Agenda item

Area Forum Item 1 – Replies from Cabinet Members

RESOLVED:

The responses back from Lead Members and Senior Officers to actions agreed at previous meetings are usually late and their quality is poor – often evasive and ambiguous. This is disrespectful to the residents on whose behalf these action points are raised and questions are asked.

Action 1 – Councillor Winskill to arrange a meeting with the Assistant Chief Executive and/or the Chief Executive to work out a way of improving timescales and quality.  ACTION: Councillor Winskill

Area Forum Item 3 – Update on Jamaica Village

Action 2 – Information was requested on which services retained the fees / deposit paid by the organisers following the cancellation of the event and what the amount deposited was. ACTION: Councillor Reece to raise as a Members’ Enquiry and Freedom of Information request.

Area Forum Item 5 – Finsbury Park, Hornsey, Harringay and Crouch Hill rail stations – updates on future plans, works already carried out and an opportunity for residents to ask questions

Action 3 – That a representative from First Capital Connect and TfL be invited to attend the next meeting of the Forum to provide the update on Finsbury Park, Hornsey & Harringay rail stations and local bus services. ACTION: Clerk

Area Forum Item 7 – Parish Pump

‘Chuggers’

Action 4 – That a short paper (and Officer attendance) be provided at the next meeting of the Area Forum to explain the legal standing of the Council with regards to ‘Chuggers’ and what options are available to deal with them. ACTION: Director of

Place & Sustainability / Licensing Team

Crouch End Festival

Action 5 – The Chair would ask the Council to consider offering support to next year's Crouch End Festival. ACTION: Councillor Winskill

Area Forum Item 8 – Parking issues / Pay & Display / Olympic Torch Relay

Action 6 - Controlled Parking Zones / Signage – Stroud Green – Residents reported discrepancies between the signage on the street and on pay & display units. ACTION: Traffic Management Services

Action 7 – Finsbury Park event signage – concerns were raised with regards to events in Finsbury Park and parking restrictions. There was a lack of communication both to local residents and outside visitors attending events as to what parking was available / restrictions parking.

RESOLVED

That the Committee propose that Haringey Council holds a full consultation with residents about each proposal for a large event in Finsbury Park, to include writing to all with residents in nearby roads. Event organisers should pay for this process. In addition, where event day parking controls are to be applied to the Finsbury Park CPZ, this needs to be properly advertised - on the website - to affected residents and potential visitors, along with match day information. Haringey Council should ensure that this happens. ACTION: Traffic Management Services / Regulatory Services; Councillor Reece to write to the Cabinet Member reiterating the need for consultation.

Post meeting note – Gary Weston, Parking Processing Manager: Traffic Management are keen to create an email circulation list notifying residents of events at Finsbury Park. We will start with all relevant Councillors and would appreciate any persons wishing to go on that list to email: parking@haringey.gov.uk. We hope to send our first notifications during May.

Pay & Display review

Concerns were raised by residents and Councillors with regards to the viability of a ‘desktop review’ of the Stop & Shop scheme. It was thought that local traders and should have been consulted with.

RESOLVED

That assurances be sought from the Council that local traders and residents shall be consulted with and involved in all future consultations. Local traders, residents and Councillor’s concerns be taken into account, and made explicit in the review report, if there is no time to consult with them before the final report deadline.

Action 8 – That the Chair would write a letter to the Cabinet Member for Environment highlighting the concerns raised by local traders, residents and Ward Councillors reiterating that the Pay & Display review should include traders and residents. ACTION: Councillor Winskill

Area Forum Item 9 – Area Plan – feedback on the planning meeting, presentation of the draft and officer responses

RESOLVED

The Committee was disappointed with the Plan and Officer responses to many aspects of the Plan. No action was suggested about the Parkland Walk, for example.

Action 9 – Councillor Wilson to meet with the Director of Place & Sustainability about the Plan and the street audit to discuss a timetable, the quality of responses and commitment of senior officers. ACTION: Councillor Wilson

Area Forum Item 10 – Hornsey Town Hall Update

Action 10 – It was requested that the Heads of Terms be published, and information provided on how these would work in practice (particularly in relation to community access arrangements), as well as information about the Heritage Lottery Fund application. ACTION: Capital Project Team, Place & Sustainability