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17.

FILMING AT MEETINGS

Please note 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.

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Minutes:

The Mayor drew attendees’ attention to the notice on the summons regarding filming at meetings.

18.

To receive apologies for absence

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Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Arthur, Berryman, Clare Bull, Gideon Bull, Carroll, Demirci, Diakides, Gunes, Hearn, Jogee and McNamara.

19.

To ask the Mayor to consider the admission of any late items of business in accordance with Section 100B of the Local Government Act 1972

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The interim Chief Executive requested that responses to written questions be admitted at item 13 as tabled, explaining they were unavailable earlier given the time required to research and prepare answers.

20.

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

 

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Minutes:

No declarations of interest were made.

21.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 22 May 2017 pdf icon PDF 139 KB

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Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 22 May 2017 were agreed.

22.

To receive such communications as the Mayor may lay before the Council pdf icon PDF 109 KB

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The Mayor drew the meeting’s attention to information tabled at the meeting about some of the sixty engagements he had undertaken since his inauguration as Mayor. He drew particular attention to the celebrations of success at schools held recently, and congratulated all those that participated in the General Election in June, where he had declared the results for the borough’s two parliamentary constituencies.

 

The Mayor welcomed the family and loved ones of Leon Joseph, who had served as an officer of the Council for many years and had passed away in March.  Councillors Kober, Engert, Rice, Reith, J Mann, Basu, Ibrahim, Ahmet Vanier shared their memories of Leon, and spoke of his contribution to the Council and the communities of Haringey. The Mayor then led the Council in a round of applause in tribute to Leon Joseph.

23.

To receive the report of the Chief Executive pdf icon PDF 52 KB

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The interim Chief Executive referred the Council to two decisions taken between meetings, one relating to the temporary arrangements for the Council’s section 151 officer, and the second making appointments to outside bodies.

 

She then drew Members’ attention to the recommendations in the report on the Designation of the Council’s Chief Finance Office, which were then moved by the Chief Whip and agreed by Council.

 

RESOLVED

 

That Full Council:

1)    Note the previous urgent action of the interim Chief Executive in consultation with the Mayor, in accordance with Part 3 Section E, Section 1 of the Constitution, to designate the interim Deputy Chief Executive as s151 officer from 12th June 2017 to 24th July 2017, being this meeting of the Full Council

 

2)    In accordance with Article 11.01 (d), agree that the interim Deputy Chief Executive be designated as the Council’s section 151 officer pursuant to s 151 Local Government Act 1972 with immediate and continuing effect and until such time as the post of Chief Finance Officer is recruited to in accordance with 3 below, expected to be during August 2017

 

3)    Agree that upon appointment to the post of Chief Finance Officer by a suitably qualified accountant (expected to be during August 2017), that the post of Chief Finance Officer be designated as the Council’s section151 officer pursuant to s 151 Local Government Act 1972 and article 11.01 (d) of the Constitution. The Monitoring Officer, in accordance with Article 14 of the Constitution, will make all necessary changes to the Constitution to give this effect.

 

4)    Agree that in the event that the Chief Finance Officer recruitment is delayed, the interim Deputy Chief Executive will continue to be designated as the Council’s s151 officer.

24.

To receive the report of the Monitoring Officer and Assistant Director - Corporate Goverance

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The Monitoring Officer and Assistant Director – Corporate Governance had no matters to report.

25.

To consider requests to receive Deputations and/or Petitions and, if approved, to receive them

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Minutes:

No deputations or petitions had been accepted for this meeting.

26.

To receive reports from the following bodies

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27.

Report from Standards Committee - Constitutional Changes pdf icon PDF 117 KB

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Cllr Amin, Chair of the Standards Committee, moved that her Committee’s recommendations be agreed.

