Agenda and minutes

Venue: Greek Cypriot Brotherhood Community Centre, Britannia Road, North Finchley, London, N12 9RU

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Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes of last meeting pdf icon PDF 28 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 25th March 2015 be agreed as a correct record.

2.

Absence of Members (If any)

Minutes:

There were no absences.

3.

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

Minutes:

None were declared.

4.

Report of the Monitoring Officer (If any)

Minutes:

There was none.

5.

Public Comments and Questions (If any)

Minutes:

There were none.

6.

Members' Items (If any)

Minutes:

There were none.

7.

Matters referred from the Finchley and Golders Green Area Residents Forum (If any)

Minutes:

The Chairman noted that the following issues had been referred up from the Finchley and Golders Green Resident Forum:

 

-       Issue 2: issue relating to ‘illegal and inconsiderate parking’ around FRS Synagogue and Kindergarten, 101 Fallow Court Avenue N12 0BE.

 

-       Issue 3: various road safety issues relating to roads around Park View Road.

 

-       Issue 4: issue relating to speeding along Etchingham Park Road.

 

-       Issue 6: issue relating to CPZ, Mortimer Close.

 

-       Issue 14: issue relating to parking and speeding problems on Friary Way and Valley Avenue.

 

Following discussion of these issues, the Committee unanimously RESOLVED:

 

1.    That issue 6, concerning Mortimer Close, be considered in the discussion of the item regarding the outcome of informal parking consultation with residents of The Vale (Cricklewood end) and its surrounding roads NW11/NW2.

 

2.    That Officers are instructed to provide updates on the remaining issues (issues 2, 3, 4 and 14) at the next meeting of the Committee, and make recommendations on how to address issues where appropriate.

8.

Any item(s) the Chairman decides are urgent

Minutes:

The Chairman considered an urgent item brought to his attention by Councillor Kath McGuirk. The urgent item related to the feasibility of installing 20 mph vehicle activated signs on Westbury Road as opposed to the current 30 mph signs.

 

Councillor Tierney was invited to speak on the matter in his capacity as a ward councillor.

 

After considering the item, the Committee unanimously RESOLVED:

 

-       That Officers are instructed to bring a report to the next meeting of the Committee regarding the feasibility of this suggestion.  

9.

Review of Area Committee Operations and Delegated Budgets pdf icon PDF 444 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Commissioning Director of Environment introduced the report, which concerned a review of Area Committee operations and delegated budgets.

 

Councillor Kath McGuirk moved a motion in respect to Recommendation 2 to request that the following additional wording be added to the recommendation:

 

-       The Commissioning Director of Environment is instructed to bring a report to the next meeting of the Committee clarifying how ward members should raise issues relating to highways, and how this route can then be communicated to members and residents.

 

The motion was duly seconded by Councillor Alon Or-bach. The Committee unanimously agreed the motion, therefore meaning that the motion was carried.

 

Councillor Graham Old moved a motion in respect to Recommendation 4 to request that the wording be amended to the following:

 

-       That the Committee approves the list attached at Appendix B as an accurate record of some outstanding historic issues raised as of 12 June 2015, and notes the estimated total cost of the works. The Committee notes that not all historical issues are reflected within the appended list.

 

The motion was duly seconded by Councillor Thompstone. The Committee unanimously agreed the motion, therefore meaning that the motion was carried.

 

Following discussion of the item, the Chairman moved to the vote for the recommendations. Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For

4

Against

0

Abstain

3

 

It was therefore RESOLVED:

 

1.    That the Committee notes the review’s findings and the recommendations to improve Area Committee and Residents’ Forum operations.

 

2.    That the Committee notes the proposed relationship with the Council’s Theme Committees – particularly the Environment Committee – and the implications for the Area Committees, including the need to coordinate with the deadlines for external funding cycles. The Commissioning Director of Environment is instructed to bring a report to the next meeting of the Committee clarifying how ward members should raise issues relating to highways, and how this route can then be communicated to members and residents.

 

3.    That the Committee notes and supports the proposals to delegate additional resources to Area Committees to meet need and resolve issues in their local areas, including a proportion of income from the Community Infrastructure Levy (if agreed by Policy & Resources Committee on 9 July 2015).

 

4.    That the Committee approves the list attached at Appendix B as an accurate record of some outstanding historic issues raised as of 12 June 2015, and notes the estimated total cost of the works. The Committee notes that not all historical issues are reflected within the appended list.

 

5.    That the Committee reviews and comments on the draft guidance produced in response to the instruction from Environment Committee and attached at Appendix D.

