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Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes of last meeting pdf icon PDF 39 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the last meeting be agreed as a correct record.

2.

Absence of Members (If any)

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Greenspan, who was substituted for by Cllr. Prentice. 

3.

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

Minutes:

Councillor Arjun Mittra declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to Agenda Item 7 (Presentation by CommUnity Barnet on the state of the voluntary sector) by virtue of being a member of the Finchley Youth Theatre and the East Finchley Festival. 

 

Councillor Nagus Narenthira declared a non pecuniary interested in relation to Agenda Item 7 (Presentation by CommUnity Barnet on the state of the voluntary sector) and Agenda Item 8 (Community Participation Strategy) by virtue of being involved with charities.

 

Councillor Charlie O-Macauley declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to Agenda Item 7 (Presentation by CommUnity Barnet on the state of the voluntary sector) and Agenda Item 8 (Community Participation Strategy) by virtue of by being a supporter of ''Believers Fellowship'' in Burnt Oak.  Councillor O-Macauley also declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to Agenda Item 10 (Update on Youth Project in Burnt Oak) by virtue of being a member of a Christian charity based in the area. 

 

Councillor Mark Shooter declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to Agenda Item 7 (Presentation by CommUnity Barnet on the state of the voluntary sector) by virtue of being a Director of a local based charity.

 

Councillor Alison Moore declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to Agenda Item 7 (Presentation by CommUnity Barnet on the state of the voluntary sector) and Agenda Item 8 (Community Participation Strategy) by virtue of being a trustee of the Phoenix Cinema Trust and by being on the organising Committee of the East Finchley Festival.

 

Councillor Old declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to Agenda Item 7 (Presentation by CommUnity Barnet on the state of the voluntary sector) by virtue of being a Trustee of the Edward Harvist Trust. 

 

The Chairman declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to Agenda Item 7 (Presentation by CommUnity Barnet on the state of the voluntary sector) by virtue of being a trustee of the Eleanor Palmer Trust, ArtsDepot and Chair of the Trustees at The Incognito Theatre Group.

 

Cllr. Prentice also declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to Agenda Item 7 (Presentation by CommUnity Barnet on the state of the voluntary sector) by virtue of being a trustee of the Eleanor Palmer Trust.

 

4.

Public Comments and Questions (If any)

Minutes:

There were none.

5.

Members' Items (If any)

Minutes:

There were none. 

6.

Report of the Monitoring Officer (If any)

Minutes:

There were none. 

7.

Presentation by CommUnity Barnet on the state of the voluntary sector pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

Julie Pal, the Chief Executive of CommUnity Barnet, and Adam Goldstein, the Co-Chair of CommUnity Barnet provided the Committee with a presentation on a report that the organisation had produced on the state of the voluntary sector in Barnet. 

 

RESOLVED that the Committee note the presentation form CommUnity Barnet.

 

 

8.

Community Participation Strategy - Area Committee Budget Arrangements and Wider Community Funding pdf icon PDF 365 KB

Minutes:

The Chairman introduced the report, which set out a process proposed by Officers for allocating the Area Budgets, and provided and outline of the work that Officers are undertaking to ensure that other funding methods to support the community are effective. 

 

RESOLVED that:-

 

1)    The Committee approve the proposed processes for allocating the Area Committee budgets and refer this to Policy and Resources for final agreement on 14 October.

2)    The Committee note the work which Officers are taking forward to ensure that other funding used to support the community effectives, with proposals to be bought back to the Committee for consideration in March 2015. 

9.

Update on the Safer Communities Strategy 2011-2014 and Community Safety Enhancement Projects pdf icon PDF 303 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Head of Community Safety introduced a report which provided a summary of performance against the “2011-2014 Safer Communities Strategy”, and an update on the Community Safety “Enhancement Projects”

 

RESOLVED that the Committee note the contents of the report and the progress made by the Safer Communities Partnership Board in delivering the Safer Communities Strategy 2011-2014 and enhancement projects. 

10.

Update on Youth Project in Burnt Oak pdf icon PDF 430 KB

Minutes:

The Early Intervention and Prevention Assistant Director introduced a report which provided an update on the “Keeping You People Safe in Burnt Oak and surrounding Areas”

 

RESOLVED that the Committee notes the progress made to address problems of youth violence in the Burnt Oak area.

11.

Strategic crime needs assessment and the development of the 2015-18 Safer Communities Strategy pdf icon PDF 130 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chairman introduced the report, which summarised the findings of the 2014 Strategic Crime Needs Assessment and set out the processes for the development of the 2015 – 2018 Safer Communities Strategy.

 

RESOLVED that :-

1)    The Committee note the findings of the strategic crime needs assessment;

2)    The Committee provided comments about the priorities for the forthcoming community safety strategy in light of findings of the strategic crime needs assessment;

3)    The Committee note the progress made on the Community Safety Consultation and encourage colleagues and constituents to complete the survey and attend the planned public meetings;

4)    The Committee note that following the consultation referred to in resolution three (which will assist in how the strategy is developed) the strategy will come to Community Leadership Committee in November 2014 before it goes to Full Council for approval. 

12.

Community Leadership Committee Work Programme pdf icon PDF 312 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme as set out in the report. 

 

RESOLVED that the Committee note the Forward Work Programme.

13.

Any item(s) the Chairman decides are urgent

Minutes:

There were none.