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Minutes:
1. The Mayor announced with great pleasure that Haringey had recently received five major awards. The Mayor announced that Haringey had won three national awards for customer service in the prestigious Wow! Awards 2009. Haringey Council won the award for the best local authority; Osborne Grove Nursing Home won the award for the best healthcare provider and Homes for Haringey’s Tenancy Management team won the award for the best team. The mayor also advised that the Haven Day Centre, Alexandra Road Crisis Unit and Diane Sheridan of Customer Services were also finalists. On behalf of the council the Mayor congratulated everyone on this outstanding achievement. The Award was visible in the reception area of River Park House.
2. The Mayor informed the Council of a further prestigious award from the National Noise Abatement Society to the Enforcement Response Service who manage the Council’s Out of Hours noise nuisance service. They balance the rights of residents to live without being disturbed, while at the same time making sure that vulnerable people are dealt with in an understanding and supportive way. The team approached the dais with the award and were personally congratulated by the Mayor, and then received a round of applause.
3. The Mayor also congratulated the Council’s Recycling Service for winning the 2009 Chartered Institute of Waste Management award in the category of Health and Safety – Best Practice. The Mayor reported that this award was made in recognition of the innovative engineering solution created to allow recycling bins to be carried on recycling collection lorries, which helps to reduce accidents for our recycling collection teams. The award recognised that this engineering solution was easily transferable to many other local authorities that had doorstep recycling box collections similar to Haringey. The Mayor thanked the Service on behalf of the Council and stated that the Team should be very proud of the recognition and reward for its hard work.
4. The Mayor alerted Members to the campaign against violence towards women that is commemorated internationally. The Campaign comprising 16 days of action had commenced on 25th November.
5. The Mayor concluded by advising the Council of the planting of 12 trees at Tottenham Green in memory of Councillors who had passed away since 1965.