Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes of last meeting pdf icon PDF 66 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED  that the minutes of the meeting held on 5 September 2017 be agreed as a correct record.

2.

Absence of Members

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Dean Cohen who was substituted for by Councillor Melvin Cohen, and from Councillor Paul Edwards who was substituted for by Councillor Alan Schneiderman.

 

3.

Declaration of Members' Disclosable Pecuniary interests and Non Pecuniary interests (If any)

Minutes:

Councillor Ross Houston and Councillor Alon Or-Bach both declared a non-pecuniary interest as they live in the North Finchley area.

4.

Report of the Monitoring Officer (if any)

Minutes:

None.

5.

Public Questions and Comments (if any) pdf icon PDF 125 KB

Minutes:

Details of the questions asked and the published answers were provided with the agenda papers for the meeting. Verbal responses were given to supplementary questions at the meeting.

 

Public comments were made by Mr Jon Klaff on Agenda Item 9 – LBB’s Response to the Draft Mayor’s Transport Strategy, and Ms Maria Jordan, Mr David Thompson, Mr Roger Tichborne, and Ms Helen Michael on Agenda item 7 – Draft North Finchley Town Centre Development Framework SPD.

6.

Members' Items (if any)

Minutes:

None.

7.

Draft North Finchley Town Centre Development Framework SPD pdf icon PDF 329 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report.

 

Officers provided an overview of the plans for consultation on the SPD. It was noted consultation would be for six weeks duration and would be more extensive than usual in recognition of the significance of the plans and local resident and business interest in them. 

 

On the request of the Committee, officers agreed to liaise with Mr David Thompstone and Joseph Partners regarding the possibility of their support for a leaflet drop in the North Finchley area to support further awareness of the consultation.

 

Officers agreed to carefully monitor the level of responses to the consultation with a view to taking a pragmatic approach to allow for late submissions.

 

Councillor Barry Rawlings moved that and amendment be made to recommendation 2 to specify that the report back to the Committee in February include a high level transport study of North Finchley. This was duly seconded and unanimously agreed by the Committee.

 

On the recommendations in the report as amended being put to the vote the recommendations were unanimously agreed.

 

RESOLVED -

 

1.    That the Committee notes the contents of the draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) attached at Appendix A.

 

2.    That the Committee approves the draft SPD as the basis for public consultation. The SPD will then return to the Committee with the consultation responses, an updated Equalities Impact Assessment and a high level transport study for North Finchley.

 

3.    That the Committee delegates authority to the Deputy Chief Executive to make any necessary changes of a minor nature to the draft SPD in consultation with the Leader prior to public consultation.

 

8.

Draft Green Infrastructure SPD pdf icon PDF 292 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report.

 

On the recommendations in the report being put to the vote, the recommendations were unanimously agreed by the Committee.

 

RESOLVED –

 

1.    That Committee notes the consultation responses received to the Draft Green Infrastructure Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and agrees the consequential proposed changes to the SPD outlined and explained in the Consultation Report at Appendix A.

 

2.    That Committee delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive to make any necessary changes to the final SPD (Appendix B) in consultation with the Leader.

 

3.    Subject to agreeing recommendation 2, that Committee agree adoption of the Green Infrastructure SPD.

 

9.

London Borough of Barnet's Consultation Response to the draft Mayor's Transport Strategy 2017 pdf icon PDF 263 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report.

 

Officers agreed to liaise with TFL to confirm the position as to whether the overall contribution would be London-wide, and adjust the response if needed.

 

Councillor Alan Schneiderman moved an amendment that the response include support for the two railway schemes (Crossrail 2 (New Southgate branch)  and the London Overground extension from Old Oak to Cricklewood / Brent Cross (Dudding Hill Railway Line)) to come under the control of TFL, and support for a fares freeze. The motion was seconded by Councillor Alon Or-bach. On the amendment being put to the vote the votes were declared as follows:

 

For

5

Against

7

Abstain

0

Absent

0

 

The amendment was lost.

 

On the recommendation in the report being put to the vote the votes were declared as follows:

 

For

7

Against

0

Abstain

5

Absent

0

 

The recommendation was carried.

 

RESOLVED –That Policy and Resources Committee agree the response (see Appendix A) from the London Borough of Barnet to the draft MTS consultation ahead of submission to the Mayor for London’s Office.

10.

Design and creative services procurement pdf icon PDF 250 KB

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report.

 

On the recommendations in the report being put to the vote the votes were declared as follows:

 

For

7

Against

5

Abstain

0

Absent

0

 

 

RESOLVED –

 

1.    That approval be given to officers to proceed with procurement activity to seek a new provider for design and creative services.

 

2.    The Committee note that following tender the acceptance of contract will be approved by the Assistant Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee, in accordance with Contract Procedure Rules.

11.

Committee Forward Work Programme pdf icon PDF 207 KB

Minutes:

The Committee noted that the report on Monitoring the Impact of

Brexit on Barnet would come to 13 February meeting.

12.

Any other item(s) the Chairman decides are urgent

Minutes:

None.

13.

Any other exempt item(s) the Chairman decides are urgent