Agenda and draft minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

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.

None.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 24 September 2013.

The minutes of the meeting held on 24 September 2012 were approved as a correct record of the proceedings.

The following areas were identified for updates / further detail required:

·               ‘Support activity that encourages residents to engage in community life’

Further information required on which Residents Associations were involved and the areas covered by these.

·               ‘Veolia and Council to adopt a local recruitment policy’

Update required on how many local people had been employed and information on the target.

·               ‘Commitment from Haringey Council for Selby Centre community development’

Update required on the briefing on the future of the centre.

·               ‘Investigate feasibility of a recycle bank pilot in Haringey’

Briefing note requested on the detail of the decision taken, including a breakdown of the £350k per annum costs and details of when this work was carried out.

ACTION:

That these updated be provided by the next meeting.

Credit Union

Helen Barran & Ahmed Yaxye provided an overview of the services provided by the Credit Union.  NOTED:

·               Credit Unions were financial co-operatives owned and controlled by their members.  CUs offered saving and value for money loans.

·               Anyone who lived or worked in Haringey could become a member – there was a £5 joining fee and forms were made available to attendees.

·               The main loan offered to members was the ‘saver loan’, where the interest was roughly 12.7% - compared to 1000-2000% for a pay day loan or up to 4000% for a ‘Wonga’ loan. 

·               Credit Union loans were granted mainly on the basis of a person’s ability to pay, and the payment schedule was structured to suit the individual.

·               Credit Union members were not paid a monthly interest on savings as they would with a bank – instead a dividend was paid yearly.

Warm & Well

Dave Clements – Co-ordinator, Neighbourhoods Connect – presented the Warm & Well campaign, and provided information on Neighbourhoods Connect.  NOTED:

·               Neighbourhoods Connect was a project to look at the ‘loneliness epidemic’ – over 10% of people over the age of 65 were chronically lonely.  Work was being carried to map loneliness in the borough and to find places where people in the community meet.

·               People were encouraged to contact Dave with any suggestions where people in the community were meeting.

·               The Warm & Well campaign was being run in connection with Age UK for people over the age of 60.

·               The campaign covered a number of areas – help for people to stay independent at home; care and repair / winter handyperson offer; pop-up drop-ins including advice on keeping warm, benefits and using the internet.

·               Drop-in sessions were publicised on the internet, on local buses and at libraries.

·               A resident suggested that it may be useful to use the empty space on tenant / leaseholder statements to advertise any outreach schemes.

·               Councillor Peacock suggested that Dave Clements contact her with a view to working with her pensioners group.

Health Issues in Haringey

Scott Allen – NHS North Central London – provided information on the Health Trainer Service in Haringey.  NOTED:

·               Health Trainers were based around the borough and provided free support and guidance to people over the age of 18 who want to make a lifestyle change.

·               The scheme acted as a gateway to other services – for example, referral to a Weight Watchers or Slimming World club for someone who wanted to lose weight.

·               A previous scheme – ‘Active for life’ – was a partnership between North Central London NHS and Haringey Council and was designed to help inactive people to become more physically active.

·               The service could be contacted on 020 8344 3169.

·               Suggestions were provided from the floor:

-       Exercise and activity were only part of the issue, people needed to be educated on healthy eating aswell.

-       Although the scheme was a good idea, it could be useful to have liaison with young people under the age of 18 in order  ...  view the full minutes text for item 53.

Councillor Amin informed the Committee that following the meeting held at Somerset Gardens with the Practice Manager, the Pharmacy and Members, the Practice Manager had engaged with the Healthcare authority and would be working with a practice of a similar size in Islington.

Councillor Amin added that the application for a pharmacy at Somerset Gardens would follow the usual planning application route and that people would be able to submit their objections with the planning authority.

ACTION

Local residents and Members to make representations to the Planning Committee.

Tuesday 9 April 2013

Members suggested that the next meeting be based around a ‘youth theme’.

Haringey 6^th form centre was suggested as a venue.

There were no such items.