Community Safety Fund: Award of Grants

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A decision made on 9 April 2010 to approve Community Safety Grants to Christians Together in Jersey Housing Trust and the Road Safety Panel

Decision Reference: MD-T-2010-0025
Decision Summary Title :	Community Safety Fund – Award Of Grants		Date of Decision Summary:	11 March 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Head of DVS & Inspector of Motor Traffic		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Community Safety Fund – Award Of Grants		Date of Written Report:	11 March 2010
Written Report Author:	Head of DVS & Inspector of Motor Traffic		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Community Safety Fund – Award Of Grants
Decision(s): Subject to funds being available, the Minister approved grants of £9,513 to Christians Together in Jersey Housing Trust to install speed humps at Le Benefice Estate and £6,719 to the Road Safety Panel to distribute 1,000 reflective strips and front and rear lamps to pedestrians and cyclists.
Reason(s) for Decision: To support community safety initiatives.
Resource Implications: Following approval of these grants and if the Minister for Treasury and Resources confirms the sum remaining in the Fund at the end of 2009 can be carried forward, £25,509 will remain in the Fund.
Action required: Subject to the Minister for Treasury and Resources agreeing the carry forward from 2009, the sums to be disbursed to the relevant organisation.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Community Safety Fund: Award of Grants

TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

COMMUNITY SAFETY FUND – AWARD OF GRANTS

Purpose of the Report

To consider recent applications for grants from the Community Safety Fund.

Background

Arrangements for considering applications for and awarding grants from the Community Safety Fund, for small but important initiatives, have previously been approved under MD-T-2007-0058, MD-T-2007-0112 and MD-T-2009-0069.

The criteria approved for considering applications and awarding grants are:-

· The proposal should be beneficial to the community at large;

· For one off items of expenditure directly related to community safety;

· Island based;

· For proposals that would significantly enhance or raise awareness on community safety and for which there is no or insufficient public funding;

· A maximum interim award of £20,000 per project.

Discussion

Further applications have been received for grants from the Community Safety Fund, as outlined below.

Organisation	Amount Requested	Purpose
Christians Together in Jersey Housing Trust	£9,513	Install table top speed humps at Le Benefice Estate in Les Marais, St Clement
Road Safety Panel	£6,719	Reflective strips and cycle lights for pedestrians and cyclists

Le Benefice Estate Road Humps

Le Benefice Estate in Les Marais, St. Clement comprises of 73 three and four bedroom houses full of families with young children. The residents have major concerns about the safety of children who live and play on the estate from speeding cars on the road that runs through the estate. It is claimed that a child has been knocked down by a car although the child was not injured on this occasion. The proposal is to place table top tarmac speed humps over the eight existing rumble strips. The management agents have confirmed that planning approval is not required for the proposal and the emergency services have no objections to the road humps.

The Christians Together in Jersey Housing Trust is seeking £9,513 to install the speed humps and associated road markings.

Road Safety Panel

During the hours of darkness, many pedestrians walk and cyclists ride wearing dark clothing and without lights. The Road Safety Panel wishes to purchase and distribute free bike lights and reflective arm bands to cyclists and pedestrians as part of a “be seen” safety campaign.

The sum of £6,719 will allow 1,000 reflective strips and front and rear lamps to be distributed.

The applications meet the criteria and sufficient funds remain available in the Community Safety Fund.

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to award a grant of £9,513 to Christians Together in Jersey Housing Trust to install speed humps at Le Benefice Estate and £6,719 to the Road Safety Panel to distribute 1,000 reflective strips and front and rear lamps to pedestrians and cyclists.

Reason(s) for Decision

To support community safety initiatives.

Action Required

Subject to the Minister approving the grants, the sums to be disbursed to the relevant organisation.

Written by:	Head of Driver and Vehicle Standards

Approved by:	Acting Director of Transport