Agenda and draft minutes

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The Mayor referred to the notice of meetings, set out at agenda item 1  and Members noted this information.

There was no live stream or recording of the meeting  which was  being held at Tottenham Town Hall.

The Mayor advised that given the serious public health situation and further to discussion with the Leaders of both political groups,  the meeting would only be considering agenda items 1 to 9 and item 11.

To give effect to this proposal, Cllr Rice, Labour group Chief Whip,  proposed that  CSO 25,  be invoked which suspended council standing orders, 3.1 – sub paragraph 6 – Haringey Debate-  sub paragraph 9 – Deputations and Petitions, sub paragraph 11 – receive Oral questions from Members, sub paragraph, 16 – Motions.

Cllr Cawley – Harrison – seconded the motion and  it was agreed to consider agenda items 1 to 9 and item 11.

There were  apologies for absence from:

Hinchcliffe

Hare

Ogiehor

Barnes

Chenot

Connor

Dennison

Emery

Ross

Rossetti

Adamou

Ahmet

Basu

Mark Blake

Brabazon

Das Neves

Davies

Demir

Dogan

Gordon

Hakata

Mitchell

Moyeed

Say

Stone

Tabois

Tucker

White

The meeting noted that there are two items of business, which could not be available earlier, and one of which will need to be dealt with at this meeting.

Item 7 - Attendance at meetings of an authority by a Member - this item was urgent given the current public health situation with the Coronavirus and the uncertainty around how long restrictions on movement would continue. There was potential for this member to be unable to attend meetings in the foreseeable 6 months.

In accordance with the agreement to suspend Council Standing Order 3.1 – sub paragraph 11, responses to Oral questions would be published in accordance with CSO 10.5 d and written answers have been published in accordance with CSO 10.4 d.

There were no declarations of interest put forward.

RESOLVED

To approve and sign the  minutes of the Budget full Council Meeting held on the 24^th of February 2020.

In view of the need to only consider essential items on the agenda, the Mayor would issue details of the engagements attended by herself and Cllr Carlin at a later date.

Council Committee Calendar 2020/21

The Chief Executive drew Members’ attention to the outline municipal calendar for 2020/21 noting a change to the Cabinet meeting date from the 7^th of July to the 14^th of July to allow consideration of the quarterly budget report. The calendar was also available online.

As outlined at item 3, there was a tabled report which sought the  approval of Full Council that Councillor Hinchcliffe ,due to ill health,  continue to be a member of the Council if he does not attend a meeting of the local authority by 9^th of June 2020. The report also sought approval for Councillor Hinchcliffe to  have until 8^th of September to attend a meeting of the authority, failing which he will cease to be a member, as defined in Section 85(2) of the Local Government Act 1972).

In the current public health situation, noted that  guidance was likely to come forward which would  cover  members that were unable to attend meetings due to the need to social distancing,  existing health  issues or  were  self isolating.

The Chief Whip  moved the  recommendations set out in both  reports and  it was

RESOLVED

1.    That the attached schedule of meetings for 2020/21 be agreed, noting the date change for   the July Cabinet meeting  as the 14^th of July and  subject to any minor variations to meeting dates that may be required in the course of the Municipal Year 2020/21.

2.    To note that Councillor Justin Hinchcliffe has been unable to attend Council Committee meetings due to ill health, and the last meeting Councillor Hinchcliffe attended was 10^th of December 2019;

3.    To agree that on the basis of continued ill health, Councillor Hinchcliffe will continue to be a Member of this Council even if he does not attend a meeting of this local authority (as defined in section 85(2) of the Local Government Act 1972) by 9^th of June 2020; and

4.    To agree that Councillor Hinchcliffe has until 8^th  of September  to attend a meeting of the authority (as defined in section 85(2) Local Government Act 1972) failing which he will cease to be a Member.

There were no matters to consider.

The Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Sustainability introduced the ninth Annual Carbon Report. The report was created to monitor the progress with reducing the borough’s carbon emissions, celebrate successes, and set out ambitions for the future.

