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A presentation was delivered by the Strategic Partnerships and Inequalities Manager, the Partnerships Planning and Development Manager, the Development Plans and Housing Strategy Team Leader and the Chief Executive, Engage Renfrewshire, relative to identifying common matters that were important to people in the area and setting local priorities for improvement. It was envisaged that, once identified, these local priorities would be used to target resources and improvement actions.
The presentation, together with a Local Profile providing background information, detailed key facts about the population; children in low income families; access, health and crime deprivation; children and education; parks and play areas; health resources; care homes, extra care and sheltered housing specific to this Local Partnership area.
Based on the information provided, members worked in groups to identify and set local priorities for the area. After discussion, the following local priorities were identified by the groups, activities for youth; activities for elderly; community facilities to engage villages; lack of public services; crime; local transport; school parking; engagement with local businesses; community involvement; speeding; connectivity between villages; unadopted roads; housing; environment; litter; appearance of villages; cycle paths and green paths; local people to influence policy decisions; sustainability; poverty; food banks; and how the community policing model worked well in villages
Following this feedback from groups the Strategic Partnerships and Inequalities Manager and the Partnerships Planning and Development Manager grouped these local priorities under headings of transport as an enabler; social isolation; lighting; public services and spaces; community halls; roads; crime and anti-social behaviour; working with businesses; village activities and a programme of events; litter, fly tipping and visual appearance of villages; greener connectivity; and housing.
The Lead Officer then identified key themes of connectivity and transport; environmental improvement and parks; access to services, facilities and assets which would include things to do; and village identity which would include supporting local groups and things to do.
Based on these key themes and discussion at the meeting, the Strategic Partnerships and Inequalities Manager advised that the local priorities identified would be grouped under each of the key themes and that this information would be circulated to members of the Local Partnership.
DECIDED:
(a) That the key themes of connectivity and transport; environmental improvement and parks; access to services, facilities and assets which would include things to do; and village identity which would include supporting local groups and things to do be approved; and
(b) That the Strategic Partnerships and Inequalities Manager group the local priorities identified under each of the key themes and circulate the information to members of the Local Partnership.