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Rolling Action Checklist

DARNALL AREA PANEL – ROLLING ACTION CHECKLIST (PUBLIC MEETINGS)

For Meeting Sept 2007

Question / Issue Raised	Date Raised	Service or Agency Responsible for Action (inc. named Officer)	Progress to Date	STATUS- Green Amber Red
Residents to look at the proposed play equipment that is to be installed. Information to be passed onto Handsworth Forum. Members to investigate the availability of funding for the lighting.	25/01/07	Breeze Landscape Architects (Neil Black)	Area Action to contact Handsworth Forum. Area Co-ordinator contacted Alan Williams (Parks and Countryside) 13/07/07, he will follow up	Amber
Barrett Housing Development to be invited to future meeting	25/01/07	19/07/07- Officer from DEL to follow up.	April 2007- Several requests have been made to the developers provide an update to Handsworth Forum. July 2007- No presentation has been given to date, though developer has been contacted several times. Problem with developer attending Handsworth Forum meetings on Mondays.	Amber
Allan Barrows, Tinsley Forum Manager, raised a question at the meeting about existing Housing Market Renewal (HMR) monies, to which the Chair promised he would deliver the statistics at the next Area Panel meeting, detailing how much money was left over for Tinsley.	24/05/07	Cllr Mazher Iqbal	19/07/07- Cllr Iqbal to provide information at the next meeting.	Red
Chris Goddard from the Tinsley Advice Centre emphasised that in light of the several hundred EU National new arrivals that were accessing the Centre every month, there was an urgent need for a full time translator and an extra member of staff, with the Centre being extremely under resourced at present.	24/05/07	Cllr Mazher Iqbal	Cllr Mazher Iqbal clarified that he had liased with MP Clive Betts and Councillor Mick Rooney about delivering food parcels to the Centre for distribution, and also mentioned that there was to be a meeting on the 15th June to discuss the situation. Two meetings have now taken place to date with Area Coordinator (23/08/07).	Green
In light of Christy Bannister and John Keyworth’s report referring to the proposed demolition of the Tinsley Cooling Towers, a question was raised by a member of the public as to what would become of the Peregrine Falcons nesting in the cooling towers.	24/05/07	John Keyworth, Development Services	John Keyworth replied that Powergen would have to take the Peregrine Falcons into consideration when demolishing the Towers, as the birds were a protected species.	Green
A member of the public pointed out that the number of children per household in Tinley was increasing	24/05/07	Christy Bannister, Development Services	Christy Bannister clarified that they were dealing with the issues of affordable housing for all.	Green
A point was raised by a member of the public that children in Tinsley experience a high level of pollution and subsequent respiratory problems.	24/05/07	David Curtis, Development Services	David Curtis reassured the Panel that these issues were being looked into.	Green
Gareth Davis from Activity Sheffield highlighted the need for more activities for older people in Tinsley, such as Health Walks and aerobics classes at the Tinsley Green Centre.	24/05/07	Gareth Davis, Activity Sheffield	Gareth Davis looking to incorporate more activities for older people into existing Active Tinsley Plan.	Green
Councillor Mick Rooney requested that the Highways Officers conduct a survey of all the roads within the Panel area which have similar noise problems, and report back to the next meeting of the Area Panel.	19/07/07	Highways (David Popple)		Amber
Mature trees have been felled on Rotherham Road/ Retford Road and a member of the public wishes to know the reason for this.	19/07/07	Cllr Mazher Iqbal to respond to complainant		Amber
Pupil numbers will be increasing in Darnall, given new housing developments on Staniforth Road and Eleanor St. Local School provision to be included as an Agenda Item for the Area Panel meeting to be held 06/09/07.	19/07/07	Amy Edwards	Schools provision in Darnall is on the agenda for 06/09/07	Green
Traffic flow at the junction of Staniforth Road/ Handsworth Road/ Prince of Wales Road is a major problem. Prince of Wales Road has not been widened to 2 lanes, due to presence of Railway Bridge. This issue to be included as an Agenda Item for Area Panel meeting on 06/09/07.	19/07/07	Amy Edwards	Traffic issues in Darnall is on the agenda for 06/09/07	Green

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