Actions from West Area Panel meeting 19th March 2025

Deadline for staff to respond: Tuesday 13th May at 5pm

 

Outstanding actions carried forward

REF +

date first raised

Action

History and last Update

Who

Response

 including what is completed & outstanding

Is action Completed/

Outstanding

Date action completed

or planned?

CE Admin creates

CE Admin: carry forward any details about Outstanding actions from the previous area panel Action Log

{Responding Officer}

OWA1

Nov-24

Information about Estate Walks

 

(original request Nov-24) Follow up with Councillor O’Quinn regarding estate walk at Clarendon and Ellen Estates.

 

(response at 19-Mar)

Cllrs O’Quinn + Grimshaw requested to all be invited to estate walks in their areas. (Estate Walks are being established when new 8 x Neighborhood Officers in the city are recruited and in place)

 

Conway Court resident also requested to be invited

 

Jan updated that Justine would update all ward councilors and residents groups in advance of estate walks going forward.

Justine Harris

Update to be provided to all ward councilors and residents’ groups in advance of estate walks going forward.

Complete

 

 

OWA2

Nov-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

OWA2

Nov-24

 

 

(original request Nov-24) Investigate clearing leaves that are blocking drains and causing hazards.

 

(response) More information needed to answer.

 

(information supplied at WAP 19-Mar)

2 problematic areas

1) Clarendon Rd, drains covered with leaves blocking drains (despite roads being swept, leaves remaining on steps)

2) Woods House north side communal area galleries

 

Grant will look into this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grant Richie

Thank you for your question. The clearing of leaves from road gullies is undertaken by colleagues from Environmental Services Operations. If leaf falls are collecting on paths around our homes, please contact Estates colleagues who may be able to help particularly around communal entrance ways. With regard to the specific concern raised about Woods House I have asked roofing colleagues to ensure this is cleared as part of our gutter clearing programme and added to the schedule for future years.

complete

12.05.25

 

Actions from last meeting

REF

Action

 Who

Response

 including what is completed & outstanding

Is Action

Completed /

Outstanding

Date action completed

or planned?

CE Admin creates

CE Admin – input details supplied by Democratic Services

{Responding Officer}

WA1

Front sheet of published papers to include Housing Surgery

Francis Mitchell

This is agreed and will be done

Complete

 

WA2

Suggestion that information about Councilors contacts across the city to go into Homing In

Grant R/ Jan D

A link to the information is on the website. This will be on the back page www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/councillors.

 

Complete

 

WA3

Look at improving information in noticeboards across the city.

- Hannah to speak to Community Engagement (CE)Team about how to facilitate this. Suggestion for CE Officers to take around information where they go and update these noticeboards.

- Hannah to work with Chloe on developing shared mapping list of all noticeboards in city – shared between CE Team & Estate Services.

Hannah Barker / Chloe

The Community engagement team and Estate Services team have started this work. We are compiling the information and EST will be updating the information over the coming weeks to understand which sites have noticeboards and what Housing have access to.

 

 

 

 

Complete

07/05/2025

WA4

Request West CE Officers sit with Ann Tizzard to create a sheet of useful contacts and information that will support Ann as rep.

Hannah B

Barry Winchester, Community Engagement Officer, has now met with Ann. He is working with her on an info sheet she can use/distribute to residents.

Complete

09.05.25

WA5

Circulate copy of Residents Group Toolkit in advance to those wishing to attend I&E meeting on 8th April.

Hannah B

The meeting took place on 8th April, and copies of the Toolkit were supplied on the day. Apologies, it wasn't possible to circulate in advance.

Complete

08.04.25

WA6

Grant Ritchie to look into issues with communal guttering at Woods House.

Grant Ritchie

I have asked roofing to arrange for the gutters (all of them) to be cleared and the property included on the program for future years

complete

08.04.25

WA7

Conway Court to be informed of walkabouts before they occur on the Clarendon and Ellen Estates.

Justine Harris

Estate Inspections will be promoted with residents ahead of them occurring

Complete

09.05.25

WA8

Cllrs Miller & Muten to be notified when estate walkabouts take place in their ward.

 

Justine Harris

Ward Cllrs will be notified once we have set the date for Estate Inspections

Complete

09.05.25

WA9

Jan Dowdell to record email traffic statistics in the repairs team and provide to Cllr Nann.

 

Jan Dowdell/Grant Richie

 

EMAILS RECEIVED

Apr-24

1927

May-24

1541

Jun-24

1602

Jul-24

1776

Aug-24

1974

Sep-24

2091

Oct-24

2897

Nov-24

2001

Dec-24

1600

Jan-25

2051

Feb-25

1741

Mar-25

1599

 

NB: we were unclear what this related to, if different information is needed, please let us know

Complete

12.05.25

WA10

Hannah Barker to send Anne Tizzard current draft of the residents/tenants toolkit.

 

Hannah Barker

Sent

complete

10.04.25

WA11

Chloe McLoughlin to invite Cityparks to next area panel meeting.

 

Chloe McLoughlin

Invited

complete

09.05.25

WA12

Grant Ritchie to follow up with Malcom Campbell regarding residents' inspection groups.

Grant Ritchie

I apologise as I did agree to ask colleagues to speak to Malcom regarding resident inspections. I have only just done this so a response may be delayed. A call has been made to Malcolm.

complete

12.05.2025

WA13

Jan Dowdell to raise concerns with bins obstructing the pavement in Helen Hodges-Jardine’s area, Conway Court, with Cityclean.

Jan Dowdell

Verbal update to be given

Complete

12.05.25