Councillor Rishikesh Chakraborty

Welsh Harp Joint Consultative Committee - Monday 25th November, 2024 6.00 pm

This meeting was about the ongoing management of the Welsh Harp. Updates on the key work being done was scheduled to be provided by officers from both Barnet and Brent Councils, and a verbal update on the most recent work undertaken by the Canal and River Trust was also scheduled.

Adults and Health Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Thursday 21st November, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting of the Adults Health and Overview and Scrutiny Subcommittee was a themed meeting about Public Health. There were detailed discussions and a presentation on the Public Health Grant, the state of adult social care in the borough, the Barnet Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2023-24, and the Adult Social Care Annual Complaints Report. The committee also received a verbal update on the Discharge to Assess Task and Finish Group Report, and received a presentation and update on the Public Health Work Plan and the renewal of the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy. The committee noted all of the reports it received.

Strategic Planning Committee - Wednesday 13th November, 2024 7.00 pm

The committee voted unanimously to grant planning permission to Astir Brent Cross West Limited for the demolition of the existing buildings at Unit 7, Staples Corner Retail Park and erect a 28 storey building in its place. The permission is subject to a Section 106 Agreement being completed within 3 months and several planning conditions being met, and will also be referred to the Mayor of London.

Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 11th November, 2024 10.00 am

This meeting included an overview of winter planning across North Central London, as well as updates on the ongoing collaboration between the Whittington Health NHS Trust and the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and a finance update for NCL.

Council - Tuesday 15th October, 2024 7.00 pm

The meeting began with a series of speeches on the topic of Black History Month and then moved on to approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 9 July 2024, note the contents of a number of reports, appoint new officers, and approve a new constitution for the council. Two motions were debated and voted on: a motion to celebrate the achievements of the Labour administration, which was carried, and a motion to regret the government's decision to means-test Winter Fuel Allowance, which was lost.