Agenda and minutes

Apologies for lateness was received from Councillor Baker, and for absence from Councillors Demirci, Portess and Rainger.

See minutes 23, 25  & 29.

A member with a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered must disclose to that meeting the existence and nature of that interest at the commencement of that consideration, or when the interest becomes apparent.

A member with a personal interest in a matter also has a prejudicial interest in that matter if the interest is one which a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the member's judgement of the public interest.

Members were asked by the Mayor to declare any personal interest in respect of items on the agenda.  In accordance with Part 2 of the Members Code of Conduct set out in the Council Constitution, any Member disclosing a personal interest which was also prejudicial would be asked to withdraw from the Chamber during consideration of the item and neither were they to seek to improperly influence a decision on the said item.

The Members stated below each made a personal declaration in respect of Item 14 – Motion D in respect of Parking Schemes in the Borough as follows:

Councillor Beynon

Councillor Butcher

Councillor Cooke

Councillor Diakides

Councillor Dobbie

Councillor Edge

Councillor Egan

Councillor Engert

Councillor Griffith

Councillor Hare

Councillor C Harris

Councillor Hoban

Councillor GMMH Rahman-Khan

Councillor Meehan

Councillor Newton

Councillor Oakes

Councillor Oatway

Councillor Patel

Councillor Reid

Councillor Santry

Councillor Williams

Councillor Winskill

Copies of the Minutes having been circulated, they were taken as read.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 22 May 2006 be signed as a true record.

1          The Mayor was sad to report the deaths of two former Councillors: Chris Zissimos and Len Silverstone. Chris Zissimos passed away on 6^th July following a long illness and his funeral took place in Finchley on 13th July attended by close family and friends. Chris Zissimos was a Councillor for 16 years.  He represented Harringay Ward from 1982 – 1994.  He was the Deputy Mayor from 1992-93.  From 1994 -1998 he represented Alexandra Ward. 

Len Silverstone died unexpectedly in June following a recent fall and was buried in Dundee in Scotland – his native home.  Len Silverstone served the Borough for 10 years.  He represented Turnpike Ward from 1972 -1978 and Harringay Ward from 1978 – 1982. 

The Mayor on behalf of the Council extended her deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Chris Zissimos and Len Silverstone

The Leader of the Council and Leader of the opposition paid tribute, as did other members.

The meeting observed one minute silence as a mark of respect.

2          The Mayor, on behalf of the Council extended her sincere thanks to the Past Mayor Councillor Eddie Griffith and past Mayoress Hazel Griffith for the services they had rendered to the borough.  The Mayor stated her delight in presenting to a Certificate as a token of the Council’s appreciation.

3          The Mayor, on behalf of the Council sent congratulations to the Headteacher of Gladesmore Community School Tony Hartney.  Tony was recently awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.  This is in recognition of the achievements of the school, the level of commitment from the staff, the young people and the community.

4          The Mayor advised that she had been informed that Councillor Ed Butcher had been elected to the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.  On behalf of the Council the Mayor congratulated Councillor Butcher on his appointment.

The Executive Member for Environment and Conservation gave a brief outline of a new initiative for waste collection transport. Members asked questions and were responded to by the executive member.

 RESOLVED:

That the presentation from the Executive Member for Environment and Conservation on a new initiative for waste collection transport be noted.

The Mayor agreed to admit the report as urgent business. The report dealt with matters considered at Party Group meetings within the last few days. These required approval to permit appointments to Council committees to be made.

RESOLVED:

That the Membership changes as detailed below be agreed:

Alexandra Palace and Park Panel

Councillor Rainger to replace Councillor Hoban.

Audit Committee

Councillor Whyte to replace Councillor Butcher.

General Purposes Committee

Councillor C Harris to replace Councillor Butcher.

West Green and Bruce Grove Area Assembly

Councillor Dodds to replace Councillor Gmmh Rahman Khan as Chair.

There were no matters to report.

The Mayor agreed to admit the report as urgent business. The report dealt with matters considered at Party Group meetings within the last few days. These required approval to permit appointments to outside bodies to be made.

RESOLVED:

That appointments to outside bodies as detailed in the attached appendix be agreed.

The Chief Whip MOVED and it was agreed that Council Procedure Rule 11 (b) be suspended to permit receipt of a petition, which has been notified after the deadline.

A petition was submitted by Muna Talab on behalf of residents of the Borough in respect of the proposed closure of the X-ray unit at St Ann’s Hospital.  Members asked questions of the petitioner and the replies were duly noted.

Councillor B Harris – Executive Member for Social Services and Health advised that that he had made personal representations to the North Middlesex Hospital concerning the closure and had advised that the process of closure and consultation had been fundamentally flawed.

The Mayor reported that three deputation requests in relation to Controlled Parking Zone issues had been referred by her to the Executive.

The Mayor reported that there had been three requests for deputations to the Council meeting all in respect of the UDP.

The meeting agreed to receive the three deputations.

The first deputation was from Mr Morris - Haringey Federation of Residents Associations, who spoke against the adoption of the UDP.

Questions were then put to Mr Morris.

The second deputation was from Ms Acoo of Green N8 Community Group, who also spoke against the adoption of the UDP.

Questions were then put to Ms Acoo.

The third deputation was from Mr Petrou, who also spoke against the adoption of the UDP.