The Cabinet Member spoke about her commitment to ensuring that the voices of all the community were heard and set out how she would do this and the actions that would be taken.

The Cabinet Member further spoke about the devastating impacts of extreme weather conditions both in the UK and around the world and also recognising that it was a socio-economic issue – with the most vulnerable feeling the most severe effects of a changing climate. There was a need to consider the impact of climate change on resources and tackling this by making social, institutional, technological and behavioural changes to lessen the impact and create a fairer society.

The meeting noted plans in 2020 to publish and adopt the borough’s Climate Change Action Plan. This would set out the actions and timeframe to deliver a Zero Carbon Borough, working as a community towards its delivery.

 In addition tackling climate emissions, this would also help improve poor air quality which disproportionally impacts children, elderly people and Haringey’s most vulnerable communities.

The borough was on track to achieve the 40:20 ambition, two years ahead of schedule. However, it was recognised that more work needs to be done to become a zero-carbon borough at the earliest possible opportunity.

The Cabinet Member  thanked all staff, community groups and residents who had contributed to the achievements for 2019.

RESOLVED

1.    That the Annual Report is made publically available, to engage residents in the Haringey 40:20 and Zero Carbon Haringey initiatives.

2.    That Councillors engage with the initiative and lead action in their community, promoting the importance of reducing carbon emissions whilst increasing prosperity.

3.    That the future projects outlined at the end of the report be implemented and further opportunities be identified, subject to the availability of external funding and grants.

4.    That Haringey continues to report annually on progress to reduce emissions by 40% by 2020 and towards zero carbon.

As set out at item 26.

a)    Standards Committee

b)    Staffing and Remuneration Committee

Standards Committee

The Chair of Standards Committee introduced the report which sought to approve a new Members Allowances Scheme for the municipal year 2020/21 and  to approve the appointment of an Independent Person, and Secondary Independent Person to the Standards Committee. This was under s28(7) of the Localism Act 2011 for a period of 2 years commencing 1^st July 2020 and ending on 30^th June 2022; Full Council was further asked to approve the allowance paid per annum to the Independent Person, and Secondary Independent person at £1250.00 and £250.00 respectively.

In making the Members’ Allowances Scheme the recommendations of the report of an Independent Adviser to the Standards Committee who had completed a review of the current scheme were considered. The Adviser put forward proposals for increases to certain SRA’s as well as recommending index linking the Basic Allowance to the local government staff pay award with increases taken forward in the proceeding financial year. In  summary, the  committee report advised that  it was not felt appropriate to adopt the proposed increases to SRAs in the current economic climate and it was agreed that the SRA’s remained at current levels.

The report proposed the Members Basic Allowance percentage increase is to be index linked to the local government officer pay percentage increase, capped at 2% to be reduced if a lesser percentage is agreed, and to be paid in the 2020/21 municipal year once the staff pay award has been finalised.

The  Standards Committee Chair  thanked the Independent adviser and Democratic services for their work on the  review.

RESOLVED

1.    To Revoke the Members Allowance Scheme for 2019/20 as of 31^st March 2020;

2.    To approve the new Members’ Allowances Scheme for the municipal year 2020/21 as set out on pages 28 to 36 of the attached report at  appendix 2 -[This  sets out the existing Member’s Allowance Scheme 2019/20] and subject to the date change, to take effect from 1^st April 2020;

3.    To agree, that the Members Basic Allowance percentage increase is to be index linked to the local government officer pay percentage increase, capped at 2% to be reduced if a lesser percentage is agreed, and to be paid in the 2020/21 municipal year once the staff pay award has been finalised.

4.    To approve the appointment of  Lisa Klein as Independent Person, and Stephen Ross as secondary Independent Person under s28(7) of the Localism Act 2011 for a period of 2 years commencing 1^st July 2020 and ending on 30st June 2022;

5.    To approve the allowance to be paid to the Independent Person, and Secondary Independent person at £1250.00 and £250.00 per annum respectively.

