Minutes of Jag Meeting, Wednesday 11th January 2006

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Present;  Garry Turnbull, Tim Sutton,  Grant Winters,  Mark Chetwynd,  Pelle Kraft,  Chris Van Duuren,  

1.  Appologies;  Elisabeth Owen,  Alice Evans

2.  Approval of previous minutes;  Minutes of AGM meet of Nov30 2005 approved

3.  Treasure's report;  Chris Van D and Grant Winters agreed to meet to complete handover of  JAG

Treasures materials. 

4.  Crime Meeting, Lighting & Prostitution;  Peter Clasen not present to report but we noted that he had posted a comprehensive report on the meeting at Brixton Police Station which he and Clare MacDonald had attended in December 2005. Also waiting response Peter's Lighting letter to Kate Newham which he had sent on behalf of the group.

5.  New Constitution; Only 2 present had read the original constitution. Tim reminded us that the original JAG Constitution had been formulated some 25 years ago when there was the specific object of obtaining local authority money for  major improvement works in the street. The make up of the street was also very different from today's avenue. Tim pointed to the Newsgroup post he made containing suggestions for an updating of the constitution including proposals for reducing the committee size and possibly awarding regular meeting attendees with a £100 bonus (see newsgroup post for details) Garry thought this might be a divisive tactic. Others expressed the view that the new constitution should allow a more 'relaxed or sociable' version of JAG. Placing the Newsgroup more at the core of the group was suggested.

It was proposed that everyone should read the present version of the constitution and consider all the suggestions and options for the future. These would then be discussed at a future date. 

6.  Controlled Parking;  It was noted that the implementation of the CPZ had begun. Tim pointed out that the first 6 months of the scheme will be Provisional. It will be possible to comment to the council during this period.

7.  Urban Art;  Tim reported that UA was on track. He still had had no offers of help. The relationship between UA and JAG needs more discussion.

8.  London & Quadrant walk-about;   Tim had accompanied the L&Q rep (Name??)  on a walk round the Jos Av properties. They had suggested that they might do a tidy up and then seek a permanent local gardening contract to maintain their properties gardens. Tim thought this unlikely after the meeting. 

9.  Trees;   Nothing new to report.

10.  Jag Grant System;   Nothing new to report

11.  Distribution of minutes;   It was decided to continue to distribute the minutes to the  street as a paper copy. 

12.  85 Brixton Hill;   Garry reported this from John Laylor:      "I can however confirm that he (Ansari) acknowledges that the architects used in the

pass may be inadequate and therefore he is seeking to instruct a suitably

qualified person.

The scheme is likely to be an exemplary modern scheme, quite contemporary in

its appearance.

I am quite positive that he can be convinced to take the scheme forward

especially now he has had some steer from LBL in our role as facilitator."

Date and Venue for next Meeting;  Wednesday 8th Feb 2006,  Raleigh Park Baptist Hall,  8.00pm.