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Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 77 KB To confirm
the Minutes of the Meeting held on 23rd July, 2020 (copy attached). Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 23rd July, 2020 were
agreed as a correct record. |
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Aldershot Town Football Club - Representations from the Shots Trust A request has been
received from the Aldershot Town Football Club Supporters Trust (the Shots
Trust) for the Committee to consider representations on issues relating to the
Football Club, in particular ·
The conclusion of a new lease of the
site in line with the principles set by the Cabinet ·
The engagement approach between the
Football Club and its supporters ·
Future options for running the
Football Club In accordance with
the Council’s Public Speaking Procedure Rules the following members of the
Supporters Trust have asked to speak to the Committee ·
Nick Bond (Trustee) ·
Laura Smart (Secretary) ·
Alan Hilliar (Board Member) Minutes: The
Committee was informed that a request had been received from the Aldershot Town Football Club Supporters’ Trust (the Shots
Trust) for it to consider representations on issues relating to the Football
Club. The representations related in particular to: ·
the
conclusion of a new lease of the site in line with the principles set by the
Cabinet ·
the
engagement approach between the Football Club and its supporters ·
future
options for running the Football Club The
Chairman welcomed Alan Hilliar, Laura Smart (Trust
Secretary), and Nick Bond (Trustee), to the meeting to make the
representations. Mr. Hilliar, explained that they
were representing members of the Shots Trust and wanted to raise concerns, on
their behalf, for the future of the Club linked to the new long term lease and
future potential development of the ground. Ms. Smart
gave an overview of the current financial position of the Club, it was noted
that currently creditors stood at £1.2 million, up from £113,000 in 2014, when
the Club was taken over by the current owners. These losses had been
underwritten by loans, primarily from the Club’s directors, who had
contributed, to date, over £1 million to the Club. The Shots Trust felt that
the Club saw the extension of the lease and potential redevelopment as a
lifeline to pay back the loans leading to an uncertain future for the Club. Ms Smart raised some questions on behalf of the Shots Trust
relating to: ·
The
position of the new lease and the processes being followed ·
The
assignment of the lease and the conditions to be met by the leaseholder ·
The
viability of the Club in the long term Mr. Bond,
long term supporter of the Club and Trustee of the Shots Trust, raised concerns
about the footballing aspects of supporting the Club, off field activity and
the potential redevelopment. He pointed out that over the years the Club had
slipped into non-league football, having once played against teams now at a
higher level like Bournemouth, Reading, Swindon, Bradford City and Oxford
United. Mr. Bond
was of the view that communication with fans was abysmal. He stated that
recently the Club had taken the decision to stop free entry for under 11s with
a paying adult. The Shots Trust felt that this would lose the Club more adult
supporters, reducing gate numbers. Mr. Bond
then expressed the view that the Club needed to create a culture of intention
and vibrancy to enable it to survive. The option to redevelop the ground could
not be more welcomed by fans, and he felt that a successful team could command
gates of 5,000 or more. Attendance was currently at 1,500 and falling due to a
lack of success and leadership. He suggested that increased gate numbers would increase
footfall in the town centre, generating income for
the town. Change was needed, and help required to ensure the ground was
redeveloped with a real say from fans on the facilities that could be made
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Community Safety and Policing - Update PDF 92 KB To receive
an update from Inspector Troman and Police Sergeant
Phil Mayne, Hampshire Police, and James Knight, Community Safety Team Leader,
Safer North Hampshire, on the current position and to highlight the following
issues raised by the Committee: ·
Fear of
crime (Switching off of street lights at night) ·
Crime
clear up rates ·
Rough
sleepers and street drinkers ·
Antisocial
behaviour in parks ·
COVID-19
crime issues ·
Racial
issues ·
Speeding/Speed
Watch ·
Drug use/drug related
crime A briefing note on some of
these issues is attached. The Portfolio Holder for Operations has been invited to the meeting for
this item. Minutes: The
Committee welcomed Police Inspector Kirsten Troman
and Police Sergeant Phil Mayne (Hampshire Police) and James Knight, Community Safety
Team Leader, Safer North Hampshire, who were in attendance to give a general
update on community safety in the Borough and to provide information on a
number of issues raised by Members. These were: (1) Crime clear up rates –
Members were advised that the integrity of the crime data was subject to
high levels of scrutiny to ensure that the force correctly reported crime data and
to instill the trust and confidence of the public. It was reported that the
data for Rushmoor had been compared with data from
the Hampshire and Isle Of Wight (HIOW) force area average. Some specific
categories were as follows:
(2) Racial Issues – Police use of stop and search was
considered an essential tactic for the force and would help considerably with
the work PS Mayne would be carrying out relating to high harm crime. An
independent scrutiny structure was in place. It was also noted that each
quarter Chief Inspector John Halfacre posted a stop and
search scrutiny overview report on the Hampshire Police website, alongside the
other forces across the region. In the
first 6 months of 2020 it was noted that 245 stop and searches took place, of
which 24% resulted in positive action being taken. Of the 245 stop and searches
that took place, 185 were white, 20 were Asian and 29 were black. The Black
Lives Matter movement was raised. In Rushmoor only
one event had taken place and no real issues had occurred. Hampshire
Constabulary had a very structured and staged approach to managing protests to
enable the right to protest and community life to continue around it. It was
noted that some scrutiny would take place over the coming months around
engagement with different ethnic groups and cultures within the community.
There was already a strong relationship with the Nepali Community Leaders but
it was felt this needed to be built on with other groups within the community. (3) Speeding/Speedwatch – it was noted that there was a
three tier approach to speeding: ·
Community
Speed Watch – Volunteer led approach, halted due to COVID-19. It was hoped to reinstated
this in late September, 2020. There was reliance on volunteers to highlight the
dangers of excess speed and the implications should offenders continue ·
Neighbourhood Policing enforcement teams ·
Safer
roads - road policing division A request was made that the Road ... view the full minutes text for item 18. |
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Council Business Plan - Q1 Performance Monitoring PDF 202 KB To review the corporate projects performance data for Q1 2020/21 (copy attached). The Portfolio Holder for Democracy, Strategy and Partnerships has been invited to the meeting for this item. Minutes: Cllr Adrian
Newell, the Portfolio Holder for Democracy, Strategy and Partnerships
introduced the Quarter 1 Performance Monitoring. It was noted that in July, 2020
the Council had agreed the updated three year Council’s Business Plan based on four themes: ·
People
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Places
·
Partnerships
·
Better
Public Services It was
advised that quarterly update monitoring reports for Cabinet were provided on
all four aspects of the Business Plan: Corporate Projects, the ICE Programme, the Regeneration Programme
and the Organisational Health dashboard. For the
purposes of this meeting the quarterly monitoring focused on the Corporate
Projects only. It was
noted that overall 72 % of the projects were on track or completed. Key
successes in the quarter had been highlighted and projects that had been
delayed due to COVID-19 had been identified. It was also noted that since the
last report a “trend” column had been added to compare progress since the
previous quarter and a colour coded RAG (Red/Amber/Green)
status checker had been added. It was
noted that the ICE and Regeneration Programmes would
be focssed on at future meetings. The
Chairman thanked Cllr Newell for his presentation. |
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To review
the current work plan (copy attached). Minutes: The
Committee noted the current work programme and it was
agreed that it would be considered further at the next meeting of the Progress
Group. |