Public Meeting Minutes

Apologies for the delay! Here are the minutes from our last public meeting for LARA:

Leswin Area Residents Association (LARA)
MINUTES

PUBLIC MEETING

7pm, Thursday16th December 2009
Firestation, 61 Leswin Road N16

Present:
Committee: Jim Westwood. Fiona Fieber, Laurie Byrne, Maureen Diffley, Georgina Allen, Helen Rawlinson, Helen Ford, Deborah James, Anne Towndrow

Apologies:
Andrea Jung

LARA Constitution
The Draft Constitution was adopted, subject to amendments:
a) Public Meetings to be held four times a year.
b) £5 annual subscription per household.

The Constitution will be put up on the Blog.

Election of Officers
The following residents stood for election and were voted in by the Meeting:
Jim Westwood (Chair)
Fiona Fieber (Secretary)
Laurie (Treasurer)

Social event
An entertainments sub-committee was approved to organise LARA social events.

Communications
Helen Rawlinson presented LARA blog
Circulate the address to all residents

Reports
Traffic issues – Louisa Thompson talked about current situation regarding one way system. Changes are a long way off in the future as so huge. Ongoing process led by TFL. A detailed feasibility study being carried out on 20 mph zone, ends in 2010. Contraflow cycle lanes – council’s response fairly negative, pointing out work that’s already going on.
HCC – Hackney Cycling Campaign want to meet LARA to discuss options. PROPOSED Meeting with all partiies. Join up with other groups in the area. Liaise with Louisa Thompson.
Car Club – suggestion.
Zone E up for review 2010/11.
Paddy Power application 117-119 SN High Street. Make LARA representation with objections. ACTION Jim, Fiona
Nightclub – 92 SN High Street. Roger attend Licence meeting on behalf of Lara. Let Rita Krishna know. Action: Jim/Roger
CAP - Helen Ford. Next meeting at Somerford Community Hall 13th January 2010. Put notes onto blog.

Date of Next Public Meeting TBC

Meetings and Having Your Say!

- The next Community Advisory Panel meeting will be held at 7 o'clock on Wed 3rd March at the Somerford Grove Communuty Hall. This meeting is open to the public and gives residents the opportunity to meet local police and influence the focus of their work in the community over the following 2 months.

- Hackney Council is reviewing its parking policies .We can fill in an online survey on www.hackney.gov.uk/pep or ring 020 8356 8877 to get a copy. I haven't looked at it yet but if you feel that residents' parking is a good thing in Stoke Newington it would be important to state that.

Thanks for this update Anne