Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Neil Emmott, Councillor Susan Emmott, Councillor Joinson, Councillor Martin, Councillor Nolan, Councillor Robinson, Councillor Rowbotham, Councillor Susan Smith, Councillor Rowbotham and Councillor Donna Williams.

2.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 65 KB

To consider the Minutes of the meeting held on 11th March 2021.

Minutes:

Resolved:

1.    That the Minutes of the meeting of the Middleton Township Devolved Funding and Devolved Services Sub-Committee held on 11th March 2021 be approved and signed as a correct record.

3.

Declarations of Interest

Members are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary, personal or personal and prejudicial interests they may have and the nature of those interests relating to items on this agenda and/or indicate if S106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.   

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

4.

Urgent Items of Business

To determine whether there are any additional items of business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chair decides should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

There were no urgent items of business.

5.

Middleton Township Funds 2021/22 pdf icon PDF 117 KB

To consider Middleton Township Funds 2021/22.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Director of Neighbourhoods which provided an update on revenue and capital expenditure, commitments and balances of Middleton Township Funds 2021/22 and to enable the Sub- Committee to consider the allocation of funds to proposed projects.

 

Alternatives considered:

In considering the report, Members could decide whether or not to approve the allocation of funds to projects.

 

Resolved:

 

1.    That the expenditure, commitments and balances for Middleton Township revenue and capital funds as detailed in Appendix 1 and 2 of the report be noted;

2.    That the decisions made under delegated authority as detailed in Appendix 3 of the report be noted;

3.    That it be noted that the Townships & Communities Manager has assessed proposed projects to be considered for funding against the criteria of eligibility for the Middleton Township Fund, the priorities of the Township and that any specific risks had been identified in the report;

4.    That the applications for Township Funds be dealt with as follows:-

 

APPLICATION

DECISION

Bowlee Community Park Path Upgrade

£5475.00 from Township Revenue Projects Fund

 

Alkrington Park Play Area (South Ward)  

£23,400.00    from Township Capital Projects Fund

 

Hazlehurst Drive & Hollin Lane Guardrails

 

Application Deferred

Chaucer Road and Kingsley Road Traffic Calming 

 

Application Deferred

 

Reasons for the decision:

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Director of Neighbourhoods which provided an update on revenue and capital expenditure, commitments and balances of Middleton Township Funds 2021/22 and to enable the Sub- Committee to consider the allocation of funds to proposed projects.

6.

Environmental Management CCTV

Head of Environmental Management Services to report.

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Director of Neighbourhoods which advised that fly tipping nationally and locally is a significant problem and a strategy has been prepared to tackle fly tipping in Rochdale along with an action plan. A number of initiatives are proposed in this plan one of which relates to deployable CCTV provision.

 

 

Alternatives considered:

Members can choose not to purchase a dedicated Township Deployable CCTV camera.

 

Members could choose to purchase additional dedicated Township Deployable CCTV cameras, any for Environmental Crimes would be managed by Environmental Management. Cameras purchased for a different primary use would be managed by the appropriate department, for example a camera primarily used for detection of ASB managed by Community Safety colleagues

 

 Resolved:

 

1.    That the previously committed amount of £28,446.57 be allocated to purchasing  2 standard CCTV units and one additional ANPR unit for Middleton only use with any remaining budget to be reviewed at a later date if required.

 

Reasons for the decision:

 

The Sub-Committee has previously committed funds to be used for deployable CCTV.