 

RESOLVED

 

That Full Council:

1)    Note the establishment of a joint sub-committee of the Health and Wellbeing Board with Islington Council and consequently, agree the following amendments to the Constitution:

a)    Part 2, ‘Articles’ at paragraph 4.02 (v) and 10.09 (Appendix 6 of the report);

b)    Part 3, Section B ‘Responsibility for functions: Full Council and Non-Executive Bodies’ at Section 1 paragraph 1(v) and Section 2 paragraph 8.1 (Appendix 1)

2)    Note the removal of the Council and Employees Joint Consultative Committee at Part 3, Section B ‘Responsibility for functions: Full Council and Non-Executive Bodies’ at Section 3 paragraph 1 (Appendix 1); and associated amendment at Part 4, Section B ‘Committee Procedure Rules’ rule 58 (Appendix 7), following the decision of the Staffing and Remuneration Committee to dissolve this sub-committee;

3)    Approve changes to Statutory, Proper and Specified Officer functions within the Officer Scheme of Delegation together with minor amendments, for clarification purposes, as set out at:

a)    Part 3, Section E Officer Scheme of Delegation at Section 3 ‘Delegations to the Chief Executive and Statutory Officers’ (Appendix 2);

b)    Part 3, Section E Officer Scheme of Delegation at Section 4 ‘Proper Officer and Specified Officer Functions’ (Appendix 3);

4)    Approve minor amendments to the Constitution for clarification purposes, as set out at:

a)    Part 2, ‘Articles’ (Appendix 6);

b)    Part 3, Section B ‘Responsibility for functions: Full Council and Non-Executive Bodies’ at Section 1 paragraph 1(g) and Section 3 (Appendix 1);

c)    Part 3, Section D ‘Responsibility for functions: Local Choice Functions’ at point 16 (Appendix 4);

d)    Part 3, New Section DA ‘Responsibility for functions: Joint Committees and arrangements’, to record such arrangements entered into by the Council where these joint committees carry out functions on behalf of the authority (Appendix 5);

e)    Part 4, Section B ‘Committee Procedure Rules’ (Appendix 7)

28.

Report from Corporate Parenting Advisory Committee - Aspire Pledge pdf icon PDF 115 KB

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Cllr Weston, Cabinet Member for Children and Families, moved a report as Chair of the Corporate Parenting Advisory Committee, recommending the Council adopt a pledge in respect of looked after children and care leavers. The Cabinet Member introduced two members of the Aspire group, who had led on the drafting of the Corporate Parenting Pledge, to set out some background for Councillors.

 

RESOLVED

 

That Councillors and the Council as corporate parent endorse and adopt the Corporate Parenting Pledge attached as Appendix 1 in respect of looked after children and care leavers.

 

29.

Report from Cabinet - Adoption of the Local Plan pdf icon PDF 108 KB

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The Leader moved the report from Cabinet on the Local Plan, and drew Members’ attention to the changes made in the current version of the current plan and the letter from the Assistant Director of Planning that had been tabled at the meeting.

 

RESOLVED

 

That Full Council:

1)    Notes the outcome of the independent Examination in Public of the Alterations to the Strategic Policies 2013, the Site Allocations DPD, the Development Management DPD, and the Tottenham AAP, as set out in the Inspector’s Report and its corresponding schedules of modifications (attached at Appendices A-E).

2)    Notes that non-material clerical amendments are still to be made to the desktop versions of the Local Plan documents to ensure they are fully consistent with the Inspector’s schedule of recommended main modifications (as set out in Appendices B-E) and other minor modifications (i.e. editorial). This includes amending pages 66 and 67 of the Tottenham AAP to appropriately reflect extant/lapsed planning permissions (as per Appendix H and Appendix J).

3)    Adopts the Local Plan Documents (Alterations to the Strategic Policies 2013, the Site Allocations DPD, the Development Management DPD, and the Tottenham AAP) incorporating non-material clerical amendments and the changes recommended by the Planning Inspector (attached at Appendices F-I) and the changes to pages 66-67 of the Tottenham AAP set out in Appendix H and Appendix J.

30.

Report from Corporate Committee - Treasury Management Outturn Report pdf icon PDF 58 KB

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Cllr Barbara Blake, Chair of the Corporate Committee, moved her Committee’s report and the recommendations that it contained.

 

RESOLVED

 

That Full Council:

1)    Notes the Treasury Management activity undertaken during the year to 31st March 2017 and the performance achieved; and

2)    Notes that all treasury activities were undertaken in line with the approved Treasury Management Strategy: in particular the prudential indicators with fixed limits shown in Appendix 1 of the appended report.

31.

Membership of Committees pdf icon PDF 112 KB

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The Chief Whip moved a report containing recommendations on the membership of committees.

 

RESOLVED

 

That councillor Mallett be replaced on the Corporate Committee by Councillor Ali Gul Ozbek

32.

Haringey debate: Violent Crime: Effects on Young People

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The Mayor invited Councillor Ayisi, Cabinet Member for Communities, to introduce the topic of the debate.

