weekly report back of Moseley Street Wardens - w/e 25th January 2008

Below are details of what our two Moseley Street Wardens did during week ending – 25th January 2008

Moseley Street Wardens are funded by public money granted by the Ward Committee, which consists of the three local Councillors. Moseley Community Development Trust manage the Wardens.

There are two Wardens who focus geographically on Moseley

PROBLEMS/MATTERS
Comments
Tuesday January 22nd
Patrolled village / Route 1
Column post down outside 48 Alcester Rd - reported to Highways
Bin liners / plastic buckets outside 6A Alcester Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
White bag jtn Fenter Close / Trafalgar Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Boxes outside 53 and 58 Trafalgar Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Bags / milk cartons outside 89 Kingswood Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Headboard outside 28 Newport Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Green bags outside 35 Chestnut Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Boxes next to 47 Chestnut Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Bag clinical waste opposite 7 Rushbrooke Close - reported to Env Health
Tree damaged outside 65 Kingswood Rd - reported to Manor Farm depot
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Bin liners / boxes outside Woodbridge News, Woodbridge Rd - reported to Beth Peters
Patrolled village / Route 2
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
The Hollow' street sign damaged - reported to Highways
Concrete bollard missing bottom Park Hill at jtn with Edgbaston rd - reported to Highways

Thursday January 24th
Patrol village
Parking restriction sign outside Somerfield, Alcester Rd knocked over - reported to Highways
Lamp 21 dayburning Alcester Rd - reported to Street Lighting
Patrol village / Route 1
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Update notice boards
Bag of rubbish @ jct. Fenter Close / Trafalgar - reported to Contact Birmingham
Green bag / black bag / headboard @ 28 Newport Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Carpets @ jct. Chestnut / Kingswood - reported to Contact Birmingham
Black bag @ 45 Church rd - reported to Contact Birmingham

Crime & ASBO
Tuesday January 22nd
Drinkers at bus shelter outside Somerfield, Alcester Rd - reported to Police
Speak with worker from Village Carpet Centre, Alcester Rd, regards youths causing problems in shop - reported to Police

Wednesday January 23rd
Drinkers at bus shelter outside Somerfield, Alcester Rd - reported to Police

Green Doctor Visits
Monday January 21st
Green Doctor visit - reported to Trafalgar Rd
Green Doctor visit - reported to St Albans Rd

Wednesday January 23rd
Green Doctor visit - reported to Ashfield Rd
Green Doctor visit - reported to Alcester Rd

Thursday January 24th
Deliver Green Doctor leaflets on Anderton Park Rd - reported to Anderton Park Rd
Deliver green Doctor appointment letters - reported to Kingswood Rd

Friday January 25th
Green Doctor visit - reported to Kingswood Rd
Green Doctor visit - reported to Alcester Rd

weekly report back from Kings Heath Environmental Warden

Below are details of what our Environmental Warden did week ending 17th January 2008

The Environmental Warden is funded by public money granted by the Ward Committee, which consists of the three local Councillors. The Council manages the Warden.

The Environment Warden patrols Kings Heath and helps in Moseley when required for issuing of fines.

ROADS LEAFLETED (these are roads where there has been a complaint about advanced bin bags and the Warden leaflets the households reminding them not to leave bin bags out too early
none


"BAG SEARCHES (this is where bin bags left out too early are opened up by Beth to look for evidence of who left the bag on the pavement. If evidence is found, then the resident is fined £75 through a Section 46 notice)
Kings wood rd 14/01/2008 3 bags-1 id found
Kings wood rd 14/01/2008 2 bags- 1 id
St albans rd 14/01/2008 1 bag- 1 id

LETTER SENT (these are either warning letters or issuing of fines)
Kingswood rd 17/01/2008
Kingswood rd 17/01/2008
St Albans rd 17/01/2008

DUTY OF CARE EXERCISES (this is where shops are asked to provide details on how they dispose of their rubbish. They can be fined if they are unable to produce evidence)



"GRAFFITI reported
New Look front pillar high st
Store 21 front pillar high st
café frontage nxt pear tree pub alcester rd south
Willkinsons (powerhouse) pillars silver st/high st
Secure estates frontage 55 alcester rd south
Albert rd x2 road signs corner alcester rd south
lampost o/s 259 yardley wood rd
fence opp 268/270 yardley wood rd
v box corner shelsley drive/yardley wood rd
wall clarence rd corner cambridge rd
side wall 137 school rd

LITTER EXERCISE – this is where the Warden helps encourage residents to litter pick their own road
none

FOCUS ROADS – these are roads that are recognized to have problems with advanced bin bags. The Warden has to walk these immediately after the refuse crews have picked up the weekly refuse. This is to verify that all rubbish has been picked and therefore any subsequent bin bags left out are advanced.

Trafalgar rd
Woodbridge rd
st albans rd
Kingswood rd
Chestnut rd
Station rd
Grange Rd
westfield RD
York rd
Highbury rd

DOG FOULING EXERCISE
Highbury park 17/01/2008 10 bags handed out

latest list of Section 106 monies for Moseley and Kings Heath Ward

Below is the latest list of Section 106 monies for moseley and Kings Heath Ward. These are monies that developers give to offset negative aspects of their planning applications.

