Agenda and minutes
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Attendance by Reserve Members To note the attendance at this meeting of any duly appointed Reserve Members.
Reserve Members may attend meetings:-
(i) to take the place of an ordinary Member for whom they are a reserve; (ii) where the ordinary Member will be absent for the whole of the meeting; and (iii) the meeting notes at the start of the meeting at the item ‘Reserves’ that the Reserve Member is or will be attending as a reserve; (iv) if a Reserve Member whose intention to attend has been noted arrives after the commencement of the meeting, then that Reserve Member can only act as a Member from the start of the next item of business on the agenda after his/her arrival. Minutes: RESOLVED: To note the attendance at this meeting of the following duly appointed Reserve Members:-
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Declarations of Interest To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:
(a) all Members of the Committee; (b) all other Members present. Minutes: RESOLVED: To note that the following interests were declared:
Agenda Item 3 – Community Involvement in Parks
Councillor Jeff Anderson declared a non-pecuniary interest in that his wife was the Portfolio Holder for Community, Culture and Resident Engagement . He would remain in the room whilst the matter was considered and voted upon.
CouncillorAmeet Jogia declared a non-pecuniary interest in that he was a member of the Friends of Canons Park. He would remain in the room whilst the matter was considered and voted upon.
CouncillorMrs Chika Amadi declared a non-pecuniary interest in that she led a health walk at Edgware Recreation Ground. She would remain in the room whilst the matter was considered and voted upon.
Councillor Barry Macleod-Cullinane declared a non-pecuniary interest in that his son used local parks. He would remain in the room whilst the matter was considered and voted upon. |
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Community Involvement in Parks Report of the Divisional Director, Strategic Commissioning.
Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee considered a report regarding the Community Involvement in Parks Challenge Panel. The report outlined the Review’s observations and findings with regard to improving community involvement in the Borough’s parks.
A Member who had chaired the Review Group, provided a brief overview of the report.
A Member stated that the management and maintenance of parks and open spaces were important issues that required in depth scrutiny. She questioned the value of a light-touch Review such as this one, adding that, in her view, the feedback from the questionnaire was too generic and the Review had been a waste of resources.
The Member who had chaired the Review Group responded that in his view, the Recommendations to Cabinet coming out of the report were quite detailed, however, it may be useful to carry out a further more in-depth review of this topic in the future.
Resolved to RECOMMEND: (to Cabinet)
That the Scrutiny Review’s report and recommendations be forwarded on to Cabinet for consideration. |