The Chairman welcomed all parish representatives to the Parish Council Forum.

Apologies received as listed above.

To confirm the Notes of the Parish Council Forum held on 18 July 2016.

The Notes of the Parish Council Forum held on 18 July 2016 were confirmed by parish representatives and signed by the Chairman.

To discuss any matters arising from the Parish Council Forum held on 18 July 2016.

There were no matters arising from the notes of the last meeting.

To receive updates from parish representatives on organisations they represent which might be of interest to other members of the Forum.

Mr Cliff Bacon

1.     My nameis Cliff Bacon andI representClipshamParish Meetingandthe LSP EnvironmentalThemeGroup

2.     I wishtosay afew wordsabouttherecentlyadoptedRutlandCorporatePlan andrelatedsubjects.

3.     TheadoptedCorporatePlan which was publishedaroundthe 20th

September,havingbeen approvedby Cabinetandfull Council,is ahighlevel documentwhichsetsthe scenefor thecouncil’s aims from now to 2020. Itis very heavilyweighted towardstheintentionof encouragingpopulation growth andeconomicdevelopmentin thatperiodon ascalewhichhas notso far beenexperiencedinRutland.Sadly, theintentiontoprotectournatural andhistoric environmentandoursmaller villagesfrom theimpactsof developmentis almostcompletelyabsentfrom theplan.

4.     TheEnvironmentalThemeGroupdid submita consultationresponsein Julybut unfortunatelythatinputwasalmostcompletelydisregarded.

5.     Thepurposeof myTalk Backis:

-        Firstly to encourageyou pleaseto goontoRCCwebsiteandr  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

To receive an update from Rutland County Council

20 minutes for presentation and questions

Councillor King, Leader of Rutland County Council

Key areas highlighted included:

i)                 That RCC would be losing millions of pounds out of the budget over the next few years.  Considering various areas of funding to reduce.

ii)               RCC currently operating largely within budget.

The following points were noted:

                           i.          RCC to contact parishes regarding costs associated with cemeteries, grass cutting and streetlighting.

A more detailed presentation would be given at the January 2017 Forum.

Councillor Kenneth Bool, Chairman, Rutland County Council

20 minutes for presentation and questions

Councillor Bool, Chairman of Rutland County Council

A presentation was received from Councillor Bool, RCC’s representative on the Combined Fire Authority Board.

Key areas highlighted included:

i)                 That the Fire and Rescue Service employed in the region of 700 staff (600 operational and 100 support).

ii)               The Service maintained 20 fire stations, a fleet and equipment maintenance facility, a training and development centre, an occupational health facility and a Service HQ building.  A significant fleet of emergency response vehicles and a vast array of operational equipment.

iii)              The Combined Fire Authority (CFA) was the responsible body overseeing the delivery of the fire and rescue function in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

iv)             The Service was one of the lowest funded Services in the country but was also one of the best performing.

The following points were noted:

i.                 That the difference in figures for the number of incidents attended in Rutland by Station Area (2015-16) between Uppingham and Oakham was due to Uppingham operating on a retained basis and therefore operated for 66% of the year.  Oakham operated as a 24/7 wholetime manned stationed.  The figures also worked on geographical response.  Both station areas worked as a collective service for the county.

ii.                Consideration was being given to basing a special 4x4 in Uppingham.  This would be able to tackle difficult terrain, for example, Rutland Water.

iii.              The Fire Service operated a cross border support system for first vehicle attending an incident due to response times, therefore Stamford could possibly attended a fire in the Ryhall/Casterton area of the county.

iv.              In Oakham there was a tie-in with the East Midlands Ambulance Service for first responder basis.

v.               The retained crew at Uppingham was fully trained to fire brigade standard.

vi.              Blue Light Collaboration was looking to expand cross border services to improve the efficiency of the emergency services.

Heather Caldicott, Transport Strategy Officer, Rutland County Council

An overview of the key findings from Rutland County Council’s recent countywide travel survey

20 minutes for presentation and questions

Heather Caldicott, Transport Strategy Officer, Rutland County Council (RCC)

Ms Caldicott presented an overview of the key findings from Rutland County Council’s recent countywide travel survey.

Key areas highlighted included:

i)                 3615 responses had been received (21% response rate).  67% of responses were received from residents aged over 60.

ii)               Travel for healthcare appointments was a key area.  Reponses showed that a number of residents have trouble getting to hospital appointments – particularly at Peterborough City Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary.

iii)              Bus travel – Top 5 suggestions for improvement:

·       Frequency and times of bus

·       Evening services

·       Ticket fares

·       Sunday/weekend service

·       Service reliability/punctuality

iv)             There was a limited awareness of transport and community transport schemes operating in the county.

v)               71% of respondents walked for health or leisure at least once a week.

vi)             17% of respondents cycled for health or leisure at least once a week.

vii)            51% stated that more/extended designated cycle routes, protected from traffic would encourage cycling.

viii)           There was an element of conflict between cyclists and other road users.

ix)             Road safety and highways maintenance – respondents ranked six areas in order of importance.  Listed below (% rated as good, very good or excellent):

·       Roads (34%)

·       Pavements (39%)

·       Street lighting (49%)

·       Drainage (31%)

·       Road signs and lines (52%)

·       Grass cutting (54%)

Most commonly reported improvement suggestions were:

