Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Stretton.

Councillor Garry declared a personal interest at Item 5 of the agenda by virtue of the employment of her spouse by Greater Manchester Police

The District Executive received 6 Public questions:

Question 1 – submitted by Barry Aspden.

Will all the pot holes in Failsworth and Hollinwood be repaired to a good standard before the onset of winter? By ‘good standard’ I mean they will not be in need of repair by spring 2019.    

Councillor Fielding responded to the question and advised that he was not able to guarantee that will be the case but if people report the potholes they will be repaired within a timescale and if not to email Councillor Fielding directly.  The repair service was reliant on people reporting the pot holes and as long as they reported will would be repaired.

Question 2 – submitted by Catherine Charnock.

Why are Manchester residents being given allotments in Failsworth when there is a waiting list of Failsworth residents that have waited over a year for a plot in Failsworth not to mention the other sites that all have waiting lists of Oldham residents? 

Councillor Fielding responded that the allotment waiting lists were maintained by each Society rather than the council so it was their responsibility to allocate the plots to whoever is at the top of the waiting list, wherever they come from. Oldham council when it did directly manage them did not have a policy of allowing Oldham people only onto allotment sites in Oldham, particularly when certain sites border onto another town, otherwise there would be empty and unmanaged plots

Question 3 – submitted by Leon Wild.

I should be grateful if you could inform me if OMBC received any S106 monies for the development by Bellway Homes (Lancaster Gardens), if so, how much did the Council receive?

If OMBC did not receive any monies from Bellway was any requested or not?

Should OMBC received a S106 sum of money is it earmarked for improvements in the immediate area, ie (Lower Failsworth Memorial Land/Moston Brook) or has it been earmarked for other improvements/development elsewhere?

Councillor Fielding responded by advising the meeting that to date the Council had not received any section106 monies from that development and the monies will be payable as houses are sold and it would be a percentage of the sales of houses.

The development will be built in phases so the figure will be calculated once the development is completed and the monies would go to the construction of affordable houses.

There was section 106 agreement for £138,000 for the development of Express Dairies that had been committed to Moston Brook and Lower memorial park.

It was also reported that there was opportunity for Bellway to extend to what would have been carpark of the soccer school and there could be an opportunity for section106 monies from that to go to Moston Brook and Lower Memorial park.

Question 4 – submitted by Anita Jefferies.

There is a persistent problem on Roman Road with speeding cars and off road motorcycles thundering down Roman Road at all hours. The motorcycles appear to be off road  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

The Minutes of the Failsworth and Hollinwood District Executive held on 15^th March 2018 are attached for approval.

RESOLVED - That the minutes of the meeting held on 15^th March 2018 be approved as a correct record.

The District Executive is asked to elect a Vice Chair for the Municipal Year 2018/19.  The Vice Chair will chair the District Executive meeting in the absence of the Chair.

The District Executive was asked to nominate a Vice-Chair for the duration of the Municipal Year 2018/19.

RESOLVED – That Councillor Fielding be elected Vice-Chair for the duration of the 2018/19 Municipal Year.

The District Executive is invited to nominate two representatives to the Contour Housing Board.

The District Executive was asked to appoint representatives to the Contour Housing Board following a delegation from Full Council to seek representation at a district Level.

RESOLVED – That Councillors Stretton and Williams be appointed as representatives on the Contour Housing Board for the Municipal Year 2018/19.

The District Executive gave consideration to a report of the District Coordinator, Failsworth & Hollinwood, which sought to advise the Executive of the  Failsworth and Hollinwood District Executive budgets aligned for the 2018/19 Municipal Year.

RESOLVED – That:

1. The funding allocated to the Failsworth and Hollinwood District Executive for the Municipal Year 2018/19 be noted.
2. The funding as detailed in section 3 of the report be agreed.

This is a standing item related to Petitions received regarding the Failsworth and Hollinwood area for consideration by the District Executive in accordance with the Council’s Petition Scheme.  There are no petitions to note.

There were no petitions to note.

The dates and times for the Failsworth and Hollinwood District Executive for the Municipal Year 2018/19 are as follows:

·         Thursday, 19^th July 2018 at 7.00 p.m.

·         Thursday, 11^th October 2018 at 7.00 p.m.

·         Thursday, 29^th November 2018 at 7.00 p.m.

·         Thursday, 17^th January 2019 at 7.00 p.m.

·         Thursday, 14^th March 2019 at 7.00 p.m.

RESOLVED – That the dates of future meetings be agreed as detailed below.

·       Thursday, 19^th July 2018 at 7.00 p.m.

·       Thursday, 11^th October 2018 at 7.00 p.m.

·       Thursday, 29^th November 2018 at 7.00 p.m.

·       Thursday, 17^th January 2019 at 7.00 p.m.

·       Thursday, 14^th March 2019 at 7.00 p.m.