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Contact: Philip Slawther, Principal Committee Co-ordinator
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FILMING AT MEETINGS Please note that this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method. Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting. Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on.
By entering the meeting room and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings.
The chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council. Minutes: The Chair referred Members present to agenda Item 1 as shown on the agenda in respect of filming at this meeting, and Members noted the information contained therein’. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies were received from Cllr Davies. |
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Items of Urgent Business The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of urgent business (late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. New items will be dealt with as noted below). Minutes: None. |
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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. |
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Deputations/Petitions/Presentations/Questions To consider any requests received in accordance with Part 4, Section B, Paragraph 29 of the Council’s Constitution. Minutes: None. |
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To agree the minutes of the previous meeting on 10th December as a correct record. Minutes: In regards to a previous action, the Chair advised that he had spoken to the Leader of the Council regarding the Parks Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator post and he had been advised that the Council fully funding the post will be looked at as part of next year’s budget setting process.
RESOLVED
That the minutes of the previous meeting on 10th December were agreed as a correct record.
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Cabinet Member Questions: Cabinet Member for Transformation and Public Realm Investment Verbal Update. Minutes: The Committee undertook a verbal question and answer session with the Cabinet Member for Transformation and Public Realm Investment. The Cabinet Member gave a short verbal update on her portfolio: a. The Committee was advised that following the Scrutiny Review on Disabled Parking Services, most of the recommendations were accepted by Cabinet and a further Disabled Parking Action Plan was due to be agreed by Cabinet next week. Part of this involved £200k capital funding to expand the size of disabled bays and the introduction of a grace period for Blue Badge users who live in an area with a CPZ and had their badge stolen. b. Cabinet had agreed a £9m investment in Highways for the following financial year. Also, as part of the new contract, a Direct Labour Organisation was being developed to bring specific elements of the contract back in-house. c. A £6m drainage bid had been submitted to DEFRA in partnership with some local groups. d. There continued to be significant investment in street lighting. e. The walking element of the Cycling & Walking Action Plan was continuing to be developed and a number of new pedestrian crossings were being put in place. f. The waste service had been realigned to bring the waste management and waste enforcement functions together, and managed by one Assistant Director. A new waste enforcement team had been established and had issued nearly 1500 fixed penalty notices in the last 12 months. g. Further rollout of the black box scheme would continue this year, following a successful trial orientated to better management of waste from flats above shops. h. The Council was undertaking a piece of research in conjunction with Birbeck University on HMO’s and how levels of recycling from these premises could be improved. i. The Cleaner Haringey Strategy was going to Cabinet the following week. j. The Council had agreed with Veolia for them to undertake additional waste collection services for Passover. k. The Cabinet Member outlined the Access First project which was aimed at improving the relevant sections of the website in order to make it easier for people to access information, report a problem and so that they received feedback on problems reported. This project was halfway through the improvement process and work was ongoing.
The following matters arose from the discussion of this item: a. The Committee noted that the recycling rate had decreased slightly for the fourth year in a row and queried whether large-scale changes were needed or smaller more incremental reforms, in order to meet the Mayor’s target of 38%. In response, the Cabinet Member acknowledged the scale of the challenge to meet that target and cautioned that none of the seven boroughs in North London had met the target. Haringey ranked 4th out of seven. The Cabinet Member advised that part of the problem with falling recycling rates were much more exacting rules around what could and couldn’t be recycled and very strict tolerances around contamination of waste. Another issue identified was that ... view the full minutes text for item 69. |
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Update on Planned and Reactive Highways maintenance PDF 213 KB Minutes: The Panel received a report which provided an update on the planned and reactive highways maintenance programmes, as set out in the agenda pack. The report was introduced by Peter Boddy, Highways & Traffic Manager. The following arose from the discussion of the report:
RESOLVED That the update was noted.
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Waste, Recycling & Street Cleaning performance PDF 3 MB Minutes: The Panel received a report for information, which provided an update on the borough’s waste, recycling and street cleansing performance. The report was introduced by Beth Waltzer, Interim Head of Waste as set out in the agenda pack at pages 17-32. The following arose from the discussion of the report:
RESOLVED
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Update on the Fly Tipping Strategy PDF 1 MB Additional documents: Minutes: The Panel received a report which provided an update to Scrutiny Members on progress against Borough Plan commitments for waste and street cleansing, and specifically on the work to reduce fly-tipping in the borough. The report was introduced by Beth Waltzer, Interim Waste Manager as set out in the agenda pack at pages 33-46. The following arose during the discussion of the report:
RESOLVED
That the Panel noted performance to date and comments on progress against Borough plan objectives.
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Work Programme Update PDF 494 KB Minutes: RESOLVED
That the Panel agreed the Work Plan and any changes contained therein. |
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New items of urgent business To consider any items admitted at item 3 above.
Minutes: N/A |
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Dates of Future Meetings Minutes: It was noted that this was the last meeting of the municipal year. |