Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED – That the Minutes of the meeting of the Area Committee held on 22 October 2014 be agreed as a correct record.

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Councillor Alon Or-Bach declared a non-pecuniary interest as he sits on the East Finchley Festival Committee which was a subject of one of the applications submitted by the East Finchley Community Trust.

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The Committee heard Councillor Old’s representation on issues regarding 20mph zones. It was noted that a borough-wide review of the policy has taken place and will be considered by the Environment Committee.

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The Committee considered the report.

It was noted that while members were broadly in favour of the proposed approach outlined in the recommendations, ward councillors had not been consulted. It was noted that ward councillors required opportunity to discuss the issues and consequences of the measures on surrounding residents. Following discussion, the Committee agreed to support the recommendations, subject to officers meeting with ward Councillors, ahead of Environment Committee meeting on 27 January 2015, to discuss the issues.

RESOLVED

1.    That the committee notes the recommendations for additional width restriction measures at eight assessed locations as is shown on drawing GC/2095/101 in Appendix A, and also as described in appendix B.

2.    That officers meet with ward Councillors, prior to the Environment Committee meeting on 27 January 2015, to discuss the issues.

3.    That subject to the agreement of ward councillors, the Committee instructs the Chief Executive, or any other officer that he so delegates, to progress the measures to detailed design and implementation stages subject to agreement by the Environment Committee for inclusion in the 2015/16 programme and subject to availability of resources, ensuring consultation and negotiation with stakeholders includes, but not limited to, Emergency Services, Metropolitan Police, Transport for London (LondonBuses) and all affected stakeholders including utility companies and statutory bodies.

4.    That subject to (3) above, all material objections are dealt with by the Chief Executive or any other officer that he so delegates in joint liaison with the Chair of the Area Committee and the ward members.

The Committee considered the recommendations in the report. Officers introduced the report and provided an overview of the applications and assessments process. 

The Chairman clarified that the report contained some misleading text in that not all Councillors listed as ‘sponsors’ of applications were formal sponsors. It was noted that legal advice had been received to confirm that all members have the right to vote on all of the applications, regardless of their status as a sponsor.

The Committee considered each application in turn. The Chairman introduced each application and invited discussion by the Committee. Where there were outstanding matters which required clarification, committee members asked questions of applicants present in the meeting, and responses were provided.

Following consideration of each of the applications the Committee

RESOLVED –

That the following approve/ refuse the applications for funding as follows:

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