To discuss any actions arising from the forum.
Minutes:
The following actions were identified following the discussions held during the area forum:
Park Road Leisure centre
Simon Farrow – Head of Client Services, Haringey Council – and Ian Gallagher – Divisional Business Manager, Fusion Lifestyle – attended the meeting to provide an update on the implementation of the new Fusion Lifestyle contract, particularly at the Park Road leisure centre.
NOTED:
· The contract had been awarded following an 18 month procurement process. Fusion Lifestyle took over the management of 4 leisure centres – Broadwater Farm, Park Road, Tottenham Green and White Hart Lane.
· Existing staff had been TUPE’d over to become Fusion staff members, and the level of staff had increased.
· A customer feedback card system was in place at all leisure centres and customers were encouraged to use this.
· Further information on Fusion Lifestyle could be found at the website - http://www.fusion-lifestyle.com/
· Ian Gallagher could be contacted by email – ian.gallagher@fusion-lifestyle.com
Action 1 – Fusion Lifestyle had offered to set up a local user-group. Councillor Strang offered to co-ordinate and asked for any volunteers to contact him.
ACTION: Chair / Fusion Lifestyle
Action 2 – the synopsis specification document should be published on the Fusion / Haringey website.
ACTION: Director, Place & Sustainability
Planning Enforcement
Myles Joyce – Team Leader, Planning Enforcement & Appeals – gave a presentation on planning enforcement (presentation available on the website), and answered questions from the public.
Members thanked Myles for attending and identified the following action:
Action 3 – Committee members to explore mechanisms for influencing the priorities informing the exercise of ‘expediency’ with regards to planning enforcement in forum area to better reflect local wishes.
ACTION: Chair / Myles Joyce
Budget Consultation
Kevin Bartle – Assistant Director, Finance – attended to provide an overview of the budget consultation (presentation available on the website). Apologies from Councillor Goldberg were received, as the rescheduling of the forum had clashed with another meeting.
Members and residents noted that although the online consultation had closed on 21 February 2013, Councillor Goldberg had agreed that comments made during the forum would be fed back via the minutes, and residents would be able to send any comments directly to him – joe.goldberg@haringey.gov.uk
The main issues noted were:
· Priorities should be public spaces such as libraries and parks (places that the community can use for free), early years and children / young people services.
· There were concerns that the Universal Credit could lead to people leaving the borough, which could lead to a financial shortfall in the borough’s finances.
Crime and Policing
NOTED that neither the Borough Commander or Safer Neighbourhood Team were able to attend the meeting.
Councillor Weber informed residents and members of the forthcoming MOPAC consultation meeting at the Civic Centre - http://www.london.gov.uk/events/policing-and-crime-consultation-events
Parish Pump
NOTED the four speakers:
1) Raising awareness of the issue of dog fouling (including a request for people to report any incidents to Veolia – 020 8885 7700)
2) An invitation to attend the Sustainable Haringey event
3) Information on the CASCH residents associations’ AGM, with its’ focus on neighbourhood planning
4) An update on the Earl Haig building