Agenda and minutes

To record the names of apologies given and deputy members who are attending the meeting in place of appointed Members (where appropriate)

Apologies were noted as above.

To receive and note questions asked and statements made from members of the public on general matters of interest and/or matters relating to the work of the Forum.

Members of the public and visiting councillors may speak at the forum, provided they have registered to speak three working days in advance. Please contact Democratic Services by 5pm on the 4 February 2022 via democracy@winchester.gov.uk or (01962) 848 264 to register to speak and for further details.

Mr Spencer Allen addressed the meeting regarding several points related to Bluebell Way. Mr Allen felt that a lack of effective traffic calming measures was causing numerous issues such as vehicles speeding, vehicle noise nuisance, damaged manhole covers and general safety concerns. Mr Allen also raised concerns regarding the signage  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

That the minutes of the meeting be signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the previous meeting held on the 16 November 2021 be approved and adopted.

Following their agreement, Councillor Woodward questioned the accuracy of the previous minutes. Councillor Woodward advised that at the previous meeting of the forum he had asked why meetings continued to be held  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

·       Governance Review Advisory Group - Verbal update

·       Any other community development items from members.

(Approximately 20 minutes scheduled for this item)

Karen Vincent, Governance Manager, Winchester City Council provided the forum with a verbal update regarding the Community Governance Review (CGR).

As part of her update, the next steps were set out as follows:

• A paper was being prepared for the next meeting of the Licensing & Regulation committee concerning the review  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

·         Bus Services Update – Written update to follow

·         Any other infrastructure related items from members.

(Approximately 20 minutes scheduled for this item)

Hilary Oliver, Implementation Officer, Winchester City Council referred members to the short update regarding bus services provided by Hampshire County Council (HCC) which was available on the councils website here. Councillor M Evans advised of concerns regarding bus routes, specifically that routes did not include the surgery or community hospital  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

·       Verbal update from Tetra Tech and Winchester City Council.

o   report NWDF17 and appendices attached

o   appendix 4 re Bus Service Update to follow

o   latest drone footage available here: https://youtu.be/iCWvPMBv_lk

·       Any other physical development related items from members.

(Approximately 30 minutes scheduled for this item)

Jeff Davis of Tetra Tech provided the forum with a presentation which was available on the council’s website here. The presentation covered a range of issues which included the following:

• progress on Bluebell Way,
• Cornerstone Primary School,
• progress on Station Hill to Whiteley Way/ Curbridge Way to Whiteley Way,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Members put forward the following items for future agenda items:

• The responsibility for the running of the proposed community centre
• Feedback from residents of their experience of resolving local issues
• An update on the M27 Junction 9 scheme
• An update from Hampshire County Council Education service
• An update on the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.