Agenda and draft minutes

West Central Multi Ward Decision Meeting & Southwark 2030 Conversations, West Central multi-ward forum - Tuesday 7 March 2023 6.00 pm

Venue: Ground Floor Meeting Room G02 - 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH

Note: Livestream for the decision making part of the meeting (from 18:45) at: https://www.youtube.com/user/southwarkcouncil/videos 

Items
No. Item

1.

INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME

    Minutes:

    The chair welcomed members of the public, councillors and officers to the meeting and explained that the meeting would first split into workshops, as part of the Southwark 2030 exercise, and then reconvene to hear feedback from the workshops, have a short break and then start the decision making part of the meeting.     

2.

Southwark 2030 workshops

    From 6.00pm to 6.45pm.

    Minutes:

    Attendees discussed their vision for the borough in 2030 in their workshops and fed back the results of their discussions.

     

    The meeting then took a break with the decision making part of the meeting starting at 7.10pm.

3.

Apologies

    To receive any apologies for absence.

    Minutes:

    There were apologies for absence from Councillors Dora Dixon-Fyle MBE, Ketzia Harper (Vice-Chair), Alice Macdonald and Ian Wingfield. 

4.

Notification of any items of business which the chair deems urgent

    The chair to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

    Minutes:

    There were none.

5.

Disclosure of interests and dispensations

    Members to declare any personal interests and dispensations in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting.

    Minutes:

    There were none.

6.

Minutes

7.

Deputations / petitions (if any)

    The chair to advise on any deputations or petitions received at this meeting. These must relate to a subject matter on this agenda only.

    Minutes:

    There were none.

8.

Cleaner Greener Safer 2023-24: Capital Funding

    Note: This is an executive function for decision by the multi-ward forum.

     

    To approve a reallocation and the allocation of funds for the Cleaner Greener Safer capital programme.

     

    Supporting documents:

    Minutes:

    Note: This is an executive function for decision by the multi-ward forum.

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    1.  That the reallocation of underspent funds of £92,503 carried forward from previous years underspend, current programme underspend and current programme project cancellations be agreed.

     

    2.  That the following allocation of funds for the 2023-2024 Cleaner Greener Safer capital programme in the West Central multi-ward area be agreed:

     

    Camberwell Green ward

     

    Ref

    Name

    Award

     

    1904093, (to include 1904086, 1904091, 1904193)

    Improving the area around Jessie Duffet Hall

    £10,000

    1900404

     

    Grosvenor Community Playground resurfacing

    £10,000

    1901103

     

    Boundary House derelict sheds

    £7,000

    1901628

    Coleby cycle storage

    £10,000

    1904200 (combined with 1901733)

    Goschen Community Gardens

    £10,000

    1899167

     

    Kevan House Relax and Reflection Garden

    £7,500

    1904027

     

    Bethwin Road Playground in Bethwin Road

    £10,000

    1904097

     

    Cleaner bin and electricity cupboard area

    £2,500

    1904191

     

    Safety Gates for 25 - 55 Crawford Road

     

    £2,000

     

    1899557

     

    Benhill Road Nature Garden children's pond dipping platform

     

    £5,000

    1898773

     

    CASP Playground Safety Improvements and gardening project

     

    £10,000

    1898955

     

    Elmington Road Food Growing & Communal Garden improvement

     

    £10,000

    Cllr Award

     

    Police Bike Marking Kits

     

    £4,000

     

     

     

    Faraday ward

     

    Ref

    Name

    Award

     

    1900314

     

    Garden improvements @ Surrey Square School

     

    £6,000

     

    1901087

     

    Greener, cleaner cars

     

    £6,500

     

    1901182

     

    Pick up your poo

     

    £2,500

     

    1902420

     

    Staggered Railing

     

    £3,500

     

    1903860

     

    Burgess Park Woodlands

     

    £12,500

     

    1903861

     

    St Peters Church Full restoration of the East

    Loggia

     

    £25,000

     

     

     Newington ward

       

    Ref

    Name

    Award

    1899912

     

    Brandon Raised Bed Planter Refurbishment V2

     £8,000

    1900658

     

    Dighton Ct Community Garden

     

     £5,000

    1901088

     

    Ensuring the safety of Dog Run at Pasley Park

     

     £3,200

    1903487

     

    Lorrimore Square Safer Surfacing for Play

     

     £7,800

    1903688

     

    Fareshares Improvement Works

     

     £2,900

    1903950

     

    Netra Play

     

     £18,000

    1903962

     

    Clean NETRA - Phase 2

     

     £4,000

    1904058

     

    Landscaping and greening to all Doddington Grove Estate green spaces including raised beds and estate perimeter.

