-Minutes+-+10+March+2008


 * [[image:wards_logo.jpg width="160" height="191"]] || **__ Wards Corner Community Coalition __**
 * __ 10th March 2008, 7.00pm – 9.00pm __**
 * __ Mango’s: 263 High Road __**
 * __ Minutes __**


 * Present:** Daniel, Blanca, Manuel, Sara, Marta, Alex Raul, Manuel – resident, Carlos (Pedro Achata Trust), Carlos (supporter of market), Rita, Victor, Martinus, Elize, Mital, Mrs Patel, Oscar, Lagu, Candy, Cara, Wendy, Victoria, Maria, Alexandro, Rowan, Elizabeth, Pam ||

|| ** ACTION ** || Thursday 6th or 13th? Council Labour Group – Leader’s conference on Wards
 * ** 1 ** || ** Welcome, Introduction, Apologies **
 * 1.1 || Candy chaired the meeting and welcomed those present. Introductions were made. Apologies were received from Jeremy, Diane, Ibilola, Judith, Phil, Beth ||  ||
 * ** 2 ** || ** Purpose of Meeting ** || ||
 * 2.1 || **Checking Timeline: Important Dates:**

Tuesday 18th March Consultation meeting with Kaushika, Grainger, NDC called by WCC

20th March 6.45pm Development Control Forum ? Meeting with Paul Head, Conel

? Meeting with Solicitors, Ahmet Ratip, Chancery Partnership Solicitors

? Meeting with Paul Smith, Planning

Monday 31st March Deputation to Full Council

April Glass-House

Saturday 26th April Haringey Independence Day || Ruth, Candy, Roy, Wendy to attend to/follow up on

To be arranged – wendy/candy/ruth/roy (email group) The College of North East London, Tottenham Centre, High Road, N17 Lagu, Manuel, Carlos, Inkwell/Optician (Vicky to ask) Candy

Candy to arrange. Wendy invite nef Everyone email questions to wendy

Who (how many) to present/answer questions 30 people to be selected –request show of interest Need people to do workshop ||
 * 2.2 || **Deciding on a Legal Structure – consider aims and objectives of WCC**

· **Social Enterprise** · **Development Trusts** · **Community Investment Companies** Development Trusts – spanish adviser ||  || It was agreed that for business people affected by the proposed development it was now urgent that they sought proper legal advice. It was agreed that a representative group from the business community and one person from the coalition would form a steering group and attend a meeting to be set up by Carlos with Ahmet Ratip, Chancery Partnership Solicitors.
 * 2.3 || **Setting up Meetings** ||  ||
 * 2.3.1 || **Solicitors: Legal Advice for Business Community**
 * 10-17th March**

Email questions you think appropriate to ask at this meeting to Wendy.

The purpose of the meeting will also be to look at forming a legal company to represent the coalition. || Carlos to set up meeting this week

Steering Group: Lagu, Manuel, Carlos, Candy, Inkwell or Opticians

Carlos to feedback date of meeting to Wendy

Wendy to email Carlos email details of Steering Group members || Candy reported that she had been contacted by Paul Head offering to facilitate a meeting between WCC and HC.
 * **2.3.2** || **Facilitation Meeting Chaired by Paul Head, CONEL**
 * 18th-31st March**

The aim of the meeting would be to seek to reach a working partnership with the Council.

Wendy to sound out nef/BizzFizz about attending this meeting?

Date of meeting to be set between 18th and 31st March || Candy

Wendy || WCC to ask PS about: planning rules and regulations, procedures and timelines, how much time we get at the planning forum what assistance we can get to improve our plans chance Grainger applying for whole of the site, us part – what implications, if any? etc || Candy to contact Paul Smith
 * **2.3.3** || **Meeting with Paul Smith, Planning**
 * 10th – 17th March**

Please send Candy questions you would like WCC to put to planning || The Planning Service will be holding a Development Control Forum for the following applications on Thursday 20th March 2008 at 6.45pm at The College of North East London, Tottenham Centre, High Road, Tottenham, London N17. Mital to send Wendy Planning Forum document to share with group || Candy
 * **2.4** || **Preparing for Planning Control Forum**
 * 20th March**

Mital to send Wendy ||
 * **2.5** || **Create Working Groups**

Research

Networking

Campaign/PR/Press

Fundraising

Marketing

Management and Admin

North London Networking (open Shoreditch/open Dalston)

Web Design

Young People Outreach Group || Roy/Mital/Wendy

Wendy and Mrs Patel

Ruth/Manuel/Pam/Robin?/Phil

Sara/Mital/Ruth

Lagu

Mital/Candy

Elizabeth

Jeremy/Raul

Mital/more requested ||
 * ** 3 ** || ** Objecting to the Grainger Plan ** || ||
 * **3.1** || **Write to:**


 * Letters Page of the Tottenham Journal**

Councillors see the letters pages to the Journal as a barometer of local feeling.

