Proposed venue: Bourne Methodist Church, Bourne Hill, N14 6RS
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WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Minutes: Cllr Edward Smith – Welcomed the public and introduced the new format for the forum and his fellow Councillors. Cllr Bambos Charalambous introduced himself and explained his role as Associate Cabinet member |
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FUTURE OF CHASE FARM Minutes: The Future of Chase Farm
Hospital – Cllr Smith explained the proposal from the new
Royal Free Foundation Hospital Trust who were drawing up plans to
re-develop the Chase Farm site with modern buildings. A planning
application is expected to be submitted in 2015.
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POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL Minutes: Possible construction of a new primary school -Cllr Smith explained that the Councillor is putting together an outline design to be submitted to English Heritage for a Primary School to be built on the Thames Water site in Grovelands Park.
A 2 Year lease on the
Minchenden School site had been entered
into by the Council recently to enable the existing buildings to be
used be used as a special needs school for children of primary
school age. - Cllr Charalambous
explained that due to the pressure on School places caused by
rising birth
rates, the Council wanted a new 2 form entry primary school to open
in Grovelands in 2016. - Cllr Smith confirmed
that Barnet Southgate College has just completed a brand new £6m facility for autistic teenagers
with 200 places on the main campus in Southgate. Cllr Pearce stated that De Bohun Primary School still had half full classes,
although the position was improving. - Cllr Hayward asked Cllr Charalambous whether
there was any proposal from The Priory to expand on the
Grovelands site. Cllr Charalambous was uncertain and would reply.
ACTION Comments from the floor:-
- Public Member -
Explained that that the main demand for places is not around
Southgate Circus but actually around the North Circular area where
a great deal of new housing had come on stream
recently. This was supported by
others. - Public Member -
Concern about traffic impact if children have to travel further to
primary school. - Public Member - Mr
Frank Farmer highlighted again that there is a complete lack of
communication over the School, the Priory and that a recent
statement from the Bourneside Group had
not been factually correct. - The Council has been
clear that it strongly supports the development of a school to be
built on Grovelands Park. - Public Member - Complained that the newsletter from Bourneside Group was misleading. What will be the cost of building a new school against leasing and refitting an existing building like the Minchenden site. Why cannot the new £6m facility at the College opposite be used? |
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PROPOSAL TO LEAVE PARK GATES OVERNIGHT Minutes: Proposal to leave park gates
overnight.
- Public Member
– asked whether a risk analysis has been done? Highlighted problems of break-ins to houses abutting
Broomfield Park. Also people sleeping in the parks. Pointed out that
people were camping in the parks in north Enfield and Forty
Hall. - Public Member
– Highlighted that the parks are dirty due to lack of
wardens. - Cllr Pearce
highlighted penny pinching of £26k against £1.1m of
written off debt. - Public Member - Mr Kaponi suggest that
Friends groups have the opportunity to lock the gates. Would the
Friends be prepared to do the job? Cllr Bambos Charalambous asked
to take this back to Cllr Bond – Cabinet Member for the
Environment. ACTION - Cllr Hayward asked
that the Minchenden Oak Park which had
recently been renovated be reconsidered. ACTION - Public members
– Friends groups were not consulted on the park gate scheme
and they knew nothing until the announcement. - Public Member – Highlighted that not all of Grovelands Park is used greatly, but some groups do use some areas more than other. Council should start thinking and planning. |
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NUMBER OF BOOKMAKERS Minutes: Number of
bookmakers – Cllr Smith announced that that legislation
is being put in place to give powers to Councils to control the
numbers of betting shops. A new
classification for betting shops was being introduced.
Public Member –
Highlighted that the Council has done too little too late and
Southgate and other shopping areas are overcrowded with late
opening betting shops. Consensus that the
council needed to be more robust in controlling the levels of
betting shops. |
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KURVAN SOFRASI RESTAURANT Minutes: KurvanSofrasi Restaurant – Concerns over smells caused by charcoal burning ovens. The restaurant was large and had 270 covers. Company that maintains the equipment said that this is the largest kitchen equipment they had seen.
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TRAFFIC THROUGH CHASE SIDE Minutes: Traffic through Chase Side.
Public Member - Stated
that the pavements along Chase Side were quite wide. Could they be reduced to provide smoother traffic
flow and provide a better layout for parking spaces? ACTION Public Member -
Highlighted the Cycle Enfield scheme. The Mayor is prepared to fund
the scheme and yet the detailed proposals are down to the Council.
He was unimpressed with the plans. People need to cycle more and be
encouraged but not at the expense of damaging retail
trade. Cllr. Edward Smith suggest that Cycle Enfield be saved for the next meeting. He confirmed this would be the first item on the agenda for the next meeting. |
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POLICE STATION Minutes: Police station – Ms
Betty Beany stated that the impression is that the station is being
closed and may be open for only a few hours in the future.
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