     

     £5,000

     

    1904103

     

    Albert Westcott Communal Gardens

     

     £4,000

    1904169

     

    Fielding  Trash bins  and shed doors

     

     £6,000

     

     

     North Walworth ward

     

    Ref

    Name

    Award

    1901762

    Safer Naylor house

     

    £15,000

     

    1902612

    Alvey Estate Community Facilities Improvements

     

    £10,000

     

    1903435

    Love Thy Neighbour

     

    £6,000

     

    1903951

    Congreve Community Garden Re-design

     

    £15,400

     

    1904102

    Dawes House Play Area

     

    £20,000

     

     

     

    St Giles ward

     

    Ref

    Name

    Award

    1891226

     

    Bicycle storage/ racks/ bin

    £5,000

    1898166

     

    Marchwood Raised Flower Bed

    £3,000

    1900475

     

    Raised Beds Repairs

    £5,000

    1901013

     

    Safe Path

    £5,000

    1901615

     

     

    72 Grove Lane bin cupboard drains

     

    £2,500

     

    1901688

     

     

    72 Grove Lane water butts/catchers

     

    £1,500

     

    1902567

     

     

    Improvement to acoustics at SLGs Art Block on Sceaux Gardens estate

     

    £5,000

     

    1902626

     

    New Shed in the Community Garden (Secrete Garden)

     

     

    £1,500

    1902647

     

    Brunswick Park garden of reflection

     

    £1,400

    1902659

     

    New Bike Hangers

     

    £7,000

    1903987

     

    Lettsom Wildflower Meadow

     

    £4,000

    1904084

     

    Southampton way community garden extension phase 3

     

    £5,000

    1904018

     

    Better Bins for Dowlas

     

    £5,000

    1904108

     

    Permanent new play area and equipment for the Key Stage 1 playground at St Georges C of E Primary School, supported by St Georges PTA.

     

    £5,000

    1904118

     

     

    Lucas Gardens Play Space Regeneration

     

    £8,000

     

     

9.

Neighbourhoods Fund (NsF) 2023-24

    Note: This is an executive function for decision by the multi-ward forum.

     

    To approve the allocation of funds for the 2023-24 Neighbourhoods Fund in the West Central multi-ward area from the list of applications outlined in Appendix 1 of the report.

     

    Supporting documents:

    Minutes:

    Note: This is an executive function for decision by the multi-ward forum.

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    That the total of £150,000 of the Neighbourhoods Fund 2022-23 be allocated as follows: 

     

    Camberwell Green ward

     

    Ref

    Name of Group

    Name of Project

    Allocation

    1958

    Grosvenor Estate TRA

    Grosvenor Estate Annual Street Party

    £1,410

    1961

    Blue Elephant Theatre

    Young People's Theatre

    £5,000

    1986

    Walworth Golden Oldies

    Golden Adventurers

    £1,500

    2039

    Crawford Tenant And Resident Association

    Crawford Tenant And Resident Association

    £1,500

    2093

    The Welcome Singers

    The Welcome Singers

    £3,805

    2146

    Hidaya Women's Association

    Women's English Classes

    £2,500

    2156

    Millwall Community Trust

    Kicks @ Bethwin Adventure Playground

    £5,000

    2160

    SouthEastSkates

    Winter Roller skate Venue

    £2,035

    2174

    Southwark Explorers' Club

    Southwark Explorers' Club

    £2,250

    2201

    Spring Community Hub

    Holiday club

    £2,000

    2253

    Camberwell Arts

    2023 Camberwell Arts Festival

    £3,000

     

     

    Faraday ward

     

    Ref

    Name of Group

    Name of Project

    Allocation

    1777

    Burgess Sports

    Multi-sports holiday programme

    £4,500

    1826

    Edible Rotherhithe C.I.O.

    Keep on Growing at Surrey Square School

    £2,100

    1837

    Inspire at St Peters

    Inspire to Grow

    £4,000

    1868

    Art in the Park

    Saturdays at Art in the Park

    £4,400

    1881

    SE17 Working CIC

    Ekabo Action Team

    £2,500

    2003

    Burgess Sports

    Healthy meals holiday camp

    £4,500

    2130

    Uffo Athletic and Leisure Group Ltd

    Uffo Athletic Health & Wellbeing Walks

    £2,500

    2187

    Walworth Neighbourhood Food Model

    Walworth Neighbourhood Food Tour (Faraday)

