Agenda and minutes

- to note progress and emerging issues.

Consideration was given to the minutes of a meeting of the Local Development Framework Members’ Steering Group held on 24^th April, 2009.

 

Resolved:-  That the contents of the minutes, and emerging issues, be noted.

-           to receive the minutes.

The following report was submitted:-

 

Health, Welfare and Safety Panel

24th April, 2009

 

Present:-  Councillor R. S. Russell (in the Chair); Councillors Smith and Wootton. and Mrs. J. Adams (NUT), Mr. C. Booth (GMB): Mrs. S. D. Brook (NASUWT), Mr. J. W. Clay (ATL), Mr. K. Moore (UNITE) and Mr. P. Waterworth (UNISON)

Apologies for absence were received from:-   Councillor B. Dodson   Councillor Ann Russell The Mayor Councillor J. Swift   Councillor S. Walker   Councillor G. Whelbourn   Mrs. C. Maleham UNISON Mr. M. Eyre

 

2(21)	Minutes of the previous meeting held on 16th January, 2009
	Resolved:- That the minutes of the previous meeting of the Health, Welfare and Safety Panel, held on 16th January, 2009, be approved as a correct record for signature by the Chairman.
2(22)	Matters arising
	The following matters were raised:-   (1)                   Visits of Inspection   Concern was expressed by the Trades Unions about the lack of Councillors on the visits of inspection.   It was confirmed that the Elected Members each had substitutes if they could not attend.   Resolved:-  That the Scrutiny Panels be reminded to appoint both a representative, and a substitute, to this Panel.   (2)                  EXPO – 13th May, 2009   The Principal Health and Safety Officer urged everyone to let him know who was going to the Expo so that an appropriately sized bus and pre-registration could be arranged.   (3)                  Wath Victoria Junior and Infant School   Reference was made to the lack of an access door and doors on each toilet cubicle.   It was reported that this had not yet been followed up but an audit had been carried out.   (4)                  Ravenfield Primary School   It was confirmed that all the checks had now been done and channels cleaned out.  Staff had also been briefed.   (5)                  Fire exit signs   An explanation was given of the three types of signs, and it was confirmed that there was no requirement for the signs to be lit at all times.
2(23)	Statistics of Accidents, Injuries and Incidents of Violence to Employees
	The Principal Health and Safety Officer introduced the coloured graphs which illustrated the following:-   (i)     Incident totals for RMBC Employees - January 2008 to March 2009 – including a breakdown for Children and Young Peoples’ Services, Neighbourhood and Adult Services, Economic and Development Services, Corporate (including RBT) and Finance   (ii)               Violence to RMBC staff January 2008 to March 2009   (iii)              Incidents involving members of the public, pupils/work placements/schemes and other – January 2008 to March 2009   It was pointed out that overall the statistics were improving with a 10% reduction in total for 2008.   The key point for the Council was the number of manual handing, slips, trips and falls and the associated training issues.   Resolved:-  That the statistical information be noted.
2(24)	Health and Safety Bulletin
	Consideration was given to the Health and Safety Bulletin, containing recent articles and reports of legal cases relating to health and safety.   The following were highlighted:-    (i)                Matters of Interest from the HSE  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

-           to note progress.

Consideration was given to the minutes of a meeting of the Clifton Park Restoration Project Board held on 1^st May, 2009.

 

Resolved:-  That the minutes be received and progress noted.

-           to note progress.

Consideration was given to the minutes of a meeting of the Play Pathfinder Project Board held on 1^st May, 2009.

 

Resolved:-  That the minutes be received, and progress noted.

Consideration was given to a report stating that Councillor Boyes, as the Council’s Heritage Champion, had attended a conference on Climate Change and the Environment in Sheffield on 29^th May, 2009.

 

Resolved:-  That Councillor Boyes’s attendance at the above event be noted.

-           to consider appointments and memberships.

Consideration was given to representation on outside bodies and memberships of Panels and Sub-groups etc for the Municipal Year 2009-2010.

