Operations and Improvements Committee

Minutes of the meeting held on 31st October 2022
Present:
Cllr Messent
Cllr Clarke
Cllr Coiley
Cllr Palin
Cllr Walton
Also Present: Town Clerk
Cllr Cosby
Cllr Straine-Francis
Regeneration Manager
O&I 22/2/1 To receive apologies for absence
Heritage Officer
Apologies were received from: Cllr Minshall and Cllr Wye
O&I22/2/2 To note declarations of Members’ interests
No interests were declared.
O&I22/2/3 To confirm and sign the minutes of the Operations and Improvements Committee meeting
held on 1st August 2022.
RESOLVED: That the minutes are approved as a true record of the meeting.
O&I22/2/4 Public Participation
A period not exceeding 15 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit
comments.
No questions were received.
O&I22/2/5 To note the year-to-date financial position for the Operations and Improvements
Committee.
The Year- to -date financial position was NOTED
O&I22/2/6 To receive an update and consider matters relating to the Rangers.
RESOLVED: to continue to fund on the current basis, to investigate additional funds and
where resource allowed to provide focus on improving parks and alleyways.
O&I22/2/7 To consider matters related to the allotments.
The Clerk reported positive responses and progress in working towards the introduction of
leases set to national standards.
Current progress was noted and on- going engagement with Cllr Rhodes requested.
Cllr Palin and Cllr Cosby left the meeting at the end of this item.
O&I22/2/8 To consider matters related to Heritage:
8.1 Christ Church
O&I22/2/8.1
8.2 Heritage Strategy
Christ Church
The report was NOTED
O&I22/2/8.2
Heritage Strategy
RESOLVED:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
To approve the Heritage Group’s proposal to appoint a Vice Chair. The nomination
for the remainder of the 2022/23 Civic Year is Rob Wykes.
To approve the Heritage Group’s proposal that at the first Operations &
Improvements Committee of each Civic Year, the Heritage Group will provide
nominations for the roles of Chair and Vice Chair of the group.
To approve the Heritage Group’s proposal for Wilmot Welch to be the next
recipient of a blue plaque.
To approve the proposal to allocate £500 from 345 EMR – Heritage to digitise 566
photographs of Crewe in the 1960s and 1970s, taken by Albert Hunn.
O&I22/2/9 To consider matters related to CCTV in Crewe.
RESOLVED:
To create an earmarked reserve for un- allocated 2022/23 budget line 307 4180 CCTV up
to £2340 to contribute to costs of data and management of the 5 re- deployable cameras
for Crewe in 2023/24.
Additional budgetary implications for 24/25 to be considered as part of the relevant
budget cycle.
O&I22/2/10 To receive an update and consider matters related to the Regeneration Delivery Plan for
2022/23.
RESOLVED:
i.
Business Improvement District: Approval of expenditure up to £1000 to purchase
town centre event footfall data from 307 4186 Regeneration Projects.
ii.i
ii.ii
Public Realm Improvements: Approval of expenditure from Budget code
473 4721 Public Realm.
• Phase 3 repaint of Town Centre Street furniture £6696
• Approval of purchase of grit bins up to the value of £1200
307 4170 Equipment Purchase – Approval to purchase a hand push grit spreader up
to the value of £800.
iii.
Town Centre lighting:
• Approval of proposal to focus on Victoria Street area.
• To seek approval from Council to increase available budget to £15,000, by utilizing
up to £9000 from Public Realm Budget.
iv.
Floral Schemes: To note improvements to floral schemes and to delegate any
further expenditure from residual budget on maintenance or additional planting to the
Regeneration Manager.
v.
Play areas: To progress a recommendation to council for a decision in March 2023
regarding the next play area to be developed. Allowing time for consultation and delivery
within the financial year 23/24.
vi.
Regeneration Projects
• 307 4186 – Regeneration projects – approval of up to £5000 subject to
procurement procedures to provide town centre animation up to Christmas.
O&I22/2/11 To consider the budget for 2023/24.
RESOLVED:
i. To recommend the proposed draft committee budget to Council
O&I22/2/12 To note the proposed date of the next meeting:
Tuesday 31st January 2023 at 6pm.
The date was duly NOTED
The meeting closed at 7.15 PM
Chair: Cllr J Messent
Clerk: Lindsay Lewis