RIVERSIDE AREA RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

Annual General Meeting

April 4th 2011

AGENDA

• Welcome & Introductions

• Minutes of 2010 AGM

• Chair’s report

• Treasurer’s report

• Committee elections

• A word from our councillors

• Discussion: priority issues

• RARA operations/plan for 2011

Chair’s report

Planning issues

Activities since last AGM (March 2010)

• Travelodge hotel (Eastern Gate)

• Planning consent received for third application in Nov 2010. Five not 6 storeys, but still 219 rooms.

• Residential apartments (Eastern Gate)

• 2009 application (6 storeys, 112 flats ) refused at appeal in June. New application 5 storeys, 75 flats.

• Premier Inn hotel (Eastern Gate)

• Application just received for 6 storey, 128 bed hotel on east corner of Coldham’s Lane.

• Brunswick site S106 agreement

• Protesting at City Council’s decision to waive £429,999 of S106 ‘public realm’ contribution – NB point of principle, decision cannot be reversed

• Local ‘vision’ – Joint Urban Design Team

• Input to JUDT ‘vision’ before/during consultation. Now at Draft Planning Document stage.

• Mackay’s site • Opposed 2010 application as overdevelopment of small site.

Roads/traffic

Activities since last AGM (March 2010)

• Travelodge hotel (Eastern Gate)

• Raised concerns with County Highways about impact of 219 room hotel. Developer to observe ‘travel plan’ and upgrade Coldham’s Lane lights

• Newmarket Road widening (Eastern Gate)

• County gets space for one lane from Eastern Gate develop. Discussing use – bus lane or cycle lanes?

• River Lane lights • Reported problems with right turn filter from Newmarket Rd. County to amend junction layout

• Streetcar bay • Suggesting bay located in Abbey car park to avoid loss of on-street parking. Safety issues also raised.

• Abbey/Riverside junction works

• Consulted on trees – Italian alders. City hope to open footpath at Easter. Full completion June (?)

• Cycle bridge bollards • Requested reflectors on bollards to improve visibility at night

Other issues

Activities since last AGM (March 2010)

• Boats on Riverside wall • Liaising with City, County, Cam Conservators and MP to resolve current unregulated situation. Legal ‘grey area’. County owns wall &fence, but not bank. Freehold may belong to Riverside houses.

• Streetscape • Pushed for litter clearance(Tesco path), threat of Litter Abatement Order, repainting river fence and poor state of Engineer’s House

• Community Event • Working with Abbey Action on Community Event to be held on May 8th. RARA refreshment stall.

• Strawberry Fair • Participated in Strawberry Fair ‘stakeholder group’ meetings. Planning underway for 2011.

• Alley gates • Grant of up to £5000 may be available to install security gates (City Council Safer Communities).

2011 Committee elections

• Lynette Gilbert• Tim Ensor• Vacant position

- organise meetings- minute meetings- purchase paper/supplies

RARA committee 2010-11

• Chair• Treasurer• Secretary

• Street/block representatives (next slide)• Other volunteers for specific issues

RARA area reps 2010-11• Abbey Road• Beche Road• Beche Court• Garlic Row• Godesdone Road• Oyster row/Regatta Court• Priory Road• River Lane• Riverside west of cycle bridge• Riverside east/Waterview• Riverside Place (Senses)• Saxon Road• Stanley Road• St Bartholomew’s Court

• Tim & Chris Page• Caroline Wardle• Sarah Hundleby• Graham Garrett• Harry Goode & Huguette Chatterton• Phil Pollington• Alison Davies (stepping down• Cathy Eaton plus one (Vacant)• Sheila von Rimscha• Tony Eva• Gordon Davies, David Catto• Rosie Ensor• Alan Denney• Richard Fawcett

Treasurer’s report

Riverside Area Residents’ Association Accounts

2009/10 2010/11

Apr 2009 – Mar 2010 Apr 2010 – Mar 2011

Opening Balance 120.00 883.89

Donations 305.00 356.00

Council grant 1020.00 0

Total Income 1315.00 356.00

Operating Expenses 551.11 435.21

Allowance for grant under-spend

0 546.01

Total Expenses 551.11 981.22

Closing Balance 883.89 258.67

• Donations were less than operating expenses for both 2009/10 and 2010/11 indicating that greater fund raising is needed to be self-sustaining

• 2010/11 operating expenses include:- Stationery & Printing (£333.06)

- Meeting room hire (£90.75)

- Taxis to attend council meetings (£11.40)

• One-off Council grant secured 2009/10 was not fully spent. Surplus funds will require refunding to the Council. Exact amount of refund not yet confirmed

2011 Priorities

Priorities for 2011?

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COMMUNITY• May 8th community event – need organiser(s) and volunteers • Strawberry Fair 2011 liaison• Alley gates – get quotes, put in grant application (if residents agree idea)• Boats – continue working with City et al, get advice if freehold lies with residents

ROADS/TRAFFIC• Continue to liaise on Streetcar/Abbey car park• Submit view on Newmarket Road widening

PLANNING• Intercell hotel and Eastern Gate residential – respond and monitor

RA OPERATIONS/FINANCES• Initiatives to increase resident donations • Update and maintain RARA website