 

Resolved:-  (1)  That the following appointments be made:-

 

CHESTERFIELD CANAL PARTNERSHIP

 - Councillor Whysall

 

CYCLING ENGLAND – CYCLING CHAMPION

Councillor Barron

 

DEARNE AND DOVE INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD

Councillor Hodgkiss

 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH MARKET AUTHORITIES - Councillor Smith

 

PLANNING AID COMMUNITY CHAMPION

Vice-Chair, Planning Board - Councillor Dodson

 

ROTHERHAM ENVIRONMENT FORUM

Councillor Smith

 

TRANS-PENNINE TRAIL

Councillor Pickering, Chair, Planning Board (Substitute:  Councillor Walker)

 

YORKSHIRE TOURISM COUNCIL (YTB) WELCOME TO YORKSHIRE

Councillor Walker and Joanne Edley, Tourism Manager

 

(2)                 That it be noted that the South Yorkshire Rural Partnership was no longer in existence.

 

(3)                 That memberships of Panels/Sub-Groups etc be as follows:-

 

Health, Welfare and Safety Panel:-

Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Planning and Transportation - Councillor Smith,

Senior Adviser, Economic Development, Planning and Transportation -Councillor Walker

Cabinet Member for Streetpride, Councillor R. S. Russell (Chair) 

Substitute:  Councillor Ali (Senior Adviser)

Deputy Leader, Councillor Sharman

 

together with one Member (and a substitute) from each of the Scrutiny Panels as follows:-

 

Councillor Swift, from Regeneration Scrutiny Panel

Substitute:- Councillor Gosling

 

Councillor Dodson, from Democratic Renewal Scrutiny Panel

Substitute:-  to be advised

 

Councillor G. A. Russell, from Children & Young People’s Scrutiny Panel

Substitute:- to be confirmed

 

Councillor Wootton, from Adult Services and Health Scrutiny Panel

Substitute:- to be confirmed

 

Councillor P. A. Russell, from Sustainable Communities Scrutiny Panel

Substitute:-  Councillor Nightingale

 

and Councillor Whelbourn, Chair of Performance and Scrutiny Overview Committee

 

together with:-

 

Mrs. S. D. Brook, NASUWT

Mr. J. W. Clay, ATL

Mrs. J. Adams, NUT

Mr. S. Frere, UNISON

Mr. K. Moore, AMICUS

Mrs. S Tudor, UNISON

Mr. M. Tyas, GMB

 

MEMBERS’ SustainabLE Development Action Group:-

 

Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Planning and Transportation – Councillor Smith (Chair)

Cabinet Member for Community Development and Engagement, Councillor Hussain

Regeneration Scrutiny Panel, Councillor Gosling

Sustainable Communities Scrutiny Panel - Councillors McNeely and Walker

Democratic Renewal Scrutiny Panel - Councillor Austen

Children and Young People’s Services Scrutiny Panel –to be confirmed

Adult Services and Health Scrutiny Panel – to be confirmed

 

Parish Liaison Committee:- (General & Ad Hoc Meetings):-

Cabinet Member, Economic Development, Planning and Transportation (Chair), Councillor Smith

Senior Adviser, Economic Development, Planning and Transportation, Councillor Walker

Chair, Planning Board, Councillor Pickering

Vice-Chair, Planning Board, Councillor Dodson

 

Tourism Forum:-

Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Planning and Transportation, Councillor Smith

Senior Adviser, Economic Development, Planning and Transportation, Councillor Walker

Yorkshire South Tourism representative, Councillor Boyes

Cabinet Member for Cultural Services and Sport, Councillor I. St. John

 

Tourism Panel

Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Planning and Transportation (Chair), Councillor Smith

Senior Adviser, Economic Development, Planning and Transportation, Councillor Walker

Cabinet Member for Cultural Services and Sport, Councillor I. St. John

Yorkshire South Tourism representative, Councillor Boyes

Councillor Austen

Councillor Littleboy    (6 Councillors)

 

Matthew Beck, Chief Executive, Magna

Natalie Haynes, Holiday Inn

Bernard Jones, SouthYorkshire TransportMuseum

Stuart Reaney  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Greg Lindley, Partnership Implementation Officer, to report.

