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18 September 2006 Council Minutes Agenda item: ```````````` 2a CROYDON COUNCIL MINUTES MEETING OF THE COUNCIL HELD ON Monday, 17 October 2011 at 6.30pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall. THE MAYOR, COUNCILLOR GRAHAM BASS – PRESIDING Councillors Arram, Avis, Ayres, Bains, Bashford, Bee, Bonner, Butler, Buttinger, Chatterjee, Chowdhury, Clouder, Collins, Cromie, Cummings, Fisher, Fitze, Fitzsimons, Flemming, Gatland, George-Hilley, Godfrey, Gray, Hale, Hall, Harris, Hay-Justice, Hoar, Hollands, Hopley, Jewitt, Kabir, Kellett, B Khan, S Khan, Kyeremeh, Lawlor, Lenton, Letts, Mansell, Marshall, D Mead, M Mead, Mohan, Neal, Newman, O’Connell, Osland, Parker, Pearson, Perry, H Pollard, T Pollard, Quadir, Rajendran, G Ryan, P Ryan, Selva, Scott, Shahul-Hameed, Slipper, Smith, Speakman, Thomas, Watson, Wentworth, Winborn, Woodley and Wright. 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE (agenda item 1) There were no apologies for absence. 2. MINUTES (agenda item 2) RESOLVED that the Minutes of the 1. Council Meeting held on 18 July 2011, 2. Extraordinary Council Meeting held on 18 July 2011; and 3. Extraordinary Council meeting held on 7 September, be signed as a correct record. 3. DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS (agenda item 3) All Members of the Council confirmed that their interests as listed in their Annual Declaration of Interests Forms were accurate and up-to-date. Councillor Janet Marshall declared a personal interest in agenda item 11 as a governor of Coloma and Quest. Councillor Simon Hall declared a personal interest in agenda item 11 as Secretary of Crocus and community representative Aurora. C20111017 min 1 4. URGENT BUSINESS (agenda item 4) There was none. At 18.35 Councillor Paul Smith moved a procedural motion under Article 5.1e of the Constitution requesting a change to the order of business in order to discuss an urgent matter relating to the highways contract order of business. Councillor Tony Newman seconded. The motion was put to the vote and lost. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS (agenda item 5) The Leader of the Council, Councillor Mike Fisher gave a progress report to the Council on the work of the Independent Review Panel relating to the disorder of 8th August and the visit of the National Communities and Victims Panel. The Independent Panel, chaired by William Barnett QC had taken over 100 submissions from members of the public and other organisations and would be hearing from “witnesses” over the coming weeks. The Leader went on to say that he had met members of the National Communities and Victims Panel chaired by Darra Singh who had visited the worst affected areas of the Borough including Reeves Corner, London Road and the Town Centre. Meetings had also taken place with the Leader of the Opposition and his Deputy, representatives of many organisations where full and frank discussions had taken place over issues of the disorder. 6. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME (agenda item 6) Under the provisions of the Council Procedure Rules (Croydon Constitution, Part 4A), written questions had been submitted and written replies were given by the relevant Cabinet Member. These were placed in the Chamber and Public Gallery, oral supplementary questions were asked by members of the public and oral replies were provided by the relevant Cabinet Members. Oral Supplementary questions were asked by: PQ69 Mr Rendle PQ71 Mr Woodhouse PQ75 Mr Cartwright PQ78 Dr Nicodemi-Ehikioya PQ79 Mr Collier PQ80 Mr Samuel In each case there was an oral reply from the relevant Cabinet Member. [Note the written Public Questions and written replies can be found at www.croydon.gov.uk/agenda] 7. NOTICES OF PETITIONS PRESENTED AT THE MEETING (agenda item 7) Petitions were presented formally by Councillors as follows in accordance with Council Procedure Rules: a) A petition presented by Councillors Wayne Lawlor, Jane Avis and Kathy Bee on behalf of residents regarding resurfacing of Whitehorse Lane. This petition was referred to the relevant Cabinet Member. In accordance with the C20111017 min 2 Council’s Constitution the reply to this petition will be included in the agenda for the next Council meeting. 8. RESPONSES TO PETITIONS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL ON 17 OCTOBER 2011 (agenda item 8) In accordance with the Council Procedure Rules, the printed responses were open to questions from Councillors. The following Councillors asked questions: 1. Councillor Hopley asked for the timeframe for the painting of the double yellow lines in Lime Meadow Avenue Sanderstead. ¾ Councillor Phil Thomas, Cabinet Member for Environment and Highways advised he was not aware of the timeframes and would find out and advise her. 2. Councillor Shahul-Hameed asked about the 30 minutes free parking in London Road and queried why the area between Sumner Road and Elmwood Road had been omitted from the scheme and asked if this area could be looked at again. ¾ Councillor Phil Thomas replied that a further report would go to the Traffic Management Cabinet Committee in November. 