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Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership Business Meeting 25 August 2008 Purpose of Report
To furnish the Neighbourhood Partnership (NP) with an update on the Neighbourhood Environment Programme (NEP) 2008/09 & the Roads and Footpaths Investment Programme 2008/11 projects agreed by the Partnership at the previous public meeting on 23rd June 2008.
Main Report
Roads & Footpaths Investment Programme 2008/11
Following the Joint Group reviewing the existing programme of Capital Schemes It was decided to leave the current programme unchanged at this time, however the NP requested that the Joint Group meet again to review the programme in December 2008 and that they consider the recommendation from the NP that Carrington Road be brought forward from years 2010/11 following a walkabout / bus tour of the roads and footways in the programme in order to inform their decision. The timetable for this will be discussed with the Joint Group at the next meeting of the group in September 2008 ( date options for this meeting have been circulated to the membership and an agreed date is yet to be set ).
Neighbourhood Environment Programme Projects 2008/09
Following the decision of the NP to agree the NEP projects listed below, the NP requested that the Joint Group meet again in September 2008 to select and recommend additional NEP projects to a future meeting of the Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership. In addition the NP requested that Neighbourhood Manager consults with Community Groups within the Inverleith NP in order to promote applications for projects which could be considered in the current or future years Neighbourhood Environmental Programme. As such a project suggestion proforma and guidance note was circulated to relevant Community Council’s, Elected Members and all reps of the relevant action groups in early August 08. Any further submitted project proformas will be considered by the Joint Group at the September meeting.
| NEP Project | Suggested Project Elements | Estimated Costing/ Spend 2008/09 | Phased | Additional Info | Decision | Status | |
Drylaw/Telford Area 5 |
Play park Upgrade
Footpath Upgrade
Soft Landscaping |
£29,000 ( Inverleith NP contribution) |
TBC |
Should this recommendation be agreed in principle, further discussions are to be sought with Lothian Green Belt Trust & SfC Parks & Greenspace staff in orderr to establish availability of other funding sources.
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Agreed |
Initial consultation event undertaken by Lothian Green Belt Trust at the end of July 2008. Information captured at this event is currently being collated into outline design proposal. | |
Drylaw/Telford Area 4 |
Installation of Footpaths
Tree & bulb Planting |
£40,000 |
Yes
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If this recommendation is approved, further detailed consultation will be required to be done with relevant stakeholders to finalise design elements. This is seen as the first phase of an ongoing project with work on footpaths funded from the top-sliced Roads and Footpaths Capital budget. |
Agreed, however see status column |
Recommendation recorded in error. Following discussions with relevant sub group member it has been suggested to “bank” this project for consideration in financial year 09/10 and the allocated £40,000 returned to the roads and footways budget to allow alternative bids to be considered.
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Saunders Street |
Soft Landscaping
Streetscape Upgrade |
£20,000 |
Over 4 years at £20k per year |
If this recommendation is approved the detailed elements of the upgrading will be agreed after consultation with relevant stakeholders. This area has received no Capital Investment since 1991.
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Agreed |
Initial consultation to commenced with local residents Sept 08
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Street Furniture & Features ( Various locations throughout Inverleith NP area) |
Upgrade/Installation of Bollards, Guard Rail/Visi Rail, seating,sign posts etc |
£20,000 |
No |
If approved, this recommendation will allow a wide range of small scale highly visible works to be undertaken at a wide range of locations across the NP area, in consultation with Community Councils. |
Agreed |
List of “items” currently being compiled. |
4.0 Financial Implications
Should the NP agree to return the £40,000 previously allocated to the Drylaw/Telford Area 4 project in error, the following NEP budget availability will remain for 2008/09:-
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| Total NEP Budget 08/09 | Committed Budget | Remaining Budget for 2008/09 | |
£149,385 |
£69,000 |
£80,385 |
5.0 Conclusions
Given that the full NEP budget currently remains unallocated, the joint group were asked to consider submitting further project proposals to enable a Project “Bank” to be established which would a) facilitate ease of future project recommendations to the Inverleith NP and b) assist in future work planning for local SfC staff responsible for this area of work. The next meeting of the joint group to consider this and review progress on agreed projects will take place in September 2008, (exact date to be confirmed) .
6.0 Recommendations
The Inverleith NP is asked to agree:-
That the £40,000 previously allocated to the Drylaw/Telford Area 4 project in error is
returned to the Roads & Footways budget to enable further bids to be made against it.
Mike Avery | | Housing & Regeneration Manager
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| Contact/tel | Mike Avery Housing & Regeneration Manager – 529 5002 | | |
| Wards affected | Inverleith (5) |
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