·       Pothole repair

·       Maintenance and repair

·       Improved, wider safer pavements

·       Quicker responses

·       Longer term fixes

x)               The findings would be filtered into RCC’s Total Transport Review, helping to identify gaps in provision.

xi)             Findings will also inform RCC’s Local Transport Plan 4 was still in the early stages of development.

xii)            A more detailed copy of the survey was available online at:

http://www.rutland.gov.uk/transport_and_streets/rutland_travel_survey.aspx

The following points were noted:

i.                 That the online survey detail allowed data to be to filtered by postcode where a more detailed breakdown was required, for example, cycling in Uppingham. However, such analysis would be time intensive.

ii.                That the response rate figure for the Uppingham Hopper was available online through the summary graph.

iii.              That the RCC Corporate Plan through sustainable development sought to encourage sustainable forms of transport.

iv.              That the outstanding response rate brought a challenge of analysis.  Still in the early stages of analysing data- further analysis will follow.

v.               That although areas may be covered by the Call Connect Service it was not necessarily practical for medical appointments.

The Chairman thanked Ms Caldicott for her presentation.

Hugh Crouch, Senior Community Safety Officer, Rutland County Council

Information regarding the Rutland County Council Community Safety Team and the services that can be accessed.  The wider work of the Safer Rutland Partnership and details of the Rutland Virtual Beat.

20 minutes for presentation and questions

Hugh Crouch, Community Safety Manager, Rutland County Council and PCSO Matt Mcdade, Leicestershire Police

Mr Crouch presented on services which could be accessed and PCSO Mcdade presented on the Virtual Beat Project.

Key areas highlighted during Mr Crouch’s presentation included:

i.          The aim of Community Safety was to work together with partners to ensure that Rutland remained a safe place to live, work and visit.

ii.          That after five years of decline in the number of anti-social behaviour incidents being reported this year had seen a slight increase in reports.

iii.          RCC Anti-Social Behaviour Officers, working with partners including the Police, were able to provide advice and support to tackle alleged issues.

iv.          Anti-Social Behaviour could be reported by:

Calling 01572 722577 or 101 to report issues

or email communitysafety@rutland.gov.uk

v.          Domestic Abuse – commissioned Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland service UAVA (United Against Violence & Abuse) able to access number of services including crisis support, outreach support, group programmes,  counselling and therapeutic services  .  58% increase in service available to county.

vi.          Further services and vulnerability included:

·       Alcohol/Substance Misuse

·       Prevent (Preventing Violent Extremism)

·       Child Sexual Exploitation

·       Hoarding

·       Cyber / Online Safety

vii.          A victim support service was offered by Victim First,  Contact details below:

a.     0800 953 9595

b.     support@victimfirst.pnn.gov.uk

a.     Website www.victimfirst.org

b.     Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/Victim1st

c.     Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Victim1st

Key areas highlighted during PCSO Mcdade’s presentation included:

i.          The sole aim of the virtual beat was to offer the public another avenue to contact the police, providing an opportunity for people who cannot or would not contact the police by telephone or face to face to have their say; and also the ability to engage and converse with multiple members of society at the same time.  The project was being trialled by Rutland and Leicester East Area.

ii.                    Leicestershire 2015 survey of 2,400 Year 9 Students found that:

·       50% had over 200 online “friends”

·       34% had over 25 friends they had never met offline.

·       23% had received threats or harassment.

·       54% said their parent was not interested in their online usage.

iii.          Cyber bullying was quite common.

iv.          Leicestershire Police had a dedicated Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Team to investigate and deal with allegations; and a referral desk to take referrals for vulnerable young people.

v.          The Police were working with partners to develop training packages for young people and parents; training their local officers in internet safety and providing them with the resources to use with young people; and delivering inputs to schools and colleges.

vi.          Useful websites for Parents:

·       Thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/

·       Getsafeonline.org/

·       Cyberstreetwise.com/

·       Ceop.police.uk/

The following points were noted:

i.          The aim of Virtual Beat Project was to target over 50s.  Following contact from schools/parents and children was now being utilised to engage and help those groups.

ii.          The Project was not looking to take officers off the street.

The Chairman thanked Mr Crouch and PCSO Mcdade for their presentations.

Diane Baker, Deputy Monitoring Officer and Sue Bingham, Governance Coordinator, Rutland County Council

To reinforce good standards of conduct and ethical behaviour and improve the understanding of the Code of Conduct and Standing Orders

30 minutes for presentation and questions

Helen Briggs, Chief Executive and Sue Bingham, Governance Coordinator, Rutland County Council.

Due to time constraints this item was not taken.

To receive the Parish Briefing Paper (12 October 2016) on issues currently affecting Rutland (to be circulated at the Forum).

Parish Clerks and Representatives are asked to display the document on parish notice boards.

The Parish Briefing Paper for 12 October 2016 was circulated at the meeting.

To consider any other items of business which parish representatives may wish to raise.

The Chairman informed the meeting that ‘Starfish’ a film about two Rutland residents, Tom and Nicola Ray, was to be released on 28 October.

Monday 30 January 2017

Wednesday 5 April 2017

Potential agenda items for the Parish Council Forum should be sent to Corporate Support, Rutland County Council, Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP, or emailed to corporatesupport@rutland.gov.uk

Monday 30 January 2017

Wednesday 5 April 2017