Agenda – Community Affairs Working Group – 6 September 2021
Below is the agenda for the Community Affairs Working Group meeting for 6 September 2021.
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CHICHESTER CITY COUNCIL
The Council House • North Street • CHICHESTER • West Sussex • PO19 1LQ
Tel: 01243 788502
Email: clerk@chichestercity.gov.uk • Website: www.chichestercity.gov.uk
Town Clerk: R Duggua RD BA (Hons)
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A VIRTUAL MEETING OF THE
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS WORKING GROUP
TO BE HELD ON MONDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2021 AT 3.00PM
AGENDA
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HELD ON 7 JUNE 2021 (previously circulated)
3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST BY MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP IN MATTERS ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING
4. UPDATE FROM THE PREVIOUS MINUTES
Please note that any actions arising from the previous Minutes are included on the Agenda
(a) Minute 6(a) – City Centre floral display
To update Members on the summer floral display and outline plans going forward
(b) Minute 6(b) – update on the ongoing response to the Coronavirus pandemic
To report items of significance arising since the lifting of lockdown restrictions
(c) Minute 6(c) – City Council purchase of a Speed Indicator Device (SID)
Town Clerk to report.
(d) Minute 10 – Season of Culture 2022
To note any updates
(e) Minute 11 – Events – update
a. HRH Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee event in Priory Park – 4 June 2022
Town Clerk to report
b. Over the Rainbow – September 2021
Councillor Plowman to report
(f) Minute 12 – Discretionary Grants 2021-22
To remind Members about the second round of grant applications deadline
(g) Minute 14 – Covid 19 awards
Town Clerk to report
(h) Minute 16 – Appointments to outside bodies – Safer Road Sussex Task Force
To be taken under agenda item 9.
5. POLICING AND SECURITY IN THE CITY
(a) Community Wardens update (reports attached or to follow if not available)
Pam Bushby – Divisional Manager, Communities and Wellbeing, Chichester District Council
(b) BID Rangers update (attached)
Helen Marshall – Vice-Chair, Chichester BID
6. REPORTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF FRIENDS OF CHARTRES, RAVENNA AND VALLETTA
To receive reports from Friends of Chartres, Friends of Ravenna and Friends of Valletta (reports attached or to follow if not yet available)
7. CHICHESTER TREE WARDENS
To receive a report from Chichester Tree Wardens (report attached)
8. KURSK FRIENDSHIP AND PROPOSED VIDEO LINKUP
Town Clerk to report
9. CHICHESTER BID SUMMER STREET PARTY
Feedback from Chichester BID and City Council Officers regarding the event
10. ISSUES SURROUNDING TRAVELLERS ON PUBLIC LAND IN CHICHESTER
The Chairman to report
11. TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAY ISSUES
Councillor Sharp to report
(a) Appointment to outside body – Safer Road Sussex Task Force
(b) Speed limit and noise on the A27 near Chichester
(c) Community led highway schemes
12. BIG GREEN WEEK – 18 – 26 SEPTEMBER 2021
To discuss any potential City Council involvement
Councillor Sharp to report
13. THE FUTURE OF SHORT TERM CARE IN THE CHICHESTER AREA
Councillor Sharp to report
14. ROYAL MAIL
To discuss the issuing of a City Council statement in support of the Sub-Postmasters affected by the recent controversy and court cases.
15. CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE AND PROMOTING TOURISM AND CITY ATTRACTIONS
16. CHICHESTER COMMUNITY NETWORK – COORDINATION WITH CITY COUNCIL WEB PRESENCE
17. EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF HISTORIC TOWNS AND REGIONS
To discuss potential membership by the City Council
18. THE QUEENS GREEN CANOPY CHAMPION CITIES
Town Clerk to report
19. WILLIAM COLLINS, POET – 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH
Councillor Bell to report
20. ITEMS FOR INCLUSION ON NEXT AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: MONDAY 4 OCTOBER 2021 (DISCRETIONARY GRANTS)
DATE OF NEXT ORDINARY MEETING: MONDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2021
To:
Members of the Community Affairs Committee
- Councillor Apel
- Councillor Carter
- Councillor Gershater
- Councillor C Hughes
- Councillor Lishman
- Councillor Sharp
Ex Officio Members:
- The Mayor (Councillor J Hughes)
- The Deputy Mayor (Councillor J Joy)
- Chairman of Planning & Conservation Working Group – Councillor Plowman
- Chairman of Finance Working Group – Councillor Scicluna
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