CARSAG
( Castle Area Road Safety Action Group )
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Tuesday 22nd October 2008
Victoria Centre, Palk Road, Wellingborough
7.30 pm
Welcome and Introductions :
Dave Stuttle had agreed to chair the meeting for the AGM. He gave the welcome and introduced the agenda.
Present :
Dave Stuttle
Sally Mayes
Tony Jackson
Jerry Burst
C. Mitchell
L. Perez
Mike Prior
Jean Vail
Maureen Shram ( Councillor )
Dora Spencer
Terry Spencer
Philip Douglas
Lidia Douglas
Allan Blackman
Kevin Jones
Dave Phillip
Anna Hickman
Gerald May
Ian Clayton
Arthur Gould
Gill Clayton
Paul C. Dolb
Steve Mason
Andy Gorr
Shashi Dholakia ( Councillor )
Gillian McNorn
Piyush Pau
Paul Croft ( Councillor )
Karen Edgar
Ryan Edgar
Apologies :
James Ashton, Paul Thompson
Minutes of Inaugural General Meeting ( 23rd July 2007 ) :
The minutes of the Inaugural meeting were accepted as a correct record.
4. Matters Arising :
There were no matters arising.
5. Chairman’s report :
Allan Blackman outlined Carsag’s activities over the year. The two main highlights were a meeting with Borough and County officers in January and the Action Day held on 15th July. He felt that the local Ward councillors had greatly assisted the committee over the year and had contributed to Carsag’s voice being acknowledged as an important channel for the opinions of the Castle community but although all the items on the agenda had been raised and discussed thoroughly nothing had in fact changed from the situation in the previous year. The only thing which had changed were the priorities which had shifted from the problems of the Irthlingborough Road junction and development to parking. He felt frustrated by the limited and confusing information from the Council members themselves and the promises which seemed to be made but nothing resulting. He also felt that the direct action taken had been quite effective in July with the slowdown of traffic but he himself had sadly been unable to pursue this success because of pressure of work. He was therefore giving up the chairmanship for the present time.
6. Election of Committee :
Chair : Kevin Jones
proposed Allan Blackman, seconded Philip Douglas
Vice- Chair : Philip Douglas
proposed Terry Spencer, seconded Kevin Jones
Secretary : Lidia Douglas
proposed Jean Vail, seconded Terry Spencer
Treasurer : Jean Vail
proposed Lidia Douglas, seconded Dave Philip
Non-executive members :
Terry Spencer,
Allan Blackman,
Anna Hickman,
Mike Prior,
Piyush Pau,
Kim Mitchell,
Arthur Gould
Proposed Ian Clayton, seconded Clive Mitchell
7. Changes to the Constitution :
Clause 9.1 Figure of 25 changed to 10.
Proposed Allan Blackman, seconded Terry Spencer
Unanimously accepted – no abstentions or objections.
8. Date of Next Committee Meeting : Tuesday 25th November
7.30 at 189 Midland Road ( all welcome )
The AGM was followed by an Open General Meeting chaired by Kevin Jones
Kevin Jones began the meeting by extending a vote of thanks to Dave Stuttle for chairing the AGM.
Agenda Items :
1. Residents’ Parking:
Councillor Paul Crofts explained what had happened at the Council meeting re parking. There had been a clear proposal for consultation but this had been stopped by the Development Committee. The Ward councillors had not been present at the meeting as they had had no indication that there would be any opposition. The situation is now that the present proposals have been deferred for a year but since this is only a recommendation it will go before the Council on 4th November. The Ward Councillors themselves will protest but urged members to apply to speak themselves and to have as many as possible there. Each person has three minutes to speak and advice was given for people to make sure they do not make the same points. If anyone wishes to speak they should contact either Dave Newbold or David Seabrook. They will need to apply by the Friday before the meeting( 31st October ). The agenda item is item 5 and the meeting starts at 7 and finishes at 8. Jean Vail recommended that if people did not wish to speak themselves they could show support by attending in the gallery. The main thrust of objections should be that consultation should start now and not be delayed by 12 months.