Questions were then put to Petrou.

The Mayor thanked Mr Morris, Ms Acoo and Mr Petrou for their attendance.

A procedural Motion to vary the order of business, to permit consideration of Item 13(b)The Executive –Report No.2 2006-07 was put to the meeting and declared carried.

An amendment to the report was TABLED in respect of density policy.

RESOLVED:

That on a vote (29 for and 24 against) the recommendations of the Executive –Report No.2 2006-07 in respect of the Adoption of the Haringey UDP, be agreed as amended by the TABLED amendment in respect of the Density policy, and that an immediate review of the UDP housing policy be commenced and that representations be made to GOL, and the Mayor of London concerning the density ratios.

The Mayor agreed to the admission of this report as urgent business.  Under Standing Orders, notice of questions was not requested until eight clear days before the meeting, following which matters raised had to be researched and replies prepared, in order to be given at the meeting.

There were 10 oral questions and 23 for written answer. Oral Questions 6-10 were not reached in the allotted time and written answers would therefore be supplied to these questions.

A procedural Motion to vary the order of business, to permit Motion D to be taken next, was put to the meeting and declared carried.

It was moved by Councillor Oakes and seconded by Councillor Davies that:

“This Council:

Acknowledges the very high level of public concern over the current proposals for parking schemes in the borough;

Acknowledges that the level of consultation undertaken by the Council with residents, businesses and elected members of this Council on these schemes has been entirely ineffective and is not acceptable;

Believes that parking schemes need to be seen by residents and businesses as a positive contribution to their immediate local environment, and not as the careless creation of a remote authority greedy for every pound it can get;

Believes that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution is not correct, and that proper consultation is necessary in order to ensure that in each area the parking scheme is tailored to meet local needs;

and mindful of the new Statutory Guidance on parking imminently expected from the Department of Transport;

Resolves to suspend the current consultation process indefinitely while this new statutory guidance is pending;

Resolves to further suspend the consultation process until such time as an effective and thorough consultation process has been undertaken in every area affected, to include public meetings in each area.

An amendment to the motion was moved by Councillor Haley and seconded by Councillor Cooke proposing :

Delete all after “Acknowledges” in the first line, and replace with:

… that the Council’s current parking strategy has several aims, in particular:

·        to improve the road safety of residents of Haringey;

·        to ensure residents may park close to their homes, for the security of themselves, their families, and their vehicles;

·        to ensure the proper movement of traffic on key routes through our borough;

·        to enable the rapid movement of emergency vehicles across our borough.

Notes that income generation is not a primary aim of parking schemes in Haringey unlike the schemes of some other local authorities;

Believes that it is important that residents understand that revenue from controlled parking schemes and their enforcement is used only for scheme administration and for transport and road safety improvements, and not as a general income stream;

Believes that feedback from residents is crucial to shaping future detailed proposals on Controlled Parking Zones in our borough, ensuring that a fair settlement is reached allowing parking for residents and providing parking spaces for visitors who support our traders;

Recognizes that the Council’s current consultation exercise, based on lessons learned from previous consultation exercises, is designed to secure the maximum amount of data and feedback possible from residents in order to shape future proposals rather than to impose CPZs against resident’s wishes and to ensure that in each area the parking scheme is tailored to meet local needs;

And therefore encourages residents and traders to engage with the consultation process and to feed their views back to the Council.

The Amendment was then put to the meeting and declared CARRIED.

The substantive Motion was then put to the meeting and declared CARRIED.

A procedural Motion to vary the order of business, to permit consideration of Item 13(a) The Executive –Reports Nos.1,2 & 3. 2006-07 was put to the meeting and declared carried.

RESOLVED:

1.      That Executive Report No 01/2006-07 be noted.

2.      That the balance of Executive Report No 02/2006-07 be noted.

3.      That Executive Report No 03/2006-07 be approved.

4.      That the recommendation contained in Executive Report No.3 concerning approval of the Annual Youth Justice Plan for 2006/7, be agreed.

5.      That the recommendation contained in Executive Report No.3 concerning approval of the final Local Implementation Plan submission as the basis for the Council’s projects and programme document to Transport for London be approved together with delegation to the Interim Director of Environmental Services in consultation with the Executive Member to finalise the full LIP for submission to the GLA/Mayor and Transport for London.

At this point in the proceedings (21:55HRS) the Mayor adjourned the proceedings for a period of  approx 10 minutes due to disturbances in the public gallery and asked that the Public Gallery be cleared.  The meeting reconvened at 22:07HRS. 

At this point in the proceedings Councillor Dobbie MOVED under the provision of Council Procedure Rule 8.1  that the following reports (listed under agenda items 12 and 13) be agreed together with the recommendations contained therein and those remaining items shall fall (Motions B, C and E). The MOTION was carried.

RESOLVED:

1.      That the Annual Report from Standards Committee 2005/06 be noted.

2.      That Report No.1 of the Audit Committee 2006-07 together with the tabled recommendations, be approved.

3.      That Report No.1 of the General Purposes Committee 2006-07 be approved and that the recommendations in respect of amendments to the Scheme of Delegation to Officers set out in Appendix 1 of that report be adopted and that the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly. That the amendments to the Council’s Local Licensing Procedure Rules as set out in Appendix 2 of that report be adopted and that the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly.