Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Davies, Gorrie, and Kober, and for lateness from Councillor Stewart.

The Mayor sought the meeting’s agreement to the variation of agenda business to consider Item 16 after Item 13. The variation was agreed nemine contradicente.

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The Chief Executive advised that were three late item of business, which could not be available earlier, and which will need to be dealt with at the meeting.

They were :

Item 12- Establishment of the Health and Well Being Partnership Board

The report was late due to revisions being required and further clarification and therefore the report could not be finalised until after the Council summons was published.

Item 15  –  Questions and Written Answers

The notice of questions was not requested until 8 clear days before the meeting, following which the matters raised had to be researched and replies prepared to be given at the meeting.

Item 16 –  To receive reports from the following Bodies

Report No 4 2012/13 of the Corporate Committee – 14 March 2013

The report of Corporate Committee of 14 March 2013 required consideration and adoption by Full Council in respect  of the Pay Policy Statement 2013/14.  The report was late for consideration and could not be forwarded to Full Council until  Corporate Committee  had considered the proposals on 14 March 2013.

The Chief Executive advised of the following advance notice of declarations of interests:

Councillor, Khan declared a personal interest in Item 17- Motion F  – as a family member (Council tenant) was in receipt of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit.

Councillor Dogus declared a personal interest in Item 12.

The Chief Whip sought guidance from the Head of Legal Services and Monitoring officer in respect of deputation request from the Pinkham Way Alliance, and any issues for Members in respect of being members of the Council’s Planning Sub-Committee, or the North London Waste Authority (NLWA).

Mr Ryan advised the meeting on the subject of the deputation from the Pinkham Way Alliance at Agenda item 13 which also made reference to the proposed adoption of the Council’s Local Plan at agenda item 16. Mr Ryan advised that he was giving this to members to avoid a situation where they may say something to prejudice themselves from participation in future decisions in respect of waste disposal, in particular planning applications.

Mr Ryan commented that current members of the Planning Sub-Committee, or those trained to be substitutes may be required at a future point to determine planning applications regarding waste disposal in the borough but thatwould not prejudice them from participating in items 16 or 16. Nevertheless those members needed to be careful not to express views which may demonstrate a closed mind upon the subject as that may be regarded as amounting to predetermination of any question which may come forward for decision in the future. Mr Ryan added that other members who were not currently members of the Planning Sub-Committee, but may be in future years, may also wish to take account of this to safeguard their position should they be required to participate in future planning decisions relating to waste disposal in the borough.

Mr Ryan further advised that Members of the North London Waste Authority may wish to declare a personal interest in respect of the deputation agenda item 13 arising from their membership of that authority.  Under the current code of conduct there was no requirement to declare personal interests, but members may do so if they wished  Mr Ryan concluded that he hoped that his advice assisted members to participate appropriately in the debate.  

The Mayor thanked Mr Ryan for his clarification

Councillors Canver and Meehan declared personal interests as Members of the North London Waste Authority.

NOTED

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meetings of the Council held on 27 February 2013 be signed as a true record.

1.    Haringey wins top award for Nursing Standard Award in Learning Disabilities

The Mayor announced that it was his pleasure to inform the meeting that Haringey’s Joint Learning Disability Partnership Nursing team had just won the National Nursing Standard Award for their innovative nursing model.

The Mayor advised that this award was organised by Nursing Standard, the UK’s nursing journal, and the Nurse awards were the ultimate award to highlight and celebrate excellence in nursing.  In passing on the Council’s  congratulations to Haringey Learning Disability Nursing Team, he welcomed to the Chamber Haringey’s Joint Learning Disability Partnership Nursing team to collect the award:

Those in attendance were:

-        Lisa Redfern - Deputy Director, Adult and Community services

-        Carol Gillen -Director of Operations Integrated Care and Acute Medicine, Whittington Health

-        Frances Davies - Head of Nursing, Whittington Health

-        Beverley Tarka - Head of Service, Haringey Learning Disabilities Partnership

-        Gwen Moulster - Nurse Consultant, Haringey Learning Disabilities Partnership

Nursing Team:

Bernadette McNamara, Paul Smith, Jessica Fitzgerald, Sarah Ames, Karen Evans, Robin Betts Jane Iorizzo, Sue Bhunjun and Nand Heroo

The Mayor congratulated the team individually and the Council gave a resounding round of applause.

2.    Haringey wins a top award for ‘Excellence in travel information and marketing’

The Mayor announced that it was his pleasure to inform the meeting that Haringey’s Smarter Travel, Marketing and Communication Teams, had won the award for ‘Excellence in travel information and marketing’ at the London Transport Awards on 14^th March.  

In congratulating the team on behalf of the Council the Mayor advised that the Smarter Travel team had won the award for its use of eye catching images, short message and appeal to all. 

The Mayor, in welcoming the team to the Chamber commented that this award was a real boost for both the Council and officers. 

Those in attendance were:

-        Anne Cunningham, Head of Traffic Management

-        Denise Adolphe, Communication and Consultation Manager

-        Wendy Thorogood, Smarter Travel Officer

-        Kinga White, Senior Creative Designer

-        Skevi Jordanou, Marketing and Communications Officer

The Mayor congratulated the team individually and the Council gave a resounding round of applause.

3.    £40K awarded from the Mayor of London’s Pocket Park Scheme

     The Mayor announced that Harringay Green Lanes had been awarded £40K from the Mayor of London’s Pocket Park Scheme – a fund to make streets  leafier and greener by transforming neglected pieces of land. The bid had been led by the Green Lanes Traders Association on behalf of the Green Lanes Strategy Group to create a green loop linking St Ann’s junction to Allison Road, to create a version of the Mayor of London’s Pocket park plan.

The Mayor congratulated all those who had participated in the bid.

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There were no matters to report.

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There were no matters to report.

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There were no appointments to outside bodies.

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On a MOTION by the Chief Whip it was:

RESOLVED

i.    That the current Members’ Allowances Scheme as from 31 March       2013 be revoked: and 

ii.   That the Members’ Allowances Scheme for 1 April 2013 – 31             March 2014 as set out in Appendix 1 to the report be adopted,          and that this be adopted as the replacement for Part 6 of the             Council’s Constitution.

On a MOTION by the Chief Whip it was:

RESOLVED

That the schedule of meetings for 2013/14 be agreed, subject to any minor variations to meeting dates that may be required in the course of the Municipal Year 2013/14.

Report of the Director of Place and Sustainability

On a MOTION by the Chief Whip it was:

RESOLVED

That the appointed day for which Part 5 of the London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2008 shall come into operation on public highways for which London Borough of Haringey is the Highways Authority shall be 1^st May 2013.

On a MOTION the Deputy Leader, clarification was sought by Councillor Wilson as to the appointed Councillor membership of the Board and  Councillor Vanier responded accordingly.

RESOLVED

(i)            That pursuant to section 194(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and section 102 of the Local Government Act 1972, approval be given to the establishment of a Health and Wellbeing Board for the borough of Haringey as a committee of the Council;

(ii)          That the terms of reference of the Health and Wellbeing Board as set out at Appendix A to the report be agreed;

(iii)         That pursuant to section 194(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the core membership of the Health and Wellbeing Board be as follows:

·               Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Services (Chair of HWB),   nominated by the Leader of the Council.

·               Cabinet Member for Children, nominated by the Leader of the Council

·        Chair, Clinical Commissioning Group (Vice Chair of HWB)

·        Chair of Healthwatch

·        Director of Adult and Housing Services

·        Director of Children and Young People’s Services

·        Director of Public Health

·        Chief Officer, Clinical Commissioning Group

·        Lay Board Member, Clinical Commissioning Group

·        GP Board Member, Clinical Commissioning Group

·        HAVCO representative

(iv)         that it be noted that there will be provision for substitutes for the posts of Chair of the Clinical Commissioning Group and the Chair, Healthwatch as follows:

a.    Deputy Chair, Clinical Commissioning Group

b.    Deputy Chair, Healthwatch

(v)           that pursuant to regulation 6 of the Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) Regulations 2013, the  HWB be consulted in light of the decision to its establishment on a direction that only the following members of the HWB would have voting rights, and that the deliberations of the HWB on this proposed direction be reported before coming back to Annual Council on 20 May 2013 with a proposal to formally  make this direction:

·        Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Services (Chair of HWB)

·        Cabinet Member for Children

·        Chair, Clinical Commissioning Group (Vice Chair of HWB)

·        Chair, Healthwatch

·        Any additional persons appointed to the HWB either by the local   authority or the HWB will be appointed on a non-voting basis

(vi)         that the Senior Management Structure at Part 3, Section E Appendix D to the Constitution be updated to include the Director of Public Health together with a description of the Service responsibilities, with the effect that the Director of Public Health will have conferred on them all professional and managerial functions relating to the Service subject to the limitations and reservations of the scheme of delegation, as set out at Section 8 of Appendix E to the Constitution; and that the Head of Legal Services and Monitoring Officer will develop a more detailed scheme of delegation for the Public Health functions as required;

(vii)        that it be noted that the Leader of the Council had nominated Cllr Bernice Vanier, Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Services, and Cllr Ann Waters, Cabinet Member for Children, or their successors as the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 28.

There was one deputation to address the meeting.

The deputation was received from Stephen Brice – on behalf of Pinkham Way Alliance in respect of the adoption of Local Area Plan on the agenda later in the proceedings.

Members asked questions of the deputation and received responses thereto.

The Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Social Inclusion responded to the deputation.

The Mayor thanked the deputee, and supporters for their attendance.

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At this point in the proceedings the Mayor varied the order of business to next consider agenda item 16.

a)    The Cabinet Report No 2 - 2012/13

b)    Children's Safeguarding Policy and Practice Committee

c)    Corporate Committee Report No.4 – 2012/13 (TO FOLLOW)

i.      Cabinet – Report No 2 -2012-13

           Councillor Vanier, Deputy Leader, MOVED the recommendations contained in the report of Cabinet of 12 February 2013 in respect of requesting Full Council to adopt Haringey’s Local Plan Strategic Policies 2013 – 2026 (formerly the Core Strategy).

RESOLVED

That approval be given to the adoption of Haringey’s Local Plan as detailed in the appendix 2 of the report of Cabinet of 122 February 2013, as a statutory planning document.

ii.            Children’s Safeguarding Policy and Practice Committee

Councillor Stewart MOVED the recommendation as detailed.

Councillor Reece, in supporting the importance of the work of the Committee briefly referred to the recent press reports of the Section 47 matter and hoped that the Committee would have the opportunity to discuss this matter in due course.

RESOLVED

That the report of the Children’s Safeguarding Policy and Practice Committee be noted.

iii.       Corporate  Committee Report No 4 2012/13

Councillor Meehan – Chair of the Corporate Committee briefly introduced the report and MOVED the adoption of the recommendations contained therein.

RESOLVED

That  approval be given to the Pay Policy Statement  for 2013/14 included at Appendix A of the  report on the Pay Policy Statement 2013/14.

The Mayor gave an introduction of the debate on the issue of developing youth engagement in community leadership , highlighting the positiveness of youth participation and energy of youth activities in Haringey.

The Mayor introduced George Dunstall, London Manager of the Construction Youth Trust, and the Co-Chairs of the Haringey Youth Council – Rozeena Hussain &  Leon Stone. 

Mr Dunstall, addressed the meeting and advised of the work of the Construction Youth Trust, as detailed in the circulated literature.

The Co-Chairs of the Haringey Youth Council – Rozeena Hussain &  Leon Stone addressed the meeting in respect of the work of the Youth Council in engaging with youths locally and nationally through the Youth Parliament, together with their individual experiences.

Following their personal addresses and questions from Members and responses, the Mayor thanked Mr Dunstall and both RozeenaHussain &  Leon Stone for their addresses and they received a round of applause.

Following the address and questions from Members and responses, the Mayor thanked Ms Rizvi for her address and she received a round of applause.

The Mayor then thanked all of the speakers and advised that they were welcome to go to the Public Gallery above the Chamber and listen to the debate.

Following this the Mayor announced that there would be 45 minutes for debating, with a maximum of 3 minutes speaking time for each speaker.

A 45 minute debate then took place.

At the conclusion of the debate, the Mayor invited Councillor Goldberg to respond.

The Mayor thanked members for their participation.

ORAL QUESTION 1 - TO THE CABINET MEMBER FOR HOUSING FROM COUNCILLOR  MALLETT:

Can the Cabinet Member holder give details on what affect the Government’s new ‘bedroom tax’ will have on Haringey?

ORAL QUESTION 2 - TO THE CABINET MEMBER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT FROM COUNCILLOR NEWTON:

What action has the Council taken as a result of the petition and deputation organised by Muswell Hill traders against the high level of parking chargers for shoppers?

