CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH REGENERATION COMMITTEE

LAST MEETING

Meeting: Thursday, 30 September 2010 at 7.00 pm

Present: Councillor M Smith - Chapel-en-le-Frith Parish Council

(Chairman)

Councillor G Martin - Chapel-en-le-Frith Parish Council

Councillor M Harrison - High Peak Borough Council

Mr R Weedon - Chapel-en-le-Frith Civic Society

Mr B Bywater - Chapel-en-le-Frith Business Association

Mr S Ash - Chapel-en-le-Frith High School

Mrs S Stockdale - Chapel-en-le-Frith Parish Council

Officer Representatives:

Mr D Larner - Executive Director, High Peak Borough Council

Mrs H Pakpahan - Regeneration Services

Mr S Etchells - Committee Services

Councillor S Young also attended the meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Tony Kemp (HPBC) and Councillor Tracey Critchlow (DCC)

10/40 MINUTES

(Agenda Item 3)

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 10 June 2010 be approved.

10/41 MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

(Agenda Item 4)

Eccles Pike parking (10/33)

It was reported that it was still not clear whether the land identified for the parking area was highway land or within the control of the National Trust.

Miry Meadow Car Park and Access Routes (10/35)

It was reported that the Development Control Manager was looking to (1) repairs the pot holes and (2) restrict the parking of vehicles on Station Road.

War Memorial (10/18)

It was reported that Listed Building Consent had now been granted and that the memorial would now be cleaned in time for Remembrance Day and the remainder of the work would be completed by the end of November.

10/42 PARTNERSHIP FUNDING

(Agenda Item 4(i))

The Chairman outlined to the Committee an email that he had sent to Councillor Kemp, the Executive Councillor for Regeneration requesting clarification on issues around the future of the partnership. Dai Larner confirmed that following a decision of the Executive at a meeting in August, this would be the last meeting supported by officers from the Borough Council. There was still £7,500 (including agreed contribution for 2010/11) in the budget which was money allocated by the Parish Council.

RESOLVED:

That the Parish Council be requested to consider the establishment of a Sub-Committee, with the power to co-opt members if appropriate, to consider the smaller scale regeneration and town centre issues, including putting forward requests for Going Local funding.

10/43 STRATEGIC VISION FOR THE PARTNERSHIP

(Agenda Item 4(ii))

Helen Pakpahan circulated a report which gave an overview of progress made on key aspects of the Health Check Action Plan including update on all original and subsequent projects and review of 2002 swot analysis..

A recommendation from the Borough Council’s Executive on the review of the regeneration partnerships on August 3^rd 2010 was the establishment of an annual workshop in which the Borough, County and Town/Parish Councils would meet with representatives of other agencies to establish strategic objectives for the ensuing year.

It was considered that the outstanding issues identified in the health check projects document should lead the discussions at the annual workshop.

Dai Larner confirmed that he would meet with the Chairman and Councillor Harrison to discuss the mechanisms for the annual workshop.

10/44 ROUND TABLE UPDATE

(Agenda item 5)

Touch Screen

It was reported that the power supply in the touch screen had failed. Arrangements had been made for it to be repaired.

Cycle routes

Stuart Ash reported that the High School were looking at safe cycle routes through the town for schoolchildren.

Christmas Celebrations

Councillor Martin requested funding of £100 towards this years Christmas celebrations on the Market Place. It was agreed that this be considered in the budget item.

10/45 BUDGET

(Agenda item 6)

A copy of the Partnership’s budget was circulated.

The Chairman reported that there was currently a lack of hanging baskets in the Town End area and that there were 7 lamp columns in that area and 3 in High Street without them. Helen Pakpahan reported that the original decision was to provide 29 and there were currently only 22 in situ due to previous failure at test stage (although a number of these columns have now been replaced)..

RESOLVED:

1. That the budget position be noted;

2. That approval be given for the allocation of £100 towards the Christmas celebrations.

3. That the Borough Council be requested to finance the fixing of brackets and the planting and watering of ~~of 7 additional~~ baskets on 7 lamp columns at Town End, subject to confirmation that the lampposts are safe to carry them. It was accepted that this might result in loss of some baskets in other peripheral locations.

4. That the County Council be requested that in future when a lamp column which has a hanging basket bracket is replaced, that the bracket is attached to the new column.

10/46 ANY OTHER BUSINESS

(Agenda item 9)

Councillor Harrison proposed that the Parish Council establish a forum which could be called Chapel Vision to consider issues such as the Core Strategy, to include representatives from the Civic Society and Business Association and others. It was considered that this could be part of the Parish Council sub-committee remit if agreed.

As this was the final meeting of the Chapel-en-le-Frith Regeneration Partnership, the committee thanked the officers for their support of the partnership over the years.

The meeting concluded at 8.35 p.m.

CHAIRMAN