Welcome to this evening’s meeting

Melksham Area Board

Councillor Jonathon Seed, Chairman

Melksham Area Board

Chairman’s announcements

•Dog control orders

•Street Trading

Apologies for Absence

Declaration of Interest

Cllr Jonathon Seed

Approval of Minutes

Cllr Jonathon Seed

Partner updates

Your opportunity to

have your say on the future of

policing in Wiltshire

What the funding cuts mean to policing in Wiltshire• £15 million in savings over

the next four years.

• So in four years time the Force is likely to have • 150 fewer officers • 200 fewer staff.

• It’s WPA’s responsibility to ensure that Wiltshire continues to have an effective and efficient police service.

Our overall budget

£27 million Frontline policing (neighbourhood policing and response)

£18 million Crime investigation and intelligence

£9 million Armed response, roads policing, helicopter, dogs, etc

£5 million Custody unit, preparing cases for court

£8 million Answering calls and response management

£16 million Finance, HR, Training, etc

£24 million Building, cars, IT and equipment

Our Top Priorities• Keeping the public safe on the

streets and at home

• Keeping neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs at the current levels.

• Responding promptly to emergency 999 calls

• Maintaining an acceptable standard for call handling to deal with general enquiries and non urgent calls

Our other commitments

• More Special Constables and Volunteers to provide support

• Use of new technology so police can remain on the beat

• Under current arrangements a police air ambulance stays until 2014

Local policing – how we intend to police

Overview: •11 Inspector-led areas – as now

•Swindon and County divisions to be merged to give one Force wide service delivery

No planned change to frontline numbers

Support services

• To streamline criminal justice processes, the force will use more ‘local resolution’, getting people to reach agreement without formal police or court action

• It may take longer to process administrative requests or answer general enquiries

Access to our services

• We will offer public facing services alongside other agencies to ensure we stay accessible to you (i.e. through local councils, libraries) while reviewing the number of police stations we have.

Take part in the consultation survey

• Fill in the questionnaire card and hand it in tonight

• Visit the Wiltshire Police Authority website for more information and complete the survey there: www.wiltshire-pa.gov.uk

• Or call 01380 734022 for a paper copy of the plans and questionnaire

Melksham Area BoardWednesday 2 February 2011

A Community Campus for Melksham

Lucy Murray Brown

Workplace Transformation Programme

Context

• A campus is a building, or buildings, in a community area that will provide the services the local community needs in an accessible location

• Local community involvement critical to the success

• Reduces the long term financial, environmental and operational pressures on operating aging, low quality buildings

• Potential to co-locate with partner and voluntary organisations

• Encourages the council to explore wide ranging innovative arrangements to allow local communities to have more influence in service delivery

• Core criteria to all campus buildings include shared reception, community space, accessible IT provision, personal care facilities and café and catering facilities

Benefits of a new facility

• Extended opening hours• Multi-purpose visits• Modern, up to date facilities• Accessible community IT provision• Sustainable and efficient facilities• Additional community facilities• Exploration of innovative community focused management

arrangements

Existing Service Provision• Melksham Library• Highways depot (area-based service)• Melksham Road Safety Training Unit & Gritter Garage (providing national and area

based services, respectively)• Melksham Registration Outstation (Town Hall)• Melksham Christie Miller Sports Centre• Melksham The Blue Pool• Bowerhill Professional Development Centre• Canberra Youth Development Centre• Melksham Youth Offending Team building (area-based service covering north of the

county)• Hearing & Vision team (county-wide service), based within Semington Independent

Living Centre • Lowbourne House (area-based service offering support for vulnerable children and

families in West Wiltshire)

Consultation

• 3,200 questionnaires distributed in the autumn 2010• Dedicated email and postal address

Overview• Services• Location• Access• Additional facilities

Audit & Research – Sustainability Appraisal

• Social, economic & environmental implications

• Key sustainability issues

• Five site options considered

• Copy available on the council’s website

Audit & Research – Sustainability Appraisal

Site 1: North east

Site 2: South west

Site 3: Woolmore Farm

Site 4: South

Site 5: Split-site campus

Audit & Research – Sustainability Appraisal

Findings• Broadly speaking a campus in the town centre is most

sustainable in sustainability appraisal terms• Option 5 (split campus) is theoretically sustainable• Option 3 (Woolmore Farm) considered most sustainable single

campus site• Option 4 (south) considered potentially sustainable single

campus site• Options 1 (north-east) and 2 (south-west) considered

unsustainable

Audit & Research – condition, build and environmentCondition

• Over £13m maintenance liability for properties in Melksham over next 25 years

Build & Environment

• The council aims to achieve low carbon developments

• Benefits of a new build facility

• Environmental design aspirations

• Optimise equality of access

• Long-term sustainable service provision that encourages community empowerment

Audit & Research

• Spatial Planning

• Leisure Review

• Library Review

• Equalities

Perceived Savings

Operational costs• Between approximately 22% and 35% reduction in operational

costs• Equates to between £6m and £9.6m over the next 25 years

Emissions• Between approximately 21% and 36% reduction in carbon

emissions

Options Appraisal

Two Phased approach:

1. Review of background information leading to proposed service specification

2. Site options appraisal leading to proposed site location

Service Specification Proposal It is proposed that the following facilities and services be provided

within a new community campus for Melksham:

• Leisure centre – 25m swimming pool plus learner pool; 4-court sports hall; multi-activity rooms; 60 station fitness suite; wet and dry changing, squash courts and associated ancillary facilities

• 6 lane indoor bowls rink and group room

• Library including improved IT suite for community internet access

• Registrar service

• Reception for all campus services and offering advice on other council services