Of particular interest is a new Section 106 monies for S/03314/07/FUL School Road and the £40,000 for improving open space - this could for example improve the play area in Trafalgar Road pocket park.

S106s in the Moseley and Kings Heath Ward :

S/01431/94/OUT Silver Street - £55,000 received and works completed. Residual balance of £10,700 to be returned to Lidl because the expiry has passed.

S/01601/96/FUL Salisbury Buildings - £43,000 received and works completed. Residual balance £4,640 to be returned to the developer because the expiry has passed..

S/02037/97/FUL St Marys Row - £5,000 received and works are completed. Monies to be drawn down from the account (account balance is currently £6,878).

S/01640/98/FUL Brittanic House - £200,000 Housing money was received and £195,000 spent. With interest accrued there is a balance of £62,919 which is ear marked for Extra Care Villages.£65,000 open space money was also received. Current balance of open space money is £65,922 but draw downs are in hand that will cover a substantial part of this sum.

S/04355/98/FUL High Street, Kings Heath - £6,000 received. Schemes to be proposed.

S/02698/01/FUL 36-38 Wake Green Road - £100,000 Housing money received but has expired. However, endeavours will be made to seek a Deed of Variation to gain an extension of time to enable spend. £28,000 tennis court money received and works completed. Residual balance to be commuted to maintenance. £10,000 Play Equip money will not be forthcoming as the land will not be transferred across to the City. Also, the Supervision fee will not be due because the works were not supervised by the City. The play area is being provided and maintained by the developer on site.

S/02978/01/FUL Alcester Road South - £20,000 received. Works under way and spending.

C/03547/02/FUL Brittanic Assurance, Wake Green Road - £85,000 open space money received and works completed.

S/00193/02/FUL Reddings Road - £31,125 Education money received and spent. £97,284 Highbury Park money received expiring Sept 2010. Current balance is £109,929. £1,750,000 Rugby Facility sum received and on site. £712,000 drawn down to date.

S/02019/05/FUL Coldbath Cottage - £88,400 open space / play money received expiring in 2012. Current balance is £104,209.

S/01468/06/FUL Alcester Road - £28,000 open space money not yet due.

S/04017/06/FUL Moor Green Lane - £98,000 open space money not due yet.

S/03314/07/FUL School Road - £240,000 Housing money received expiring in 2012. £40,000 open space money received expiring in 2012.

weekly report back from Moseley Street Wardens - w/e 18th January 2007

Below are details of what our two Moseley Street Wardens did during week ending – 18th Janaury 2008

Moseley Street Wardens are funded by public money granted by the Ward Committee, which consists of the three local Councillors. Moseley Community Development Trust manage the Wardens.

There are two Wardens who focus geographically on Moseley

Comments
Monday 14th January
Patrolled village / Route 2
Roundabout sign loose outside Sinclair Court, Park Rd - reported to Highways
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands

Wednesday 15th January
Can bank full - reported to Recycling

Friday 17th January
Graffiti street furniture / walls - reported to L.Turner

Crime & ASBO
Monday 14th January
Drinkers @ Somerfield - reported to Police

Wednesday 15th January
Beggar @ Barclays - reported to Police

Thursday 16th January
Drinkers @ Somerfield - reported to Police

Green Doctor visits / leaflet drops
Monday January 14th
Green Doctor visit - reported to Trafalgar Rd
Green Doctor visit - reported to Chestnut Rd

Wednesday 15th January
Green Doctor visit - reported to Bloomfield Rd
Green Doctor visit - reported to Sandford Rd

Thursday 16th January
Green Doctor visit - reported to Brighton Rd

Friday 17th January
Green Doctor visit - reported to Sandford Rd
Green Doctor visit - reported to Sandford Rd

Community / other
Tuesday 15th January
Home Energy Awareness Training - reported to GF

Thursday 16th January
Compile community safety survey results

Friday 17th January
Accident outside CDT - reported to Assisted

Woodnorton site update

The sale of Woodnorton site - corner of Alcester Road and Moor Green Lane - is going to Cabinet on 24th January 2008.

This is the outcome of a closed bid auction during summer 2007. The successful bid involves the demolition of Woodnorton House and it's replacement with 30 apartments. The single storey lodge at the Moor Green Lane entrance has to be restored as part of the deal.

The successful bidder is being offered a 125year lease and the sale will be completed once planning permission for the new development is granted.

Moseley Street Warden weekly report - w/e 11th January 2008

Below are details of what our two Moseley Street Wardens did during week ending – 11th Janaury 2008

Moseley Street Wardens are funded by public money granted by the Ward Committee, which consists of the three local Councillors. Moseley Community Development Trust manage the Wardens.

