13th May 2019

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  • Present:            Chris Coomber              Chairman

  •                         Pam Deakin                  Secretary

  •                         Jason Britchford           

  •                         Peter Farrington

  •                         Pam Dewey

  •                         Richard Spence             Prospective Director

  •                         Robert Fowler               Managing Agents

  •                         Michael Stiers               Managing Agents

 

1               Apologies

Apologies were received from Daniel Puddick, Jonathan Hunnibal, Phil Coombe, Simon Wright, Larry Irwin

 

2               Minutes of the meeting of 8th April were agreed & accepted as a true copy.

 

3               Cart & Wagon Shed

The budget from Southend Council has been confirmed as £840,000.  £240,000 is to be released in the 2019/20 Budget; the remaining £600,000 will be released in the year 2020/21.

Chris & Pam (Deakin) are to meet with John Budge & David Hadjicost (directors of CIC) on Thursday 16th May.  We are hoping to get more definite answers as to what the building will house & what the building infrastructure will be; how the build project will be managed & whether there are any planned timings.

 

4               S106 Handover

Richard had contacted Jo Massey (Avant Homes).  There is no further movement with Southend Council, as they are still insisting Avant make further repairs to the sea wall.

Jo Massey has said that they will update to the Managing Agent when there is any further movement.

Chris is to contact Tony Cox (new leader of Southend Council) & also our new councillor, Steve Wakefield, to attempt to push this matter forward.

 

5               Fowler & Spenceley Report

Eucalyptus tree in Brigadier Way has been reduced effectively.

The decorations in Gunners House are now complete

Lamp post painting will be completed within the next 2 weeks

Complaints have been received of poor lighting in Warrior Square Road by the Terraces corner: the difficulty is absence of cabling in this part of the road. Alternative solutions are being considered.

Parking problems continue on Parade Walk; these will continue until a Parking Control solution is activiated.

 

6               Anti-social Behaviour

The café “Beside The Sea” was broken into recently. The owners were very disappointed at the poor police reaction.

There has been evidence of drug dealing in the beach buildings at the edge of Gunners Park. Police are aware.

There has been an increase in graffiti in the (big) children’s playground.

The corner opposite the Chapel continues to have a high level of dropped litter. Chris asked Fowler & Spenceley to discover the ownership of this land.

 

7               Development Plans

Garrison Developments has indicated that they will not pursue the planning application for industrial development, but intend to pursue housing possibilities.

At present Lidl hasn’t submitted a planning application for their store.

 

8               AOB

Pam Dewey asked for the date of the Salvation Army’s Garrison Carol Service.

The Committee to contact Steve Wakefield, to introduce ourselves to the new councillor.

Sharman Cox intends to make a film on the Garrison, possibly using the chapel & the Drill Shed, & asks for permission to film. Ian Holms name was given as contact for this permission.

 

The meeting closed at 8.35pm.

 

NEXT MEETING MONDAY 17TH JUNE AT 7.30PM.

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