Residents voiced their concern that the decision was not being left to the residents themselves but that other influences may be at play. They felt very strongly that if there was a question over cost this should be left to them. The Chairman of the Committee had also stated that nobody had approached the Committee as being interested in a residents’ parking scheme which was blatantly incorrect. If there was consultation it was important to get people interested as there needed to be a vote of 50% + 1 of all residents for a positive outcome.
A suggestion was made for people to meet beforehand to discuss which points they wanted to make.
Terry Spencer pointed out that the Councillors who had influenced the decision were not from Castle Ward themselves. Their own residents were probably those who were the very commuters who were contributing towards the parking problems and did not want any change.
Councillor Croft made the point that there would have to be a thorough discussion as to the details over any proposed residents’ parking scheme as there were different options and implications.
2. Irthlingborough Road – Senwick Road Junction Safety Issues :
Kevin Jones read out a letter from Paul Thompson who had sent a brief update on the main highway issues in the Ward.
Councillor Maureen Shram reported that she had been asked to set out the Ward’s top ten priorities for Transport and Highways to the County Council. As this has been required by the day of the meeting she used information from Carsag meetings to assist in drawing up a list which she shared and asked for any additional points which residents felt had not been included – there were none.
3. Housing Developments :
Housing developments had now been delayed because of the economic climate.
there was concern over the future of the Saxby site.
the Station Pub site may now become a car park.
concern was expressed over the lack of consultation about small developments e.g 185 Midland Road and that this was due to different methods of consultation. The Councillors said that they would be happy to inform Carsag if there were developments in the area.
Action : Councillor Croft said he would enquire what the present consultation policy was as the Council may be breaching regulations.
4. Items from Local Councillors :
Councillor Dholakia expressed concern that he felt the local press were not passing on information from them and that the residents needed to bombard the media with their concerns.
5. Any Other Business:
Allan Blackman said that he was under the impression the Habitat site on Eastfield Road was not now going ahead.
Jean Vail passed on information about an exhibition in the Victoria Centre on 30th October from 5.50pm -9pm about some unused sites in the Ward. There would be questionnaires to fill in.
( Castle Area Road Safety Action Group )
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Tuesday 22nd October 2008
Victoria Centre, Palk Road, Wellingborough
7.30 pm
Welcome and Introductions :
Dave Stuttle had agreed to chair the meeting for the AGM. He gave the welcome and introduced the agenda.
Present :
Dave Stuttle
Sally Mayes
Tony Jackson
Jerry Burst
C. Mitchell
L. Perez
Mike Prior
Jean Vail
Maureen Shram ( Councillor )
Dora Spencer
Terry Spencer
Philip Douglas
Lidia Douglas
Allan Blackman
Kevin Jones
Dave Phillip
Anna Hickman
Gerald May
Ian Clayton
Arthur Gould
Gill Clayton
Paul C. Dolb
Steve Mason
Andy Gorr
Shashi Dholakia ( Councillor )
Gillian McNorn
Piyush Pau
Paul Croft ( Councillor )
Karen Edgar
Ryan Edgar
Apologies :
James Ashton, Paul Thompson
Minutes of Inaugural General Meeting ( 23rd July 2007 ) :
The minutes of the Inaugural meeting were accepted as a correct record.
4. Matters Arising :
There were no matters arising.
5. Chairman’s report :
Allan Blackman outlined Carsag’s activities over the year. The two main highlights were a meeting with Borough and County officers in January and the Action Day held on 15th July. He felt that the local Ward councillors had greatly assisted the committee over the year and had contributed to Carsag’s voice being acknowledged as an important channel for the opinions of the Castle community but although all the items on the agenda had been raised and discussed thoroughly nothing had in fact changed from the situation in the previous year. The only thing which had changed were the priorities which had shifted from the problems of the Irthlingborough Road junction and development to parking. He felt frustrated by the limited and confusing information from the Council members themselves and the promises which seemed to be made but nothing resulting. He also felt that the direct action taken had been quite effective in July with the slowdown of traffic but he himself had sadly been unable to pursue this success because of pressure of work. He was therefore giving up the chairmanship for the present time.
