Agenda and minutes

Brinnington & Reddish Joint Ward Committee - Monday, 13th January, 2014 6.00 pm

Contact: Democratic Services

Items
No.	Item
1.	Minutes PDF 25 KB To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 7 October 2013. Minutes: The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 7 October 2013 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
2.	Declarations of Interest Councillors and officers to declare any interests which they have in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting. Minutes: Councillors and officers were invited to declare any interests they had in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting. No declarations of interest were made.
3.	Community Engagement
3.(i)	Chair's Announcements To receive announcements from the Chair about local community events or issues. Minutes: No announcements were made.
3.(ii)	Public Question Time Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair of the Joint Ward Committee on any matters within the powers and duties of the Joint Ward 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 the meeting and at local libraries and information centres. You can also submit via the Council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/publicquestions. Minutes: Members of the public were invited to put questions to the Chair on any matters within the powers and duties of the Ward Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice. Two questions were submitted relating to (a) The Council’s application of its policy for public open space as it relates to the proposals for the regeneration of Brinnington and (b) the petition against the building of houses on Blackberry Lane and the potential for providing compensation to residents of Blackberry Lane should there be any future development. RESOLVED – That the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration be requested to provide a written response to the questions within 7 days and that the response be circulated to Councillors for information.
3.(iii)	Petitions To receive petitions from members of the public and community groups. Minutes: No petitions are submitted.
3.(iv)	Ward Flexibility Funding To consider any applications for Ward Flexibility Funding or to receive feedback from organisations who have received funding. Minutes: No funding applications were submitted.
4.	Update on the Management of Reddish Vale Country Park A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration will attend the meeting and provide an update on issues affecting the management of Reddish Vale Country Park. Minutes: Jane Bardsley, Place Directorate, attended the meeting and provided an update on issues affecting Reddish Vale Country Park. Jane answered questions from Councillors and members of the public in relation to the Brinnington Regeneration Master Plan, future staffing arrangements at the park and in respect to a number of events which had taken place in the park in recent months. She provided a further update in respect to the Frank Bramwell legacy money and outlined proposals for future use of the legacy money. RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
5.	Dates for future meetings and future agenda items a) Members are requested to approve the following or suggest alternative dates for future meetings of the Ward Committee:- Monday 17 March 2014 Monday 16 June 2014 Monday 1 September 2014 Monday 17 November 2014 Monday 16 February 2015 b) To suggest and agree items for consideration at future meetings of the Ward Committee. Minutes: RESOLVED – That the Democratic Services Manager, in consultation with the Chair, be requested to make arrangements for a meeting of the joint ward committee to take place in March 2014.