Agenda and minutes

West Green and Bruce Grove Area Forum and Committee

 THURSDAY 21 June 2012

Venue: Bruce Grove Youth Centre

10 Bruce Grove TOTTENHAM N17 6RA

6.30pm

From 5.45 pm until 6.30pm there will be an information stall with representatives from the Council, Adult Education and the local college available to speak on a one to one basis with young people and residents from the local area about employment and training opportunities.  Also at this time, local community groups can get information and speak to a council officer about, application to the One Borough One Future funding stream and there will be information on the latest consultation activity on dog control orders.

Your local councillors will be on hand to discuss individual issues of concern from 6.00 until 6.30pm. A representative from Homes for Haringey will also be available at 5.45pm to discuss any individual housing concerns with residents.

MEMBERS OF THE AREA COMMITTEE/FORUM:

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1 a) Update on Bruce Grove Youth Centre

Find out the progress being made  on management and sustainability of the Bruce Grove Youth Centre and  the plans for a full timetable of activities during the summer period, with the centre open from 12pm – 8.30pm Monday to Friday. 

1b) Childhood Obesity in Haringey [6.55pm]

A recently published public health report about Childhood obesity in Haringey shows that 1 in 3 children in the borough are obese. In West Green and Bruce Grove wards 35.6% to 45.6 % of children are obese.  Put forward your views to health representatives on what needs to happen to improve children and young people’s health in the local area and how awareness of this important health issue can be increased among families, children and young people.

1c) Bruce Grove and West Green CPZ and One Way System[7.25pm]

Residents will have the opportunity to put forward, to the Transport and Parking Team, their long standing concerns and views about the CPZ and one way systems in the local area and hear about how these can be taken forward.

1d) Fortnightly Non Recyclable Rubbish Collections [7.50pm]

Representatives from  Place and Sustainability  along with  Veolia  will be available to answer any queries or concerns from residents about the  implementation  of fortnightly  non recyclable  rubbish collections  in West Green and Bruce Grove wards which began on the 18^th  June 2012.

1e) Update from the Safer Neighbourhoods Team [8.10pm]

Sergeants from the Safer Neighbourhood Teams for West Green and Bruce Grove will provide a short update on their activities and operations in the local area.

1f) Update on West Green Road Improvements and Road [8.20pm]

Hear about the final plans for West Green Road improvements and put forward your concerns about road safety and areas for improvement in the Lordship Lane area.

Break – 8.30pm

AREA COMMITTEE at 8.40pm or on the rise of the Area Forum meeting

No apologies for absence were received.

The Chair will consider the admission of late items of urgent business. Late items will be considered under the agenda item they appear. New Items will be dealt with at item 10 or 12.

It was noted that the report with respect to Item 7 ‘Making the Difference Funding’ was being tabled.

The Chair also advised that a petition with respect to ? was also being admitted under Item 10.

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 judgment of the public interest and if this interest affects their financial position or the financial position of a person or body as described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct and/or if it relates to the determining of any approval, consent, license, permission or registration in relation to them or any person or body described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct.

No declarations of interest were made.

 To consider and agree the minutes of the meeting held on the 23 April 2012.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 23 April 2012 be confirmed as a correct record.

At the previous meeting committee members asked for a number of updates and additions which are now completed and attached for final agreement of the plan.

The Committee considered a report that sought approval the finalised Area Plan for West Green and Bruce Grove.

Members were advised that this was an evolving piece of work and that there would be an opportunity for Members to review it at each of the Area Committee meetings.

The Committee discussed the plan and the Chair requested that more detail was added to Priority 2: Broadwater Farm Shop/Facilities. It was noted that the community had expressed a wish to see a ‘village centre’ created at Broad Water Farm and that this should be reflected in the document and there was agreement that the Committee should receive a report on this at a future meeting.

It was further requested that an update was provided to the Committee on progress in meeting the priorities identified in the plan as being completed by July 2012 prior to the next meeting and that any areas where a date for completion had been specified should be populated before the plan was submitted to the Committee at its next meeting.  

RESOLVED:

1. That the West Green and Bruce Grove Area Plan be approved.
2. That the Area Plan should be brought back to each meeting and that update should be provided on progress in delivering the actions contained within it.
3. That the requests made above with respect to the Area Committee plan were taken forward and reflected in the Area Plan.

The committee to consider any outstanding issues from the  allocation of this funding.

The report with respect to this item was tabled at the meeting.

The Committee was advised that following discussion with Councillor Mallett

The committee will consider an update on the items discussed at the forum and committee meeting in April and consider the responses provided to suggested items that did not make the meeting. The update will include information on:

• Regeneration activities in Tottenham, particularly West Green and Bruce Grove
• Update on  the community buildings review
• Olympic Torch route
• Higham Road
• Pedestrian crossing at Bruce Grove and Tottenham High Road.
• Issues raised  by the Broadwater Farm Resident’s Association at the last  meeting in April 23^rd 2012

The Committee considered a report that provided feedback on items requested at the previous Area Forum meeting.

Higham Road/Downhills Road Junction

Concern was raised that this remained an area where accidents occurred on a frequent basis and it was requested that officers provided a response to Councillor Mallett’s suggestion that a convex mirror was installed to improve visibility.

Bullying in Schools

The Chair advised that there would be an item on this at the next Area Forum.

Update on Twelve Pledges

The Chair requested that an update was provided at the next Area Forum.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted and the actions requested above were taken forward by officers.

Thursday 11^th October 2012 6.30pm – Broadwater Farm Community Centre

It was noted that the next meeting of the West Green and Bruce Grove Area Forum and Committee would be held on 11 October 2012, at Broad Water Farm Community Centre, from 6.30pm.

As set out under Item 2 above the Committee received a petition with regard to xx

That the press and public be  excluded from the meeting for consideration of any items that may contain exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the local Government Act 1972(as amended by Section 12A of the Local Government Act 1985)

There were no items of exempt business.

Please find attached the Summer activity programme  for 2012 requested at the Forum meeting.

To consider any new items of exempt urgent business

There were no items of exempt Urgent Business.