Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Stewart and Strickland.

To agree the minutes of the Committee meeting held on 18 April as an accurate record.

RESOLVED

·      That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 April be agreed as an accurate record.

In view of the presentation provided during the Forum on plans for a public consultation on the proposed introduction of a 20mph speed limit in the borough, Committee members emphasised the importance of copies of the consultation and accompanying Frequently Asked Questions sheet being circulated to ward Councillors well in advance of the start of the consultation exercise. This would help ensure correct information could be passed on to local residents and to generally encourage them to contribute to the consultation.

During the Ageing Well presentation in the Forum, some evidence had been provided of a higher incidence of older people diagnosed with depression in the Bounds Green ward compared to the other two wards, which was of concern to the ward Councillors. Although it was recognised this could potentially be down to a number of reasons such as statistical anomaly or better diagnostic services in the ward, it was agreed that Bounds Green ward Councillors would forward details of local events or groups in the area to Adult Services to be included in the mapping process being undertaken to identify services and support available for older people across the borough.

The Committee discussed the future of the Area Plan covering the three wards in recognition that there was no longer a resource to manage and populate the input into Area Plans following the deletion of the Council’s Community Engagement Team. Members agreed the need to review the current plan, with a view to move towards a more streamlined, ambitious and meaningful document focussed appropriately on the key issues affecting the wards. As a start, it was agreed that the Chair would review the current plan, including removing completed or out of date items, with the updated Plan to be considered again at the next meeting.

·      17 October

The next meeting was scheduled for 17 October and would be held in Woodside ward. The Civic Centre was proposed as a venue.  

In relation to agenda items, it was agreed that future updates should be provided on Alexandra Palace, Haringey Heartlands and Japanese knotweed problems within the borough. It was suggested that a presentation be given to a future Forum meeting on the Council’s social housing register to increase awareness of the banding system etc.