(i) Chairs Announcements
To receive announcements from the Chair about local community events or issues.
(ii) Neighbourhood Policing
(a) Bramley Road, Bramhall
Inspector Gilbertson to report on parking problems on Bramley Road, Bramhall.
(b) Councillors and members of the public are invited to raise 'Neighbourhood Policing' issues with the local Neighbourhood Policing Team.
(iii) Public Question Time
Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair of the Area Committee on any matters within the powers and duties of the Area Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice. (Questions must be submitted prior to the commencement of the meeting on the cards provided. These are available at the meeting and at local libraries and Information and Advice Centres)
(iv) Environmental & Highway Services
A representative of Highways and Environmental Services will attend the meeting to provide an update on their activities in the area. Councillors and Members of the public are invited to raise issues affecting local environmental quality.
(v) Petitions
To receive petitions from members of the public and community groups.
(i) Bancroft Road, Cheadle Hulme – Traffic issues
(vi) Open Forum
In accordance with the Code of Practice no organisation has indicated that they wished to address the Area Committee as part of the Open Forum arrangements.
(vii) Area Flexibility Funding
To consider applications for Area Flexibility Funding or to receive feedback from organisations who have received funding.
Minutes:
(i) Chair’s Announcements
That Chair reported that Stockport Council and Cheshire East Council were seeking local people to attend a series of Design Workshops focusing on the future of Woodford Aerodrome. The Area Committee was advised that the workshops would run from Monday, 13 June 2011 to Saturday, 18 June 2011.
It was further reported that a ‘Know Your Onions’ session was taking place between 2.00 pm and 4.00 pm on 5 June at Billy’s Lane Allotments.
(ii) Neighbourhood Policing
(a) Representatives of Greater Manchester Police attended the meeting to answer questions from Councillors and members of the public in relation to Neighbourhood Policing issues within the area represented by Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee.
The following comments were made/issues discussed:-
· There had been a noticeable spike in incidences of anti-social behaviour in the North Park Road area. The police worked hard to address this issued including having identified a number of youths involved and using restorative justice as a means of redress for those affected by the problem.
· There had been a recent arrest of an individual who it was believed was responsible for a number of robberies in the Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South area.
· The police were working with social landlords in the area to vet some applications for tenancies.
· Members commented that residents in the Eden Point area of Cheadle Hulme had requested a more visible policing presence including the possibility of locating a mobile police station there on a temporary basis.
· Grid thefts were still an issue and the police were working with the local authority to tackle this problem.
RESOLVED – That the representatives of Greater Manchester Police be thanked for their attendance.
(b) Bramley Road, Bramhall
Councillors reported that there had been a number of issues on Bramley Road, Bramhall in respect of parking which had included the obstruction of road junctions.
Representatives of Greater Manchester Police reported that they had spoken to the Parks and Recreation Service at the Council in relation to the parking problems and that the location would be visited to assess the problem further.
(ii) Public Question Time
Members of the public were invited to submit questions on any matters within the powers and duties of the Area Committee.
One public question was submitted in relation to the introduction of a 20mph speed limit on Albany Road and No Loading restrictions on the corner opposite Queensgate Primary School.
RESOLVED – That the Service Director (Environment) be requested to submit a report to a future meeting of the Area Committee detailing proposals for the introduction of a 20mph speed limit on Albany Road and No Loading restrictions on the corner opposite Queensgate Primary School.
(iv) Environmental & Highway Services
Andrew Wolfenden, (Highways Officer) attended the meeting to answer questions from Councillors and members of the public in relation to highways issues within the Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme area.
The following comments were made/issues discussed:-
· There were continued problems with flooding of gullies on Ack Lane East.
· Lining work had been undertaken on Thorn Grove, Cheadle Hulme and contractors would return to the site to complete the missing ‘H bars’.
· It appeared that the road surface had sunk on Thorn Road, Bramhall between Syddal Road and its junction with Holly Road.
Councillors further commented that a number of Heavy Goods Vehicles were using Moor Lane in Woodford as a short cut to get to the bypass as a means of avoiding Woodford Road and Chester Road. Councillors expressed concern on the impact this was having on local residents and requested that consideration be given to methods of alleviating this problem. In particular, a request was made for signage to be erected stipulating that there be ‘No articulated access’ onto Moor Lane.
RESOLVED – (1) That the Highways Officer be thanked for his attendance.
(2) That the Service Director (Environment) be requested to erect signage on Moor Lane, Woodford stipulating that there be ‘No articulated access’ onto Moor Lane.
(v) Petitions
One petition was submitted on behalf of residents of Bancroft Road, Cheadle Hulme requesting residents only permit parking and other measures to alleviate traffic and parking problems in the area.
RESOLVED – That the petition be referred to the Service Director (Environment).
(vi) Open Forum
No organisation had indicated that they wished to address the Area Committee as part of the Open Forum arrangements.
(vii) Area Flexibility Funding
There were no applications to consider.