Agenda and minutes

Cllr Carr talked about City of York Council’s current financial situation.

It costs £120 million to run CYC services each year. Currently 1/3 of this budget is spent on adult social care. As the population average age range in rises the cost of adult social care will increase. Over the next 2 years the adult social care cost will be over half of the budget at £60million. 

Central Government want all local authorities to become self sufficient over the next 2/3 years. This extra money needed will be from revenue in council tax and car parking.

CYC have devolved some spending to local communities including Copmanthorpe Ward.

Cllr Carr outlined the new budget for 2016/17. The under spend from last years budget has transferred into this year’s budget.

2016/17 Ward Budget: £20,000 Ringfenced highway budget: £10,000

The following year’s will be Ward Budget: £10,000 Ringfenced highway budget: £5,000

Community groups are welcome to submit applications for grants under the General Ward Budget.

The latest index of multi deprivation ‘property and wellbeing’ put Copmanthorpe ward at the top 10% of the country. 

PCSO – Sue Court, in attendance on behalf of PCSO Nigel Colley (on annual leave)

Crime figures for the area:

February 2016

·        Top lane - 3 cannabis warnings

·        Barons Crescent - 10 car damages over the same night unfortunately, various house to house, press release. Investigation came to an end.

1 March - Mobile phone was stolen at Askham Bryan College

Over the last few months there has been an increase in ‘bogus doorstep callers’ in York. These are usually men disguised as roofers. They prey on the elderly and pretend to asses the victim’s roof. They then drive them to a cash machine and ask them to take money out of the cash point for the repair work. PCSO Court left some bogus caller prevention leaflets.

A resident gave feedback that she was unhappy not to receive any follow-up from the Police after handing in a handbag.

A resident asked if there was an update on the house burglary 12 months ago. PCSO Court explained that there was an arrest following on from Operation Hawk (Joint Police project with neighbouring forces to tackle cross boarder crime) unfortunately there was no prosecution by Crown Prosecution Service.

Jackie Armitage – CYC Neighbourhood Enforcement Officer

•      Nine Neighbourhood Enforcement Officers across the city of York council area within the Community Safety Team

•      Divided into three areas

–     City and East

–     North

–     West

ASB Officers (Tenancy enforcement), North Yorkshire Police dedicated ASB Police Constables (x6), Mediation services, dedicated Mental Health Support workers & Family Focus

How the Community Safety Team works to tackle Anti Social Behaviour

•      Coordinate response with PCSOs

•      Weekly Meetings to discuss cases

–     Individual cases and operations

–     Joined up solutions

–     Support/Resolution/Enforcement

–     NEOs specialism

–     Environmental ASB

•      Including Domestic noise nuisance (Out of Hours Service)

WHAT WE DO:

•      Reactive Work

–     Fly tipping

–     Domestic Rubbish problems

–     Domestic Noise

–     Community Protection and Public Space Protection Orders

–     Other statutory nuisance

–     Graffiti

–     Dog fouling

–     Dog on dog attacks

–     Pests on private land

–     Drainage

–     Unauthorised encampments/rough sleepers

•      Proactive Work

–     Patrols with PCSOs

–     Monitoring for ASB

Additional CSAS powers to tackle ASB e.g. street drinking

–     Joint Operations with NYP

•      E.g.  Op Erase

–     City wide campaigns

•      Stop & search

•      Fly posting

•      Graffiti

•      Littering

How To Contact:

Litter, dog fouling, fly tipping

www.york.gov.uk/reportproblems

Missed bins/rubbish out early

www.doitonline.york.gov.uk

•      Phone    - 551551 

•      Email      neo@york.gov.uk

The biggest complaint continues to be Dog Fouling in Copanthorpe. There is a 2 day response to dog fouling; more intelligence is needed from the local community. Jackie welcomed more intelligence from the local community.

The highways team are finalising the highway programme for next year.

The team assesses the condition of roads with a grading 1-5

1 being good, 5 being poor

4 and 5 roads are considered for work.

The 4 and 5 graded roads are put on a database to be prioritised and considered.

Considerations are:

·        The usage of the road and how busy it is

·        Commercial services

·        School Frontages

Once the schemes are decided this will determine the 2016/17 programme. Below are the responding criteria timeframes:

1 First person to pass by would be likely to have an accident  

   Defect is made safe before the Inspector leaves site. Temporary repair within 1 working day. Permanent repair within 20 working days

2 There is an immediate risk to the public or risk of short-term structural deterioration.

Defect is made safe or repaired within 1 working day. Permanent repair within 20 working days

3 No immediate risk to the public.  

Permanent repair within 20 working days.