Agenda item

Antisocial Behaviour and Vandalism

a)      To note the report of the Operations & Estates Officer regarding vandalism;

b)     Youth Have Your Say 2020 – To work in partnership with TVP & the Community Safety Partnership by providing the free use of the Corn Exchange on 13 March 2020 for this event – the Town Clerk will give a verbal report at the meeting;

c)      Verbal Update Report from the Town Clerk regarding ASB in the Town.

Minutes:

a) Vandalism Report – Operations and Estates Officer

 

Members received and considered an updated vandalism report from the Operations and Estates Officer.

 

b) Youth Have Your Say 2020

 

The Committee received and considered a verbal report from the Town Clerk, in which she explained the history behind the Youth Have Your Say events, run by Thames Valley Police and the Community Safety Partnership.  There was a desire to hold one in 2020 and the Town Council had the opportunity to support this by offering free use of the Corn Exchange. 

 

c) Anti-social Behaviour in the Town

 

The Town Clerk provided a verbal update, including that she had been to a multi-agency meeting on 22 October 2019.  The Police had produced a report outlining things that could happen to tackle this. Hopefully a mobile CCTV camera would be stationed at The Leys soon.  Although the ASB was a seasonal problem, the Council needed to prepare for next year when the weather improved and the nights were lighter.  There would be a follow up meeting in December.

 

The Chair commented that whilst the original intent had been to have a public meeting on ASB, she proposed that the Annual Town meeting could have this as its focus.  All members felt this was a good idea, as the police would be in attendance too.

 

RECOMMENDED:

 

a)            that the report on vandalism from the Operations and Estates Officer be noted;

 

b)            that the Town Clerk’s verbal report be noted and that Town Council supports the Youth Have Your Say 2020 event by granting TVP/Community Safety Partnership free use of the Corn Exchange on 13 March 2020;

 

c)            that the verbal update from the Town Clerk be noted and that rather than hosting a meeting about ASB, this is made the focus of the Annual Town Meeting on 11 March 2020 and Aspire and Guideposts should be invited.

 

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