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To confirm that the business of the meeting will take place in public.
Minutes:
RESOLVED: That all items be
considered in public.
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Petition Report: 68a Minterne Waye, Hayes PDF 513 KB
Minutes:
Councillor Jagjit
Singh attended the meeting and spoke as a Ward
Councillor. He stated that he had
liaised with the police and residents about the issues raised in the petition and the associated concerns
of the residents.
Concerns and
suggestions raised by petitioners included the following:
- Temporary
CCTV had been installed in Minterne
Waye for approximately 12 weeks about
18-24 months ago and had deterred fly tipping, alcohol/drug abuse
and possible prostitution as well as cars parking and playing loud
music until 2am in the area of
concern. The camera had been installed
on a lamp column on the opposite side of the road so that it
focussed directly on the area and a sign had been put up to say
that CCTV was active in the area.
Petitioners noted that, once the temporary CCTV had been taken
down, the anti social behaviour had resumed;
- In
addition, a number of cars had been being left for months at a time
and the area had been used by some individuals to fix
cars. In one instance, a car had been
reported and clamped but someone had managed to get the clamp off
(left it in the road) and drove the vehicle away;
- The area
had been used for fly tipping, particularly the alleyway between
Minterne Waye and Dorchester Waye, with recent items including a mattress,
cooker hood and washing machine;
- There
were a number of families with young children and elders living in
the area and petitioners were concerned about them coming across
broken bottles, used needles, empty cans and other debris as they
walked to and from their homes;
- Petitioners believed that a temporary CCTV camera would act as a
deterrent, even if it was just for a 12 week period;
- In
addition to a CCTV camera, petitioners requested that a street
light be erected in this part of Minterne Waye to also
act as a deterrent to anti social behaviour. Without the street lighting, the area was very
dark and made residents feel unsafe passing it and intimidated when
there were cars parked there playing loud music;
- Residents
were apprehensive about reporting instances of anti social
behaviour to the police for fear of repercussions from the
perpetrators. However, on the occasions
that the police had been called, residents were really grateful for
their response;
- Some
residents had been threatened by people hanging around in the area,
they had had their car windows smashed, possessions stolen from
their cars and wing mirrors broken off; and
- Although
the anti social behaviour could occur on any night of the week, it
was more common at the weekend.
Councillor Douglas Mills listened to the
concerns of petitioners and responded to the points
raised. Although the fly tipping and
littering was taking place in the green space and wooded area
adjacent to the bypass as well as in the alleyway, the Cabinet
Member was advised that the alleyway was well used by residents
(and well lit) so it would be detrimental to have ...
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Petition Report: Fairdale Gardens, Hayes PDF 318 KB
Minutes:
It was noted that Councillors Lynne Allen and
Peter Curling had been unable to attend the meeting and had
submitted their apologies.
Concerns and
suggestions raised by petitioners included the following:
- Children
were increasingly using the road as a football pitch and had even
marked the road surface as such. It was
noted that the issue was prevalent after school, at weekends and
during school holidays and could involve 4-8 participants (it was
becoming less frequent during the darkening evenings);
- Although
residents had asked the young people (who ranged from the very
young to 16/17 years old) to stop playing in the street, they had
refused and, on occasion, had been verbally abusive;
- Petitioners were concerned for the safety of the very young
children as they would often run out from behind parked vehicles
and risked being hit by moving vehicles;
- Furthermore, during their games, the young people's balls had
been kicked into residents' vehicles and when they landed in
neighbours' gardens, they retrieved the balls without permission
from the occupier;
- The
petitioners were requesting that the Council erect 'No ball signs'
in Fairdale Gardens as a reminder that ball games should not be
played in the road;
- It was
acknowledged that the Council had sent letters out in August 2015
to a number of households in Fairdale Gardens asking that they find
an alternative place for their children to play
football. However, the turnover of
tenants in many of the properties in the road was high which meant
that subsequent families moving into the area would be unaware of
the nuisance that it caused and potentially let their children play
in the street; and
- As well
as children that lived in the cul-de-sac playing football on the
highway, residents advised that there were some that came from
elsewhere.
Councillor Douglas Mills listened to the
concerns of petitioners and responded to the points
raised. He advised that, although there
were signs in Hayes Town prohibiting certain activities, these were
regularly enforced and fixed penalty notices issued. It was noted that those ball signs that were still
visible in the Borough were generally on housing estates or very
old signs. The Cabinet Member stated
that signage was not necessarily the answer to this type of issue
as it would be difficult to enforce as the Council would not be
able to levy fixed penalty notices for breaches.
The petitioners were advised that, following
the letter that was circulated to households in August 2015, the
Council had received calls saying that there were no signs in the
street advising that ball games were not permitted. It was agreed that officers would hand deliver
personalised letters to all households in the cul-de-sac to advise
that it was unacceptable for children to be allowed to play
football on the highway as it was unsafe and was causing a nuisance
to their neighbours. This face-to-face
contact would enable officers to answer any queries that residents
might have, address any language barriers and advise that legal
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