Please commit to write a letter to your local paper.

Work on TfL through politicians · Joanne McCartney (Haringey) · Nicky Gavron (London wide) resp. for planning/transport, sustainable design & construction, climate change, energy, water, waste & green industries, children & young people, housing, affordable homes, community & cultural regeneration, open space, especially play & recreation space, sustainable suburbs)
 * London** **Underground -**
 * Labour London Assembly Members**

Areas of objection: no social housing/no provision of health care facilities/well being eroded/loss of jobs/no participation/all private gated high rise – not human scale evidence is that it doesn’t work.
 * David Lammy**

Outline letter of main points to be sent out to whole group for signature || Write to: The Editor, The Journal, 161 Tottenham Lane, London N8 9BU. Email: nlnews@archant.co.uk – supply your postal address or haringeyletters@london.newsquest.co.uk (Haringey Independent)

Get politicians on board. Ask assembly members to support WCC– write to all parties

GLA, City Hall The Queen's Walk London SE1 2AA
 * Labour London Assembly:**

Everyone to write individual letters to Lammy requesting he meet with us at one of our regular meetings on Monday (now at Mango)

|| || Planning Aide – Michael Parks Kings Cross Develpment Railway Trust Land http://www.kxrlg.org.uk/ Bernie Rees Chris Desai, Bioregional
 * Wendy to send round group** ||
 * **3.2** || **FOI – Symon Sentain** || =====Chase up with NDC now Symon left – who is doing this?===== ||
 * ** 4 ** || ** Realising the Community Plan **
 * 4.1 || **Guest Invitations**

Bill Parry Davis, Open Shoreditch/Open Dalston Housing Lawyer || **Judith to invite guests to speak to WCC on progressing community plan**


 * Elizabeth to invite to speak to WCC** ||
 * 4.2 || **Raising Money**

Could happen in the market/ on the side walks up to Tottenham Green green/ capture the imagination || Event in May – hearts, minds and pockets ||
 * **4.3** || Fundraisers to look into funding sources: Area Assemblies, Local Gov and Communities sources, EU monies || Sara/Mital/Ruth

|| Agreed that we would open every Saturday 11am-2pm || Please volunteer any time you have to be at the stall on Saturday between 11am and 2pm || Report of the meeting Ideas behind the Community Plan Partners: nef/glass-house/SH/TTA/Local Business/RAs/TCS/CAAC etc || Mital, Candy, Wendy, Sara ||
 * 5 || **Promoting the Community Plan** || ===== ===== ||
 * 5.1 || Pavement front exhibition stall to be kept in use
 * 5.2 || WCC Newsletter – 6,000 to be posted through doors.
 * 5.3 || filming and press || Elize, Jeremy filming ||
 * **6** || **Next Meeting** ||  ||
 * || 17th March – Mango 263 High Road, N15 ||  ||
 * **7** || **AOB** ||  ||
 * 7.1 || __Next meeting:__ MONDAY 17 MARCH at 7PM @ MANGO – **263 High Road****, N15** || ===== ===== ||
 * **7** || **AOB** ||  ||
 * 7.1 || __Next meeting:__ MONDAY 17 MARCH at 7PM @ MANGO – **263 High Road****, N15** || ===== ===== ||
 * **7** || **AOB** ||  ||
 * 7.1 || __Next meeting:__ MONDAY 17 MARCH at 7PM @ MANGO – **263 High Road****, N15** || ===== ===== ||
 * **7** || **AOB** ||  ||
 * 7.1 || __Next meeting:__ MONDAY 17 MARCH at 7PM @ MANGO – **263 High Road****, N15** || ===== ===== ||
 * **7** || **AOB** ||  ||
 * 7.1 || __Next meeting:__ MONDAY 17 MARCH at 7PM @ MANGO – **263 High Road****, N15** || ===== ===== ||
 * **7** || **AOB** ||  ||
 * 7.1 || __Next meeting:__ MONDAY 17 MARCH at 7PM @ MANGO – **263 High Road****, N15** || ===== ===== ||