Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Culture, Communities and Business Services summarising incidents and events in the Harbour and covering issues currently under consideration by the Marine Director.

The Board considered the report of the Director of Culture, Communities and

Business Services regarding incidents and events in the Harbour.

An addendum was distributed at the meeting which outlined those events which had occurred since the publication of the papers.

The Board noted the graphs at section 5 of the report showing the pattern of incidents and events for the years 2017 and 2018. It was confirmed that routine patrols were not incorporated in the graph. It was also confirmed that the graphs represented the frequency of incidents and not the time spent on each occurrence.

Discussion was held regarding the Hamble Lifeboat shower facility as outlined at section 8 of the report. The Board were clear that the maintenance and upkeep of the showers, including health and safety monitoring, should be the responsibility of Hamble Parish Council (HPC) and that these matters was not relevant to the Harbour Authority as a grant contributor. Members agreed that the Board's expectations upon awarding the grant had not been met. The Chairman noted that he would meet with Legal Services to clarify if there were any legal implications with relation to

a) on-going Harbour Board responsibility for the provision and maintenance of the showers and

b) if there were grounds for the Board to require the showers to be made available and maintained.

RESOLVED:

That the River Hamble Harbour Board notes the content of the report.