested guidance from Members as where there is the most need.

RESOLVED

·  That Members noted the content of the report;

·  Considered how alcohol affects local communities and identified those groups that might need targeted support;

·  Considered whether the pilot scheme to introduce an Operating Schedule should be extended to parts of the West Inner;

·  Members requested that a letter be drafted in relation to the programme aired on Channel 4;

·  Area Leads are in agreement to one to one meeting’s with Executive Members on work programmes; and

·  Members offered support to extend the pilot scheme to introduce an Operating Schedule into the Licence Application for parts of Inner West area.