-           to present and update on the MARE project Don Catchment Action Alliance.

Consideration was given to a report, presented by the Economic Strategy Manager, updating the Cabinet Member on progress and action for the first year.

 

It was explained that this was an Interreg project which focussed on Managing Adaptive Responses to changing water and flood risk.  It featured joint working in South Yorkshire between Rotherham MBC, Sheffield City Council and Sheffield University (The Pennine Water Group.)  The lead European partner was Dordrecht, Holland, with Hanover, Germany and Bergen, Norway (plus a linkage to Seattle in America but not as a project partner.)

 

The project covered a range of disciplines and institutions, including high level research into climate change, partnership working and technical groups including climate change work package.

 

Actions to date included:-

• September submission date and eligible start date.
•  December approval by Interreg Committee.
• Initiation and partnership building both in UK and with European partners.
• Interreg launch event in March in Holland attended by Steve Smith from RMBC.

 

Work programmes and agreed ways forward have been set out including the Rotherham and Sheffield Demonstration projects that are both raising the policy dilemma between town centre brownfield regeneration and flood risk.

 

The development of Learning and Action Alliances at local and, particularly, at trans-national level are also key project elements.

 

Two of the major strands of theproject aspects are:-

 

(i) Don Catchment Action Alliance (DCAA) - under the MARE (Managing Adaptive REsponses to changing flood risk in the North Sea region) project a Don Catchment Action alliance has been set up and an international review meeting will take place at the end of June 2009 for the Rotherham Renaissance Flood Alleviation Scheme.

 

(ii)                 Demonstration projects:- linked with the Rotherham Renaissance Flood Alleviation Scheme

 

Resolved:-  (1)  That the progress on the first year MARE project plan be noted.

 

(2)  That the appointment of Jacobs for options and risk review work on the MARE project be approved.

 

(3)  That the demonstration review meeting in June 2009 be noted and involvement of Members be authorised.

Tom Finnegan-Smith, Senior Engineer, to report.

-           to consider proposed measures to improve accessibility and road safety on Flanderwell Lane, Sunnyside.

Consideration was given to a report, presented by the Senior Engineer, informing the Cabinet Member of proposed measures to improve access to facilities and services, and introduce a degree of traffic calming and to improve road safety on Flanderwell Lane, Sunnyside.  The proposed measures would give pedestrians and public transport users more priority.

 

The proposals were illustrated on Drawing No. 126/17/TT17 accompanying the report at Appendix A.

 

Appendices B and C to the report detailed concerns which had been received during the public consultation period, together with the technical officers’ responses.

 

Reference was made to the scheme’s costs and it was reported that the scheme had been included in the Local Transport Integrated Transport Capital Programme for 2009/2010.

 

Resolved:-  (1)  That the objections, detailed within the report and in Appendix B, be not acceded to.

 

(2)  That approval be given for detailed design to be undertaken and for the scheme be implemented in the 2009/10 financial year.

Nigel Davey, Engineer, to report.

-           to consider a proposal to widen the existing footway on Sandygate Wath, outside Wath Comprehensive School.

Consideration was given to a report, presented by the Senior Engineer, informing the Cabinet Member of a proposal to widen the existing footway on the A633 Sandygate Wath upon Dearne, outside WathComprehensive School.

 

The proposals were illustrated on Drawing No.  126/A633.055/1 accompanying the report.  The proposed works would improve the environment and road safety for pedestrians walking along the A633 and address the issue of school pupils walking in the carriageway at school finish times.

 

It was noted that no objections to the scheme had been received.

 

It was reported that funding was anticipated to be available from the Local Transport Plan Integrated Transport Capital Programme for 2009/2010.

 

Resolved:-  (1)  That the results of the consultation exercise for the proposed scheme be noted.

 

(2)  That authority be given for the detailed design to be carried out and for the scheme to be implemented.

 

(3)  That the scheme be funded from the Local Transport Plan Integrated Transport Programme for 2009/2010.