Staffing and Remuneration Committee

The Chair of Staffing and Remuneration Committee moved the Committee report and its recommendations.

RESOLVED

To approve the Pay Policy Statement 2020/21 amended as explained in the attached report from the Staffing and Remuneration Committee.

As per item 26.

1. From Cllr Dixon to Cllr  M Blake

How many anti-LGBT+ hate crimes have occurred in the borough in the past 12 months and what percentage have led to the offenders being convicted?

2. From Cllr Stennett to Cllr Ejiofor

What conversations are you having with Leaders of the Local Government Association and London Councils to ensure a united approach to challenge the government’s current proposals for the future funding of local Councils.

3. From Cllr Ogiehor to Cllr James

Please can you provide an update on the progress of developing a Welcome Strategy for Haringey

4. From Cllr Tabois to Cllr Chandwani

Accessibility, mobility and inclusion are just three of the key challenges that the Council needs to address to make our borough a safer, friendlier and more accessible place for our mobility impaired residents to travel around. How does she feel the Council is doing?

5. From Cllr Palmer to Cllr Ejiofor

Does the Leader share my disappointment that the Mayor of London is refusing to meet with traders at Wards Corner?

6. From Cllr Moyeed to Cllr M Blake

 How are we ensuring that stop and search is being used effectively and fairly in our borough?

As per item 26.

Motion E

Proposed by Cllr Joseph Ejiofor

Seconded by Cllr Zena Brabazon

Fair Funding

Haringey, like most urban boroughs in the UK, has suffered from the past 10 years of Tory Austerity.

Haringey Council’s experienced a reduction to our resources of nearly 59% over the last decade, while shire areas have seen reductions averaging 13%.

Over the same period, Haringey’s population grew by 12% (compared to just 7% across shire areas), 33% of Haringey residents live in relative poverty after housing costs and 12.6% of Haringey residents live in fuel poverty – which is the fourth highest in London.

The Government’s review of relative needs and resources, previously referred to as the “Fair Funding Review”, has been underway since 2016. It will establish new baseline funding levels for local authorities from April 2021 for the next few years.

This Council calls upon Boris Johnson’s Government to put the “Fair” into the “Fair Funding Review”.

We believe that the funding of local government, and with it the delivery of multiple services that our residents depend upon, should firstly be dictated by need.

This Council believes that:

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• population growth should be reflected through the use projections that reflect London’s faster rate of population growth than other areas;
• deprivation should be accurately reflected in the new formula including the higher cost of housing in London; and
• the area cost adjustment should continue to reflect London’s unique property and labour markets and the impact these have on costs for London boroughs
• no council should be worse off as a result of the review – there should not be a transfer of resources from urban areas to the shires.

This Council resolves to:

• Work with like-minded authorities, London Councils, and the Local Government Association to secure a funding settlement for Local Government that truly addresses the pressures that Councils have been under these past 10 years
• Engage with Members of Parliament with whom we are associated to ensure that the Chancellor understands that “levelling up” means that resources should be distributed according to need.
• Support a broader local campaign that ensures that the specific local challenges that Haringey faces can be addressed by fair funding from national government

Motion F

Proposed  by Cllr Rossetti

Seconded by  Cllr Ogiehor

Declaring a moratorium on live facial recognition surveillance

This Council notes:

1. That Haringey Council currently operates 75 CCTV cameras and this number is estimated to rise to 150 in the near future
2. The Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group defines Live Facial Recognition as “the automated one-to-many ‘matching’ of near real-time video images of individuals with a curated ‘watchlist’ of facial images.”
3. That the use of live facial recognition surveillance in public places by both public and private sectors is expanding
4. That for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018 taking a photo of someone’s face and processing their facial biometrics constitutes sensitive personal data
5. That privacy is a human right and is protected as such under the  ...  view the full agenda text for item 39.

As per item 26.