3. Councillor Mansell asked if the projection equipment that had been transferred from the David Lean cinema to Fairfield Halls could be returned as it was not needed there. She also asked if there could be private hiring of the David Lean cinema. ¾ Councillor Sara Bashford, Cabinet Member for Customer Services, Culture and Sport replied; the equipment was being used by Fairfield as it was digital equipment that they did not previously have. She also confirmed that the rooms were available for ‘light’ hire but that because of the nature of the Clocktower complex it would mean that charges would have to include security for the whole building. At the end of the discussion Council received the report. 9. BUSINESS REPORT OF SCRUTINY & OVERVIEW COMMITTEE (agenda item 9) Councillor Steve Hollands, Chair of Scrutiny & Overview Committee, presented written and oral reports to Council summarising the proceedings of that Committee since the last ordinary meeting of the Council, including matters considered by the Scrutiny Sub-Committees. The following Members then asked questions on sections on the report: ¾ Councillor Neal regarding scrutiny engaging with the public ¾ Councillor George-Hilley regarding youth involvement in scrutiny ¾ Councillor Osland regarding recent key objectives reviewed by scrutiny ¾ Councillor Kellett regarding scrutiny task and finish working groups looking at the impact of academies on Croydon schools ¾ Councillor Buttinger regarding how scrutiny reviews that safeguarding children remains a priority. In each case there was an oral reply from the Chair of the Scrutiny & Overview C20111017 min 3 Committee. At the end of the discussion Council received the report. 10. COUNCILLORS’ OPEN SESSION ON WARD MATTERS (agenda item 10) Councillor Slipper spoke of the honour of serving Ashburton residents for over 20 years. She talked about the vibrant and comprehensive local shopping district in the borough with on street parking and an excellent bus and tram service. She went on to say that local residents and ward councillors welcomed the Councils plans for improvement to the Addiscombe District Centre which would enhance the appearance and reputation of the shopping district. She praised the hard work of local residents associations for their efforts to preserve the green belt, metropolitan land and green spaces in the area. She also spoke of the improved behaviour shown by pupils at the Oasis Academy and made a plea that urgent attention be given to the former Ashburton library to being it back into use. Councillor Bernadette Khan spoke of her pride in representing West Thornton Ward one of the most culturally diverse in the borough with a vibrant business community that make an invaluable contribution to the economy of Croydon alongside a range of voluntary organisations that self support in their communities. She spoke of the impact of cuts in public services and the local secondary school, Lanfranc is in desperate need of repair; an acute shortage of primary schools places with many young children having to travel by public transport to schools; no street scene officers, a role now being covered by enforcement officers. Residents concerned with visible signs of north/south divide in the borough. She spoke of the increases across the borough in unemployment, homelessness and young people dropping out of school. She requested a review of local policies to address the needs of residents across Croydon. Councillor Terry Lenton spoke about Coulsdon East Ward. She spoke of the children’s centre that had recently been rated as outstanding by Ofsted, 3 primary schools rated as good or outstanding, the new academy and rebuilt college both of which had opened their facilities to the community. She went on to speak about a much loved and well used local library, road resurfacing and recycling in the area. She also spoke about the community spirit in the area and praised the 3 local residents association for their hard work in projects such as cleaning Bradmore Green pond and Coulsdon coppice. There was an issue in the ward with a shortage of 3 bedroom social housing but the Governments ‘pay to stay’ plan and the reintroduction of tenants ‘right to buy’ could lead to investment in social housing. Councillor Shafi Khan spoke about Norbury Ward and the problems with recycling facilities not being cleared, the introduction of a £10 charge for bulky waste collection that has lead to an increase in flytipping. He went on to say that residents had petitioned for the removal of the mini recycling centres in St Helen Crescent and the entrance to Norbury and suggested that part of the Granville Road car park could be used instead. He also spoke about parking charges in the area and asked that a four hour limited be imposed to stop commuter parking which would help local businesses to increase their footfall. He went on to speak about the White House in Norbury Grove and asked why refurbishments work had not yet started. Councillor Donald Speakman spoke of the privilege of representing the residents of C20111017 min 4 Purley Ward.
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