Eastleigh Borough Council Bishopstoke, Fair Oak and Horton Heath Local Area Committee Meeting

There was no public participation on this occasion.

The Chair reported that the environmental costs of decisions to this committee was supposed to be item 9 on the agenda, but currently no update was available so it would be brought back to the Committee in the future.

The Chair stated that Councillor Broomfield had asked if the One Horton Forum was still running, and that she had found out that it had been put on the back burner due to Covid-19 but was due to start again on 18 July, with Fair Oak Parish Council in.

The minutes of the meeting held on 9 March would be brought back to the Committee to be approved in September, as only two councillors present at today’s meeting were present on 9 March, meaning for this item, the Committee would not be quorum.

Councillor Parker-Jones and Councillor Couldrey declared non-pecuniary interests in item 6 of the agenda as they were both parish councillors.

The Chair thanked Ex-Councillor Rob Rushton for his time and commitment when he was on the Bishopstoke, Fair Oak and Horton Heath Local Area Committee, and welcomed Councillor Nick Couldrey back to the Committee.

The Chair stated that the Local Area Action Plan update would be emailed to members of the Committee.

The Committee considered a report by the Local Area Manager (agenda item 6) setting out recommendations for expenditure from the Committee’s revenue budget and developer contributions.

The Local Area Manager updated the Committee that funding had been received from Hampshire County Council towards Recommendation 3, the Holiday Activity and Food Programme, but that he would still recommend that the Committee approve the full request for funding as it would mean more available funds for expansion and further added value to the programme. Mandy Adams would come to a future team meeting to present to Members how this would be spent.

Councillor Couldrey requested that the boardwalk mentioned in Recommendation 2 be made from green oak and not from recycled plastic.

RESOLVED:-

That the Bishopstoke, Fair Oak and Horton Heath Local Area Committee approved:

(1)  £18,000 from developer contributions for extension to the parking provision for the splashpad and new Café at New Century Park development in Fair Oak;

(2)  £15,000 from developer contributions for a replacement fence and boardwalk (made from green oak) at the West Horton Farm countryside site in Bishopstoke; and

(3)  £2,100 from existing revenue budgets as the BIFOHH contribution to the Holiday Activity and Food Programme.

(NOTE: Councillor Parker-Jones and Councillor Couldrey declared a non-pecuniary interest in this item as they were both parish councillors.)

The Committee considered the report of the Local Area Manager (agenda item 7) concerning appointments to regulatory panels and outside bodies.

The Chair thanked Councillor Broomfield for his continuing work with Twynams Charities.

RESOLVED: –

(1)  That the nominations for 2022/23 municipal year appointments to regulatory panels and other groups as set out below were approved; and

(2)  That the Bishopstoke, Fair Oak and Horton Heath Local Area Committee make appointments to the following Outside Body for the 2022/23 municipal year:

i. Twynams Charities – Councillor Steve Broomfield

Due to unforeseen circumstances an engineer was not available to present the report at this meeting.

RESOLVED:-

It was agreed that the TROs would be deferred to a future meeting.

An update was not available for this meeting.

RESOLVED:-

It was agreed that this item would be deferred to a future meeting.