Soil Erosion at Clifton Hill
To consider the report of the Head of Leisure and Museums on the soil erosion problems at Clifton Hill Golf Driving Range.
(Report circulated to Members)
Additional documents:
Decision:
The report of the Head of Leisure and Museums was submitted, informing Members of the revenue costs of each of the three options for resolving the soil erosion problem at Clifton Hill. Executive had initially considered the issue at their meeting on 24 November 2009 and had deferred a decision pending further information in relation to the financial implications of the options.
Councillor Shepherd attended the meeting under Standing Order 44 and spoke in support of Option 2, thanking officers for expediting the report back to Executive on the matter.
Executive recommended that:-
(1) the Council’s duty of care to its neighbouring residents in this case be accepted;
(2) Option 2 be implemented and funding of up to £100,000 to resolve the matter be authorised;
(3) implementation of the works by the Golf Driving Range operators at lower cost be investigated and implemented if appropriate;
(4) no payment be made to the Golf Driving Range operators unless approved by the Head of Leisure and Museums in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Leisure.
Minutes:
The report of the Head of Leisure and Museums was submitted, informing Members of the revenue costs of each of the three options for resolving the soil erosion problem at Clifton Hill. Executive had initially considered the issue at their meeting on 24 November 2009 and had deferred a decision pending further information in relation to the financial implications of the options.
Councillor Shepherd attended the meeting under Standing Order 44 and spoke in support of Option 2, thanking officers for expediting the report back to Executive on the matter.
RECOMMENDED that:-
(1) the Council’s duty of care to its neighbouring residents in this case be accepted;
(2) Option 2 be implemented and funding of up to £100,000 to resolve the matter be authorised;
(3) implementation of the works by the Golf Driving Range operators at lower cost be investigated and implemented if appropriate;
(4) no payment be made to the Golf Driving Range operators unless approved by the Head of Leisure and Museums in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Leisure.
(Report circulated to Members)
Soil Erosion at Clifton Hill
To consider the report of the Head of Leisure and Museums informing Members of the soil erosion problems at Clifton Hill Golf Driving Range.
(Report circulated to Members)
Additional documents:
Decision:
The report of the Head of Leisure and Museums was submitted, informing Members of the soil erosion problem at Clifton Hill and requesting urgent spending to prevent further erosion.
Councillor Shepherd attended the meeting and spoke on this item under Standing Order 44. He addressed the issue of liability for the work and urged the Council to take a longer term view of the position and consider the benefits of undertaking a more permanent solution.
Members considered the relative merits of the other options and acknowledged that the decision should be made in the context of the longer-term use of the land. Executive agreed that further work was required to evaluate the options and that a decision on the matter should be deferred pending further information.
Executive agreed to defer the decision on the issue in order that a further report could be made to the next meeting of Executive where further consideration would be given to the options.
Minutes:
The report of the Head of Leisure and Museums was submitted, informing Members of the soil erosion problem at Clifton Hill and requesting urgent spending to prevent further erosion.
Councillor Shepherd attended the meeting and spoke on this item under Standing Order 44. He addressed the issue of liability for the work and urged the Council to take a longer term view of the position and consider the benefits of undertaking a more permanent solution.
Members considered the relative merits of the other options and acknowledged that the decision should be made in the context of the longer-term use of the land. Executive agreed that further work was required to evaluate the options and that a decision on the matter should be deferred pending further information.
RESOLVED that a decision on the issue be deferred and a further report be made to the next meeting of Executive where further consideration would be given to the Options.
(Report circulated to Members)