ORAL QUESTION 3 - TO THE CABINET MEMBER FOR FINANCE AND CARBON REDUCTION FROM COUNCILLOR  CHRISTOPHIDES: 

Can the Cabinet Member provide information on the local impact of the Coalition’s decision to hit boroughs with high levels of deprivation with greater levels of funding cuts?        

ORAL QUESTION 4 - TO THE CABINET MEMBER FOR HEALTH AND ADULT SERVICES FROM COUNCILLOR WINSKILL:

What discussions has the Council had with the Whittington Hospital Trust about implementing their integrated care model and ensuring patients cared for in the community receive essential social care?

ORAL QUESTION 5 - TO THE CABINET MEMBER FOR FINANCE AND CARBON REDUCTION FROM COUNCILLOR BASU :

Can the Leader give more details on the projects awarded funding from the One Borough, One Future Fund?

ORAL QUESTION 6 - TO THE CABINET MEMBER FOR HOUSING COUNCILLOR WILSON:

How many Council Homes has the council budgeted to build in 2013/14, 14/15 and 15/16?

ORAL QUESTION 7 - TO THE CABINET MEMBER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION FROM COUNCLLOR  DEMIRCI:

Can the Cabinet member provide more information around the prospect of Crossrail 2 coming to Haringey and the potential benefits to the borough?  

ORAL QUESTION 8 - TO THE CABINET MEMBER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION FROM COUNCILLOR SCHMITZ:

Will the Council be implementing all the recommendations in 'It took another riot'?

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 8 oral questions and 12 for written answer.

Oral Questions 5-8 were not reached in the allotted time and written answers would be supplied to these questions.

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MOTION E 2012/13

Councillor Newton has given notice that he will MOVE the following MOTION:

The Council acknowledges:

·        The importance of local policing and of police front counters

·        The concerns of local residents about the Metropolitan Police’s and Mayor of London’s plans to close the police station at Muswell Hill and reduce hours at Hornsey and Tottenham police front counters

The Council notes: 

·        Haringey Lib Dems have written to Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, objecting to the loss of the police station and front counter in Muswell Hill and the 24 hour services at Hornsey and Tottenham Police Stations

·        That the police proposals will leave the borough with only one 24 hour police station

·        The impact that the loss of these services will have on the local community and the Safer Neighbourhood Teams

·        That local MPs have opposed the plans to reduce hours at Hornsey and Tottenham stations and close Muswell Hill police station 

The Council resolves:

·        To oppose the reduction in hours at Hornsey and Tottenham police stations

·        To call for a police base for the local Safer Neighbourhood Teams to be retained in the Muswell Hill area with a front counter manned by volunteers 

MOTION F 2012/13

Councillor Bull has given notice that he will MOVE the following MOTION:

This Council believes:

-       The new under–occupation penalty or ‘Bedroom Tax’ will disproportionately hit disabled, vulnerable and low income households living in Haringey from this April.

-       It is unfair that many foster carers, families of soldiers and couples using separate rooms because of illness or disability are now facing additional cuts in financial support.

-       Given the impact on Haringey, it was wrong that Lynne Featherstone MP voted against the opposition day debate motion demanding the policy be scrapped.         

This Council notes:

-       The 2,500 council tenants and housing association tenants in Haringey facing additional cuts in their housing benefit of between £17.50 per week and £31.25 per week as a result of the ‘Bedroom Tax’ 

-       The Government’s own assessment revealing that 2/3rds of those households affected are home to someone with a disability.

-       The description of the policy by the National Housing Federation as ‘ill-thought’, ‘unfair’, and ‘incompetent’

-       The ‘Bedroom Tax’ is being implemented the same month as cuts to council tax benefit, tax credits, child benefit and other welfare support, and at the same time as millionaires are each receiving a £40,000 cut in their income tax. 

-       Despite the work of councils and housing associations, the numbers of households affected by the ‘Bedroom Tax’ means it is unlikely that most families will be able to easily ‘downsize’. 

This Council resolves:

-      To write to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith further outlining the impact of the ‘Bedroom Tax’ on Haringey and asking the Government scrap the policy before it is implemented in April.

-      To write to Haringey’s two local MPs asking them to publically raise concerns about the impact of the ‘Bedroom  ...  view the full agenda text for item 33.

Due to the late hour Motions E & F were not considered.