If you require further information about this agenda please contact: Chaspal Sandhu on 020 8583 2065 or at [email protected]. CHISWICK AREA FORUM A virtual meeting of the Chiswick Area Forum will be held on Tuesday, 17 November 2020 at 7:00 pm MEMBERSHIP Councillor John Todd - Chair Councillors Patrick Barr, Joanna Biddolph, Michael Denniss, Gabriella Giles, Ranjit Gill, Sam Hearn, Gerald McGregor and Ron Mushiso. Click on the link below at 7pm to view the meeting: CAF 17 Nov 2020 1. Apologies for absence, declarations of interest or any other communications from Members 2. Minutes of the meeting held on 4 February 2020 and Matters (Pages 3 - 7) Arising 3. Discussion Item 1 - Community Engagement (presented by (Pages 8 - 14) Elliot Brooks, LBH) 4. Discussion Item 2 - Hounslow Streetspace Programme - (Pages 15 - 54) Emergency Covid-19 Transport response in Chiswick (presented by Paul Traynor, LBH) An appendix to the minutes with Questions and Answers raised regarding this item has been published and can be viewed under this agenda item 5. Any other business the Chair wishes to take on the grounds of urgency 6. Date of next meeting - Tuesday, 12 January 2021 at 7pm 7. Instructions for viewing a virtual meeting (Pages 55 - 56) Participating in the meeting and submitting questions: i) This is the first meeting of the Area Forum since Hounslow and the rest of the country went into lockdown in March, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, and is taking place using Government Regulations which allow councils to hold virtual meetings. ii) To watch and take part in the meeting please click on the meeting link above from 7.00pm on the meeting date. If the live event hasn't started, you'll see the message "The live event has not yet started." iii) Because of the virtual format of this meeting, residents will not be able to join the Area Forum as they normally would to speak to members direct. However, you are encouraged to submit questions in advance. The earlier we receive your submission, the greater the chance of a response being available in time for the meeting. i) If you would like to submit a question to the Area Forum, please contact the Committee Administrator, Chaspal Sandhu, by email at [email protected] or [email protected] or by calling 020 8583 2065 with your query as soon as practicable and no later than 4pm on Monday 16 November 2020. A proforma is included in the agenda pack to assist this. ii) There will also be a chance to submit questions via the ‘Q&A function’ on MS Teams during the meeting itself. Select Q&A on the right side of the screen and type your question in the compose box, and then select send. If you would prefer to ask your question anonymously, select “Ask Anonymously”. iv) Members will try to answer as many questions as they can on the night. Recording and reporting on public meetings A recording of this meeting will be made available on the Council’s YouTube channel in the days after the meeting. A link to access the recording will be published with the meeting agenda. DECLARING INTERESTS Committee members are reminded that if they have a pecuniary interest in any matter being discussed at the meeting, they must declare the interest and not take part in any discussion or vote on the matter. Niall Bolger, Chief Executive, London Borough of Hounslow, Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road, Hounslow TW3 3EB Published on 09 November 2020 Agenda Item 2 At a meeting of the Chiswick Area Forum held on Tuesday, 4 February 2020 at 7:00 pm at The Hogarth Hall, Chiswick Town Hall, Heathfield Terrace, Turnham Green, W4 4JN. Present: Councillor John Todd (Chair) Councillor Ranjit Gill (Vice-Chair) Councillors Joanna Biddolph, Michael Denniss, Sam Hearn, Gerald McGregor and Ron Mushiso 1. Apologies for absence, declarations of interest or any other communications from Members Apologies were received from Councillor Gabriella Giles and Councillor Patrick Barr. Declarations of Interest: Councillor Sam Hearn referred to a petition that would be presented to the Area Forum and declared that his son was a member of Fusion and often used the facilities at Chiswick Pool. 2. Police Report PCSO Natalie Soden, Ward Officer for Turnham Green, presented the police report and gave statistics for the types of crime reported in each ward. She advised that the number of burglary reports had not increased. However, burglary and drug related crimes would be made priorities following feedback received on OWL. In response to questions about knife crime, PCSO Soden advised that there had been no reports of knife crime and no weapons uncovered when using ‘stop and search’ powers. ‘Stop and search’ powers were also being used to seize drugs. PCSO Soden advised that mostly cannabis had been seized