Present:
Cllrs R Rowlands, A Shotter, Mrs A Hoare, F White. K Collins, M Saxby
Also Present:
Cllr K Petty, two members of the public,
Mrs Jill Colclough, Open Space Co-ordinator New Forest District Council.
In Attendance:
Mrs C B Cockeram, (Deputy Clerk to the Council),
Mr A W Lavington (AMF Supervisor)
Apologies:
None
M I N U T E S
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
1. No declarations were made.
CHAIRMAN’S REMARKS
2. The Chairman welcomed Cllr Kelvin Collins and Jill Colclough to the Amenities Committee Meeting and thanked the grounds maintenance staff for the siting of the goal posts behind the Village Hall and for the future maintenance of the facility.
ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN
3. RESOLVED: That Cllr Fred White be elected as Vice-Chairman of the Amenities Committee for 2008/09.
GUEST SPEAKER
4. Jill Colclough reported on the progress of the RNAD site. The flood defence contract was now running and was hoped to be finished by mid September.
The footpath along the waterfront to be extended and once works have been completed, Hampshire County Council will pursue the Right of Way.
County Rights of Way have agreed to do improvement works to the existing Rights of Way footpath to the waterfront from the roundabout.
The promenade will have some minor enhancement works: new stainless steel bins, benches, dog bins and improvements to the grass, and signage. Shrubs will be planted to protect Magazine A as part of the flood defence contract.
Once both schemes are complete and the footpath has been adopted, New Forest District will come out and do regular sweeping and cleaning.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
5. The following questions and answers including those asked by Cllrs and members of the public.
Had consideration been given to the siting of the seats along the waterfront as the sea defence wall was quite high? Yes, this had been looked into and the benches have been sited to take advantage of high spots with views over the wall.
When will the adoption of the highways and footpaths be? At present Southern Water will not adopt as they consider the Pumping Station to be sub standard. Remedial works need to be done on the highways by Crest before they can be adopted and once the Flood Defence works have been completed it is hoped that HCC highways will push forward the adoption.
The grass verges along the waterfront is being maintained by District at present but hopefully passed on to Marchwood once works have finished.
Would there be the possibility of having signage on the bins requesting fishermen to use them? This could be considered.
Who owns the land at the entrance of Admiralty Quay (the mound)? Would there be the possibility of the Marchwood Conservation Group having a wild flower meadow? This land is not registered. Jill Colclough to look into the legalities of using this land for nature conservation.
Who owns blast walls around the development? They are all conveyed to the property owners and are listed.
COMMUNITY PLAN ACTION UPDATE.
6. With the Community Plan Co-ordinator Alan Stevens away the Deputy Clerk gave an updated report:
Responsible Dog Ownership: The entries for the competition were now in and the winners to be chosen in consultation with Marchwood Junior School and Midforest Vets who have kindly agreed to sponsor a dog bin.
Litter Reduction: Marchwood Junior School are holding a 'litter pick' on 17th July at 5.30pm.
MINUTES
7. RESOLVED: To confirm the minutes of the meetings held on 14th April and 19th May 2008.
OVER 12's PLAY AREA WORKING PARTY
8. RESOLVED: It was agreed to discuss this at the next meeting of the Amenities to be held in September.
PLAY EQUIPMENT INSPECTION REPORTS
9. RESOLVED: To note the reports and recommendations (attached as Appendix A)
BT PROPOSAL TO REMOVE TELEPHONE BOX
10. RESOLVED: It was agreed to ask BT to review the situation. To request the telephone box to be re-sited within the Village possibly at Twiggs Lane. To enquire how much it would cost to purchase the telephone box. The Deputy Clerk to make enquiries.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.30pm
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