New Alresford Town Council

Environment Committee

19th September 2007

Upper Floor Meeting Room

Present: Cllrs JC (Chair), RG, KY, BJ,

Apologies: Cllr MPh

Public: 0

Press: 0

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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST None MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING AUGUST Wednesday 25^th July 2007 AGREED (Proposer: Cllr Yeldham, Seconder: Cllr Gentry) FEEDBACK ON ACTIONS: 28: Mrs Halley – footpaths in process of being cut. 32: Broad Street - Replacement of broken paving and missing bollards. CARRIED FORWARD 33: Lime tree 71 Grange Road: Has now been removed. Written Questions from the Public Mr. J Sturgis: Delivery vehicles to Tesco block the highway. Would the Town Council write to Tesco’s in the strongest terms? Response: Clerk to write general letter requesting consideration be given to all other road users during delivery times. FINANCE: Significant progress is being made for NATC accounts to be configured into the new Sage system. No exposures have been thrown up. The new Clerk, starting October 3^rd, will be dealing with finance. ALLOTMENTS: All plots are currently occupied and there is a waiting list comprising 21 names. It was reported that in 2008 the Committee might look into the cost of increasing the site into the backfield. Urgent Business: Bus shelter Jacklyns Lane: The glass from the bus shelter has been broken and cleared away by unknown persons. The incident has been reported and a crime number allocated. Resolution: Arrange for glass to be replaced by SERCO. (Proposer: Cllr Gentry, Seconder: Cllr Yeldham) AGREED (Claim to be made to Zurich for cost) Update on Parking Discussions at Perins: Currently six options on the table: Option 1. will provide 71 car parking spaces, a net increase of 45 at a cost of £90,000. Option 2-6. will provide a different number of spaces for each option with a maximum of 78 (net 58) at a cost in each case of £120,000. It is considered that none of these proposals fully utilize the site and there is still room for a further 70 spaces which could form part of a phase 2 development. The total cost of this (option 7) would be £200,000, if completed next year but would give 140 – 150 spaces (net 125). Funding would come from WCC 20,000, SEEDA 40,000 - £60,000. The balance could come form Section 106 Development Fund, estimated at £55,000. It is possible further 106 Development Funds may be available from; Hankins, The Swan and the Coal Yard developments. The section 77-consultation process, which takes ten weeks, is being started this month. BROAD STREET: Resolution: To write to New Alresford Town Trust to request they arrange crown lift and cut back of epicormic growth on the trees in Broad Street. (Clerk Frances Cowan) (Proposer: Cllr B Jeffs, Seconder: Cllr Gentry) AGREED The Chair closed the meeting at 8:10pm Date of the next meeting: November 21^st 2007 (Cllr B Jeffs gave apologies for this meeting)

Clerk Clerk JC Clerk Clerk