Agenda and minutes

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

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Alison Moore and Councillor Charlie O’Macauley, who were substituted for by Councillor Kathy Levine and Councillor Anne Hutton.

Councillor Arjun Mittra declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to Agenda Item 7 (Corporate Grants Programme 2014-15) as he knows and is friends with many people involved in East Finchley Arts.

Councillor Graham Old declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to Agenda Item 7 (Corporate Grants Programme 2014-15) as he is on the Board of Trustees of the Edward Harvist Charity.

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The Committee considered the report.

RESOLVED - To note the decision to award a grant of £1,000 to East Finchley Arts from the 2014/15 corporate grants programme, subject to the council’s Standard Conditions of Grant Aid.

The Chairman introduced the report which set out a proposed five-year Commissioning plan for the Community Leadership Committee.

Councillor Arjun Mittra moved a motion which was duly seconded, to amend the recommendations as follows:

·        Add to recommendation 1 ‘If replacement funding for the CCTV service is not found the budget will be brought back to the Committee’

·        Amend recommendation 3 so it reads ‘The Community Leadership Committee notes the need to develop performance targets for the proposed outcome measures and asks that the draft performance measures and targets are brought back to the committee for approval’

Having been put to the vote the committee unanimously agreed the amendments, and the motion was carried.

The Chairman then called for a vote on the recommendations as amended.

RESOLVED –

1.    That the Community Leadership Committee approves the Commissioning Plan (set out at Appendix A) subject to consultation. The Commissioning Plan sets out the strategic priorities, commissioning intentions, outcome measures, and revenue budgets for recommendation to the Policy and Resources Committee on2nd December 2014. If replacement funding for the CCTV service is not found the budget will be brought back to the Committee.

2.    That the Community Leadership Committee agrees to public consultation on the Commissioning Plan commencing immediately following Policy and Resources Committee on 2nd December 2014, before Policy and Resources Committee are asked to approve final Commissioning Plans on 17 February 2015.

3.    The Community Leadership Committee notes the need to develop performance targets for the proposed outcome measures and asks that the draft performance measures and targets are brought back to the committee for approval.

Votes were recorded as follows:

The Head of Community Safety introduced the report, which sought the committee’s comments on the draft Community Safety Strategy and endorsement of the objectives and outcomes prior to its agreement by the Safer Communities Partnership Board on 20 January 2015.

Following discussion the Committee:  

RESOLVED –

1.    That the Community Leadership Committee be included on the circulation list for all papers going to the Safer Communities Partnership Board, and that there be further investigation into the constitutional relationship between the Committee and the Safer Communities Partnership Board.

2.    That the Community Leadership Committee endorses the objectives and outcomes set out in the draft Community Safety Strategy and the Council’s contribution in delivering the strategy.

3.    That the Community Leadership Committee note that the final Community Safety Strategy will be agreed at the Safer Communities Partnership Board on 20 January 2015.

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

The Family and Community Wellbeing Lead Committee noted that following on from the Committee’s recommendations on the Community Leadership Committee Business Planning report (agenda item 8) an additional item would be added to the Forward Work Programme for 11 March meeting, relating to engagement with the community on the Commissioning Plan.

RESOLVED – That the Committee note the Forward Work Programme.

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