Agenda item

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 April 2013 be approved and signed by the Chair as an accurate record of proceedings.

Matters Arising

MH 70 – MINUTES – 24 JANUARY 2013

• MH56 and 55: (i) the use of LED bulbs. 

(i)            LED lights - The Chair advised that since she had been informed that the business case was still being looked at and investment in this area was undecided, there was no further update. The Chair agreed to write further to the service to seek clarification.

ACTION : Chair 

• MH57: Devolved Funding – The Area Champion advised that he had written to the Chief Executive on 12 April 2013 on this matter and following discussions at Director’s Group the advice given had been that there would be no devolved funding to Area Committees in 2013/14.

The Chair advised that at the Area Chairs meeting on 10 June 2013 there had been concerns expressed about this by all area chairs and they had asked that the Cabinet Member for Communities look into this issue further.

NOTED

• MH58: Muswell Hill Library disabled access and use of space behind the Library - the Chair advised that this had been raised together with associated issues as part of the Muswell Hill Ward Walk on 1 May 2013. Feedback on this issue was expected at the end of June 2013 and she would report back to September 2013.

NOTED

·        MH64 – Issues pertaining to nursery places – the Chair advised that information had been received from the service and circulated to Members.  Councillor Allison had noted that the figures supplied for primary only related to state sector children. The Chair had also questioned why the 0-4 numbers were higher for the Ward Walk information supplied.

Following a brief discussion it was AGREED that the Area Champion would seek clarification from the service and relay the information to Committee members.

ACTION : Area Champion to liaise with service

MH 72 – LOCAL POLICING

·         Councillor Newton advised of the circulated letter from MOPAC (Stephen Greenhalgh) which had responded to the concerns expressed by the Committee.  There had been some hope regarding a commitment to keeping front counter staffed by local volunteers for the the same amount of hours to those currently.  However there was disappointment that there would be no local base for the 3 SNTs. He further added that Councillors would be meeting the Borough Commander the following week to hear final plans.

NOTED

MH73 – AREA PLANS

• The Chair reported that following the budget cut which deleted the engagement team in P & S directorate there would be no officer support for managing and updating the area plans. The decision taken by the Governance Review Delivery group had been that if Area Chair as wished to continue with the plans then they would need to populate/mange these themselves.

Following some discussions recently with the Area Champion it had been AGREED that the Chair would populate/update with the Area Champion’s assistance in chasing officers for responses.

NOTED

(i)            Lighting Columns

Noted that Cllr Allison advised that in respect of the heritage lighting at The Miltons and the replacement of the cast iron columns – she had spoken further with the Chief Executive on this matter, and also had had support from Cllr Goldberg regarding the lighting, and following further investigation with a contractor working in Camden, the comparative cost of refurbishment as opposed to modern replacement had been exceedingly favourable. Cllr Allison advised that she would keep the Area Committee updated of progress.

The Chair asked that Members be kept updated of progress. 

NOTED