6. Election of Committee :
Chair : Kevin Jones
proposed Allan Blackman, seconded Philip Douglas
Vice- Chair : Philip Douglas
proposed Terry Spencer, seconded Kevin Jones
Secretary : Lidia Douglas
proposed Jean Vail, seconded Terry Spencer
Treasurer : Jean Vail
proposed Lidia Douglas, seconded Dave Philip
Non-executive members :
Terry Spencer,
Allan Blackman,
Anna Hickman,
Mike Prior,
Piyush Pau,
Kim Mitchell,
Arthur Gould
Proposed Ian Clayton, seconded Clive Mitchell
7. Changes to the Constitution :
Clause 9.1 Figure of 25 changed to 10.
Proposed Allan Blackman, seconded Terry Spencer
Unanimously accepted – no abstentions or objections.
8. Date of Next Committee Meeting : Tuesday 25th November
7.30 at 189 Midland Road ( all welcome )
The AGM was followed by an Open General Meeting chaired by Kevin Jones
Kevin Jones began the meeting by extending a vote of thanks to Dave Stuttle for chairing the AGM.
Agenda Items :
1. Residents’ Parking:
Councillor Paul Crofts explained what had happened at the Council meeting re parking. There had been a clear proposal for consultation but this had been stopped by the Development Committee. The Ward councillors had not been present at the meeting as they had had no indication that there would be any opposition. The situation is now that the present proposals have been deferred for a year but since this is only a recommendation it will go before the Council on 4th November. The Ward Councillors themselves will protest but urged members to apply to speak themselves and to have as many as possible there. Each person has three minutes to speak and advice was given for people to make sure they do not make the same points. If anyone wishes to speak they should contact either Dave Newbold or David Seabrook. They will need to apply by the Friday before the meeting( 31st October ). The agenda item is item 5 and the meeting starts at 7 and finishes at 8. Jean Vail recommended that if people did not wish to speak themselves they could show support by attending in the gallery. The main thrust of objections should be that consultation should start now and not be delayed by 12 months.
Residents voiced their concern that the decision was not being left to the residents themselves but that other influences may be at play. They felt very strongly that if there was a question over cost this should be left to them. The Chairman of the Committee had also stated that nobody had approached the Committee as being interested in a residents’ parking scheme which was blatantly incorrect. If there was consultation it was important to get people interested as there needed to be a vote of 50% + 1 of all residents for a positive outcome.
A suggestion was made for people to meet beforehand to discuss which points they wanted to make.
Terry Spencer pointed out that the Councillors who had influenced the decision were not from Castle Ward themselves. Their own residents were probably those who were the very commuters who were contributing towards the parking problems and did not want any change.
Councillor Croft made the point that there would have to be a thorough discussion as to the details over any proposed residents’ parking scheme as there were different options and implications.
2. Irthlingborough Road – Senwick Road Junction Safety Issues :
Kevin Jones read out a letter from Paul Thompson who had sent a brief update on the main highway issues in the Ward.
Councillor Maureen Shram reported that she had been asked to set out the Ward’s top ten priorities for Transport and Highways to the County Council. As this has been required by the day of the meeting she used information from Carsag meetings to assist in drawing up a list which she shared and asked for any additional points which residents felt had not been included – there were none.
3. Housing Developments :
Housing developments had now been delayed because of the economic climate.
there was concern over the future of the Saxby site.
the Station Pub site may now become a car park.
concern was expressed over the lack of consultation about small developments e.g 185 Midland Road and that this was due to different methods of consultation. The Councillors said that they would be happy to inform Carsag if there were developments in the area.
Action : Councillor Croft said he would enquire what the present consultation policy was as the Council may be breaching regulations.
4. Items from Local Councillors :
Councillor Dholakia expressed concern that he felt the local press were not passing on information from them and that the residents needed to bombard the media with their concerns.
5. Any Other Business:
Allan Blackman said that he was under the impression the Habitat site on Eastfield Road was not now going ahead.
Jean Vail passed on information about an exhibition in the Victoria Centre on 30th October from 5.50pm -9pm about some unused sites in the Ward. There would be questionnaires to fill in.
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