There are two Wardens who focus geographically on Moseley

Comments
Monday January 7th
Bin surround missing outside Select n Save - reported to Found
Tudor Road street sign damaged jtn Alcester Rd - reported to Highways

Wednesday January 9th
Patrolled village / Route 1
Graffiti street furniture - reported to Heartlands
Diversion sign on pavement behind phone box, village green - reported to Highways
20 zone sign loose/ slipped down post @ jct. Park / Alcester Rd - reported to Highways
Road sign knocked over @ 62/64 Alcester Rd - reported to Highways
Car battery @ 29 Alcester Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
Large pile of cardboard 8 Alcester Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
car XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, no tax @ xxx Trafalgar Rd - reported to DVLA
Admiral Place name sign missing on Trafalgar Rd - reported to Highways
Lamp cover off on lamp 31 Trafalgar Rd - reported to Street Lighting
Clinical waste bag @ 50 St. Albans Rd - reported to Beth Peters
Drain blocked leaking over pavement @ 1 St. Albans Rd - reported to Focus
Large pile of cardboard @ xxx Church Rd. ID recovered - reported to Beth Peters
Bollard in car park knocked over again - reported to Car Parks

Thursday January 10th
Patrolled village / Route 1 Alt
Graffiti street furniture / walls - reported to Heartlands / L.T.
Graffiti substation Sandford Rd - reported to Electric Board
Board @ 111 Anderton Park Rd - reported to Contact Birmingham
car xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,no tax @ xxx Bloomfield Rd - reported to DVLA
Portakabin is being lived in by xxxxxxxxxx. - reported to Network Rail
Patrol village / Route 4
Graffiti street furniture
Lamp 33 and 32 dayburning Alcester Rd - reported to Street Lighting
car xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, no tax @ xxx Sandhurst Rd - reported to DVLA
Locations for Xtra cleaning - reported to Wayne Chivers

Crime & ASBO
Tuesday January 8th
Izzy / Krimes / Terrah / Jawz / NME tags in large number of locations Church Rd etc

Green Doctor Visits
Monday January 7th
Green Doctor visit to Alcester Rd
Green Doctor visit to Alcester Rd

Tuesday January 8th
Energy Awareness Course

Wednesday January 9th
Energy Awareness Course

Friday January 11th
Green Doctor visit to Chestnut Rd
Green Doctor visit to Chestnut Rd
Green Doctor visit to Alcester Rd

Community / other
Monday January 7th
Compiled stats for December

The Moseley Road baths conservation report has now been made public.

See http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=120843&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=9&MENU_ID=276

I will do a summary of the report tomorrow.

The press release that went with the report is as follows:

Issue Date
21 December 2007
Councillor Ray Hassall, Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet Member for Leisure Sport and Culture, is now in a position to make the feasibility study for Moseley Road Baths public following a recent briefing with Cabinet colleagues.

Feasibility StudyThe city council procured a feasibility study which was carried out by specialist consultants including Rodney Melville and Partners, the conservation architects responsible for the award-winning Town Hall refurbishment and experts in heritage building restoration.As part of the feasibility work the following two options were given estimated costs:

• The refurbishment of both pools. This is estimated to cost between £20.77m and £21.31m (dependent on phasing)
• The refurbishment of the bigger pool and an alternative use for the second pool. This was estimated to cost between £22.78m and £23.335m (dependent on phasing)

(The above figures do not include the cost of any potential capital borrowing)

Recommended Option
The consultants, working with city council officers, recommended the second option – to re-open the larger pool (currently closed) and to use the other space for an alternative use, potentially training, health and for the local community. These other uses would have the benefit of providing an income which could help support swimming and also open the building up to members of the local community that currently do not use it.

Councillor Ray Hassall said: “Whilst the option to refurbish both pools appears to be cheaper, it would not be financially viable in terms of its running costs and such an option would require a continued level of very high subsidy – it is therefore not sustainable. The baths is one of the most expensive of all of the city council’s pools to run, and is currently costing more than £250,000 in subsidies every year. Therefore we need to ensure that any further money spent will not just upgrade the building but increase income levels and users.”

The Future
Following the recommendations the city council is now exploring how the preferred option could be delivered, including the possibility of transferring the building into a heritage trust, with some financial support from the council. Other local authorities have chosen this route – a good example is the former Victoria Road Baths in Manchester which was the winner of the BBC Restoration programme a few years ago.As a charitable organisation, a trust would be able to reclaim a large proportion of the business rates which can then be ploughed back into improving the facilities, as well as accessing funding not available to the city council.

Cllr Hassall added: “The two options will be viewed within the context of the sports facilities masterplan currently being carried out, which is part financed by Sport England. It is not an option to demolish Moseley Road Baths – it is both highly protected (in terms of its listed status) and much valued locally and I can re-iterate my absolute commitment to its retention. However, whilst it is unique, it cannot be looked at in isolation to our other facilities.I must stress that in order to protect it, it may mean changing its use and changing the way it operates but we will not be making any decisions on this until the sports masterplan work is complete and we have consulted with the local community in Balsall Heath and users of the facilities. We want to ensure that we have the right facilities, providing the right services where the local community needs them.”The feasibility study and the conservation report on Moseley Road Baths are now available at www.birmingham.gov.uk by following the link from the homepage.

ENDS
Further information from media contact Emma Needle on 0121 303 3635Editor’s Notes
• £1.5m was spent on structural work at the baths two years ago to stop the building deteriorating further. This allowed the small pool to remain open.