through ‘stop and search’ exercises. PCSO Soden advised that positive multi-agency work had taken place and that there were public engagement events planned to help residents understand how to protect themselves from crime. Councillor Hearn stated that residents had reported regular drug dealing incidents taking place behind the shops on Fauconberg Road. PCSO Soden advised that the police were aware of the issues in that area and work was underway to tackle the issue. Members of the public were advised that they could report issues to their local police teams via email on: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] The Chair thanked PCSO Soden for the report and closed this item. 3 3. Forming the Community Safety Strategy 2020-2023 - Keryn Jalli (LBH) Keryn Jalli, from the Council’s Community Safety Team, attended the meeting to seek Members’ and residents’ thoughts about crime in the Borough and what the priorities should be included in the new Community Safety Strategy 2020-23. In discussion, the following areas of concern were raised: Residents wanted to be able to feel safe walking around their hometown, without fear of attack and they suggested that better lighting in areas such as footbridges, Turnham Green Park and around Gunnersbury Station was needed. Concerns were raised that lighting on the Deans Close pedestrian bridge needed to be fixed. Damaged railings along a footpath leading to Strand on the Green nursery were also in need of repair. Concerns were raised that road markings for cycle lanes had become very faint and were becoming difficult to see putting cyclists at risk. Very large trees with large roots were raising pavements causing them to become very dangerous trip hazards. Drivers speeding in residential areas was also raised as an issue of concern. Concerns were raised about an increase in drug dealing across Chiswick and theft/muggings. Cyber Crime was also raised as an issue that was increasing but many people were not aware of how to protect themselves against it. Keryn Jalli thanked Members and attending residents for their contributions. She advised that there was a sheet pinned to the wall at the back of the room and she asked those present to indicate the crimes they were most concerned about in Chiswick (headings included: knife crime, burglary, robbery, prostitution, motor vehicle crime, hate crime and violence). She advised that the draft strategy would be presented to Cabinet in April. The Chair thanked Keryn for her presentation and closed this item. 4. Hounslow Highways update - Martin Clack (Hounslow Highways) and Tim Hurley (Hounslow Highways) The Chair welcomed Martin Clack, Divisional Director of Hounslow Highways and Tim Hurley, Hounslow Highways, to the meeting to provide an update on works being carried out. Tim Hurley gave a PowerPoint presentation about the works being carried out in Chiswick and future works that were scheduled. Mr Clack noted that potholes remained an issue of concern amongst residents and he recommended that residents used the Hounslow Highways website or the fix my street app to report the potholes. He advised that additional funding had recently been received which would allow more reports of potholes to be investigated. A question about trees had been submitted in writing, in advance of the meeting, by David Blackburn, a local resident. Mr Clack advised that he would forward the question on to his colleague Rebecca Mastrogiannis who would respond to Mr Blackburn directly. In response to further questions about trees, Mr Clack advised that there was a stock of trees that was maintained by Hounslow Highways. In addition, as part of the energy climate programme there were plans to plant a substantial number of new trees within the Borough. 4 He advised that work was being carried out to choose the right trees for the right environment. Councillor Gill noted that flytipping continued to increase and questioned why there had been an increase in the number of incidents. Mr Clack felt that the increase could be due to people not being aware that it was illegal or simply not caring. He emphasised the importance of educating residents so that they did not fly tip. The Council had invested more funds into CCTV that could be used to identify flytipping hotspots and use vehicle number plate recognition and as a result many fixed penalty notices had been issued. The Area Forum was advised that Hounslow Highways had to clear a fly tip within 24 hours, and he advised that, unfortunately, the 24-hour target created an expectation of a reactive service. In terms of street cleansing, it was suggested that more work needed to be done to notify residents in advance so that they could move their cars allowing leaves to be cleared and roads swept more effectively.