Agenda and minutes

Venue: Failsworth Town Hall, Oldham Road, Failsworth, M35 0FJ. View directions

Contact: Elizabeth Drogan  Email: elizabeth.drogan@oldham.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies For Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Brock and Judd.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To Receive Declarations of Interest in any Contract or matter to be discussed at the meeting.

Minutes:

Councillor Garry declared a personal interest at Item 7 of the agenda by virtue of the employment of her spouse by Greater Manchester Police

 

3.

Public Question Time

To receive Questions from the Public, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.

Minutes:

There were five public questions received.

 

Question 1 – Barry Aspden

Would it be possible to publish the schedule for the repair of potholes, updated monthly and placed on the notice board in Failsworth Town Hall?  A simple spreadsheet detailing the following:-

·         Date reported

·         Date surveyed

·         Planned start date

·         Duration of repair

·         Estimated cost  

This would be beneficial to residents and the people employed to deal with reports of potholes, as a duplication of reported potholes would decrease.

Also, has a study been carried out to determine at what stage it is most cost effective to repair a pothole? For instance potholes only seem to get reported when they become a hazard, but it may be more cost effective and less disruptive to repair when at an early stage of degrading of the road surface. Maybe the cost of repairing at an early stage is more cost effective than a lengthier and more expensive repair a few months down the line.  

 

Councillor Garry provided the following response:

“Unfortunately it would not be possible to publish a list of scheduled pot hole repairs. Not all pot hole reports are progressed for repair and repair dates are not normally known until 3 days in advance – even then priorities can change at very short notice.

The Council’s highway maintenance computer system is able to link multiple reports of potholes to prevent duplication and can send email updates to all residents that report it after inspection and repair.

Pot hole repair funds are limited and are therefore prioritised to target defects that are unsafe. The Council does however use a variety of treatments which can be applied to road surfaces to prevent deterioration – roads to be treated are prioritised according to available funds and best value for money.”

 

Question 2 – Warren Bates

The last two District Executive meetings have been dominated by many residents concerned about the crime and anti-social behaviour in our area which has created an unsettled atmosphere of fear and justified anger.

What further action have you taken since then in order to re-assure the residents that their confidence about the serious concerns are going to be dealt with?

Furthermore, don’t you think you owe this to them?

 

Councillor Fielding provided the following response:

Prior to the meeting in which we had the largest attendance at a District Executive, elected members were working with the Police and still are to deploy scarce resources within Failsworth due to the fact there are far fewer police.

The area shares officers with other Districts including Royton, Shaw, Chadderton and Saddleworth if there is a major incident.

Discussions had already taken place in relation to shift patterns and the Police had agreed to rearrange shifts to cover peak periods in Failsworth which were Friday and Saturday nights and now there were two extra Police Officers in Failsworth which was an increase on six months ago.

Councillor Fielding  advised the meeting that the current resource was still not enough and he wasn’t satisfied  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

4.

Urgent Business

Urgent business, if any, introduced by the Chair

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business received.

5.

Minutes of Previous Meeting held on 14th June 2018 pdf icon PDF 194 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED - That the minutes of the meeting held on 14th June be approved as a correct record.

 

6.

Failsworth & Hollinwood Budget Report pdf icon PDF 110 KB

Minutes:

The District Executive gave consideration to a report of the District Coordinator which advised Members of the budgets aligned for the 2018/19 Municipal Year.

 

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

 

7.

Failsworth & Hollinwood Police Report pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Minutes:

The District Executive gave consideration to a report of the Greater Manchester Police, Oldham Division, Local Policing Team, Failsworth, Hollinwood and Limeside.

 

RESOLVED – That the Local Policing Team, Failsworth, Hollinwood and Limeside report be noted.

 

 

8.

Petitions

There were no petitions to note.

 

Minutes:

There were no petitions to note.

9.

Date of the Next meeting of the Failsworth and Hollinwood District Executive

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That the next meeting of the Failsworth and Hollinwood District Executive will be 11th October 2018, 7pm at Failsworth Town Hall.