Agenda and minutes

West Green and Bruce Grove Area Forum and Committee

 TUESDAY 23 April 2013

6.30pm

Venue: Broadwater farm Community centre

Jazz cafe

117 Adams road n17 6HE

Please visit the council’s display stands to collect consultation documents, freepost feedback cards, and see the latest news and information on the feedback on the North Tottenham Regeneration consultation.  Frontline Services and Corporate Consultation colleagues will be at the stands to welcome you from 6.00 pm.

MEMBERS OF THE AREA COMMITTEE/FORUM:

Councillors Dogus, Ejiofor (Chair), Griffith, Khan, Mallett and McNamara

Brief Introduction by the Chair

1b) Broadwater Farm Debate: ideas for developing an urban village centre [6.50pm]

Local residents are invited to come and share ideas in the form of a debate; this will be facilitated by representatives from the Place and Sustainability directorate.

1c) Update on the ward councillor walk about on Philip Lane [7.30pm]

A few months ago, West Green and Bruce Grove ward councillors went on a walkabout on Philip Lane with Frontline services and this is a report back on how the identified actions have been taken forward.

1d) Alcohol strategy [7.50pm]

The annual public health report is an independent report by the Director of Public Health which outlines the key health concerns the borough is facing. Last year the report focused on childhood obesity, this year the report is focused on alcohol. A member of the Public Health team will present this strategy and invite questions and comments from residents and community groups.

1e) Dog Control Orders [8.05pm]

The Responsible Dog Ownership Coordinator will provide information about the implementation of dog control orders.

Break 8.15pm

Apologies for absence were  received form Cllr McNamara and Cllr Dogus.

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 *  or *

 There were no items of urgent business.

 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 Members’ Register of 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 interest are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

There were no declarations of interest put forward.

To consider and agree the minutes of the meeting held on the 28^th February 2013.

The minutes of the  Committee meeting held on the 28^th February 2013 were agreed as an accurate record.

To  consider an update on the actions in the Area Plan. To follow

As part of the priority 1, Active Community Life, there was an action to explore ways of making Goan Community Centre sustainable in order to establish a local community Hub. The committee asked for an update on this action for the next meeting in June along with an update on the review of community buildings.

It was reported that the training for local community groups on Planning and Licensing training, held on the 11^th April, had gone well with around 20 attendees The Chair asked for a written feedback on this event for the next meeting in June.

The Chair asked that the Safer Neighbourhoods Team be invited to the next meeting to talk further about their work and the recent re-organisation.

Priority 5, Early Intervention - There was an action to provide crèche facilities at 639 High road. The chair recalled being informed at an earlier agenda planning meeting that following a feasibility study of the building it would not be possible to provide a Crèche. It was agreed that clarification is sought by Frontline Services on this action and it should be removed from the plan if it is not possible.

 Item 7 – Housing  - Improved lighting for Reynard son Court and Parkview Road  was due to be completed  by the 31.03.2013 .The committee agreed that Frontline services check this action has been completed and add an update to the Area Plan.

To consider an update on the tree planting activities that took place in West Green and Bruce Grove wards in early 2012. To follow

The Committee noted the attached written update and  requested that the  strategy on tree planting in the borough, currently being worked on, be considered at the next  Forum meeting in June.

To follow

 Noted.

To consider any new items of urgent business

None

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for consideration of any item 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)

None

To consider any new items of exempt urgent business

None

Tuesday 25^th June 2013 6.30pm – location to be decided at the meeting.

The Committee agreed to hold the next West Green and Bruce Grove Area Forum meeting  on the 25^th June 2013 6.30pm  at Bruce Grove Youth  Centre.