 

After setting out the importance of the issue of violent crime and its effects on young people, Cllr Ayisi introduced his three speakers. The first, Detective Superintendent Des Fahy, Deputy Borough Commander, gave the Council information on the nature and extent of violent crime involving youth, and the action being taken by the Metropolitan Police. The second, Yvonne Lawson of the Godwin Lawson Foundation, set out her personal experience and the work of the foundation that she had established in memory of her son that had been killed in 2010. Finally, Ricky of Project Future, gave his perspective as a young person previously involved in crime who had benefited from the work of Project Future, who he now volunteered for.

 

The Mayor then introduced the debate. Cllr Elliott gave her views as a parent, and about the long-term effects that victims of crime can face.

 

Cllr Newton stressed the high risk of young people being victims of crime or participating in crime locally, and the borough’s high rate of reoffending and the importance of an accessible police presence, which could be threatened by the potential closure of police counters that he urged Council to resist.

 

Cllr Sahota outlined a recent experience of a young person that residents had apprehended on the street, and the need to think about why young people reached the point of committing crime to tackle causes rather than just the symptoms. He also felt centres for young offenders should be considered, following a recent report on their conditions.

 

Cllr Morris mentioned the recent work of the Children and Young People’s Scrutiny Panel, including the issue of automatic exclusion from school for young people if discovered with knives, which could have detrimental effects for young people, and the alternative approach taken by Gladesmore School. She urged support for the continuation of Project Future.

 

Cllr Wright also mentioned the issue of exclusions and his experience of youth offending centres as an employee of the National Offender Management Service. He mentioned how a young person’s experience of crime can lead to long-term alienation.

 

Cllr Ross recently saw a knife amnesty bin being emptied, and felt his shock at the number of knives being collected was perhaps misplaced, given that Haringey had the fourth largest stabbings in London. He hoped action would be taken by the Council to tackle knife crime.

 

Cllr Weston felt the various causes of crime and loss of opportunity for young people had to be considered needed to be borne in mind. The Pupil Referral Unit had had a positive Ofsted inspection recently, and work was underway with schools to reduce exclusions. She hoped partnership working could help reduce incidence of youth crime.

 

Cllr Mark Blake set out that stop and search was not a successful approach to tackling crime, and felt there was a need to build consensus on the social  determinants of youth crime, and increase opportunities  ...  view the full minutes text for item 32.

33.

To answer questions, if any, in accordance with Council Rules of Procedure Nos. 9 & 10 pdf icon PDF 396 KB

Oral Question One

Cllr Engert to Cabinet Member for Housing, Regeneration and Planning:

How much profit are Lendlease expected to make as a result of the HDV?

 

Oral Question Two

Cllr Christophides to the Cabinet member for Communities:

Could you outline the contribution made by London Borough of Haringey staff to the pan-London recovery arrangements in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy?

 

Oral Question Three

Cllr Connor to Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Culture:

Following the CQC inspection reports, why has the Council been unable to change staff culture and improve care at the Osborne Grove nursing home?

 

Oral Question Four

Cllr Peacock to the Cabinet member for Children and Families:

Could you update the Council on the SATS results for the Borough’s schools?

 

Oral Question Five

Cllr Ross to Cabinet Member for Housing, Regeneration and Planning:

When do you expect Hornsey Town Hall to be fully restored by FEC?

 

Oral Question Six

Councillor Opoku to Cabinet Member for Communities:

In view of increasing concern about declining response times for 999 and 101 calls, what representations are you making to the London Mayor and Metropolitan Police?

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The Mayor accepted the admission of responses to written questions as late items of business, as the answers to questions had needed to be researched  and prepared after the summons had been dispatched.

 

Oral questions one to six were then asked and responded to.

34.

To consider the following Motions in accordance with Council Rules of Procedure No. 13 pdf icon PDF 429 KB

Motion B: Grenfell Tower and fire safety in Haringey

Proposer: Cllr Bob Hare

Seconder: Cllr Liz Morris

This Council is very concerned by the events at Grenfell Tower and offers it condolences to those who lost family members and loved ones in the fire.

This Council notes that since the fire, the cladding in many tower blocks across the county have failed fire safety and flammability tests.

This Council also notes with concern that at least five tower blocks in Haringey also have faulty cladding and welcomes the steps taken by Newlon Housing Association to make the buildings safe for residents.

