POCAG Meeting 11th February 2004

Written 20/03/04

A meeting of the Group was held at The Glade Infants School on Wednesday 11th February 2004, starting at 7.00 pm.

Present:

Apologies:

Bill Harvey, Dave Benham, Jeremy Rogers, Fiona Mosely, Andrew Clark, Graham Conlon, Mark Williams

MINUTES

Ron Black, Vice Chair, took the Chair for this meeting.

1 - Minutes of Last Meeting - KR requested an amendment under items 3 & 4 - the last line should read "minimum of £300".

2 - Apologies and Matters Arising - Apologies were read from the members listed above and there were no items to be dealt with under Matters Arising.

3 - Report from the Steering Group - KR reported that a lack of response to the November consultation / exhibition has led to a decision to hold a "Residents' Day". The car park on Gravits Lane has been suggested as a location for the Fun Bus.

RB suggested that the Fun Bus would be better located on the recreation ground as most of the children who would use it will be residents of Collyer Avenue. He also suggested the car park could continue to be used for commercial vehicle overnight parking.

KR reported the consultation feedback results - 294 in favour, 34 against. The emergency services had requested speed humps to be changed for speed cushions in Hillsboro Road and Town Cross Avenue. The scheme cabinet report is currently being drafted, and the tendering process is about to begin. The construction start date will slip from April to June / summer. Residents from Gravits Lane will need alternative parking during the works

- BRCC car park has been suggested, and currently consideration is being given to the security aspect of this.

Minor changes are being made to the Home Zone design to accommodate residents' wishes to not have trees outside their houses.

4 - Constitution - No further amendments were proposed so the Constitution document was accepted in it's present form as ready for the next stage - legal scrutiny. This process is to be undertaken by the County Council's Legal Department.

5 - Any Other Business - The Secretary reported the content of an e-mail from Councillor White concerning the availability of funding from an organisation called Connexions Sussex. The funds are available for allocation under three headings:

Young People's Activities - To enable organisations, young people and individuals working with voluntary organisations to access money to run one- off activities, a residential, a programme of social events or diversionary activities for young people that will give additional benefit to the service they provide and promote the work of Connexions - Maximum sum £5000

Expanding Capability - To enable existing voluntary organisations and networks to access funding that would enable them to build their organisational capacity to deliver an improved service within the partnership - Maximum of £30,000 spread over 2 years if required

Partnership Projects - To enable voluntary organisations to develop new or existing projects with a partner organisation working in a similar field. To encourage partners to set joint aim, targets and to share resources within a project framework. Voluntary organisations would be encouraged to develop projects that would offer additionality to their service alongside a statutory / voluntary partner organisation. A maximum of £30,000 is available and can be over 2 years if required.

KR reported that the "Residents' Day" would include a display of examples of the actual materials and shades to be used in the Home Zone. Information packs will be supplied with contact details for emergencies, etc., during the works.

6 - Date of Next Meeting - The next meeting will be held at The Glade Infants School at 7.00 pm on Wednesday 31st March 2004.