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FILMING AT MEETINGS Please note that this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method. Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting. Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on.
By entering the meeting room and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings.
The chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council. Minutes: The Chair referred Members present to agenda Item 1 as shown on the agenda in respect of filming at this meeting, and Members noted the information contained therein. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Yvonne Denny. |
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Urgent Business The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of urgent business. (Late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. New items will be dealt with at item below). Minutes: There was no urgent business. It being a special meeting under Part 4, Section B, paragraph 17 of the Council’s Constitution, no other business was considered at the meeting. |
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Declarations of Interest A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:
(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and (ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.
A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.
Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct Minutes: The Chair advised that she was a Ward Member for Noel Park.
Lourdes Keever declared that her son and his partners were both Council leaseholders
Cllr Ibrahim declared that an immediate family member was a tenant on the Noel Park estate. |
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Deputations/Petitions/Presentations/Questions To consider any requests received in accordance with Part 4, Section B, paragraph 29 of the Council’s constitution. Minutes: The Committee heard representations from Michael Hardy and Barbara Tierney from Haringey Leaseholders Association. In summary, the Deputation Party raised the following key points:
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Call-In: Alterations Policy for Leaseholders PDF 448 KB A. Report of the Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer B. Cabinet Report on Alterations Policy for Leaseholders C. Cabinet Minutes Alterations Policy for Leaseholders D. Copy of the Call in E. Report of the Director for Housing, Regeneration and Planning Additional documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered Cabinet’s decision to approve the Alterations Policy for Leaseholders on 10th November 2020. The signatories to the Call-In were Cllr Barnes, Cllr Cawley-Harrison, Cllr Palmer, Cllr Ogiehor and Cllr Da Costa. The signatories did not claim that the decision was outside of the policy or budget framework. The reasons for the Call in were set out in the second dispatch agenda pack at page 71.
Stephen Lawrence Orumwense introduced the Joint Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer’s Report, The Committee was advised that the Chief Finance Officer & Monitoring Officer agreed that this decision fell within both the budget and policy framework. Following an outline of the process for the call-in meeting, and the possible outcomes available, the Chair invited Councillor Barnes and Councillor Cawley-Harrision to present the arguments for why the signatories had requested the Cabinet decision to be called in and the alternative action proposed. The concerns of the signatories were noted as follows: a. It was contended that the changes to the policy put forward made the installation of doors and windows less safe and there were local specific examples provided of leaseholders paying for works and not receiving communications about the progression of the works, delays, and then being charged increased costs. b. There seemed to be an inconsistency in the approach taken with two different Council blocks where there were urgent safety works to be undertaken. c. Questions were raised about whether Homes for Haringey had sufficient processes in place to adequately manage an important safety programme and communicate sufficiently with leaseholders. d. Leaseholders had been put in a difficult situation with safety works mandated to them and then these works not being carried out in a timely manner. e. It was questioned whether Homes for Haringey could fulfil the proposition of commissioning, managing, and delivering works that ensured the safety of residents. f. Examples of specific casework were given relating to Homes for ‘Haringey works on windows which had to be rectified and the delays in completing these works. It was questioned whether Homes for Haringey were actively learning from these cases and rectifying processes accordingly. g. Assurances were sought that fire safety works identified would be completed in a timely way by Homes for Haringey to keep residents safe and provide leaseholders with peace of mind. h. Further concerns were noted with the performance of Homes for Haringey on delivering on works and the length of time taken from when the issues were first reported. i. Before agreeing this policy, there was a need for assurance that Homes for Haringey had the correct procedures in place, could carry out the works to the required standard and that there was also a process in place for this to be independently checked. Ultimately, the Council needed to ensure that if leaseholders were not permitted to undertake the works themselves, then the quality of work undertaken by Homes for Haringey needed to be up to standard. j. Concerns were put forward that the ... view the full minutes text for item 34. |