Agenda and draft minutes

Crouch End, Hornsey and Stroud Green Area Forum and Committee
Thursday, 5th March, 2015 7.00 pm

Venue: St Mary's School Hall, Rectory Gardens, Hornsey, N8 7QN

Contact: Natalie Layton X2919

Items
No.	Item
1.	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE View the background to item 1. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Doron, Hearn and Sahota.
2.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered: (i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and (ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room. A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure. Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
3.	MINUTES PDF 40 KB To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 15 January 2015. Additional documents: CBR briefing agenda item 4 , item 3. PDF 58 KB School Place Planning agenda item 6 , item 3. PDF 88 KB Minutes , 15/01/2015 Crouch End, Hornsey and Stroud Green Area Forum and Committee , item 3. PDF 78 KB Minutes: The minutes of the meeting were confirmed as a correct record of the proceedings and signed by the Chair.
4.	ISSUES RAISED AT THE AREA FORUM PDF 53 KB Additional documents: Infill Programme briefing agenda forum item 7 , item 4. PDF 47 KB Minutes: a. Veolia Waste Services RECEIVED a presentation from Ayer Ozinel, Veolia Waste Services Outreach Team Leader, giving an overview of waste collections and how the outreach team was educating the community to improve refuse and recycling. Issues of concern could be reported to: enquiries.haringey@veolia.com NOTED that residents raised the following concerns: a1. Wheelie bins left on footpaths after collections, particularly in Woodstock Road and Lynton Road; gates not being closed causing security risks; lack of sweeping up after collections. Mr Ozinel recognised the concerns and explained that they were being monitored and would be addressed in a scheduled meeting between Veolia and Haringey’s Neighbourhood Action Teams (NAT). Action: Ayer Ozinel a2. Regular dumping of rubbish bags by the bin at the bottom of Wolseley Road and the suggestion that the bin be moved. Action: Ayer Ozinel a3. Residents could apply for smaller wheelie bins and to receive green recycling sacks if they did not have wheelie bins. Mr Ozinel offered to conduct site visits to residents who had concerns about their provision of waste and recycling facilities a4. In response to a concern that wheelie bins were letting in water it was acknowledged that they were probably damaged and should be replaced. a5. In response to the suggestion that the Council provide a joint skip service with neighbouring boroughs Mr Ozinel explained that Veolia offered a bulky waste service and residents were invited to contact Veolia to arrange collections. b. Safer Neighbourhoods Teams (SNT) RECEVED apologies for absence from the Crouch End, Hornsey and Stroud Green Neighbourhood Teams, who were either on duty or on scheduled rest-days. NOTED the tabled written briefing (which has been added to the online agenda pack) from the Hornsey Safer Neighbourhoods Team (SNT) and the following points from a post-meeting update from the Crouch End SNT. Crouch End SNT Activity Update b1. Crime prevention advice to businesses in the local area further to commercial burglaries in Park Road, Tottenham Lane and into the Broadway. b2. 'Promises' agreed at the last Ward Panel Meeting included: to maintain and work closely with Neighbourhood Watches (NHW), forge links with vulnerable groups and to identify and notify owners of motor vehicles if valuables had been left on display. Good progress was being made with each of these. b3. 'Local street patrols' with NHW Co-coordinators to identify areas of concern in the locality, highlighting security issues to residents and vehicle owners and raising awareness of the benefits of NHWs. b4. Work with particularly vulnerable members of the community. b5. Street briefings to discuss the problem of motor vehicle crime. Community Safety Partnership Claire Kowalska, LBH Community Safety Strategic Manager, introduced the Community Safety Partnership (CSP), which was a network including Council services, the probation service, victim support among others to tackle community safety issues. NOTED that meetings with traders would be taking place to discuss crime prevention as well as monthly partnership tasking to analyse partnership data and deploy resources into crime hotspot areas. NOTED in response to ... view the full minutes text for item 4.
5.	FUTURE MEETINGS, VENUES AND AGENDA ITEMS Dates for 2015/16 to be confirmed. Minutes: To be confirmed.
6.	ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS Minutes: There were no other business.