 

6.    That the Area Committee refers the backlog issues listed at Appendix B, for which outstanding costs are more than £25,000 and which are neither closed nor fully funded (i.e. excluding RE17, RE30, and RE43, whose costs are estimated at £25,000 or less), to Environment Committee to be considered for funding at their meeting on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

10.

Outcome of informal parking consultation with residents of The Vale (Cricklewood end) and its surrounding roads NW11/NW2 pdf icon PDF 375 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Commissioning Director of Environment introduced the item, which concerned the outcome of informal parking consultation with residents of The Vale (Cricklewood end) and its surrounding roads NW11/NW2.

 

Councillor Peter Zinkin moved a motion in respect to Recommendation 1(A) to request that the wording be amended to the following:

 

-       (a) extend the Monday to Friday 11am to 12midday Golders Green ‘H’ CPZ into Granville Road NW2 and Mortimer Close NW2;

 

The motion was duly seconded by Councillor Thompstone. The Committee unanimously agreed the motion, therefore meaning that the motion was carried.

 

Following discussion of the item, the Chairman moved to the vote for the recommendations. Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For

4

Against

0

Abstain

3

 

It was therefore RESOLVED:

 

That the Committee note the outcome of the informal consultation as detailed within this report and approve the following, at an estimated cost of £7,000:

 

1.    That statutory consultation is carried out on the proposals, as illustrated on Drawing Numbers 22251CWTV_02b, to

 

a)    extend the Monday to Friday 11am to 12midday Golders Green ‘H’ CPZ into Granville Road NW2 and Mortimer Close NW2;

 

b)   extend the Monday to Friday 10am to 11am Cricklewood ‘C1’ CPZ into The Vale NW11, between Hendon Way and Claremont Road, and into Pentland Close and Woodvale Way NW2;

 

c)    introduce a length of ‘At any time’ waiting restriction on Mendip Drive NW2;

 

d)   convert a resident permit holder only parking bay on Sanderstead Avenue NW2 to business permit holders only;

 

e)    introduce a new CPZ operational between 1pm and 8pm Monday to Sunday into Garth Road and Cloister Road NW2.

 

2.    In the event that no objections to the statutory consultation are received, or officers are able to resolve any such objection(s),authorise officers to implement the measures through the making of the relevant Traffic Management Orders;

 

3.    That any unresolved material objections to the statutory consultation referred to in 1 above, are reported back to a future meeting of this Committee for consideration, and for a decision on how to proceed.

11.

Results of the Garden Suburb 'GS' Controlled Parking Zone review pdf icon PDF 175 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Commissioning Director of Environment introduced the report, which concerned the results of the Garden Suburb Controlled Parking Zone review.

 

Councillor Marshall was invited to speak on the matter in his capacity as a ward councillor.

 

Following discussion of the report, the Committee unanimously agreed the recommendations. It was therefore RESOLVED:

 

That the Committee note the details contained within this report and approve the following at an estimated cost of £5,000 for item numbers 2, 3, 6 and 8, and £1,500 for item number 4, and £11,000 for item number 7:

 

1.    That the details and results of the Garden Suburb Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) review are noted;

 

2.    That Officers should carry out a statutory consultation on a proposal to introduce a “Past this Point” method of parking control in Hill Close, the layout of which is set out in Appendix F to this report;

 

3.    That Officers should carry out a statutory consultation on a proposal to introduce a CPZ for Heathgate, the layout of which is set out in Appendix G to this report;

 

4.    That Officers should, prior to carrying out the statutory consultation referred to in 3 above, carry out an informal consultation with residents of South Square to establish whether they would be in favour of a CPZ being introduced;

 

5.    That the results of the informal consultation referred to in 4 above should be considered by the Commissioning Director, Environment in consultation with the relevant Ward Councillors to decide whether a statutory consultation should be carried out on a proposal to introduce a CPZ in South Square;

 

6.    That subject to the decision by the Commissioning Director, Environment referred to in 5 above, Officers should carry out a statutory consultation on a proposal to introduce a CPZ for South Square concurrent with the statutory consultation outlined in 3 above;

 

7.    That, subject to no objections being received to the statutory consultations referred to in recommendations 2, 3 and 6 above, that Officers introduce the CPZ in Heathgate and ‘Past this Point ‘ measures in Hill Close through the making of the relevant Traffic Management Orders;

 

8.    That any unresolved material objections to the statutory consultations  referred to in recommendations 2, 3 and 6 above, are reported back to a future meeting of this Committee for consideration, and for a decision on how to proceed.