PERFORMANCE AND OVERVIEW COMMITTEE
COMMUNITY
RECORD OF MEETING HELD ON
18TH OCTOBER 2006
Present:
Councillor M Grant; Chair
Councillors T E Ankers, D Bebbington, J D Bratherton, D H D
Charlesworth, J Lewis and
J I Stockton
In Attendance:
Dr D
Burns
Safer Communities Manager
Mrs B
Hurst
Assistant Chief Executive
Mrs C M
Jones
Democratic Services Committee Officer
Mr C
McKeith
Health Development Officer
Ms C
Wilson
Community Development Manager
Board Member in attendance:
Councillor J K
Hatfield
Portfolio Holder for Human Resources
Apologies:
Councillors S G Conquest, G Griffiths, M A Martin, M J
Weatherill
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Councillor J D Bratherton declared a personal interest in
agenda item No. 6 (ASPIRE Project) on the basis that one of her
daughters had participated in the project. No
other Member made any declaration of interest in any item of
business on the agenda.
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RECORD OF MEETING
AGREED: That the Record of the
Meeting held on 6th September 2006 be approved as
correct.
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WHIPPING DECLARATIONS
In accordance with Paragraph 18 of the Performance and
Overview Procedure Rules, Members were invited to declare in
respect of items where the whip had been
applied. No such declarations were made.
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BOARD BUSINESS
32.1 Board Meeting
6th September 2006
Members were invited to comment on those reports falling
within the remit of the Committee, which would be considered by the
Board at its meeting on 19th October.
Designated Public Places Orders ("Alcohol Exclusion
Zones")
The Safer Communities Manager outlined the proposals for the
introduction of these Orders and the evidence-gathering
required. It was noted that Council, at its
meeting on 1st November, would be asked to delegate
authority for the making of the Orders, to the full Licensing and
Regulatory Committee. No comments were made for
submission to the Board.
32.2 Provisional Items
(Board's Forward Plan)
The Committee received the Board's Forward Plan for November
2006, January and February 2007. The Committee
noted that the Board's annual review meeting scheduled for
9th November, had been cancelled.
32.3 Responses from the
Board/Council
The Committee noted that there were no referrals from Board or
Council on this occasion.
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MENTAL HEALTH/ASPIRE PROJECT
The Committee had previously agreed to include the issue of
mental health in its work programme, and had requested a
presentation on the "ASPIRE" Project.
The Health Development Officer and the Community Development
Manager were in attendance for this item.
The Health Development Officer made a presentation to the
Committee providing an overview of mental health, the benefits of
physical activity in tackling mental health problems and the four
principal ways in which it was of benefit
§
Treatment there was a body of evidence that it was effective in
reducing depression
§
It contributed to the quality of life
§
Prevention: There was a lower incidence of mental-health problems
in those who exercised regularly
§
Improved mental well-being
Following this overview, the Community Development Manager
made her presentation on the ASPIRE Project which was a
multi-sport, physical activity and active leisure approach aimed at
young people. The focus of the project was
young people aged between 11-19 years of age, experiencing mental
health problems and/or behavioural problems.
They were, typically, those who did not engage in sport or active
leisure pursuits.
The project aimed to create an environment to enable young
people to participate in physical activity to address their
physical and mental isolation and enable them to gain experience in
team building and developing social skills.
The presentation covered
§
Number of referrals since May 2005
§
Profile of participants
§
Geographical data
§
Activity levels
§
Referral sources/reasons
§
List of activities to date
§
On-going programme
It was noted that the project was wholly funded by Sport
England for a period of 3-years and this funding would come to an
end in 2009.
(Note: Councillor M Grant withdrew from the meeting at
this point in the proceedings, and Councillor T E Ankers assumed
the chair for the remainder of the meeting.)
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YOUTH ISSUES
The Committee considered the "Youth Nuisance Policy Summary of
Key Points".
The policy set out the approach to be adopted by the Crewe and
Nantwich Safer Communities Partnership towards anti-social
behaviour committed by young people under the age of 18 years, and
detailed the purpose of the Multi-Agency Action Group which brought
together agencies involved in identifying and dealing with young
people engaged in anti-social behaviour in the
borough.
The Safer Communities Manager spoke to the report and outlined
the purpose of the policy and the legal framework for joint
working.
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CREWE AND NANTWICH STRATEGY FOR PLAY
The Community Development Manager made a presentation
outlining the background to the preparation of the document, which
had been produced following the introduction of new legislation for
children's services and a lottery award of £246,000 to Crewe and
Nantwich Borough Council specifically for children's play.
The presentation covered
§
Plan for Action
§
Projects to be funded
§
Priorities
§
Development of the Play Strategy
§
Outcomes from the process
Copies of "Crewe and Nantwich Consultation on Play" and "A
Strategy for Play Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council" were made
available for Members of the Committee.
Following the presentation, Ms Wilson invited Members of the
Committee to submit any comments to her by 1st November
2006.
(Note: In accordance with Procedure
Rule 26 (2), Councillor J K Hatfield, spoke on this item with
the permission of the Committee.)
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WORK PROGRAMME
Members received for information, a copy of the work programme
agreed by the Committee at its meeting held on 19th July
2006. It was noted that the Community
Development Manager would be leading on two items at the meeting to
be held on 8th November 2006: (1)
Social Inclusion Draft Strategy; (2) Sport and Physical Activities
Strategy.
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING
8th November 2006
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Chair