This council commits to acting promptly to any relevant recommendations from the forthcoming public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire.

This Council also commits to ensuring that every building built and maintained by the Council, Homes for Haringey and the Haringey Development Vehicle:

·         Does not have flammable cladding

·         Meets all fire safety requirements and building regulations

·         Has working fire and smoke alarms

·         Has appropriate fire safety measures, such as fire escapes and sprinklers

 

This Council also commits to ensuring that all schools in the borough have working fire/smoke alarms and sprinkler systems.

This Council calls on the Conservative Government to strengthen building and fire regulations and to ensure that in future, fire checks of buildings are completed by the Fire Brigade.

 

Motion C: International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism

 

Proposer: Cllr Claire Kober

Seconder: Cllr Gail Engert

 

This Council expresses alarm at the rise in antisemitism in recent years across the UK. This includes incidents when criticism of Israel has been expressed using antisemitic tropes. Criticism of Israel can be legitimate, but not if it employs the tropes and imagery of antisemitism.

 

This Council therefore welcomes the UK Government’s announcement on December 11th 2016 that it will sign up to the internationally recognised International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) guidelines on antisemitism which define antisemitism thus:

 

This Council notes that:

 

Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.

 

To guide IHRA in its work, the following examples may serve as illustrations:

Manifestations might include the targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity. However, criticism of Israel similar to that levelled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic. Antisemitism frequently charges Jews with conspiring to harm humanity, and it is often used to blame Jews for “why things go wrong.” It is expressed in speech, writing, visual forms and action, and employs sinister stereotypes and negative character traits.

Contemporary examples of antisemitism in public life, the media, schools, the workplace, and in the religious sphere could, taking into account the overall context, include, but are not limited to:

 

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Minutes:

The Mayor invited Cllr Hare to propose his motion, who gave some information on the requirements for adequate fire suppression in tower blocks, the situation in Haringey and neighbouring boroughs and some actions that the Council  could take to given the concerns of residents about fire safety.

 

Cllr Morris formally seconded the motion, and welcomed that there were broad areas of agreement between the two parties. She was keen that there be retrofitting of sprinkler systems in high rise buildings, as would be required for new buildings.

 

Moving an amendment to the motion, Cllr Strickland referred to recent updates circulated on fire safety provided to Members and the desire in the amendment to thank officers for their efforts following the Grenfell fire and to consider fire safety measures in a broader sense.

 

Following Cllr Jennifer Mann’s formal seconding of the amendment, Cllr Reith moved that the motion be now put, which was agreed.

 

Following a vote, where there were 39 votes in favour and 8 abstentions, the amendment was CARRIED.

 

The motion as amended was then put to the vote, where it was AGREED unanimously.

 

The Mayor then invited Cllr Kober to move the second motion. In so doing, Cllr Kober referred to the Government’s encouragement of authorities adopting this definition, which had been done by other neighbouring boroughs. She felt the motion was timely given the recent rise in hate crime.

 

In seconding the motion, Cllr Engert set out that she was satisfied that the motion did not impinge on free speech, which she knew was a concern of some people.

 

Cllr Reith moved that the motion be now put, given the late hour. This was agreed, and the motion put to the vote where it was AGREED unanimously.

 

RESOLVED

 

MOTION B – GRENFELL TOWER AND FIRE SAFETY IN HARINGEY

 

This Council is very concerned by the events at Grenfell Tower and offers it condolences to those who lost family members and loved ones in the fire.

 

This Council notes that since the fire, the cladding in many tower blocks across the county have failed fire safety and flammability tests.

 

This Council notes that testing of the 12 council owned high-rise blocks with external cladding has shown that all have fire resistant cladding

 

This Council further notes that at least five tower blocks in Haringey do have faulty cladding and welcomes the steps taken by Newlon Housing Association to make the buildings safe for residents.

 

This Council further notes and commends the rapid work of Homes for Haringey staff in conducting checks of all Council blocks of six stories or more, within 24 hours, to ensure they were in full compliance with fire safety requirements

 

This Council recognises that reassuring tenants and leaseholders at this distressing time is key and welcomes Homes for Haringey’s work to provide advice and listen to concerns, including holding drop-in sessions in high rise blocks, meeting with 60 resident champions and providing additional fire safety information

 

This Council commits to acting promptly to implement  ...  view the full minutes text for item 34.