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Councillors Present: Cllr Woodward, Cllr Davis, Cllr Nother, Cllr Mrs Walker, Cllr Walker, Cllr Bryant, Cllr Clubley, Cllr Price
Residents: 10
Cllr Davis, the Chairman of the meeting, gave a brief introduction and introduced the speakers.
PS Rackham introduced himself as a member of the Fareham East Neighbourhood Policing Team. The Team has two PCs and two PCSOs covering the Portchester area. Supported by more officers on the front line, Hampshire Constabulary are focussing on three key areas:
The main issues being reported in the Portchester area are vehicle and shed break ins, bike thefts and ASB offences. PS Rackham acknowledged that there is likely to be an increase in ASB offences in summer, and his team will patrol key areas. There are increasing reports of violence against women and girls which take the form of harassment in the street causing alarm and distress for victims.
Work is currently taking place to upgrade the 101 system. Residents are asked to continue to report crime either through 101, the online reporting tool 
or by calling 999.
The Neighbourhood Policing Team is keen to engage with the community. If you have events coming up, or are part of a community group, please let PS Rackham know.
A: Fareham District Neighbourhood Policing Team do come down to Portchester late at night to engage with local pubs and provide a visible presence. In addition, the Response Control team patrol the area 24/7, but will primarily respond to reports of crime.
A: Yes, these have now restarted. The first one was held a week ago in Portchester Library. The Inspector and PS Rackham also undertake online engagement. Will look at advertising these more widely and will link in with Councillors.
Cllr Woodward gave a presentation on recent developments and Council initiatives across the Borough and outlined some of the exciting projects that are planned over the next few years. This is a link to the Portchester Community Action Team presentation 
(10 MB).
A: Local Councillors have also reported this and will follow up.
A: A design Access statement will have been submitted as part of planning application. Councillors can support you to access that information if needed.
A: There are a number of other car parks which offer allocated disabled parking spaces. If you are a blue badge holder, you can park free in all pay and display car parks (including coastal car parks) by displaying your badge in your parked vehicle, with the valid serial number and expiry date clearly visible. Pay on foot car parks (the current Osborn Road multi-storey, Fareham Shopping Centre multi-storey and Mark Quay) are only free to Blue Badge holders who are resident in the Borough of Fareham and have applied for free parking. All spaces in the new Osborn Road car park will be a lot bigger and more accessible than in the existing car park.
A: The coast is clearly visible and can be accessed from Wicor. The decision has been made to designate Wicor as a coastal car park and introduce charging, but the decision over tariff levels is yet to be made. There is currently no intention to install lighting at the car park.
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