• Cafe facilities

Service Specification Proposal CONT:

• Crèche

• Youth centre facilities

• Personal care room(s) (e.g. for disabled people and their carers)

• Desk space for community based council and partner staff

• Multi-purpose training suite for both professional and community use

• Multi-purpose meeting/resource rooms

• Health care facilities e.g. GP surgeries, specialist clinics (TBC by partner organisations)

• 100 space car park (indicative)

• Provision of land for outdoor recreational use adjacent to campus facilities

• Outdoor sports changing facilities

Location Proposal Site options identified in the Sustainability Appraisal have been

further assessed within the context of the audit and research information:

• deliverability• challenges• supporting factors• indicative capital cost

Location Proposal

It is proposed that a community campus facility for Melksham be developed on land at Woolmore Farm, adjacent to the Melksham Oak School

Preferred Location - rationale

• Indicative cost of £23.3 million• Deliverable within the constraining timeframe• Lowest build cost• Council owned land• Adjacent to housing growth area • Infrastructure in place• Opportunities for shared use with Melksham Oak School• Supporting spatial planning policy in place• Travel plan would form part of a formal planning process

Proposals for Consultation It is proposed that the following facilities and services be provided within a new community

campus for Melksham, located on land at Woolmore Farm, adjacent to the Melksham Oak School:

• Leisure centre – 25m swimming pool plus learner pool; 4-court sports hall; multi-activity rooms; 60 station fitness suite; wet and dry changing, squash courts and associated ancillary facilities

• 6 lane indoor bowls rink and group room• Library including improved IT suite for community internet access• Registrar service• Reception for all campus services and offering advice on other council services• Cafe facilities• Crèche• Youth centre facilities• Personal care room(s) (e.g. for disabled people and their carers)• Desk space for community based council and partner staff• Multi-purpose training suite for both professional and community use • Multi-purpose meeting/resource rooms• Health care facilities e.g. GP surgeries, specialist clinics (TBC by partner organisations)• 100 space car park (indicative)• Provision of land for outdoor recreational use adjacent to campus facilities• Outdoor sports changing facilities

Indicative Timeline

Indicative delivery of the preferred option:

• Feasibility study and design phase Jan 11 – Jul 11• Planning phase Jul 11 – Dec 11• Construction phase Jan 12 – Jan 13• Build completion and opening early 2013

The Next Steps• Information pack

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/melkshamcommunitycampus

• Future engagement

• Dedicated Campus Area Board 29/3/11 (6pm, Assembly Hall, Melksham)

• Points of clarification

Melksham Community Area Partnership

Service Campus Consultation

Chris Holden - Chair

Community Area Partnerships are independent and open, and are set up to represent the views of the Community to Wiltshire Council.

We have been asked to work with the Area Board to consult on the proposals for the Service Campus.

Who we are

Consultation Strategy

1. Questionnaire

2. Open days / evening

3. Permanent Displays

4. Meetings with Groups

1. Questionnaire

• Available mid February - deadline 22 March

• Distributed to 13,000 households in the Area

• Corresponding online questionnaire at:

www.melksham.communityarea.org.uk

2. Open Days / Evening 1. Sat 12 February - OPEN DAY Melksham Town Hall, 1pm - 5pm

2. Thursday 3 March - OPEN EVENING Melksham Assembly Hall, 6pm - 8pm

3. Saturday 12 March - OPEN DAY Melksham Town Hall, 10am - 1pm

3. Permanent Displays Information on display with questionnaires

available at:

1. Library

2. Town Hall

3. Empty Shop (Church St)

4. Meetings with Groups • Community Area Young People’s Issues Group Wed 9 Feb, 6.30pm

• Indoor Bowls Club Wed 23 Feb, 10.30am

• Beanacre Cricket Club Tues 1 March, 7.30pm

• Older People’s Forum Mon 7 March, 10am

• Swordfish – swimming club Monday 7 Feb, 7.30pm

• Atworth Parish Council Wed 16 March, 7pm

• Melksham Oak Governing Body Wed 16 March, 7pm

• Melksham Without Parish Council Mon 21 March, evening

• Bowerhill Residents Action Group Wed 23 March, evening

• Melksham Mind Support Group A Thursday tbc, 10am

• Sheltered housing group A Thursday tbc, 11 am

Many more still to be confirmed

Compiling results• The deadline for all responses and

questionnaires will be 22 March

• Compilation of results will be carried out between 22 and 28 March

• Results will be presented back at the Area Board Meeting on 29 March at Melksham Assembly Hall

Please get involved

Thank you

Any other urgent questions of public concern?

Great Hinton Parish Council – junction A361/C232

Any other urgent questions of public concern?

Any other items of urgent public concern?

• Town centre enhancements, works at Church St and High St, Melksham

•Flooding along A3102

Grants for consideration

Melksham Tennis Club

Flood-lighting

£1095

Grants for consideration

Happy Circle Day Centre

Trips and Activities

£985

Grants for consideration

Melksham Town Council

Marketing of new cinema offering at Assembly Hall.

£1447

Performance Reward Grant Scheme applications

Wiltshire Volunteer Centre

£55,694

Performance Reward Grant Scheme applications

TransWilts Railway Partnership

£25,000

Feedback: Performance Reward Grant

Semington Football Club

Cabinet Member Questions

Cllr John Thompson, Deputy Leader of Wiltshire Council

Future Meeting Dates

Weds 9 March 2011 – Shaw School (routine business)

Tues 29 March 2011 – Melksham Assembly Hall (campus) NB: 6PM START

www.wiltshire.gov.uk/areaboards

Melksham Area Board