    £2,500

    2245

    Get Rid of and Donate CIC

    Bringing our Communities Together Supporting People in Need

    £1,000

    2329

    From THAT To THIS

    Skills For Life

    £2,000

     

     

    Newington ward

     

    Ref

    Name of Group

    Name of Project

    Allocation

    1808

    BREAKTHEBARRIEr CIC

    Summer Session/Workshop

    £4,500

    1876

    Walworth Community Pub Project

    Walworth Community Pub - building democratic involvement

    £1,000

    1967

    Friends of Pasley Park

    One Newington Community Fete

    £4,500

    2105

    Link Age Southwark

    Seated Yoga

    £3,170

    2127

    Spring Community Hub

    Back 2 Work

    £2,500

    2152

    Millwall Community Trust

    Kicks @ Brandon Youth Centre

    £2,500

    2182

    Walworth Neighbourhood Food Model

    Walworth Neighbourhood Food Tour

    £2,000

    2194

    Spring Community Hub

    Holiday club

    £2,500

    2272

    Doddington Grove Residents Association

    Performing Arts Workshops for Young People & Doddington Grove Gardening Club

    £2,910

    2275

    Latin American Disabled People's Project

    LADPP Cost of living financial welfare support Services

     

    £2,000

    1920

    Coding Club

    Coding club

    £2,420

     

     

    North Walworth ward

     

    Ref

    Name of Group

    Name of Project

    Allocation

    1735

    Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute

    Fighting Inequality Project

    £4,500

    2181

    Spring Community Hub

    Domestic Abuse Awareness for Survivors

    £6,400

    2214

    Walworth Coding Club

    Walworth Coding Club

    £4,996

    2311

    Elephant and Castle Business Forum

    Community Wellbeing Workshops

    £1,800

     

     

    St Giles ward

     

    Ref

    Name of Group

    Name of Project

    Allocation

    1755

    Flashy Wings Ministry

    Project Lavender Recreational

    £1,750

    1870

    Mind and Soul Community Choir

    Camberwell Voices

    £2,500

    1902

    Southwark Refugee Communities Forum (SRCF)

    Refugee Week Conference and Community Celebration

    £3,000

    2096

    South London Gallery

    SLG Families: Sunday Spot and Garden Trail

    £3,500

    2107

    Link Age Southwark

    Seated Yoga

    £2,000

    2131

    Raven & Rain Ministry Ltd

    Project Esperanza

    £1,750

    2133

    D'Eynsford Garden and Grounds Committee

    Community Gardener

    £2,500

    2134

    The Playground

    Art in the Playground

    £2,000

    2135

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10.

Devolved highways budget 2023-24: Capital Funding

    Note: This is an executive function for decision by the multi-ward forum.

     

    To approve a reallocation and the allocation of funds for the Devolved Highways Programme.

     

    Supporting documents:

    Minutes:

    Note: This is an executive function for decision by the multi-ward forum.

      

    RESOLVED:

     

    1.  That the reallocation of underspent funds of £171,400 carried forward from previous years underspend, current programme underspend and current programme project cancellations be agreed.

     

    2.  That the following allocation of funds for the 2023-2024 Devolved Highways budget (£361,875) in the West Central multi-ward area be agreed:

     

     

    Camberwell Green ward

     

     

     

     

    Ref

    Title

    Amount

     

    1902480

    McDowall Road Cycle Parking

    £5,000

     

    1903722

    McDowall Road Traffic Calming

    £10,000

     

    1903953

    Knatchbull Road Cycle Parking

    £5,000

     

     

    Comber Grove Public Realm Improvement

    £20,000

     

     

    Denmark Road Footway Accessibility Improvements

    £25,000

     

     

    Seating and bins outside on Grove Lane, near Hermits Cave Pub

    £20,000

     

     

    Faraday ward

     

    Ref

    Title

    Amount

    1900331

    Boundary Lane Cycle Hangar

    £5,000

    1901335

    Wooler Street welcome nature

    £30,000

     

    Faraday ward-wide improvements

    £36,000

     

     

    Newington ward

     

    Ref

    Title

    Amount

    1903862

    Berryfield Greening

    £15,000

    1903862

    Newington Hub

    £8,000

     

    Bike Hangars (Laxley Close/Glenfinlas Way) & EVCP's (1x on Sutherland Walk)

    £15,000

     

     

    St Giles ward

    Ref

    Title

    Amount

    901084

    Peckham Grove Cycle Hangar

    £5,000

     

     

    Note: No funding was allocated in North Walworth ward. Ward councillors reported that the council was working with the developer to fund the project proposed for North Walworth ward listed in Appendix 1 of the report.