Councillor Alison Cornelius

North Area Committee - Wednesday 11th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The North Area Committee met and agreed to grant funding for an outdoor gym in Stonyfield Park, the installation of a permanent Christmas tree and seating in Mill Hill Town Square, and the refurbishment of the toilets in the Underhill Children’s Centre. The committee also agreed to defer a decision on an application for a new toddler’s play area in Mill Hill Park to the next municipal year.

Adults and Health Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Thursday 5th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The committee discussed a report on children's oral health in Barnet. The committee was concerned that Barnet was the only borough in North Central London that did not provide a targeted fluoride varnishing programme for children, due to funding constraints. The committee requested data on how many children had been identified with safeguarding concerns from dental assessments or from the supervised toothbrushing scheme. There was disappointment that only 69% of Barnet's looked after children have had dental checks, which the Executive Director of Communities, Adults and Health agreed to raise with Tina McElligott, the Director of Children's Social Care. The committee also discussed whether there was any funding available to help people who have to travel to access NHS dentists, and asked the Integrated Care Board (ICB) to consider commissioning a mobile dental van, similar to some other boroughs.

North Area Committee - Thursday 25th July, 2024 6.30 pm

The North Area Committee approved funding requests for the Barnet Elizabethans Rugby Football Club, Hadley Football Club, The Darlands Conservation Trust, and Oak Hill Parkrun. The committee also noted the latest updates to the Community Infrastructure Levy and Road Safety & Parking budgets.

Cabinet - Tuesday 16th July, 2024 7.00 pm

The Cabinet noted the end of year performance for the Our Plan for Barnet 2023-2026[https://barnet.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s76605/Barnet%20Corporate%20Plan%202023-26.pdf], approved the final revenue and capital outturn for 2023/24, and agreed the approach and process for setting a balanced budget for 2025/26 and the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) to 2030. They approved the Modern Slavery Strategy (2024-2027), approved the Draft Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document for public consultation, noted the complaints performance and service improvement report for 2023/24 and approved the Housing Ombudsman Complaint Handling Code Self-Assessment 2024, approved the grant of a renewal lease to Arts Depot Ltd for a term of 50 years at a peppercorn rent, approved the updated Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy Policy, and agreed to retain Barnet Homes and commence a review of the Management Agreement.

Council - Tuesday 9th July, 2024 7.00 pm

Barnet Council met to discuss a range of issues including highways licensing fees, the capital strategy for 2024-2025, and the work programme for the Overview and Scrutiny committee. The council voted to increase a range of highways licensing fees, to note the updated capital strategy, and to note the Overview and Scrutiny annual report and work programme.