BOROUGH OF POOLE

ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW GROUP

NOTICE OF MEETING

To Members of the Environment Overview Group:

CouncillorAdams (Chairman)

CouncillorMrs Hives (Vice Chairman)

CouncillorsCollier, Collyer, Curtis, Gillard, Mrs Lavender, Sorton, Trent, White and Wilson.

YOU ARE INVITED TO A MEETING OF THE ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW GROUP

TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY 12TH MAY 2005

AT 7.00PM IN THE COMMITTEE SUITE, CIVIC CENTRE, POOLE

AGENDA

(OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

To consider the following:

  1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
  1. MINUTES

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 31st March 2005 as a correct record (attached).

  1. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To declare personal or prejudicial Members’ and Officers’ interests in matters appearing on the Agenda.

  1. SUCH OTHER BUSINESS, AS IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIRMAN, IS OF SUFFICIENT URGENCY TO WARRANT CONSIDERATION
  1. LEISURE CENTRE PROVISION – UPDATE

The Head of Leisure Services to report at the meeting.

6. GROUNDS MAINTENANCE CONTRACT

To consider the report of the Head of Leisure Services (attached)

7.PLANNING OBLIGATIONS (RECREATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS) SUB-GROUP

To consider recommendations from the Sub-Group (attached).

  1. PETITION ON INTRUSIVE EXTERIOR LIGHTING AT THE ARTS INSTITUE, TALBOT VILLAGE

At the Council Meeting on 17th February 2005 the following petition was submitted by residents of Charlotte Close, Gallop Way and McWilliam Close which has been referred to this Overview Group for consideration.

“Residents are highlighting their objection to the intrusive exterior lighting on the new Arts Institute Building at Talbot Village, Poole. Residents request that the Council help by having the Arts Institute remove the intrusive nature of the exterior lighting from their new building.”

To consider the report of the Joint Acting Head Of Environmental and Consumer Protection Services (attached)

  1. MOTIONS

The following motions have been referred to the Overview Group:

  1. Play area, Arne Avenue

“With Poole Council’s declaration, in the latest edition of Poole News, of its “commitment to giving the young people the best possible start in life” and that “supporting young people” is one of Poole’s top five priorities, we therefore call upon this Council to support the need and the request from young people for a play area within the Arne Avenue Youth Centre and for it to be funded by the Poole Council’s Capital Fund 2005/6”.

Signed: Councillors Miss Wilson, Brooke, Clements, Eades, Mrs James, Mrs Moore, Plummer, Trent and Wilson

  1. Pavilion at Branksome Recreation Ground

“This Council recognises the poor state of the Pavilion at Branksome Recreation Ground. This Council believes that this building is past its useful life and does not enhance the community’s facilities of the people of Branksome or the wider population of Poole.

This Council further believes that detailed investigation should be undertaken to provide a new facility for the residents of Branksome to include replacement changing facilities for sportsmen and women that pay substantial sums to the Council to use the sub-standard pitches at Branksome Recreation and a new Community Centre for use by the local residents for such events as mother and baby meetings, as a meeting point for Community Groups (including the Friends of Branksome Recreation) and as a social venue particularly for older members of the community.”

Signed: Councillors Eades, Plummer, Brooke, Plummer and Trent.

  1. Telecom Masts

“At the recent meeting of the Alderney and Branksome East and West Area Committee the Community heard that there was little the Planning Authority could do to take account of the health risks when considering the siting of telecom masts near schools during the planning process. The Area Committee was made aware of the findings of the Stewart Report which identified possible health risks but these appear not to have been considered by the Government.

We therefore call upon Poole Council to support the Alderney and Branksome East and West Area Committee and to petition our local MPs to urgently lobby the Government to allow local Planning Authorities to take account of the health risks when considering the siting of masts near schools when deciding these planning applications”.

Signed: Councillors Eades, Mrs Hillman, Meachin, Pethen, Trent and Miss Wilson

  1. Recycling

“Welcoming the enthusiastic take up of the recycling wheelie bin, we propose that this Council adopt a more flexible approach to requests from residents for a larger blue bin who want to retain their existing large black ones. We also propose that there be a detailed review of policies aimed at waste reduction to ensure that this element of the strategy is not being overshadowed, and that the policy of removing all of the sites for residents to bring recyclable materials is reconsidered.”

Signed: Councillors Trent, Meachin, Eades, Brooke, Mrs Moore, Mrs James, Plummer, Miss Wilson, Curtis and Matthews

  1. EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC AND PRESS

“That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for any additional items of business on the grounds that they may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12(A) of the said Act”.

Tim Martin LLB Solicitor

Head of Legal and Democratic Services

4th May 2005

Please advise Steve Cattle on (01202) 633026 if you are unable to attend this meeting.

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