Agenda and minutes
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Minutes of the last meeting To approve as an accurate record, and the Chairman to sign, the minutes of the meeting held on 11th December 2013.
Minutes: RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 11th December 2013 be approved as a correct record and that they be signed by the Chairman.
With regards to matters arising from the minutes, members asked whether the proposal to rent lorry spaces to Olympia on the Red Gra would include consultation with the residents of Wood Mews. Officers confirmed that consultation with residents would take place. It was also asked whether there was any update on the suggestion to use the often-empty prison car park. Officers reported that they had raised the issue with the prison, but the prison was not receptive to the idea.
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Apologies for absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Brown.
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Declarations of interest If a Councillor has any prejudicial or personal interest in a particular item they should declare the existence and nature of the interest at the commencement of the consideration of that item or as soon as it becomes apparent.
At meetings where members of the public are allowed to be in attendance and speak, any Councillor with a prejudicial interest may also make representations, give evidence or answer questions about the matter. The Councillor must then withdraw immediately from the meeting before the matter is discussed and any vote taken unless a dispensation has been obtained from the Standards Committee.
Where Members of the public are not allowed to be in attendance, then the Councillor with a prejudicial interest should withdraw from the meeting whilst the matter is under consideration unless the disability has been removed by the Standards Committee. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
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To receive a report from the Director for Safer Neighbourhoods and the Director for Finance and Resources, ELRS outlining recent management activity.
Minutes: The Committee received a report from the Director for Finance & Resources and the Director for Safer Neighbourhoods updating members on recent management activity on the Scrubs.
The Chairman expressed his disappointment that to date Transport for London (TfL) and HS2 Ltd had failed to respond to the points raised by the Trust. He explained that he had met with HS2 and had raised his concerns, particularly in relation to the proposed wetlands creation. HS2 had recognised his concerns and promised a full response in time for this meeting, but this had not been received. It was agreed that the Chairman would write to HS2 to express the Committee’ regret and concern regarding the timeliness of communication. The Chairman also reported that he had met with TfL with the Friends of Wormwood Scrubs to discuss the proposals and was seeking a follow-up meeting but this had not yet been arranged. The Chairman explained that he did not want to attend a larger meeting with multiple organisations as he wanted the Trust’s perspective to get the consideration it deserved. He had written to TfL citing his strong objections and had received a response from the Mayor of London, with TfL now committed to a meeting.
Officers reported that the possibility of involving the Greater London Authority (GLA) had been discussed, as it was broadly aligned to the position of the Council and the Trust. The GLA was concerned that the proposed viaduct would limit the development potential of the site and, like the Council, supported TfL’s option C. Option C however would mean that the West London train line and HS2 interchanges would be 600m apart, which TfL had concerns about due to the negative impact on journey times. However with the wider remits of the Council and GLA, this option was viewed as being preferable. Representatives of the Friends of Wormwood Scrubs asked if the Trust had a view on the two station approach of option C. The Chairman explained that he would be reserving judgement until TfL properly consulted the Trust and presented the options fully as until then the proposals were hearsay and speculation. The Friends reported that the two station approach was very attractive to them.
The Friends also asked whether there had been any indication that HS2 would be dropping their plans to create a wetlands on the Scrubs. The Chairman explained that he had had an indication that HS2 would be dropping the proposal, but that the Friends should continue to oppose the wetlands creation until it was formally removed from the proposals. Officers explained that they would be meeting with HS2 the following week and that a further update could be provided after that meeting. It was also reported that other petition points included the plans for the closure of Old Oak Common Lane during construction and the need for a pedestrian and cycle route between East Acton and Old Oak Common stations. It was agreed that it would be useful for the Friends and ... view the full minutes text for item 17. |
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Date of future meetings Subject to the Committee’s decision regarding the 2013/14 Annual Accounts detailed in the preceding agenda item, the following dates of future meetings are proposed:
Minutes: Dates of future meetings were noted as being:
However at the request of the Friends, the possibility of moving the July date would be explored. Action: Craig Bowdery
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