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STEERING COMMITTEE : Meeting 3

DATE : 20^th September 2000 at 19.30

VENUE : ALFRED SALTER PRIMARY SCHOOL

MINUTES

1. Minutes of Steering Committee Meeting 2 11/9/00 were agreed with the following additions list of those present: Kath Whittam, Cathy Whitehead

2. LBS proposed amendment to the Minute 4 of LBS / CWC meeting 4/9/00 were discussed and the following agreed:

.. text to stop after the words .. set in stone.

3. The LBS draft information item entitled ‘Waterfront’ was discussed. It was agreed that everyone should send their comments to Joanna Dawson by Wednesday 27^th September 2000. Joanna undertook to collate the comments and prepare a composite CWC response to LBS. The same procedure was agreed for processing CWC comments on the revised LBS questionnaire.

Joanna to summarise the comments for discussion at the next Steering Committee meeting 4^th October 2000

4. Pauline Adenwalla briefly explained the LBS scheme for Area Initiatives The draft letter the Cllr. John Friary on the subject was circulated and it was agreed that the letter should be sent.

Pauline Adenwalla stated that LBS had agreed to visit Surrey Quays Peninsula on Wednesday 4^th. October to discuss the condition of the various expanses of water, namely Canada Water, Albion Channel, Surrey Water, Russia Dock Woodland and Greenland Dock.

Evert, Pauline and David volunteered to participate in the walkabout.

5. Discussion on the LBS/CWC Consultation Process was postponed to await Leah Levane’s document.

6. The implications of CWC agreeing to an insert in Simon Hughes Constitution letter were discussed. The majority agreed to the inclusion of a CWC explanatory flyer providing it made it quite clear CWC was independent of the Lib Dem party.

7. After much debate it was concluded that it was not possible to draw up a Constitution until the consultation mechanics had been decided

8. Co-ordinating committees – discussion postponed ‘til next meeting.

9. CWC Officers names on web site – postponed ‘til next meeting.

10. A review of the CWC Meeting 11/9/00 concluded that it should have been better rehearsed and that officers should deliver prepared speeches and have objectives for such meetings. Various ways of raising immediate funds examined. To be discussed with T & T.

11. An office has been set up at T & T. The initial feed back from telephoning people who had offered to help was that they were interested but that the calls need to be more focused – people willing to help but need to know what / where / when

12. Discussion of involving schools and youth groups postponed ‘til next meeting.

13. Next Steering Committee Meeting Wednesday, 4^th. October 2000 at 19.00 hours at Alfred Salter School.

14. The meeting closed at 10.30 pm.

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