HIRA Meeting May 10 2005

- Tue 14th Jun 2005

Present:  P Fisher (PF) Lesley Marsden (LM) Nigel Marsden (NM)
   D Turvey (DT) L Neale (LN) and Colin Richards (CR)
Councillors:  None.
Apologies:  A Higham, A Lenaghan and R Blindell.
Minutes:  April minutes not available.
Community Board
PF handed out several documents for HIRA perusal: Terms of Reference for Community Board, Draft Protocol, Community Board Action Notes and AGM notes.  A number of points were discussed.  The purpose seems to be the same as the residents' associations.  The general feeling is that, as the board was set up for the Liveability Fund purpose, it should be disbanded afterwards.  HIRA has paid-up members, the board would be funded by HBC and be non-political, although it was noted that at least one ward councillor was required as a board member.
CR was concerned that Jo Penney would continue to work for HBC, at a cost to residents.  It was agreed we should invite members to join HIRA, as the established organisation on the island, and voice our disapproval of the Community Board being a separate entity in the future. 
The final Terms are to be taken to a board meeting in June, for approval.

Liveability Fund
PF questioned the artist selection process and was informed that, as the board had neither a database, nor enough time, artists known to HBC staff were chosen, and therefore not subject to a rigorous selection process.  PF has since approached Michael Peacock to ask if he had been consulted as a 'metalwork' artist.  He had not.  PF will communicate our concerns that local artists were not asked to contribute.

Leisure Bridge
HIRA have said on numerous occasions that we favour this initiative, so PF is continuing to progress this.  David Willetts is also involved.  PF has met the bridge engineer from Hampshire and he is getting a quote from the same manufacturer who quoted for HIRA.  This specification should reflect a more accurate cost.  PF will also obtain details of the minimum width of a cycleway, so progress is being made to provide a safe crossing, to join both sides of the Billy trail together.

Hayling Islander
Pat Holt leaves on 27/5/05 and nothing has been heard of a successor.  The committee agreed that we should purchase some kind of memento to give to Pat, which should include the HIRA logo.

HBC Design Award Scheme
Last time, the committee had put the sailing club forward.  PF suggested Fountain Court in West Town.  DT suggested the Eastney Barn conversion in Northney.  The latter was agreed by the committee.

Correspondence
Nothing else for discussion.

NEHRA
CR advised that approval had been given for Northney to go ahead with their village design statement.  A date is now to be arranged for a working party to be set up.  CR will chase this up - they have names of volunteers for this.

Chairman's Report
Nothing further to report.

AOB
Nothing except for general disapproval of the yellow bollards that have sprung up in several places and the new 'shelter' at the Oyster Beds, which is fully exposed to the elements.  It was agreed that there is a lack of consultation on these and similar issues, and that AH has 'ranted' on our behalf in The Hayling Islander.

Date of next meeting
Tuesday June 14th at 7.30, in the Sunnyside Hall.

Distribution
Committee members, councillors and others.
 

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